Dogwood Arts

06/03/2026

This Friday! Join us for the opening reception of Coat of Many Colors from 5–8PM ❤️🧡💛💙💚💜

Curated by YNST Magazine, this vibrant group exhibition brings together 14 artists from across Appalachia who explore LGBTQ+ identity, culture, belonging, and self-expression through a diverse range of perspectives and mediums.

🗓 Friday, June 5th | 5–8PM
🎨 Exhibition on view June 5 – July 24th
📍 123 W. Jackson Avenue, Downtown Knoxville

Featuring work by Jessica Ammendolia, Kendra Barth, Enrique Cruz, Cooper Delamain, Maxwell Edmonds, Ceirra Evans, Jai Gervin, Carolyn (CJ) Helenski, Isa Kern, Gared Luquet, Shawn Quilliams, Lindsay Skvarek, Logan Sutherland, and Zac Wilson.

📸 Featured images [detail]: Zac Wilson, Enrique Cruz, Shawn Quilliams

06/03/2026

Thank you, Inside of Knoxville & Hellmouth Magazine for listing our First Friday: Coat of Many Colors Exhibition as one of June's can't-miss arts & culture events in Knoxville 🖤 We hope you'll join us for the Opening Reception this Friday from 5-8PM with YNST Magazine!

Your Urban Connection

06/02/2026

We installed the Epiphone Student Guitar Exhibition at Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort this morning and then our staff enjoyed the rest of the day at Dollywood 🎸🦋 Check it out in the lobby through June 22nd!

Huge thank you to Dollywood & Dickson Media & Events for your support!

06/01/2026

Thank you, Inside of Knoxville, for the great coverage of the inaugural KnoxWalls Murals & Music Festival! 🎶🎨

Don't forget → You can bid on the finished murals online through June 15th: https://charityauctions.com/event/auction/1440

Your Urban Connection

05/31/2026

🎨🏆 The votes are in!

Congratulations to Kirsten Sandlin and Gared Luquet, our 2026 KnoxWalls Murals & Music People’s Choice Award winners! After receiving the most votes from festival attendees, both artists will receive a permanent mural commission in Knoxville over the next year 🎉

A huge thank you to every artist who participated in this year’s event. Your creativity, talent, and hard work transformed blank walls into vibrant works of art and made this year’s an unforgettable experience for our community.

Thank you to everyone who came out, watched the murals come to life, cast a vote, and celebrated public art with us. We can’t wait to see what Kirsten and Gared create next for Knoxville! ✨

Gared Luquet Rogue Murals and Signs

📸 Holly Rainey | Loch & Key

05/30/2026

Good vibes, great music, and murals around every corner 🎨☀️🎶

It’s been an amazing day at KnoxWalls Murals & Music Festival, but we’re not done yet! There’s still plenty of time to get to Emory Place, catch some live music, and check out the incredible artists bringing these walls to life.

Come join us! ✨

📸 Holly Rainey | Loch & Key

05/30/2026

The skies are clearing and artists are off to a great start! Join us until 8PM in Emory Place 🎨 KnoxWalls Murals & Music Festival

05/29/2026

Walls have been built, artists arrived this afternoon, and priming has begun for the main event tomorrow 🔥 Join us from 12-8PM at Emory Place for KnoxWalls Murals & Music Festival!

Thanks to our friends at Renfro Builds for the custom (moveable!) mural wall supports 🛠️🪚🪵

05/29/2026

There’s still time to register for the MuuMuu Contest at KnoxWalls Murals & Music Fest!

Saturday, May 30th at 2PM → https://www.eventeny.com/events/applications/application/?id=8862

05/28/2026

KBYG: KnoxWalls Murals & Music Festival Edition 🫟

1️⃣0️⃣ muralists go head-to-head in a one-day painting competition alongside live music, food & drink vendors, community murals, and more! Click here to plan your visit → https://bit.ly/3Rw686J

📍 Location: Emory Place, North Knoxville
⏰ Festival Hours: 12-8PM
☔️ Rain or Shine
🎸 Entertainment sponsored by Axle Logistics
👗 MuuMuu Contest at 2PM! Register online.
💧 Stay hydrated + bring your water bottle — take advantage of the FREE refillable water station provided by The AB Project
🫟 Participate in a Community Mural, sponsored by POSCA
🌸 Bring the kids to create their own mural with ORNL Federal Credit Union!
🍻🍸 Enjoy craft beer & cocktails from Sugarlands Distilling Company & Cherokee Distributing
🍔 Come hungry! We’ve got an amazing lineup of food vendors, including Captain Muchacho's, Soulpatrol.lactosefree, Rasta Pasta, Howlin HotDogs, Sprinkles and Spokes, Irvey's Ice Cream, and Frog Juice Kombucha
🚗 Parking: Free parking in the I-40 East Lot (510 Williams St, Knoxville, TN 37917) or street parking on Tyson & Lamar St.
🗳️ Public Vote: YOU decide which 2 artists will win permanent mural commissions here in Knoxville!
🖼️ Mural Auction: Bid on your favorite murals for a chance to take home a part of the magic!

See you Saturday 🎨✨