Move over Asheville?

If you were looking for an art gallery in downtown Maryville at the beginning of the holiday season last year, you had one choice: Heath Claiborne Gallery at the Capitol Theatre. In the past 90 days three new art galleries have opened in downtown Maryville, swelling the number of galleries dedicated to exhibiting, selling and promoting the arts to five. When downtown dreamers formulate what they would like to see downtown Maryville become known for, the lists are always varied. Antiques, fine restaurants, jazz and blues. Nine times out of 10, however, the list includes “arts.” Full story »