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Here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, the first Arts Week is in full swing. At event after event since Monday and through Saturday, local creatives and arts organizations are weaving a tapestry of talent for the community to celebrate the nonprofit arts sector and its impact in this area.

Tanqueray Harper, known as Tangles, is a performance artist across disciplines who is on the move - and who flows with movement. She is one of the teaching artists in the Wolf Trap program at the Arts-Based Collaborative here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: abc@utc.

For educators here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, it takes a toolkit to cultivate learning through the arts for students in the classroom. That toolkit is teacher training in arts integration through a Kennedy Center Partners in Education team - or PIE.

Last year, a series of Chattanooga storytellers began telling their true tales at Barking Legs Theater. This weekend, Cast Iron Storytelling returns to Barking Legs with “Mileage” - a first anniversary story swap, on Sunday starting at 5:30 PM. Jason Tinney is founder and director of Cast Iron Storytelling.

(Aired Tues 4/22/25) Nearly twenty years ago, sculptor John Henry envisioned what is today Sculpture Fields at Montague Park here in Chattanooga. On Friday, “Best for Last” - his final work before his death in 2022 - will be dedicated at Sculpture Fields, as part of two days of events.

(Aired Tues 5/13/25) “Sessions” from TEDxChattanooga presents local musicians in a mix of music and storytelling with a listening room vibe. The 2025 version of “Sessions” was held at the end of March at Songbirds in downtown Chattanooga. Among the artists: Caroline and Corbin Fawley.

“Sessions” from TEDxChattanooga presents local musicians in a mix of music and storytelling with a listening room vibe. The 2025 version of “Sessions” was held at the end of March at Songbirds in downtown Chattanooga. One of the artists: Randy Steele.

(Aired Mon 5/12/25) “Sessions” from TEDxChattanooga presents local musicians in a mix of music and storytelling with a listening room vibe. The 2025 version of “Sessions” was held at the end of March at Songbirds in downtown Chattanooga. One of the artists: Bindy.

(Aired Weds 5/14/25) For seven seasons, J Schwanke has showcased his lifetime love of flowers as the host of “Life in Bloom” on PBS. Tune in and you’ll see him create unique arrangements, offer crafts and recipes - stirring ooh’s and ah’s from viewers through the artistry and pageantry of flowers.

(Aired Weds 5/14/25) On the fourth floor of the downtown Chattanooga Public Library, the Makerspace is home to a fiber art studio, 3D printing, laser etching - and a zine library. This Saturday, the Makerspace hosts this year’s Zine Fest - a chance for you to create your own publication.