Communion--A Projected Hummingbird Experience
Thu, Aug 13
|Ijams Nature Center - Homesite
Join Ijams Nature Center for an avian exhibition by artist Lauren Strohacker on August 13 and 14.
Time & Location
Aug 13, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Ijams Nature Center - Homesite, 2935 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
About the Event
Join Ijams Nature Center for an avian exhibition by artist Lauren Strohacker August 13 and 14.
Strohacker’s work, titled "Communion," is a two-night twilight art installation designed to conjure an otherworldly encounter with the hummingbirds of Southern Appalachia. Projected larger than life, these charismatic subjects will be suspended in looping, slow-motion animated sequences capturing intimate states: frantic flight, feeding, rest, and the eerie stillness of torpor (their deep nocturnal hibernation).
Eight hummingbird projections will transform portions of the Serendipity and Discovery Trails at the Ijams Homesite into an immersive gathering space.
Dates: Thursday, August 13th and Friday, August 14th
Tickets
8:00pm (Timed entry)
You're welcome to arrive at the entry time shown on your ticket. To help us manage event capacity and keep entry running smoothly, please do not queue before your scheduled time. Guests who arrive late will be asked to join the back of the queue behind ticket holders with the current entry time.
$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
8:15pm (Timed entry)
You're welcome to arrive at the entry time shown on your ticket. To help us manage event capacity and keep entry running smoothly, please do not queue before your scheduled time. Guests who arrive late will be asked to join the back of the queue behind ticket holders with the current entry time.
$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
8:30pm (Timed entry)
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$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
8:45pm (Timed entry)
You're welcome to arrive at the entry time shown on your ticket. To help us manage event capacity and keep entry running smoothly, please do not queue before your scheduled time. Guests who arrive late will be asked to join the back of the queue behind ticket holders with the current entry time.
$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
9:00pm (Timed entry)
You're welcome to arrive at the entry time shown on your ticket. To help us manage event capacity and keep entry running smoothly, please do not queue before your scheduled time. Guests who arrive late will be asked to join the back of the queue behind ticket holders with the current entry time.
$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
9:15pm (Timed entry)
You're welcome to arrive at the entry time shown on your ticket. To help us manage event capacity and keep entry running smoothly, please do not queue before your scheduled time. Guests who arrive late will be asked to join the back of the queue behind ticket holders with the current entry time.
$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
Child (ages 0-4)
Children ages 0-4 may attend this event for free with a paid adult. You're welcome to arrive at the entry time shown on your ticket. To help us manage event capacity and keep entry running smoothly, please do not queue before your scheduled time. Guests who arrive late will be asked to join the back of the queue behind ticket holders with the current entry time.
$0.00
Make a donation: $5
Thank you for your donation to Ijams Nature Center! To enter the exhibit, please be sure to purchase a timed entry ticket.
$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
Make a Donation (any amount)
Thank you for your donation to Ijams Nature Center! To enter the exhibit, please be sure to purchase a timed entry ticket.
$+Ticket service fee
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$0.00