Inside of Knoxville

Downtown Development Updates, January 2025, Part One

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 29, 2025

It surprised me when I looked back and realized several months have passed since the last general update on the various development projects around town. We’ve got a number of projects scheduled to be completed this...

Knox Walls at Emory Place to Debut October First Friday

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 25, 2024

The largest art project in the history of the city, Knox Walls at Emory Place is currently wrapping up and will be unveiled at Emory Place (behind the northwestern row of buildings) at next Friday’s First...

Knoxville’s Largest Mural Project To Date Set to Get Underway

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 18, 2024

Murals can enliven a city, set a tone for a city, and simply provide a fun space to explore. Last week I wrote about Strong Alley between Market Square and Gay Street, which has long been...

Seven New Murals Mingle with the Old in Strong Alley

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 9, 2024

A long time has passed since I thoroughly photographed Strong Alley. The art in the alley, which is located between Market Square and Gay Street, first had a string of murals when local artist Jayne McGowan...

Where There Is Fire

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 13, 2023

(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier) Painted murals are a public pleasure, and downtown Knoxville has some great ones. Of course Strong Alley leads the way, and the variety found there entices repeat...

Brightening the City One Mural at a Time: A Visit With Megan Lingerfelt

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 13, 2022

You’ve seen her work all around downtown and in some spots outside the city. She adds an update to the seasonal mural beside Coffee and Chocolate at the south end of Strong Alley each quarter and...

Paris Woodhull Adds Her Unique Style to a New Mural in Strong Alley

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 22, 2021

A new mural is underway in Strong Alley and should be completed this week. Dogwood Arts commissioned the mural by one of may favorite artists and favorite humans, Paris Woodhull. Mural work marks a shift for...

Curtis Glover Paints the Town

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 11, 2021

We’ve all enjoyed his work for years in and around downtown, as well as out west. Curtis Glover has painted murals for Jerry’s ArtaRama in Bearden and numerous murals around downtown including one I mentioned...

A Look at Recent Murals and Street Art

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 29, 2021

I thought it was a good time to catch up on some of the art that makes our downtown more interesting. One project just finished, while another one was finished some months ago, but I’ve never...

Pandemic Memorial Added to the World’s Fair Park

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 24, 2021

Knoxville has a new mural, located in the World’s Fair Park and painted by nationally acclaimed artist Kelsey Montague. Designed to commemorate those who were lost to COVID-19 and the suffering experienced by many, she said,...

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Murals

Downtown Development Updates, January 2025, Part One

Knox Walls at Emory Place to Debut October First Friday

Knoxville’s Largest Mural Project To Date Set to Get Underway

Seven New Murals Mingle with the Old in Strong Alley

Where There Is Fire

Brightening the City One Mural at a Time: A Visit With Megan Lingerfelt

Paris Woodhull Adds Her Unique Style to a New Mural in Strong Alley

Curtis Glover Paints the Town

A Look at Recent Murals and Street Art

Pandemic Memorial Added to the World’s Fair Park

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