Skip to Main Content

The University of Tennessee

Ewing Gallery

Frequently Used Tools:



Welcome » About the Ewing Gallery


Ewing Gallery Collections


Downtown Gallery | UTK School of Art

current exhibitions heading

MY PARADISE: 100 YEARS OF FINNISH ARCHITECTS' SUMMER HOMES
Date: November 16 - December 12, 2009
Reception: November 16, 7-9PM


upcoming exhibitions heading

2010 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE BIENNIAL
Date: January 14 - February 21, 2010
Reception: January 14th, 7-9PM


upcoming exhibitions heading

None Scheduled


touring exhibitions heading

Ukiyo-e Japanese Woodblock Prints
Life in the City: The Art of Joseph Delaney24 traditional Japanese woodblock prints. Great quantities of this popular art form were made during the Edo period (1603-1868) and sold inexpensively to a pubic captivated by Kabuki theater, sumo wrestling, and courtesans of the brothel districts.

more exhibitions »

 

ABOUT

The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is named in honor of C. Kermit "Buck" Ewing who initiated the art curriculum at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1948.

Begun in 1981, the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is a professionally managed university gallery, funded jointly by the Department of Art and the School of Architecture.

MISSION

  1. To coordinate exhibitions that illustrate both historical and current attitudes in art and architecture; to support the academic goals of these respective areas; to serve as a cultural resource for the general university and regional communities.
  2. To develop a permanent collection for the purpose of scholarly research and the enrichment of the University and regional communities.
  3. To sponsor events that augment the curricula and expand students' awareness of art and architecture via artists' workshops, student critiques, public lectures, films, etc.

AUDIENCE

  1. The students whose academic career goals are in the visual arts or architecture.
  2. The general University community, both students and staff.
  3. Individuals who reside in the immediate regional community (East Tennessee).
  4. Through our touring exhibits, the southeast and the nation.

GALLERY STAFF STRUCTURE

Gallery Director, Gallery Registrar, Gallery Preparator, and student guards.

EXHIBITION POLICY

First priority is the relationship of gallery programs to the primary academic programs it supports. Programming emphasizes historic and current trends in art and architecture and stresses exhibits not readily available in our immediate area. The gallery schedule reflects various media and disciplines taught in the academic programs. It provides opportunities for students, faculty, and regional artists to exhibit their work.

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Approximately 3000 objects: Areas: General contemporary in all media, Asian, Graphic Design/Illustration, Architectural Drawings/Photographs.

FACILITY

Located on the first floor of the Art and Architecture Building, The University of Tennessee; approximately 3000 square feet of exhibition space with 300 running feet of wall surface (walls 11' high, ceiling 20' high); adjustable track lighting; security.

Bottom border of background image