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Exhibits
Slice of Life
Featuring work by Civic Arts League of Chattanooga
Participating artists will present their own unique interpretations of the theme "What is a "slice of life?" Each piece will depict a moment in time captured on canvas or other surface.
Visitors may find an entire story in a painting, or simply a snippet of a story told visually. The exhibit will encompass impressionistic landscapes, exquisite florals and still life paintings, fanciful abstracts and more.
Optimist Club: Amber Droste
Droste’s paintings are detailed, densely layered abstract works. Highly worked canvases create a narrative using repeated forms, lines and colors. She works from multiple perspectives and vanishing points, creating a tornado of visual incident – reminiscent of layers of graffiti.
Exhibit: Jerry Hagaman
Jerry is always looking for enigmatic images and configurations that are meant to offer some insight into his take on the world, experiences, responses, and desires. Selection of imagery, layering of content and information, and a tendency toward anti-pretty are meant to challenge the his and his viewer's expectations.
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See work by artists of all ages in McMinn and surrounding counties!
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO August 19, 2024.
Gospel Quilts II: A Quilt Concert
"Gospel Quilts II" is a quilt concert dedicated to the memory of the artist’s mother, Betty Loretta Milton (1936-2024), who taught Malone to sew when she was very young.
Myles Freeman
Foundational influences are sci-fi films the artist saw growing up: Dune, Alien, and Blade Runner. The mythology of Star Wars, in particular, has influenced his worldview. His current paintings consist of surreal, awkwardly connected beings inhabiting difficult landscapes or structures.
Annual Student Art Show
See art by area middle school, high school, and college artists!
Artists: Please enter work by December 18, 2024.
About Our Galleries
The Arts Center is home to two galleries that show everything from local student art to well-known regional artists to traveling exhibitions curated by professionals in their field. The Willson Exhibit Room is a wide space perfect for larger works and sculpture, while the Hall Gallery is more intimate and perfect for smaller works that invite you to get up close.
We also organize annual competitions for artists of all ages and experience. We are proud to feature work in these exhibits from residents of the area, and include separate divisions with cash prizes.