Featured Artist: Lauren Farkas
Lauren Farkas’ making practice follows processes of witnessing, mapping, and identifying to relate to and understand the internal logic of botanical lives, spatial relationships, and the stories of often taken-for-granted materials. She loves living in Knoxville Tennessee, where she completed her BFA in Painting and Drawing and MA in Art Education at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and where she is currently teaching art at L&N STEM Academy.
Musical Accompaniment Provided By: The Blue Ridge Gathering
Blue Ridge Gathering is a Knoxville based neo-traditional old time trio. Cody Bauer, Jessica Watson and Duck Ryan combine traditional old time music with elements of bluegrass, Celtic, and folk music along with an energetic and engaging stage presence. Their repertoire includes original songs and tunes as well as covers of artists such as Reeltime Travelers, Gillian Welch and Joe Troop and a wealth of old time fiddle tunes. Blue Ridge Gathering garnered 1st in the Neo-Traditional band competition in 2024 at the mecca of old time music – Appalachian Stringband Festival (Clifftop). The band also received best original song (2023) and original tune (2024) at Clifftop. Blue Ridge Gathering just finished recording a six song EP, three of which are originals. With a unique ability to fill sonic space with only three instruments and their fun and exciting stage presence, any Blue Ridge Gathering show is certain to be a memorable experience.
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