This Week In The Arts

  • Thursday, August 7, 2025

Thursday, August 7

 

Sensory Night at the Creative Discovery Museum

 

Throwback Thursday at the Hunter Museum of American Art

 

Open Mic Night at Songbirds

 

Blah Blah Blah: Artist Talks at Stove Works

 

Life Drawing | Open Studio at Townsend Atelier

 

Take a Break in Miller Park

 

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

 

Fresh Out the Shoebox Open Mic Poetry Session at The Edney

 

 

Friday, August 8

 

Finger Puppets | Youth & Family Workshop at Scenic City Clay Arts

 

Military Family Clay Workshop at Scenic City Clay Arts

 

Milele Roots at Songbirds

 

Create & Connect: Friday Night Art Club at The Chattery Downtown

 

 

Saturday, August 9

 

Opposition Tea Party at Barking Legs Theater

 

Art After Dark: Teen Edition at the Hunter Museum of American Art

 

SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop Class at the Chattanooga Public Library

 

Artist-led Birdwatching Walk with Stove Works at Reflection Riding

 

Watercolor 101: The Basics at The Chattery Downtown

 

Ceramic Demo with Mary Lynn Portera at River Gallery

 

Riverfront Nights Concert Series at Ross’s Landing

 

 

Sunday, August 10

 

Opposition Tea Party at Barking Legs Theater

 

Sunday Studio at the Hunter Museum of American Art

 

 

Monday, August 11

 

Free Community Dance Class at Studio34

 

Brushwork Meditation: A Chinese Calligraphy Practice at The Chattery Downtown

 

 

Tuesday, August 12

 

Necromoon at Songbirds

 

Intro to Weaving at The Knot and Needle

 

 

Wednesday, August 13

 

Wednesday NOT Jazz: Jack Wright & Evan Lipson at Barking Legs Theater

 

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

 

Chris Isaak at The Walker Theatre

 

Book Chatt Connection at the Chattanooga Public Library

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

Sunday, August 17

 

INDABA: A Black Arts Conference 2025

 

 

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

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This Week In The Arts
  • 8/7/2025

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  • 8/4/2025

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