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AVA - Association for Visual Arts AVA supports artists and the Chattanooga art community to enhance local visual arts.
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AVA is a nonprofit, membership-based organization focused on creating a thriving and diverse visual arts community in Chattanooga and surrounding areas. Our Main Gallery provides a venue to showcase visual artists and exhibitions. The Landis Education Gallery hosts student or other nonprofit art organizations exhibitions’. AVA’s programing is centered on the professional development of visual artists and art students, elevating art appreciation, and promoting visual arts as a means to creating a cohesive community. AVA created the 4 Bridges Arts Festival as a way to advance artists’ careers and expose Chattanooga to fine art from around the United States. This annual festival takes place in April, and provides funding for programming throughout the year. In order to achieve our vision of a healthy and thriving arts community, AVA strives to incorporate the values of inclusivity, diversity and equity-focused programming throughout our agency.

🎨 Tomorrow night — don't miss the Ochre & Oxide Artist Panel at AVA!Six Chattanooga artists. One shared palette of earth...
10/14/2026

🎨 Tomorrow night — don't miss the Ochre & Oxide Artist Panel at AVA!

Six Chattanooga artists. One shared palette of earth pigments gathered from our own region.

Join Elaine Booth, Amanda Brazier, Nina Grauley, Matthew Monahan, Charlie Newton, and Katie Knutson as they dig into what it means to make art from the literal ground beneath your feet — and what they hope you see differently about land, history, and place after encountering this exhibition.

📅 Thursday, October 15 from 6-7 pm
📍 AVA Gallery · 30 Frazier Ave
✅ Free & open to the public

Join us this Tuesday, October 13th, from 6–8:30 PM for our bi-monthly critique group!💬 20 presentation slots are availab...
10/11/2026

Join us this Tuesday, October 13th, from 6–8:30 PM for our bi-monthly critique group!

💬 20 presentation slots are available on a first-come,
first-served basis (sign up in person).

💡 We encourage artists to present a work-in-progress
OR come just to give feedback and join the dialogue.

🍣 And of course—we’ll head to Totto for sushi afterward!

See you there! :)

📣 We are approaching the final weeks to submit your 4 Bridges Arts Festival application! The deadline is October 31, 20...
10/10/2026

📣 We are approaching the final weeks to submit your 4 Bridges Arts Festival application! The deadline is October 31, 2026! ⏰ Don't wait!

4BAF returns to Chattanooga's First Horizon Pavilion April 16–18, 2027. Ranked among the top 30 fine art festivals in the country, 4BAF brings together 140 artists from across the U.S. with $15,000 in cash awards up for grabs.

🩵 AVA members: use code: AVAmember at checkout to waive the $45 application fee. Membership will be verified by AVA staff after submission.

🔜 Interested in the 4BAF Emerging Artist program? That application opens separately in December — stay tuned!

Questions? Reach out to AVA's Director of Festivals, Sarah Moore, at [email protected].

🔗 Apply at the link in our bio!

🪨 Join us Thursday, October 15 for the Ochre & Oxide Artist Panel at AVA!Ochre & Oxide brings together six Chattanooga a...
10/09/2026

🪨 Join us Thursday, October 15 for the Ochre & Oxide Artist Panel at AVA!

Ochre & Oxide brings together six Chattanooga artists — Elaine Booth, Amanda Brazier, Nina Grauley, Matthew Monahan, Charlie Newton, and Katie Knutson — each working from a shared palette of earth pigments gathered from throughout our region and prepared by artist Amanda Brazier.

What happens when six artists start from the same material and end up somewhere completely different? What does it mean to make art from the literal ground beneath your feet — and does knowing where a pigment came from change how it feels to use it?

On Thursday, the artists will come together to dig into these questions and more: the tension between limitation and possibility, the unexpected connections they discovered in each other's work, and what they hope you see differently about land, history, and place after encountering this exhibition.

📅 Thursday, October 15
⏰ 6-7 pm
📍 AVA Gallery · 30 Frazier Ave, Chattanooga
🔗 Free & open to the public

📸 Last chance to sign up for Studio Days! Claim your spot for tomorrow, October 9th! AVA's contract photographer Anh ...
10/08/2026

📸 Last chance to sign up for Studio Days! Claim your spot for tomorrow, October 9th!

AVA's contract photographer Anh Bao will be at the gallery from 1–3 PM for professional artwork photography and headshot sessions.

Two ways to participate:
🖼️ Drop your artwork off ahead of time
🤝 Book a 1:1 slot to attend in person

📋 Services & Pricing:
Artwork photography — $40/piece
Artist-with-artwork — $50
Headshots — $50

🔗 Sign up at the link in our bio.

👀 Heads up: there will be no Studio Days in November, so October is your last chance until December!

Learn more at avarts.org/working-with-ava-photographe

10/03/2026

Between the Bridges 2026 is coming soon!

AVA’s beloved locals-only arts festival returns to Coolidge Park on October 24–25, featuring approximately 50 local artists displaying and selling their work in an inviting festival atmosphere. This year’s festival also features community partners Scenic City Clay Arts , HART Gallery TN , the , and The Chattery — celebrating the full depth and diversity of Chattanooga’s creative community.

And the timing couldn’t be better — BTB falls the same weekend as the 7 Bridges Marathon, Frazier Fest, Chattanooga Jazz Festival, and the IBMA annual conference, bringing thousands of visitors to downtown and Northshore Chattanooga. 🩵

Come out and support local!🤘🏼

🗓️ October 24 & 25
⏰ 10 AM – 5 PM
📍 Coolidge Park, Chattanooga
✅ Free & open to the public

Tag a friend you’re bringing! 👇

As many of you already know, this is Tim Goldsmith's last week. 💔 While we're sad to see him go, we are so very grateful...
10/02/2026

As many of you already know, this is Tim Goldsmith's last week. 💔 While we're sad to see him go, we are so very grateful for everything he's brought to AVA and this community -- and we know this isn't the last we'll see of him!

Join us on his last day, Friday October 9, from 4:00–6:00 PM for a community toast in celebration of Tim and his time at AVA. 🥂

We hope you'll help us surround him with love, gratitude, and good company as he steps into what's next. 🎉

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30 Frazier Avenue, Suite A
Chattanooga, TN
37405

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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+14232654282

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