Inside of Knoxville

Deconstructing Landscapes Debuts at Lilienthal Gallery

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 11, 2025

Traditional art often focuses on landscapes and, as much as any place on earth, East Tennessee offers some of the most beautiful landscapes available for artists to capture, as they have done for generations. But has...

Could a New Arts Center Be Our Next Major Civic Project?

Jason Hardy·July 10, 2025

Note from the editor: I recently spoke with Jason Hardy, general director and CEO of Knoxville Opera, about what it takes to keep the arts thriving in a growing, evolving city like Knoxville. One theme that...

New Poet Laureate + Knoxville Poetry Liberation Front Arrives in Old City

Leslie Bateman·June 18, 2025

Yesterday as the sun set on Market Square, Knoxville announced its newest Poet Laureate. Linda Parsons is the fifth citizen poet to hold the honorary title, joining the ranks of R.B. Morris (‘16–18), Marilyn Kallet (‘18–20),...

SoKno Sculpt Puts Public Art in the People’s Hands

Leslie Bateman·June 11, 2025

On a recent humid evening, against a backdrop of towering kudzu monsters, a crowd gathered on Sam Houston Street. The occasion: the unveiling of The Revelator, the first commissioned sculpture through SoKno Sculpt, a new community...

Museum in Motion: Circle Modern Dance’s ‘Shadows & Light’ at KMA

Leslie Bateman·June 9, 2025

On Saturday night at the Knoxville Museum of Art, Shadows & Light unfolded in real-time as a collaboration between KMA, Circle Modern Dance and composer William Wright. The one-night-only, site-specific performance began with a piece in-the-round...

Downtown Welcomes Its ‘Newtest’ Residents

Leslie Bateman·June 4, 2025

Downtown has some new residents. Meet Neyland, Nigel, Nya and nine of their sneaky little friends: “Newts in Knoxville.” It’s both a permanent public art installation and a scavenger hunt. Funded by Downtown Knoxville Alliance and...

“Electricity For All” Opens at the Knoxville Museum of Art

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 23, 2025

The Knoxville Museum of Art debuted its new exhibition, “Electricity for All, which will run until August 17. The title, taken from a TVA slogan in the 1930s teems with surprises. Expecting a retrospective of the...

Cue the Curtain: Knoxville’s 2025–26 Theater Season Takes Center Stage

Heather Ryerson·May 15, 2025

Knoxville is bursting at the seams with theatrical offerings and astounding talent. From local community theatre groups like Theatre Knoxville Downtown to Broadway touring shows at the Tennessee Theatre, there is much to be considered when...

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Knoxville Community Media Gives Voice to the People for 50 Years

K.W. Leonard·May 13, 2025

Back when you had cable, you may have passed a channel with locally-created television programs or Knoxville government meetings. Knoxville Community Media, formerly Community Television of Knoxville, brought you those programs and are still bringing voice...

The Scruffs at Match, Courtesy Faith Wood

Meet the Scruffs, One Knoxville SC’s Support Organization, As Soccer Moves Downtown

K.W. Leonard·April 23, 2025

When you go see One Knoxville SC during their opening match at Covenant Health Park on April 26 (this Saturday!), you will be led by a boisterous crowd singing songs, sending smoke into the air and...

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Culture

Deconstructing Landscapes Debuts at Lilienthal Gallery

Could a New Arts Center Be Our Next Major Civic Project?

New Poet Laureate + Knoxville Poetry Liberation Front Arrives in Old City

SoKno Sculpt Puts Public Art in the People’s Hands

Museum in Motion: Circle Modern Dance’s ‘Shadows & Light’ at KMA

Downtown Welcomes Its ‘Newtest’ Residents

“Electricity For All” Opens at the Knoxville Museum of Art

Cue the Curtain: Knoxville’s 2025–26 Theater Season Takes Center Stage

Knoxville Community Media Gives Voice to the People for 50 Years

Meet the Scruffs, One Knoxville SC’s Support Organization, As Soccer Moves Downtown

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville