Art: It’s a word that has as many definitions as there are people, it seems, muses Chattanooga music writer

Photo courtesy RCA Records / Alt-rockers Cage the Elephant are among three headliners at this year's Riverbend, along with Brothers Osborne and Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit. Photo courtesy RCA Records / Alt-rockers Cage the Elephant are among three headliners at this year's Riverbend, along with Brothers Osborne and Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit.

By Barry Courter April 1, 2022 3 min read

When you hear the word “art,” what comes to mind?

Music? What kind of music? Rap, classical, pop, opera?

Now, what comes to mind when you hear “the arts?”

Long-dead composers and music written for deceased kings or queens? Or, oil-on-canvas pieces hanging in a museum you will never see and never understand?

What qualifies as good art?