art calendar

Below is a list of area art exhibitions and events for the week of May 9-15. 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.

* Asher Love Gallery: 3914 St. Elmo Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Free. 822-0289. Daniel Gill through May.

* Association for Visual Arts: 30 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Free. 265-4282. Chris Scarborough through June 22.

* 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 children ages 6-12. 266-8658. Aaron Henderson through May 21.

* Bill Shores Frames & Gallery: 307 Manufacturers Road, Suite 117. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 756-6746. "Earth Day With Daniel Bigay" through May 23.

* 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. "Birds of a Feather" through June.

* 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. "Themes of Identity" through June 6. "Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in Glass" through Oct. 17.

* In-Town Gallery: 26 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 267-9214. Works by 37 member artists on view. Spring Preview during May.

* Jewish Cultural Center Gallery: 5461 North Terrace Road. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. Free. 483-0270. Austin Center and Lawrence Mathis through June 3.

* Linda Woodall Fine Arts: 7836 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and by appointment. Free. 238-9985. "French Venues" through June.

* 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. "All That Jazz" through May. 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. David McDowell and Brett Weaver through May 26. Alan Shuptrine featured during open house Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

* Studio 2/Gallery 2: 27 W. Main St. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. 266-2222. Group exhibition during May.

* Tanner Hill Gallery: 3069 S. Broad St., Suite 3. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday and by appointment. Free. 280-7182. Verina Baxter's sculpture through June 4.

* Tanner Hill Warehouse Row Project Space: 1110 Market St. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Free. 280-7182. "Recent Landscapes by Lawrence Mathis" through Saturday.

* University of the South Art Gallery: Sewanee, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (all times Central). Free. 931-598-1223. Senior art majors exhibit through Saturday.

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

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