Exhibitions & Events

To view Calendar of Events for ETSU Tipton & Slocumb Galleries, click here.

Tipton Gallery has moved! WE ARE NOW TIPTON-ASHE  GALLERY@ THE COURTHOUSE
located at 401 Ashe St., Downtown Johnson City with new extended public viewing hours:
Wednesdays and Saturdays: 11am to 3pm; Thursdyas and Fridays: 5 to 7pm; with First Friday receptions: 6 to 8 pm and extended hours on events and by appointments

 

Thank you TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS (TAM) for the Award of Excellence for the Crafting Blackness (2024), Black & Queer Appalachia (2023), Visibility as Presence (2021) and Diverse & Empowered (2020).

Crafting Blackness: Black Bodies Making Form: Award of Excellence 2024
ETSU Tipton & Slocumb Galleries with MTSU Todd Gallery, TSU Hiram Van Gordon Gallery and Tennessee Craft

Black & Queer Appalachia: Award of Excellence TAM Awards 2023
Y'All Dont Hear Me, Black Gaze, The Skin Im In and Sounds of Our Souls mural

Diverse & Empowered Project:  Award of Excellence, TAM Awards 2020
'Kayumanggi: Post Colonial Filipinx';  'Ansiedad y Pertenencia (Anxiety & Belongingness: Latinx TN and the World); 'Silenced Narratives: Africanx Artists,' and 'Rumors of Necessity: Asianx Artists'

Visibility as Presence Project: Award of Excellence TAM Awards 2021
Black Diaspora: From Africa to Appalachia to Affrilachia'; New Latinx South: Nick Pena and Vanessa Gonzalez'; and 'Welcome Home: Her Liminal Asian Appalachian Experience'

 

 

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

 

FALL 2025

Layered, Woven & Pierced: Appalachian Soul A Year On, Curated by Lyn Govette
September 4 to October 18, 2025, Tipton-Ashe Gallery @ the Courthouse
Opening Reception: September 5, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., Tiptopn-Ashe Gallery @ the Courthouse,
with Guests of Honor: Drs. Joe Bidwell and Provost Kimberly McCorkle
Conversations: September 26, Friday, 5 to 7 p.m., with Samuel Smith, Nathan Farnor of Rise Up Erwin and former JC Commissioner Aaron Murphy
Inaugural Reception & Artist's Talk: October 3, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. 
with Guests of Honor: Dr. Brian Noland, ETSU President and Johnson City Commissioner Jenny Brock
In partnership with Tennessee Climate Office, Sherrod Library, Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies, Rise Up Erwin, Langston Centre, with funding from ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, Student Academic Allocation Committee (SAAC), Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission

Impresion De Cultura: Latine Printmakers, Curated by Erick Felix and Shai Perry
October 23 to November 15, 2025, Tipton-Ashe Gallery @ the Courthouse
Reception & Curators' Talk: November 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
In partnership with Language & Culture Resource Center and Black American Studies with funding from ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, Student Academic Allocation Committee (SAAC), Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission

BFA Graphic Design Exhibitions
November 20 to December 12, Tipton-Ashe Gallery @ the Courthouse
Reception: December 5, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

SPRING 2025

We Are From  Around Here: Women Appalachian Photographers
Curated by Amber Farley and Katie Sheffield
January 23 to February 21, 2025, Tipton Gallery
Reception and Gallery Talk: February 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., Tipton Gallery
Lecture by Pamela Pecchio: February 6, Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m., Ball Hall Auditorium, ETSU

MFA I Exhibition: Annie Hutchins
March 3 to 28, Tipton Gallery 
Reception: March 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

BFA Studio Art Exhibition: Don Miller and Elijah Sells
March 31 to April 17, Tipton Gallery 
Reception: April 4, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

BFA Graphic Design Exhibition
April 21 to May 2, Tipton Gallery
Closing Reception: May 2, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Providence Academy
May 5 to 9, Tipton Gallery; Reception: TB

 

PAST EXHIBITIONS

FALL 2024

MIGRACION: Latinx Exhibit curated by Shai Perry
August 1 to September 20, Tipton Gallery
Artists' Talk & Reception: August 2, First Friday, Guest of Honor: Dr. Leah Adinolfi
Reception: September 6, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.; Guests of Honor: Dr. & Mrs. Joe Bidwell, Dean, ETSU College of Arts & Sciences and Angelica Ares of Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts
Open TH & FR, during UMOJA September 14, Saturday, 5 to 7 p.m. and by appointment
Brazilian Cris Lira POetry Reading: September 9, Monday from 3 to 5 p.m.
in partnership with Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative, Language & Culture Resource Center, Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies, Women's Resource Center and funding from ETSU SAAC and Tennessee Arts Commission

PROCESS AS PRACTICE: Patricia Mink
September 26 to October 25, Tipton Gallery; 
Artist's Talk & Reception: October 4, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. with 
Guests of Honor: ETSU Provost Dr. Kimberly McCorkle and Commissioner Aaron Murphy
Funding from ETSU SAAC and Tennessee Arts Commission
 
Best of Tennessee Craft: Northeast 
October 28 to November 22, Tipton Gallery; 
Reception: November 1, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Funding from ETSU SAAC and Tennessee Arts Commission

 

PAST EXHIBITIONS

 

SPRING 2024

 

MFA Exhibitions: Akintayo Akintobi
January 29 to February 9, Tipton Gallery
Reception: February 2, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

MFA Exhibitions: Brad Owens
February 12 to 23, Tipton Gallery
Reception: February 23, Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

MFA Exhibitions: Ben Conley
February 26 to March 8, Tipton Gallery
Reception: March 8, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

MFA Exhibitions: Ursula Gullow
March 11 to 22, Tipton Gallery
Reception: March 22, Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

MFA Exhibitions: Delaney Rogers
March 25 to April 5, Tipton Gallery
Reception: April 5, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Latinx Exhibition curated by Shai Perry
April 11 to May 3, Tipton Gallery
Reception: May 3, First Friday 6 to 8 p.m.

Providence High School Annual Exhibition
May 6 to 10, Tipton Gallery
Reception: TBA

 

 

FALL 2023

Black Bodies Making Form: Curated by Karlota Contreras-Koterbay & Karen Sullivan 
September 1 to 29, 2023, Tipton Gallery;  September 17 to october 7, Slocumb Galleries
Opening Reception & Artists' Talk: September 1, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. 
with guests of honor Commissioner Aaron Murphy, Tennessee Craft President JoEl Logiudice and ETSU Provost Dr. Kimberly McCorkle

Common Threads: Student Installation Exhibit
October 5 to 20, Tipton Gallery
Opening reception & gallery talk: October 6, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Adapted/Adopted: Journey of Asianx Women
November 2 to 25, Tipton Gallery
Reception: November 3, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. with Guests of Honor: Dr. Susan McCracken, ETSU Associate Provost and Carrie & Brian Jobe, Co-Founders, TriStar/Locate Arts

AppalaAsian Poet Lisa Kwong: Poetry Reading & Q&A,
November 8, Wednesday, 3 to 5 p.m., Tipton Gallery

BFA Graphic Design Exhibitions
November 30 to December 15, Tipton Gallery
Reception: December 1, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

 

SPRING 2023

 

Nostalgia, Necropsy, Nihilism: MFA Group Exhibition
January 19 to February 24, 2023, Tipton Gallery
Reception and Gallery Talk: February 3, First Friday

MFA Laura Schroeder
March 2 to 24, 2023, Tipton Gallery
Reception: March 3, First Friday

Conditional Surroundings: Environmental Exhibit
curated by Shai Perry and Brooke Day
March 30 to May 5, 2023, Tipton Gallery
Reception: April 6, Thursday 6 to 8 p.m.
Zoom Curators and Artists Talk: April 20, Thursday, 6 p.m. via ZOOM ID 710 908 4999
Environmental Oral Histories:  April 26, Wednesday, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Featuring Katlyn Brumfield, Jordan Fowler, Travis Graves, Nora Hartlaub, Jay Jacobs, Devin Lovett, Amanda Musick, Sun Young Park, Sandra De La Rosa, Hugo Ximello Salido, Marissa Shell, Linda Tien, Kathleen Thum and  Jason Davis, ETSU Basler Chair
Presented in collaboration with College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Sustainability, EcoNuts, Reece Museum, Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts, with funding from the Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant, Mike Burns and the Arts Fund from East Tennessee Foundation

Pan Dulce y Yo: J. Leigh Garcia
May 5 to 7, 2023, Tipton Gallery
Presented in collaboration with Language and Culture Resource Center, Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts and Corazon Latino Festival with funding from the Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant, Arts Fund from East Tennessee Foundation and Mike Burns

Providence Academy Annual High School Exhibition
May 10 to 14, 2023, Tipton Gallery

 

FALL 2022

 

Y'all Don’t Hear Me: Black Appalachia Curated by Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee 
September 1 to October 7, Tipton Gallery; August 16 to September 23, Slocumb Galleries 
Opening Reception: September 2, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., Tipton Gallery
UMOJA Festival: September 10, Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m., Face Painting at King Commons Park
Film Showing of Ramell Ross' Hale County, This Morning, This Evening: September 14, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Ball Hall Auditorium, reception at 6 p.m., Slocumb Galleries
Closing Reception with Spoken Word Poets: October 7, First Friday 6 to 8 p.m. 
Poetry Reading by Nikki Giovanni: September 20, Tuesday, 6 p.m., Brown Hall Auditorium

In partnership with ETSU Black American Studies, Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative, Department of Language & Literature, Office of Equity & Inclusion, Language & Culture Resource Center, Mary V. Jordan Multicultural Center, Student Activities Allocations Committee, Department of Appalachian Studies, Black Faculty & Staff Association, Radio, TV & Film Studies, Film & Media Studies, Black American Writers Series, Langston Centre, UMOJA Festival, Sankofa, Bottom Knox, East Tennessee Foundation, Tennessee Arts Commission APS Grant and Bravissima: Women Sponsoring the Arts

 

This Skin I'm In / LGBTQIA+ Photography Exhibition:
Co-curated by Starr Sariego and Tema Stauffer
October 13 to November 23, Tipton Gallery;
Reception & Artists' Talk: November 4, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.; 
Panel discussion: November 14, Monday, 5 to 7 p.m., Tipton Gallery

In partnership with ETSU Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, Mary V. Jordan Multicultural Center, Student Activities Allocations Committee, Safe Zone, Tri-Cities Pride Center, East Tennessee Foundation's Arts Fund and Bravissima: Women Sponsoring the Arts

 

BFA Graphic Design Seniors' Exhibitions 
December 1 to 9, 2022, Tipton Gallery; 
Reception: December 2, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

 

SPRING 2022

 

MFA Exhibition by Hannah Taylor
February 1 to 18, 2022
reception: February 2, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

MFA Exhibition by Greg Smith
February 22 to March 11, 2022
reception: March 4, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

MFA Exhibition by Hanna Traynham
March 15 to April 8, 2022
reception: April 1, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

America Unraveling: Zero Space Collective curated by Brooke Day
April 12 to May 6, 2022
reception: May 6, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Providence High School Annual Exhibition
May 10-11, 2022

 

 

FALL 2021

JohnsonVille curated by Amber Howard
August 5 to 20, Tipton Gallery
reception: August 6, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Mixed Americans curated by Shai Perry 
August 26 to October 8, Tipton Gallery
reception: September 3 and October 1, First Fridays, 6 to 8 p.m.

Funny Haha: CORE Students 
October 14 to November 5, Tipton Gallery
reception: November 5, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

BFA Exhibitions
November 11 to December 3, Tipton Gallery;
reception: November 12, Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

 

 

SPRING 2021

Welcome Home: Her Liminal Asian-Appalachian Experiences
Curated by Jose Ardivilla and Kreneshia Whiteside
February 4 to March 19, 2021, Tipton Gallery
Artists' Studios Visit: February 23, Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Panel on Women, Migration and Empowerment: March 3, Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. 
via ZOOM ID 710 908 4999

Trancendence: Beyond the Normal or Physical Level - MFA Group Exhibition
March 22 to April 9, 2021
Artists' Talk: April 9, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., via Zoom ID 710 908 4999

Tennessee Daze Inn: Curated by Jeff Kinzel
April 15 to May 7, Tipton Gallery; 
Public viewing: May 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.

 

FALL 2020

Black Diaspora: From Africa to Appalachia to Affrilachia - From Africa to Appalachia to Affrilachia
Curated by Marie Cochran and Lyn Govette
September 3 to October 16, 2020; Reception: September 4, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Panel on Black Appalachia:  September 3, Thursday, Langston Centre
Film showing with Q&A: 'Knoxville's Red Summer' by William Isom: September 9, 7pm
Performance by Amythyst Kiah: October 2, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., Tipton Gallery

New Latinx South: Nostalgia by Vanessa Gonzalez and 
house, non-house... geometry and echos’ by Nick Peña
October 29 to December 11; 
Dia de los Muertos: October 30, Friday, 5 to 7 p.m.,

 

 

SPRING 2020

Sublime Flawed Animal: ETSU Art & Design Adjunct Faculty & Staff 
Curated by Alice Salyer
February 3 to 14, 2020; Reception: February 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Artists: Marie Porterfield-Barry, Sam Boven, Laken Bridges, Karlota Contreras-Koterbay, Amber Farley, John Hilton, Liz Layton, Angelique Lynch, Catherine Murray, Kevin Reaves, Alice Salyer, Katie Sheffield

 

FALL 2019

JCPAC 5x5 Exhibit & Fundraiser
August 1 & 2, 2019; Reception: August 2, First Friday, 5:55 to 9 p.m.

Silenced Narratives: Africanx American Artists 
Curated by Shai Perry  and Terrell Carter
August 9 to September 14, 2019; Reception: September 6, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
ETSU Multicultural Students and Police Enforcement: September 5, Tipton Gallery
Sponsored by ETSU Student Activities Allocation Committee (SAAC) and East TN Foundation' Arts Fund

Artists: Najjar Abdul-Musawwir, Jonathan Adams, Terrell Carter, Kimberly Dummons, Samuel Dunson, Sean Frye, Masud Olufani, Shai Perry and Denise Ward-Brown

* Recipient, Award of Excellence for 'Diverse & Empowered Exhibition Series' and Award of Commendation for Publication Series from the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) 2020

 

Fool’s Errand: Prints by Sage Perrott
December 5, 2019 to January 31, 2020; Reception: December 6, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Printmaking Art Demo: January 30, Tipton Gallery

 

SPRING 2019

Tangibility of Faith: Art & Religion in Appalachia and Tennessee
Curated by SG Curatorial Fellows Moira Frazier, Cheyenne Good & Amber Howard
January 2 to February 22, Tipton Gallery and Reece Museum
InterFaith Panel & Reception: January 31, Reece Museum; Reception: February 1, Tipton Gallery
World Hijab Day: February 4, Reece Museum, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Public Lecture by Rachel Boillot: February 14, Thursday, 7 p.m., Ball Hall Auditorium
Artists: Sassan Ahovan, Clorinda Bell, Rachel Boillot, William Cross+, Nancy Fischman, Joe Letitia, Jeff Marley, Jocelyn Matthewes, Jeff Marley, Mary Nees, Masud Olufani, Halide Salam, Randy Sanders, Katie Sheffield, Page Turner, Yancy Villa-Calvo, Carlton Wilkinson

Sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Project Support (APS) Grant in partnership with the Reece Museum, Department of Philosophy & Humanities, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Office of Multicultural Affairs and the ETSU Student Government Association (SGA) B.U.C. Funds

 

Ansiedad y Pertenencia (Anxiety & Belonging) Latinx, Tennessee and the World
Curated by Dr. Felipe de Fiuza and Karlota Contreras-Koterbay
April 1 to 19, Tipton Gallery; June to July  at at the McKinney Center, Jonesborough
Reception & Gallery Talk: April 5; and April 12, Corazon Latino Festival
Artists: Rosanna Camacho, Antuco Chicaiza, Michael Giles, Nelson Gutierrez, Yancy Villa-Calvo, and Andres Arizaga Cordero

* Recipient Award of Excellence for 'Diverse & Empowered Exhibition Series' and Award of Commendation for Publication from the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) 2020

Sponsored by the ETSU Student Activities Allocation Funds, the Arts Funds of the East Tennessee Foundation and the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Project Support (APS) Grant in partnership with the Language & Culture Resource Center, Multicultural Center, Department of Anthropology & Sociology, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and School of Continuing Studies

Of Bees, Petals and Wings: A Pollinator Exhibition
during What's the BUZZ Festival
April 22 to May 10; Reception & Gallery Talk: May 3, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Guest of Honor: Commissioner Jenny Brock, Mayor of Johnson City

Artists: Suzanne Stryk,Susan Lachmann, Alice Salyer, Chasity Watson, Catherine Murray,
Jocelyn Mathewes, Anne Reid, Nancy Fischman, Angie Bord, Jane Broderick, Sarah Dorr,
Nancy Jane Ernest, Donna Bird, Allison Parker, Summer Buchanan, Angelique Lynch, Richard Kortum, Katie Sheffield, Amber Farley, Donna Bird, Karlota Contreras-Koterbay, Kathryn Jenkins, Virginia Buda, Aleta Chandler, Mark Russell.
Image: Untitled by Suzanne Stryk

Meditations for Chaos: Fiber Art by Laura Bowman
June 7 to July 25; Reception: June 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Demo & Performance on Thursdays and Fridays

FALL 2018

THREEFOLD: Astri Snodgrass, Kayla Rumpp and Risa Hricovsky
Curated by Fluorescent Gallery Director David Wolff
August 10 to 31; Reception: August 10, Little Chicago Festival, 6 to 8 p.m.


Diverse & Beautiful:  Detangling/Unraveling the Politics of Hair
Curated by Karlota Contreras-Koterbay and Karen Sullivan
September 6 to 28; Reception & Performance: September 7, First Friday, during UMOJA Unity Festival
Artists: Brandon Donahue, Olivia Ellis, Lawrence Matthews, Lester Merriweather, Carl Moore, Althea Murphy Price, and Carlton Wilkinson

 

Performance of 'Madam CJ Walker' by Memphis-based Storyteller Valerie Houston:
September 7, First Friday reception, 6:30 p.m., Johnson City Public Library, September 8, Saturday and during the UMOJA Unity Festival on September 8, at 6 p.m. with the 'JC Hair Parade' by Crown Cutz Academy and regional hair salons and hairstylists

Sponsored by the ETSU Student Activities Allocation Funds (SAAC) as part of the Diverse & Beautiful Project, in partnership with the Language & Culture Resource Center (LCRC), Umoja Festival, Multicultural Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Department of Anthropology & Sociology, School of Continuing Studies,  Africana Studies Program, Storytelling Program, Crown Cutz Academy & regional Hairstylists/Salons, Johnson City Senior Center, Johnson City Public Library, Soleus Massage, Holston Elementary, the
TN Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant and the East Tennessee Foundation's Arts Fund

Diverse & Beautiful: Kayumanggi - Post Colonial Filipinx
October 4 to 26, Tipton Gallery and the Reece Museum
Performance, Lecture & Student Mentoring by Alejandro Acierto: October 3, Tipton Gallery
Reception & Demo by Emmy awardee animator Jess Española: October 5, Digital Media
Student Mentoring by Gina Osterloh: October 11, Ball Hall
Día de los Muertos with Rosalie Lopez: October 26 at Tipton Gallery and Papel Picado on October 27 at McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN and St. Jude Feast with Latino Community, Morristown, TN

Artists: Alejandro Acierto, Leticia Bajuyo, Gigi Bio, Kelvin Burzon, Richard Brown, Marinel Isla Contreras, Gina Osterloh and Emmy awardee Jess Española

* Recipient Award of Excellence for 'Diverse & Empowered Exhibition Series' and Award of Commendation for Publication from the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) 2020

 

 

SPRING 2018

Pawned Quinceñera Jewelry: Rosalie Lopez
April 6 to 20; Reception, Artist's Talk, Papel Picado Demo & Mentoring: April 5 & 6

In partnership with the Topper Academy, Language & Culture Resource Center and funding from the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant through the First TN Development District

 

SEED: An Environmental Experience 
Curated by Virginia Buda and Kelly Celeste Porter
May, Reception & Performance during What's the Buzz Festival
Artists: Vaughn Bell, Valerie Fuchs, Lyn Govette, Vanessa Mayoraz, Vincent Patrick, Katie Ries, Hilary Walrod

 

FALL 2017

Our Appalachia: Community and Innovation
Curated by Slocumb Galleries' Curatorial Interns: Cheyenne Good, Amber Howard and Moira Frazier
July 6 to 28; Guest of Honor: Krishna Adams, Tennessee Arts Commission
Performance by Ed Snodderly during reception

Artists: Art Brown, Aleta Chandler, Wayne Culberston, Richard Dwyer, Shane Fero, Mira Gerard, Travis Graves, Mindy Herrin, Megan King, Patti Lawrence, Liz Layton, Val Lyle, Jeannine Marchand,  Alex McClay, Theresa Markiw, Jocelyn Matthews, John Edwin May, Vanessa Mayoraz, Patricia Mink, Don Morris, Calvin Nicely, Andrew Scott Ross, Alice Salyer, Randy Sanders, Ralph Slatton, Jim Stagner, Jeff Stoner, Anne Thwaites

Black Appalachia: African American Art in Northeast Tennessee
August 4 to 28; Reception: August 11, Little Chicago Festival, 6 to 8 p.m.
Artists: Jonathan Adams, Kelsie Dulaney-Hayworth, V. Kelsey Ellis, Gideyon Kifle,
Shalam Minter, Calvin Nicely, with Bessie Harvey+, Sammie Nicely+, and  Lydia Wilson+ from the Bob, Allison & Martha Alfonso Collection

Harvest: Ceramics by Lindsay Rogers
October, Reception and Art Demo
Please click to view Ceramic Art Demo

Manlalakbay: Filipina/o Diaspora and the Hybrid Identity
November 3 to 28; Reception, Collaborative Mural & Student Mentoring: November 2 & 3
Artists: Kim Arteche Acebo (CA), Julio Jose Austria (NY), Jeho Bitancor (NY), Johann Bitancor (TN/NV), Titchie Carandang & Erwin Tiongson of The Philippines on the Potomac Project (D.C.), Stephanie Syjuco (CA), Jenifer Wofford & Mail Order Brides (M.O.B.) Collective (CA), Art Zamora (NY/Manila), with filmmakers Suzanne Richiardone (NY) & Sunshine Lichauco De Leon (LA/Manila)

 

SidebySide: Warhol and the Body  Curated by Amber Howard
December 1, 2017 to January 26, 2018; Reception & Performance: December 7

Artists: Andy Warhol+ from the ETSU Art & Design/Slocumb Galleries Permanent Collection, Coriana Close, Brooke Day, Mark Hosford, Shalam Minter, Andrew Norris, Christian Rieben, Alice Salyer, Liz Clayton Scofield, Jessica Wohl   and Body Art by Ren Allen Performance with the   Downtown Yoga Center.

Images: Keith Harring & Lover by Andy Warhol+ and Untitled by Mark Hosford

SPRING 2017

Positive/Negative 32: Open National Juried Art Exhibition
Juror: Dr. Anja Foerschner, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
March 13 to 24; Reception & Juror's Lecture
Supported by the Slocumb Galleries Student Society, ETSU Civility Celebrations, Multicultural Center,
Honors College, Women's Resource Center and the Privilege Walk Collaborative

Ni De Aquí Ni De Allá / Neither Here Nor There: Contemporary Mexican Printmaking
on Both Sides of the Border Curated by Rogelio Gutierrez
April 7 to 28; Reception: April 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.; June to December at ETSU Multicultural Center

Artists: Francisco Alonzo, Alan Altamirano, Julia Caporal, Chema Chino, Juan de Dios Mora,
Fernando de Leon, Janet Diaz, Sebastian Gallegos, Armando Gomez, Gabriela Gonzalez,
Abraham Gonzalez Pacheco, Rogelio Gutierrez, ISTO, Rosalie Lopez, Miguel Ledezma,
Emmanuel Lopez Lopez, Xilberto L. Nunez, Gabriela Martinez, Carmen Razo, Coral Revueltas,
Humberto Saenz, Alejandro Villabazo  and video by  Anthony Ortega

FALL 2016

Reclaiming/Remaking Curated by Lyn Govette
July 29 to August 26; Reception: August 12, Little Chicago Festival, 6 to 8 p.m.
Featured: JoAnna Commandaros, Xia Gao, Elsie T. Hill, Megan Karlen, Kathryn Martin, Michael Messer,
Steve Novick, Carrie Tomberlin, Eric Tomberlin, Paul Turano

CARRI JOBE: DO YOU…YOU, FEEL LIKE I DO and Hypostyle Low Tide by Brian Jobe
September 2 to 22;  Reception: September 2
Lecture  about Locate Arts, Painting Demo & Student Mentoring: September 22, Ball Hall

‘Nandito Na Ako’ (I’m Here Now) Filipinx Exhibit Curated by Vi Viray Bautista & Loren Ibach
October 3 to 28; Reception & Performance: October 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Artists: Cheryl Acuña, Jerico Domingo, Tristan Espinoza, Anna Liza Evangelista, Kyrstin Rodriguez,
Craig Stamatelaky,  Tewosret Vaughn

In partnership with the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant through the
First TN Development District, the East TN & SW VA Philippine American Association and the American Museum of Philippine Art (AMPA)

Heroic Painting: Christian Rieben
December, Reception & Artist's Talk

SPRING 2016

Farmas: Rogelio Gutierrez
March to April; Reception & Printmaking Demo during Corazon Latino Festival

FALL 2015

Threads of Empowerment, Curated by Karlota Contreras-Koterbay and Lyn Govette
September to October, Reception & Gallery Talk
Sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Project Support (APS) Grant

 

SPRING 2015

Positive/Negative 30: Open National Juried Art Exhibition
Juror: Dr. Mika Yoshitake,  Hirshhorn Museum of Art & Sculpture Garden
February, Reception & Juror's Lecture


Behind the Lens: Women Photographers on the South and Appalachia
Curated by Slocumb Galleries' Curatorial Interns Lyn Govette and Jess Hilyer
March, Reception & Gallery Talk; from the Collection of the Do Good Fund

FALL 2014

Animal Temporalities: New Media Prints by Mary Hood
November, Reception & Artist's Talk

Moment and Visions: Photographs by Tore Terrasi
July to August

SPRING 2014

Positive/Negative 29: Open National Juried Art Exhibition
Juror: Buzz Spector, CAA Lifetime Awardee, and Dean at Washington University
February, Reception, Juror's Lecture & Student Mentoring
In partnership with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Urban Redevelopment Alliance, Charles Sherrod Library,
Slocumb Galleries Student Society and ETSU Student Government Association (SGA) B.U.C. Funding

Earthen Bodies: Figurative Ceramics
February to March, Reception & Artist's Talk

EQUAL: Modern Family in Contemporary Art
Curated by Karlota Contreras-Koterbay and SG Curatorial Fellow Michael Hale
March to April, Reception and Gallery Talk

FALL 2013

Memory & Secrets: Vanessa Mayoraz
September, Reception & Artist's Talk; Burnaway Magazine Q&A with the artist

Envisioned Landscape, curated by Karlota Contreras-Koterbay and SG Curatorial Intern Michael Hale
October, Reception and Artists' Talk
Artists: Diane Fox, Megan Levacy, Adrianne Little, Allison Luce, Theresa Markiw, Mary Nees,
Mary Bates Neubauer,  Ester Randall, Denise Stewart-Sanabria, Suzanne Stryk
In partnership with the Women's Resource Center and the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

1st Fl3tcher Exhibit: Social and Politically-Engaged Art,
Juror: Michael Aurbach,  Vanderbilt University and former President of College Art Association (CAA)
November, Reception & Gallery Talk; Guest of Honor: Dr. Brian Noland, ETSU President

 

SPRING 2013

(In)Finito: Faculty of Art & Design Biennial Exhibition
April to May; Reception: Guest of Honor: Dr. Gordon Anderson, Dean of College of Arts & Letters, ETSU

FALL 2012

Humor; Analog, Humor  Curated by Dr. Scott Contreras-Koterbay
October, Reception & Performance

 

SPRING 2012

Figures and Faces in the Abstract by Mary-Ann Prack
February, Reception & Artist's Talk

Chase Westfall: Exhibition by Chase Westfall
February, Reception & Artist's Talk

Adjunctability
May to June during Blue Plum Festival

FALL 2011

Two Characters in Search of a Title: Collaborations by Ann Ropp and Suzanne Stryk
September, Reception and Artists' Talk

Process Is Not Magic: Andrew Scott Ross
October to November, Reception & Artist's Talk

 

SUMMER 2011

Soaring: Nine Women
June during Blue Plum Festival

SPRING 2010

Innuendos: Paintings by Daniel Koterbay
May

Plums, Apples, Landscape and Still Life: Theresa Markiw
June during Blue Plum Festival

 

FALL 2009

Pending: Stacy Isenbarger and Anna Kell
Reception & Artists' Talk

SPRING 2008

 
Orange: Vietnam War Photographs by Goro Nakamura
May to July, Tipton Street Gallery



SUMMER 2017

 
ETSU Art & Design Exhibition
June during Blue Plum Festival, Tipton Street Gallery

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