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Visual Arts In Bloom For This Year’s 4 Bridges Arts Festival

A work by Chattanooga printmaker Carrie Pendergrass, one of the artists at this year’s 4 Bridges Arts Festival.
4 Bridges Arts Festival
A work by Chattanooga printmaker Carrie Pendergrass, one of the artists at this year’s 4 Bridges Arts Festival.

This time of year, Chattanooga offers a destination showcase for visual artists far and wide.

More than 140 of those artists will be at this month’s 4 Bridges Arts Festival - presented by the Association for Visual Arts - at First Horizon Pavilion.

The festival is Saturday, April 20th and Sunday, April 21st from 10 AM to 5 PM - with a preview party on Friday, April 19th from 6 PM to 10 PM.

Sarah Moore is director of festivals for AVA.

Poster for this year’s 4 Bridges Arts Festival.
4 Bridges Arts Festival

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