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Tuesday, November 10, 2026Nov 10

Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts nabs national awards

Chattanooga’s Center for Creative Arts recently received two awards from the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools.

CCA received the Outstanding Arts School Award and the outstanding Community Partnership award with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera from Arts School Network.

“We are very proud of this recognition and feel deeply grateful to our faculty, staff, parents, and community network for helping us gain this honor,” said Don Andrews, chairman of CCA’s fine arts.

CCA, a network member school, was honored for having an outstanding record of overall excellence in the categories of faculty and student achievement, community recognition and involvement, arts and academics integration, curriculum innovations, continuing growth and development, and state and national recognition, according to a news release from the organization.

The Arts Schools Network is a community of schools and institutions dedicated to education in and through the arts, the news release stated.