Guestline Tennessee - Museum Center at 5ive Points

Quilts - January ~ March Area Prize Winners and Local Heirlooms ~ from our Appalachian Neighbors who grew up with their mothers & grandmothers teaching them how to make these prize gems!
Museum Store... art of Southern Appalachia - wood turning, watercolor and oil originals and prints, pottery, authors, music, jewelry, baskets, glass and more... click here for more!

Directions

From I-75, Take exit 20, (travel east - away from Fireworks store) proceed to Hwy 11 exit ramp. Turn left onto Hwy 11 (S. Lee Hwy)

and proceed north to Inman Street. Turn right. The Museum Center

is located on the right at the 4th traffic light.

Upcoming

EVENTS & SPECIAL PROGRAMS

July 26 - September 6
Joshua Coleman: Why Sculpture?
An exhibit of the contemporary sculpture by Cleveland's young, emerging artist, Joshua Coleman. The sculpture will be placed both inside and outside of the museum

Saturday July 26 2 - 4pm Opening

3pm Josh Coleman, Gallery Talk

Thursday July 31 6:30pm Lecture, HANDS OF BRONZE

Dr. Gavin Townsend, UTC professor

of art history

Saturday, August 30 10 - 3 Day Trip to Chattanooga to tour

Sculpture with Rachel Hildebrant

August 22, 23

APPALACHIAN ARTS FESTIVAL

Friday 12 - 5

Saturday 10 - 3

Demonstrating artists to include potters, weavers, painters, jewelers, basket makers, and much more.

Friday Sept 19, 2008

Antique Automobile Club of America's Southeastern Fall Meet

Bluegrass & BBQ at the Museum - 6pm

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September 20 - November 1
Wish You Were Here: Postcards of Cleveland and Bradley County
Drawn from numerous private collections in the community, this exhibit will be co-curated by Mitchell Kinder and Bob George. Kinder and George are noted postcard experts and collectors who will bring a wealth of knowledge to this exhibit.

September 26
Annual Gala Fundraiser - Save-The-Date!
The Museum Center at 5ive Points annual black tie event that is not to be missed! Make sure your on the mailing list for an invitation by calling the museum at 423-339-5745.

Recent exhibits & events ...

January 22 - March 22, 2008

"Stitches In Time" Heirlooms & Treasures Annual Quilt Show

One of most highly visited exhibits in East Tennessee. Area Prize Winners and Local Heirlooms.

March 10-16, 2008
Missoula Children's Theatre: Robinson Crusoe

Week-long after-school drama camp - open to children ages K-12. Culminates with two public performances of Robinson Crusoe on Saturday, March 16th. Auditions are Monday March 10th.

Feb 25 - March 1

This year's featured "teller" is Andy Offutt Irwin

"One entertainer you don't want to miss!"

concerts Fri & Sat nites at 7pm

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December 14 - January 18
Christmas Childhood Treasures: Toys and Trains of the Past
For the holiday season, an exhibit of antique and vintage toys and

model trains pre-dating the 1960s from the museum's and other

private collections in the region.

December 15, 10:30 - 1 Sat

Holiday Book Signing ~ 4 Local Authors

John J. Whittemore ~ Linked to an Evil Enigma

Joe Guy - Hidden History of McMinn County

Norma Ferguson-Hill and daughter Jamie Hill -

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Chronicle & Creative Poems

Charles C. Fletcher - Out West and Back

Check out these, and other Tennessee authors at the Museum

Store... great Christmas gifts for someone special.

Dec 6, 3 - 5:30 Thurs

Howl-i-day Treat with celebrities Daryl & Larry, who will paw-to-graph & pose for photos ... main characters of new childrens book by local author, Amy Hicks. Kids can make their very own signature Christmas... Paw-Print... Wreaths with Museum Staff. Photos available for nominal fees. Christmas Fun for entire family...

September 21-November 30, 2007

Cherokee Pottery: People of One Fire- A retrospective exhibit of Cherokee pottery organized by the Cherokee Heritage Center of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Almost 90 pieces of pottery from the early Mississippian Period to the present are shown including pieces by Cherokee potters from Oklahoma, North Carolina and Tennessee.

October 2, 2007

Cherokee Garden Club Fall Home and Garden Show – Home and garden vendors, tablescapes, three noted speakers on interior design and gardening, a picnic box lunch, and admission to museum exhibits. $25.00 for full program of speakers and lunch with advance tickets purchased by September 25th. $5.00 for general admission at door to see vendors only. 9:00 – 5:00. Proceeds to benefit the Museum

Center’s Cherokee Garden Club Memorial Garden.

October 20, 2007

Bus Trip to the Museum of the Cherokee Indian – Visit the

Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, NC with Museum Center staff. Tour their permanent exhibit on the history of the Cherokee,

see a Trail of Tear’s sites photo exhibit, have a special traditional Cherokee Indian lunch, shop the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual and

the studio of potter Joel Queen. 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. $52 for museum members and $57 for non members. Reservations by October 12th.

October 30, 2007

Turn in your Jack-O'Lantern at the Museum Center @ 5ive Points to enter the Contest (see below)

October 31, 2007

Halloween Block Party – Tall Betsy Storytelling & Jack-O-

Lantern Contest

Stop by the Museum Center on your way to or from the Cleveland

Block Party to hear family stories at our own Halloween “labyrinth”

given by members of the Cleveland Storytelling Guild. Enter our 2nd Annual Jack O-Lantern Contest with prizes of $100, $50, and $25 for First, Second, and Third place! Pumpkins must be entered at the Museum Center on Oct. 30. Event from 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m

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Sat, Nov 10, 2007

Fall Jewelry Trunk Show, 1 – 3 p.m.

in the Museum Store. Three prominent jewelry artists from

Tennessee and North Carolina will show, talk about, and sell their

hand-crafted jewelry ~ Dale Armstrong, Claire Groff, and Susan Parks. Event includes light refreshments and door prizes. The jewelry trunk show is free, but reservations are encouraged because space is

limited. 423-339-5745 by November 7th.

April 5 - May 17

Photo by Robin Conover
courtesy of The Tennessee Magazine

Traces and Transformations: Paintings of Charles Brindley
Paintings and watercolors of nature and landscapes painted in Tennessee by this well-known Nashville artist. click here for more

April 17 - May 22
Learn to Draw Workshop Series
Local artist June Chase will offer a six-week beginning drawing class for adults who have always wanted to learn to draw. Meets every evening from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Students will be given a supplies list and will be expected to provide their own materials for class. The six-week course is $60 for museum members and $65 for non-members. Reservations and pre-payment are required by April 11th.

April 21
Bus Trip to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville
Join museum staff on a bus trip to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville to see their exhibit, Monet to Dali: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Lunch will be on your own at the museum's cafe, followed by time to wander this great art museum and shop in their store. 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. $30 per non-museum members and $35 for non-museum members. Reservations and pre-payment required by April 16th.

May 10
Children's Art Workshop - Blooming Paintings for Kids!
Cleveland elementary art teacher Susan Parks will lead a painting and drawing workshop for children ages 8-12. Kids will study real flowers and their shapes and then learn to draw and paint using oil pastels and watercolors. All supplies will be provided. Just bring your imagination and creativity! No special skills required! 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Cost is $6 for museum members' children and $8 for non-museum members' children. Reservations and pre-registration required by May 2nd.

May 31 - July 12
Ken and Kathleen Dalton of Coker Creek:

A Basket Making Legacy
Ken and Kathleen Dalton helped revive the basket making tradition in East Tennessee starting in the early 1970s. Both traditional ash split baskets and non-traditional baskets will be on display.

Web: Click here to go to web site for up to date exhibits at Museum Center at 5ive Points.

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The Museum Center at 5ive Points in historic downtown Cleveland

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RIVER OF TIME

exhibit.

Recent exhibits & events ...

Photo by Robin Conover courtesy of The Tennessee Magazine

Photo by Robin Conover
courtesy of The Tennessee Magazine