This Week In The Arts

  • Thursday, August 14, 2025

Thursday, August 14

 

The Floor Is Yours: Dreamers at Barking Legs Theater

 

Free Family Night at the Creative Discovery Museum

 

Vision + Verse: Shoes - Evolution of a Dancer at the Hunter Museum of American Art

 

Goodbye June at Songbirds

 

Life Drawing | Open Studio at Townsend Atelier

 

Take a Break in Miller Park

 

Turn the Page Book Club at the Soddy Daisy Community Library

 

 

Friday, August 15

 

AVA Propeller Opening Reception at CHI Memorial

 

Get Your Hands Dirty – Handbuilding at Scenic City Clay Arts

 

Woodstock Celebration at Songbirds

 

Art-A-Nooga Tonight at Stove Works

 

Make Your Own Ceramic Cocktail Glass with Scenic City Clay Arts at The Chattery Downtown

 

INDABA: A Black Arts Conference 2025

 

Kumihimo Braiding for Beginners at The Knot and Needle

 

 

Saturday, August 16

 

Improv Chattanooga Presents: Back To School! at Barking Legs Theater

 

Get Your Hands Dirty – Wheelthrowing at Scenic City Clay Arts

 

Marlow Drive at Songbirds

 

SPLASH Summer Arts Festival at Miller Park

 

Resident Workshop: Hot Potato Collage Zines at Stove Works

 

Open Studios at Stove Works

 

Color Mixing in Acrylic: From Primaries to Neutrals at The Chattery Downtown

 

Oil Painting 3 with Mia Bergeron at Townsend Atelier

 

Chattanooga Community Circles Day at the Chattanooga Public Library

 

Riverfront Nights Concert Series at Ross’s Landing

 

Eastgate Readers Chatt at the Eastgate Library

 

INDABA: A Black Arts Conference 2025

 

"Paint" with Wool - Autumn Maple Tree at The Knot and Needle

 

Inna Bekker Demonstration at In-Town Gallery

 

 

Sunday, August 17

 

INDABA: A Black Arts Conference 2025

 

 

Monday, August 18

 

Chattanooga Girls Choir Open House at First Christian Church

 

Free Community Dance Class at Studio34

 

 

Tuesday, August 19

 

Chattanooga Boys Choir Open House at Second Presbyterian Church

 

Wheel 2 Class at Scenic City Clay Arts

 

Auditions for Choral Arts of Chattanooga at Second Presbyterian Church

 

 

Wednesday, August 20

 

Wednesday Jazz: Dexter Bell & Friends at Barking Legs Theater

 

SoLit’s Page-Turners on the Patio at Riverview Park

 

SUSTO at Songbirds

 

The Chattery’s Watercolor Night at Plant Bar

 

Life Drawing | Open Studio at Townsend Atelier

 

Sewing Machine Basics Class at The Knot and Needle

 

 

Thursday, August 21

 

Open Mic Night at Songbirds

 

Life Drawing | Open Studio at Townsend Atelier

 

Alice Cooper at Memorial Auditorium

 

Take a Break in Miller Park

 

Chattanooga Public Library’s Write & Chatt at Adelle’s Creperie

 

 

Friday, August 22

 

Piggy Banks | Youth & Family Workshop at Scenic City Clay Arts

 

America at Memorial Auditorium

 

 

Saturday, August 23

 

Centre Stage Awards at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre

 

Heart of the Home: Chocolate Edition at the Creative Discovery Museum

 

Hard Luck at Songbirds

 

SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop at the Chattanooga Public Library

 

People’s History Walking Tour with Stove Works

 

Koi in Motion: A Painting Workshop at The Chattery Downtown

 

Dwight Yoakam at Memorial Auditorium

 

Art To Empower Presents: The Capoeira Experience – Rhythm in the Park at Renaissance Park

 

Riverfront Nights Concert Series at Ross’s Landing

 

Learn to Make a Mosaic House Plaque at The Knot and Needle

 

 

Sunday, August 24

 

Artful Yoga at the Hunter Museum of American Art

 

 

Current Exhibitions

 

Annual Juried Member Show at AVA

 

An Invisible Current: Engaging with HistoryIllustrating a Point, and Input: Output at Stove Works

 

August Exhibit at River Gallery

 

Nature in Glass at In-Town Gallery

 

Flora & Fauna at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport

Happenings
Labor Day At The Post Is Sept. 1 At Barnhardt Circle
  • 8/14/2025

Labor Day at the Post is set for Monday, Sept. 1, at Barnhardt Circle in Ft Oglethorpe, from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission is free. Thi s is Fort Oglethorpe’s biggest event of the year. There will ... more

Building The Big Nine: ?A Legacy Of Black Excellence Exhibit Is At Ruby Falls
Building The Big Nine: ?A Legacy Of Black Excellence Exhibit Is At Ruby Falls
  • 8/14/2025

Building the Big Nine: A Legacy of Black Excellence is on exhibit at Ruby Falls. This new exhibit explores the legacy and visionary achievements of Chattanooga’s historic Black business district. ... more

Studio34 Social Is Friday
Studio34 Social Is Friday
  • 8/14/2025

The first Studio34 Social: "a night of good music, good vibes and a great community" will be held Friday from 8-11 p.m. at 3214 Brainerd Road. Studio34 will be hosting this social once a month ... more