Category Archives: Art and Events

What’s artistically going on in our region.

Thank you Chattanooga!

Wow, what a wonderful event! The Scenic City Art Car Weekend celebrated our city’s creative side with 35 contraptions which included sixteen artists from out of town, four school entries, our own urban art bikes, and two local artists. We … Continue reading

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Chattanooga, Start Your Art Cars!!!!

We are one week away from an amazing free public art event in this city. Artists from across the country will be stopping by for a weekend of arts education and celebration. Here is a breakdown of what’s on tap… … Continue reading

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2nd Scenic City Art Car Weekend Planned for April

Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation, art cars will once again roam the streets of Chattanooga during our Scenic City Art Car Weekend. Our primary focus is to reach sixteen of the 35 schools that do not have … Continue reading

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LaFayette Schools Sweep the Art Car Awards!

The Scenic City’s Inaugural Art Car Parade was a huge success! The student bikes and Truck-Ceratops were amazing! Both LaFayette upper schools entered some amazing creations and took all three student awards this year with the coveted Golden Gnome Award … Continue reading

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CSAS to host Bonnie Blue for The Scenic City Art Car Weekend!

On April 13th The Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences (CSAS) will host a very special guest to share with students how important it is to believe in yourself. Nine years ago, Bonnie Blue had an idea to paint … Continue reading

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Chattanooga Start Your Art Cars!

After a year of planning and art car summer programs, the time has come to share this amazing art form with the city. The call is out across the country for people to participate in this region’s very first art … Continue reading

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Stay Tuned Chattanooga, Art Cars Are Coming!

SAVE the Date! On April 14th 2012, Chattanooga’s Southside will come alive with this region’s first art car parade. Art 120 is organizing this high profile event as part of the HATCH Arts Festival which celebrates art, innovation, and provides … Continue reading

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Students Shine with Solar Power in the Holiday Starlight Parade

Saturday was a fun-filled evening for downtown Chattanooga. Both art bikes and artists had a fabulous time preparing for the big event and the crowd loved their sculptures. Instead of conventional light sources, Art 120 relied mostly on solar power … Continue reading

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Art Bikes on Parade for Mainx24

Photoproof caught us Saturday in the Mainx24 Parade. What a great event. Here’s the footage.

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The River Otter is on the Loose

Art car artist, Rebecca Bass,  left a lot of artcar momentum going after her seminar. Three weeks ago, artists, educators, and engineers assembled at Chattanooga State University to embark on a project never seen before, an art car created especially … Continue reading

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