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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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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 Art Car Queen Comes to Town

October 22nd & 23rd. Art Cars In and Out of the Classroom with Rebecca Bass at Chattanooga State University. Whether you are an artist, a teacher, non-profit organization, or just want to know what all the fuss is about, this … Continue reading

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The Violin Bike Will Ride Again!

Move over Chattanooga, there’s a new violin bike in town. This Sunday, art bike team leader, Liz Hornik, Art 120′s Kate Warren, and our student met to get her replacement bike ready in time for next week’s River Rocks experience, … Continue reading

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Help Build Chattanooga's First Art Car!

October 22nd & 23rd. Art Cars In and Out of the Classroom with Rebecca Bass at Chattanooga State University. Whether you are an artist, a teacher, non-profit organization, or just want to know what all the fuss is about, this … Continue reading

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Art Bikes And Park(ing) Day – Two Taste Treats in One

What a great Park(ing) Day in Chattanooga we had! Lots of great organizations participated and the streets were full of art, music, and free clothes. If you stopped by our art bike park. Take a look and see if we … Continue reading

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ATTN: Myrmecologists- Ant Car on the Blue Ridge Parkway!

Haven’t seen this one since The 2011 Houston Art Car Weekend. “The Ant Car” created by David Schwartz. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQsOhgvYZ94&w=640&h=390]

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