Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee and Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild will showcase their talents in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ DENSO and La Dolce Vita galleries. Visit Monday-Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm (or before and during any Clayton Center performances) to see the incredible craftsmanship of more than 40 beautiful quilts of all styles and […]
The yearly Invitational Choral Festival returns to Maryville College on Saturday, November 2, at 2:30 p.m. in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre at the Clayton Center for the Arts. This dynamic event will feature performances from top choirs, including Heritage, Powell, Seymour, L&N STEM Academy, Jefferson County, Knoxville Catholic, Maryville Christian, and Pellissippi State Community College. Maryville College’s Concert Choir, Off Kilter, […]
American Patchwork Quartet (APQ), led by multi-Grammy award-winning guitarist/vocalist Clay Ross, binds timeless American folk songs with jazz sophistication, country twang, West African hypnotics, and East Asian ornamentation. APQ’s sound is a masterful confluence of tradition and innovation, transcending culture, politics, and ideology. A southern-born roots music aficionado, Ross is also the founder of the […]
Clayton Center for the Arts is proud to present the South Arts Film Series. Throughout the year, we will bring you six films telling compelling stories on important topics. Each film screening is only $10.00 or purchase the entire series for $45.00. Our third offering is City of a Million Dreams. To most people, jazz […]
The music of ABBA” are no strangers to the incomparable sound and look of Sweden’s greatest music export with meticulous attention to costumes, make-up, musical arrangements, movements and the singing, nothing is left to chance. Adding a few of Abba’s live traits such as great solos, musical numbers and a complete live band with back-up […]
Rekindle the Flame in the hearth with stories, music, song and dance from the rich treasury of Ireland’s cultural heritage. Spend an evening with native Irish storyteller Tomáseen Foley and some of the most gifted Celtic musicians, dancers and singers performing anywhere today, both sides of the Atlantic. Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas recreates the […]
Start your holiday season off right with great music and Christmas cheer! Outstanding local musicians on six grand pianos will present a program of Christmas favorites, all to benefit the wonderful local charity Mission of Hope, which provides assistance to those in need in rural Appalachian communities. For the purchase of ten or more tickets, […]
Join the Appalachian Ballet Company and Clara on a magical journey to the Land of the Sweets. Principal Artists, Laura Morton La Russa and James La Russa will be taking the stage as Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier, as well as welcoming back guest artists, Aaron Smyth and Alexandre Gonzaga. This production features live music […]
The GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over […]
Clayton Center for the Arts is proud to present the South Arts Film Series. Throughout the year, we will bring you six films telling compelling stories on important topics. Each film screening is only $10.00 or purchase the entire series for $45.00. O Pioneer reckons with and redefines the American pioneer. This documentary follows three […]
Embark on an acrobatic journey with “Solstice: a Winter Circus Experience.” This captivating circus show unfolds the story of a character who has lost his inner light, plunging him into a wondrous and surreal world where memories come to life and the ordinary becomes ‘extra’ordinary. “Solstice” blends over 8 acrobatic acts with lighting, costumes, music, […]
Paul Belcher present an evening of inspiring gospel music with performance by three outstanding groups. Triumphant Quartet, known for their impeccable harmonies and uplifting performances, has won the Singing News Favorite Quartet award an astounding 12 years in a row. Joining them is Greater Vision, a powerhouse in Southern Gospel, having earned the prestigious Trio […]
Clayton Center for the Arts is proud to present the South Arts Film Series. Throughout the year, we will bring you six films telling compelling stories on important topics. Each film screening is only $10.00 or purchase the entire series for $45.00. Chewing-gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a firebrand wrestler, a notorious murder case and […]
Join the Appalachian Ballet Company for this family-friendly, one performance only, production! All About the Animals will feature segments of Swan Lake Act II, featuring Principal Artists Laura and James La Russa, as well as Carnival of the Animals, and Peter & the Wolf. This performance will be accompanied by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and […]
Clayton Center for the Arts is proud to present the South Arts Film Series. Throughout the year, we will bring you six films telling compelling stories on important topics. Each film screening is only $10.00 or purchase the entire series for $45.00. In a desperate attempt to host his own children’s nature show, a fumbling […]
As a gathering place for the community and its visitors and as the home of the Maryville College fine and performing arts program, the Clayton Center for the Arts provides opportunities for the lifelong expression and appreciation of the arts.
The Center plays a vital role in enhancing the quality of life, bolstering cultural and economic vitality, strengthening tourism, and expanding the educational offerings for our community and region. The diversity of our community is to be reflected on our stages, in our galleries and in our audiences. Through its relationship to Maryville College, the Center will provide educational opportunities designed to attract and nurture artists of all ages. The programming is of the highest caliber and features the arts from around the world.
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