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A Canvas For Creativity At This Year’s 4 Bridges Arts Festival

“Stain Glass Mountains” - an oil / acrylic painting by Jamie Barks of Chattanooga.
4 Bridges Arts Festival / AVA
“Stain Glass Mountains” - an oil / acrylic painting by Jamie Barks of Chattanooga.

(Aired Mon 4/07/25)

This weekend, the 4 Bridges Arts Festival here in Chattanooga will celebrate its silver anniversary.

Dozens of visual artists from far and wide will be at the 25th annual festival - presented by the Association for Visual Arts - at First Horizon Pavilion on Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th with a preview party on Friday, April 11th.

Sarah Moore is director of festivals for AVA.

4 Bridges Arts Festival logo.
4 Bridges Arts Festival / AVA

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