UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
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Spring 2025 BFA Senior Exhibition (April 14 - May 23, 2025)
Spring 2025 BFA Senior Exhibition
ETSU Department of Art & Design and the Reece Museum present the Spring 2025 BFA Senior Exhibition. The exhibition is on display from April 14 to May 23 at the Reece Museum, featuring the work of five Bachelor of Fine Art students: Adrian Crawford, Hazel Grandy, Sarah Grider, Bri Hagy, and Audrey Holladay. A reception will be held on Thursday, April 17 from 5 to 7 pm at the Reece Museum.
Gothic Fantasy by Adrianna Crawford is comprised of ink drawings using different mediums and video pieces. Crawford’s work is about breaking free from tradition and expectations, healing from trauma, and seeking independence through themes of escapism and ethereal fantasy – their passion for both themes and art have led to telling stories about the experiences and identity they have built.
Defining Appalachian by Hazel Grandy is an exhibition consisting of ink drawings and lithographic prints. Their work is inspired by a desire to see more Appalachian representation in art and media. Grandy’s art focuses on their rural Appalachian upbringing, with themes of Appalachian nostalgia and the eeriness of the mountains.
Chasing the Rainbow Connection by Sarah Grider is a body of artwork comprised of intaglio prints. Grider’s exhibition is about chasing connection, love, and human experience; to do the things that bring us joy, whether that be participating in the arts, or connecting with those around us. She uses intaglio because of the detail it provides, allowing her to tell a complete story through minute details.
Mildly Inconvenienced by Bri Hagy is a body of work comprised of screenprints that depict relatable and mildly inconvenient moments of day-to-day life. Using bright colors, patterns, and self-portraiture, Hagy aims to exaggerate these moments and make them feel more overwhelming than they actually are.
Cryptic Coloration by Audrey Holladay is an exhibition comprised of oil pastel drawings and collages. It explores the artist’s feminine experience through abstracted imagery of birds and the female form. Holladay’s work studies the natural camouflage of female birds and how it relates to the feminine experience. She combines oil pastel and collage to create camouflaged surfaces full of hidden forms.
The Reece Museum is a unit of the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services, which is housed in the ETSU Department of Appalachian Studies. The Reece Museum is located on the campus of East Tennessee State University and is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Follow the Reece Museum on social media for more content and digital programming.
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Teen Renaissance Art Camp & Exhibition (June 9 - September 12, 2025)
Teen Renaissance Art Camp & Exhibition
The Reece Museum will host its annual one-week Teen Camp for 7th graders and up June 2 to 8. Campers will create multiple artworks to be exhibited in one of the Reece Museum's three galleries. The exhibtion will be open to the public at the end of the camp and remain on display through September 12.
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The Place Speaks: Sacred and Artistic Genealogies of Appalachia (August 1, 2025)
The Place Speaks: Sacred and Artistic Genealogies of Appalachia
Curated by Savannah Bennett; in partnership with Dr. Jennifer Adler (Religious Studies, Appalachian Studies, History) and Dr. Rick Cary (former Art Dept. Chair at Valdosta State Univ/Art & Design Prf. Emeritus at Mars Hill U).
The Place Speaks will be an exploration of how religious expression is presented through visual artistry in the Appalachian region. The exhibition will feature works by Rev. Jimmy Morrow, Bessie Harvey, Clorinda Bell, with potential loaned artworks by Howard Finster, Abe Partridge, Dr. Rick Cary, and other significant artifacts in the permanent collection that are grounded in regional history and placeness.