{"id":23945,"date":"2024-01-26T22:12:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T03:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=23945"},"modified":"2024-01-26T22:12:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T03:12:17","slug":"valentines-painting-night-returns-with-another-fun-gathering-spent-with-loved-ones-friends-and-a-canvas-at-tusculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2024\/valentines-painting-night-returns-with-another-fun-gathering-spent-with-loved-ones-friends-and-a-canvas-at-tusculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine’s Painting Night returns with another fun gathering spent with loved ones, friends and a canvas at Tusculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 Community members can spend a fun and memorable Valentine\u2019s Day with those they love in a historic and relaxing setting while developing or strengthening their artistic skills at Tusculum University<\/a>.<\/h3>\n
\"Mikaela

Mikaela Cooney, a Tusculum faculty member, shows her work in progress at the 2023 Valentine\u2019s Painting Night.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The 2023 Valentine\u2019s Painting Night sold out and brought enjoyment to all participants.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tusculum\u2019s Center for the Arts will again hold the popular Valentine\u2019s Painting Night to commemorate this special day. The lively and interactive event will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, in the lobby of Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center and will feature the opportunity for participants to paint an Italian province landscape.<\/p>\n

Guiding guests through the process will be Bill Bledsoe, a working artist for more than 45 years and assistant professor of art and design at Tusculum. Bledsoe also served as the teacher for the inaugural Valentine\u2019s Painting Night in 2023, which sold out and attracted participants who lived throughout the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone had a fantastic time a year ago, and many people have asked us to hold this event again,\u201d said Rouja Green, director of the Center for the Arts. \u201cWe anticipate this year\u2019s event will also sell out, so we encourage people to purchase tickets early. Our friends in the community will not want to miss out on this opportunity to enjoy a quality evening and create a piece of art that can hang on their wall and serve as a forever reminder of Valentine\u2019s Day 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s Painting Night is a fundraiser for Tusculum\u2019s art program.<\/p>\n

Green emphasizes the event is not limited just to couples. People are welcome to participate with other family members or friends or come by themselves. The event is for people of all ages. Tusculum will have 25 stations, with a maximum of two people at each one. No painting experience is required, and Bledsoe will visit each station, as needed, to provide additional support for guests.<\/p>\n

\"Guests

Guests listen to guidance as they create their paintings in 2023.<\/p><\/div>\n

In addition to painting, guests will experience many repeat elements from the inaugural event. The Center for the Arts will serve heavy hors d’oeuvres during a break in the middle of the painting session and provide guests with the opportunity to have their pictures taken at a photo booth. Music will also be played throughout the evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of our guests will expand their knowledge about art composition and discover more about Italy,\u201d Bledsoe said. \u201cThey will gain confidence in their painting abilities and further understand the power of art as a form of expression. But the best part of the evening is being able to spend that time with people they love and meeting new friends. We relish connecting with the community and are excited to replicate the terrific experience people enjoyed a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bledsoe has led Tusculum\u2019s studio art program for eight years and provides students with active and experiential learning that incorporates civic engagement with a number of community organizations. He also has a robust private art portfolio and was commissioned to create a painting celebrating the 225th anniversary of Tennessee and Jonesborough, the state\u2019s oldest town. A large mural he created adorns a wall in Majestic Park in downtown Johnson City.<\/p>\n

\"Guests

Guests work on their paintings during the 2023 event.<\/p><\/div>\n

He earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in studio art, which consists of painting and drawing, and his master\u2019s degree in graphic design, both from East Tennessee State University. He worked as an artist for the Air Force and was the youngest to receive the Achievement Medal from that military branch. Bledsoe was recognized as one of the top 100 artists of Tennessee in 1987, and his work is part of a permanent collection in the Frist Art Museum in Nashville.<\/p>\n

Bledsoe is well-known in the region for spearheading the campaign to rename Tennessee\u2019s National Football League team when it moved from Houston. He worked with NFL properties, ownership and the state of Tennessee on this endeavor.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Valentine\u2019s Painting Night are $50 for one person and $75 for two people and can be purchased at https:\/\/our.show\/nidxzum4pd<\/a>. Anyone with questions can email Green at rgreen@tusculum.edu<\/a> or call 423-787-8326.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 Community members can spend a fun and memorable Valentine\u2019s Day with those they love in a historic and relaxing setting while developing or strengthening their artistic skills at Tusculum University<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

Tusculum\u2019s Center for the Arts will again hold the popular Valentine\u2019s Painting Night to commemorate this special day. The lively and interactive event will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, in the lobby of Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center and will feature the opportunity for participants to paint an Italian province landscape.<\/p>\n

Guiding guests through the process will be Bill Bledsoe, a working artist for more than 45 years and assistant professor of art and design at Tusculum. Bledsoe also served as the teacher for the inaugural Valentine\u2019s Painting Night in 2023, which sold out and attracted participants who lived throughout the region.<\/p>\n

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