© 2026 WUTC
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Scenic Roots

Creativity Stars: The SPLASH Summer Youth Arts Festival

By Ray Bassett
Published August 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM EDT
Ways To Subscribe
A drawing by Abiah Copeland at the SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop in downtown Chattanooga.
Ray Bassett / WUTC
A drawing by Abiah Copeland at the SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop in downtown Chattanooga.

(Aired Thu 8/13/26)

Here in Chattanooga, SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop provides free arts workshops year-round for youth in this city’s underserved communities.

This Saturday, SPLASH’s Summer Arts Festival - a free, family-friendly event outdoors - returns to Miller Park, from 10 AM to 3 PM.

Charlie Newton is executive director and co-founder of SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop.

I spoke with him and two students in the program at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library: Eva Morales Joubert, who's fourteen - and Abiah Copeland, who's ten.

A drawing by Eva Morales Joubert at the SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop in downtown Chattanooga.
Ray Bassett / WUTC
A drawing by Eva Morales Joubert at the SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop in downtown Chattanooga.

Tags
Scenic Roots Scenic Roots
Stay Connected
Ray Bassett
Ray is the host and producer of "Scenic Roots" - Mondays through Thursdays at 3 PM - and WUTC's Editorial Director.
See stories by Ray Bassett