First Friday Art Crawl

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Lillian Dent

First Friday Art Crawl

Chattanooga’s First Friday Gallery Crawl – September 5th, 2025

🕔 Friday, September 5th | Hours Vary by Location

Chattanooga, TN – Celebrate creativity across the city during First Friday, Chattanooga’s monthly gallery crawl highlighting exhibitions, artist receptions, and extended hours at local arts spaces. On Friday, September 5th, 2025, explore a diverse range of artistic experiences—from contemporary sculpture to plein air painting, upcycled art to fine ceramics.

🎨 Participating Galleries & Exhibitions:

AVA (Association for Visual Arts) | 12–8 PM

Last night to see AVA's Annual Juried Exhibition featuring work by 26 artists. Jurors: Kelly Spell, Shaun McCallum, and Lauren Nye.

Stove Works | 12–8 PM

Opening: My Favorite Bowl Has Cracks, a ceramics exhibition curated by Scenic City Clay Arts.

Also on view: An Invisible Current (curated by Epiphany Knedler & Tim Rickett) and Illustrating a Point (curated by Mark Bradley-Shoup).

UTC ICA Gallery | 5–7 PM

Featuring new artwork by UTC Department of Art Faculty.

HART Gallery | 11 AM–6 PM (Gallery), 6–8 PM (Reception)

Drop It Like It’s Pop – A new reception of work by longtime HART artist George Monds.

Sculpture Fields Gallery | 5–9 PM

Introducing a new gallery in Chattanooga’s scene—the office space at Sculpture Fields at Montague Park will now host rotating exhibitions. Their inaugural show features special works by Santa Fe, NM sculptor Somers Randolph.

📍 Location: 1800 Polk St, Chattanooga, TN 37408

ClearStory Arts | 6–8 PM

Opening of Re-Use – an exhibition of bold, imaginative, and environmentally conscious artwork made from salvaged and repurposed materials.

In-Town Gallery | 11 AM–8 PM

Featuring Denice Bizot, metal sculptor, with Shape Shifting, and new member artist Robert Roth with The Photography of Chattanooga in Black and White.

River Gallery | 10 AM–8 PM (Reception 6–8 PM)

Opening Reception: Plein Air Invitational – showcasing artists who paint directly from life in outdoor settings.

🎟️ Free and open to the public

📍 Hours vary by location — check gallery listings for details

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Don’t miss this evening of creativity, connection, and Chattanooga charm—see you at First Friday!