Current and upcoming events
We are lining up 2026 events. Here is what we have so far.
2026 Annual members' meeting and potluck - Sunday, January 18, 2026 1:30 to 3;30 Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston PIke, Knoxville. Save the date -- more info here soon. We hope to have good food and community, have some creative fun, do a little A1LabArts, Inc. official business, and discuss events of the past and upcoming year. If you want to go ahead and pay your annual dues to become a 2026 member, you can do so at https://www.a1labarts.com/join-a1labarts.html
December 19 2025 to February 15, 2026. A1 members group show at Knoxville Museum of Art, Kramer Gallery on KMA ground floor. Reception on February 1, 2026 from 2 to 4 pm. The Kramer Gallery is a beautiful, well-lighted space that really makes art look great, can accommodate both 2d and 3d work, and comes complete with a live KMA watchperson. At our member meeting in January, we went through a Dada-esque process by which members voted on "theme" words for the show, and out of many words proposed the one that got the most votes was "Trashformation."
August 2026 A1 show at Ijams Nature Center hallway gallery. Details to be announced.
On occasion: We expect to continue having more “Surreal Salon” and "Radial Attention" events from time to time. These are not exhibits – Surreal Salons are gatherings for people to come together for discussion, refreshments, and creative games or exercises such as Exquisite Corpse. Radical Attention events are for us to practice paying attention: quietly observing one artwork for 15 minutes and then discussing it.
Comments/questions: email us at [email protected]
Selected past events
July 2025 - Owl art show at Ijams Visitor Center Building, Last year we did a Crow Show at Ijams (see past events, below), which included not only great art but also in person visits from Ijams' beautiful resident owls (since Ijams has no resident crows). Several pieces from the show sold, and one Ijams' owls made an appearance.
June through August 2025 -- A1 group art exhibit at Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville. Around 30 A1 artists participated in this show at the "La Dolce Vita" and "Denso" galleries in the Clayton Center Main Building.
May 10, 2025 (saturday) World Collage Day - we sponsored our second annual free collage-making workshop open to the public at the Knoxville Museum of Art. For all ages, all materials provided, no charge. We had 75 people show up and there was lots of creativity!
A1's World Collage Day 2025 workshop at KMA
April 5, 2025 (Saturday) A1 sponsored a free "Zentangle" creation activity at Ijams "Spring into Hope" event https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-spring-into-hope-2025-a-mental health-awareness-festival
March 2025 A1 members show at the Emporium! A WIDE variety of art, in all kinds of media, by over 60 A1 member artists. The show coincided with the 30th anniversary of A1's continuous operation as an artist's group. .
February 14, 2025 - "Haus of Desire" EDM dance party / fundraiser for Hellmouth Magazine, an emerging arts and culture publication which A1 is helping to get rolling. This party is not an A1-sponsored event but it promises to be a totally cool collaboration between Hellmouth and Spacecraft. https://www.hellmouthmag.com/events/huas-of-desire-edm-fundraiser . Hellmouth promises to be an important addition to the Knoxville-based ecosystem of arts publications such as Mergoat, Pigeon Parade, and the enigmatic ,little-known Scrapzine.
February 4, 2025 Surreal Salon #5! Not an exhibit – a gathering for people to come together for discussion, refreshments, and creative exercises such as Exquisite Corpse
January 26, 2025 – Our traditional annual members’ meeting. Potluck meal, discussion, fun, yoga, a little official business, and weird door prizes!
November 2024 A1 members group show at the RED Gallery 130 W. Jackson Avenue in downtown Knoxville’s old city.
Yes, the same venue where we had a great show in 2023. The 2024 show theme, as voted on by members at our annual meeting, was “Objects Lost and/or Found.” Excellent show!
It was open on friday evenings during november, with the exception of November 29.
Yes, the same venue where we had a great show in 2023. The 2024 show theme, as voted on by members at our annual meeting, was “Objects Lost and/or Found.” Excellent show!
It was open on friday evenings during november, with the exception of November 29.
|
October 2024 The Crow Show at Ijams Nature Center. Tons of great art, several pieces of which found new homes, plus a special guest appearance by Stevie the Screech Owl.
|
|
A1's April 2024 members' group show included a great variety of amazing art! The April 5 first Friday event featured La Pasion Flamenca dancers performing a traditional dance to the beat of an anvil, plus a percussion party.
A1LabArts celebrated world collage day by holding a free collage event for all comers at the Knoxville Museum of Art, providing old magazines, maps, photos, brochures and glue sticks. We had a good crowd of all ages. Second annual outdoor art fair!!! May 25 2024. Despite forecasts of rain, it turned out to be a beautiful day with lots of great art! |
RED Gallery show November 2023
Parking Day 2023
|
Collage workshop as part of Ijams Nature Center's "Spring Into Hope" event April 6 2024
|
Check out our Facebook page or Contact Us for more information.