Arts Build

Lunch. Learn. Grow.

Introducing Tennessee Craft’s Lunch & Learn series - an easy, engaging way to build your business skills and grow your creative career, all in just one lunch hour!

Join us online this November for four one-hour sessions featuring industry experts sharing practical advice, fresh ideas and real-world tips you can put to work right away.

NOVEMBER LINEUP

November 3
Jennifer Folsom
Staying Visible in AI Search

November 10
Kelly Hider
Writing Artist Statements

November 17
Nadine Shillingford
C.A.N.V.A.S: Awareness & Network Vigilance for Artists Safety

November 24
Jeff Brown
The Customer Journey

Bring your lunch, bring your questions and spend an hour investing in yourself, your business and your creative journey.

Free for Tennessee Craft members | $10 for non-members
Advance registration required.

Learn more & register here: https://tennesseecraft.org/events/workshops/lunch-learn-series/

Athens Area Council for the Arts (AACA) is seeking an executive director to lead this vibrant organization as it builds upon its mission to enrich the quality of life in the community by providing opportunities for the expression and appreciation of the arts. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2026.
Reporting to a Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction in all aspects of organizational management.
The position requires a dynamic leader with a passion for the arts and the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Since its founding in 1979, AACA + The Arts Center has grown to support a wide variety of opportunities in the performing and visual arts.
“Our commitment to quality and dedication to delivering exciting ways to experience the arts has helped us grow into an arts and cultural hub for our region,” said Mike Dannel, AACA Board of Directors President.
To accommodate its growing programming, The Arts Center recently acquired and renovated three buildings to provide much-needed space for new classes and performances.
More information about the position and how to apply for this opportunity is available at athensartscouncil.org/hiring-executive-director. Please apply by September 30.

Performance Space Alliance Opens New Community Rehearsal Space
After more than a year of research, conversations, planning, and collaboration, Chattanooga’s performing arts feasibility study is moving from ideas into action. With support from ArtsBuild and the Lyndhurst Foundation, the process identified one of the most pressing challenges facing local performing artists and organizations: a serious lack of consistent, accessible rehearsal space. More than 100 interviews, multiple phases of study, and the work of a Governance Committee of local arts leaders have now led to the launch of a pilot shared-space program. Located in the North Shore/Hixson area, the new facility includes two large group spaces, three rehearsal rooms, a green room, conference room, shared office space, and a small traditional stage. More than a dozen groups are participating, with over 150 performers expected to use the space in its first week alone.
The project is also entering this exciting new chapter with a new name: the Performance Innovation Center is now the Performance Space Alliance (PSA), reflecting its mission to bring the creative community together around affordable, shared spaces. Rehearsal space is only the beginning, with future goals including performance, shop, and storage space. The community can help this effort grow by donating needed equipment and furnishings, including mirrors, speakers, a marley dance floor, and ballet barres, or by making a financial contribution. Those interested in supporting the project, learning more, or inquiring about rehearsal, classroom, or office space can contact Blake Harris at [email protected].

Thanks to the National Endowment of the Arts the Art To Empower is teaming up with ALL our friends. We are play, entertain, sing, dance, flip sometimes all at once. So come October 17th come and help us hornor
Chattanooga's Early Childhood Education Leaders. It don't get no more than THEM, our local ... shout out to all the Leaders make sure, ALL the children get some fun learning in. So we are inviting yall, ALL YALL, out to come kick it with us, its a family event ...

On September 29, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Arts and the Humanities Act into law, creating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The bill signing ceremony in the White House Rose Garden was attended by numerous artists, including photographer Ansel Adams, writer Ralph Ellison, dancer Agnes DeMille, and actor Gregory Peck.

📸: President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Arts and Humanities Bill in the White House Rose Garden on September 29, 1965. (LBJ Presidential Library/NARA)

✨Gertrude: The British Soldier✨

Gertrude is a proud British loyalist caught in the middle of the American Revolution—and her biggest conflict might just be falling for the enemy. As her love for Floyd, an American soldier, clashes with her loyalty to Britain, Gertrude finds herself torn between the side she’s fighting for and the person she can’t fight against.

Love, loyalty, and revolution collide in The Entire American Revolution (in 40 Minutes or Less)! Reserve your seats today to see Gertrude in the Declaration Cast! https://www.theatrecentre.com/entire-american-revolution...

This Saturday
2523 Glass Street
6-8pm

Observation Week begins today for Chattanooga Ballet's North Market, Annex, Signal Mountain & Bright locations!

Families are invited to attend their dancer's classes this week (9/28-10/3) to see what they have been learning so far this semester!