Arts calendar

Below is a list of area art exhibitions and events for the week of Jan 17-23. Anyone with information to be included may contact Ann Nichols at Chattanooga Times Free Press, 400 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403 or e-mail annsnichols@aol.com.

* Association for Visual Arts: 30 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Free. 265-4282. "Hot Mess" through Feb. 24.

* Bessie Smith Cultural Center: 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission: $7 adults, $5 seniors and students and $3 for children ages 6-12. 266-8658. Kevin Okeith through Feb. 20.

* Cress Gallery, UTC Fine Arts Center: Corner of Vine and Palmetto streets. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free. 304-9789. Annual juried student through Jan. 26.

* Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 201 High St. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m Monday-Friday and by appointment Saturday and Sunday. Admission: $9 nonmembers, $3.50 ages 4-17. 267-7176. "A Passion for Pitchers" through March.

* Hunter Museum of American Art: 10 Bluff View. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday. Admission: $9.95 adults and $4.95 ages 3-17. 267-0968. "The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family" through Jan. 24.

* In-Town Gallery: 26 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Free. 267-9214. Works by 37 member artists on view. "All Around the Block" through Jan. 31.

* Jewish Cultural Center Gallery: 5461 North Terrace Road. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and by appointment. Free. 493-0270. "Earthbound" through Feb. 26.

* Linda Woodall Fine Arts: 7836 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and by appointment. Free. 238-9985. Mary Ferris Kelly through March.

* River Gallery: 400 E. Second St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment. Free. 265-5033. Ray Gross featured during January. Sculpture garden open daily.

* Shuptrine Fine Art & Framing: 2646 Broad St. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Free. 266-4453. "Alchemy," art by Donna Oehmig and Alan Shuptrine, through Jan. 28.

* Tanner Hill Gallery: 3069 S. Broad St., Suite 3. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and by appointment. Free. 280-7182. "Portraiture: The Etheric, Astral and Apocalyptic" by Dennis Palmer Friday-Feb. 26. Reception 5:30-8 p.m. Friday.

* Tanner Hill Warehouse Row Project: 1110 Market St., Suite 121. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Free. 280-7182. Thornton Dial during January.

* University of the South Art Gallery: Sewanee, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (all times Central). Free. 931-598-1223. "North Korean Images at Utopia's Edge" through Feb. 14.

The Arts Calendar lists temporary exhibitions for facilities that focus primarily on visual arts.