If you go
› What: 4 Bridges Arts Festival.› When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 23.› Where: First Tennessee Pavilion, 1826 Carter St.› Admission: $7 one-day pass, $10 two-day pass (buy online or at the gate).› Website: www.4bridgesartsfestival.org.Preview party › When: 6:30-10 p.m. Friday. › Admission: $75.
Local artists participating
Note: Includes emerging artists.› Chattanooga: Patsy Blake, Amanda Brazier, Elena Burykina, Paulina Cassidy, Christina Glidden, Beverly Hayden, Will Jackson, Shadow May, Lisa Norris, Carrie Pendergrass, Peggy Petrey, Charlie Pfitzer, Katie Rogers, Brent Sanders, Ongeleigh Underwood› Hixson: Maggie Vandewalle› Ringgold, Ga.: Chuck Frye› Rising Fawn, Ga.: Georgianna Pollock› Signal Mountain: Spears McAllester
It’ll be a little easier for visitors to next weekend’s 4 Bridges Arts Festival to determine which artists live and work in the region.
“This year all local artists will be designated [with signage],” says Michelle Kimbrell, who coordinates the festival for the Association for Visual Arts. “[This is our] first time doing that.”
Named one of the Prime 50 Fine Arts Fairs of 2016 by Art Fair Sourcebook, 4 Bridges will cast a prominent spotlight on the works of 153 artists from 30-plus states. The two-day showcase will fill First Tennessee Pavilion with some of the finest pieces by working artists to be found in one place.