Arts
athensartscouncil.org. Tenth annual Holiday Trunk Show, fine art, crafts and handmade gifts. $5 admission for preview party, 6-8 p.m. Nov. 15. Free admission 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 16.
AVA GALLERY — Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts. org. “Examinations: AVA Artists Reflect on the Hunter Museum Collection,” through Nov. 21.
CHATTANOOGA ART TOUR — Tour of public art installations, art galleries and private artist studios with New South Tour Co., 1-4 p.m. first and third Saturdays. $45. newsouthtourco.com.
CHATTANOOGA WORKSPACE — 302 W. Sixth St. 423-822-5750, www.chattanoogaworkspace.com. › Thursday, Nov. 8: Beginner Handlettering workshop to learn the “modern calligraphy” used in home decor, 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $45 covers all supplies, including take-home pens and tracing paper.
› Saturday, Nov. 10: Zentangle 2.0: Introduction to Black Tiles, artistic workshop on using white pens on black tiles, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Introduction to Zentangle suggested but not required. $49 includes supplies and snacks.
ERLANGER GALLERY CORRIDOR — 975 E. Third St. www.erlanger.org/artsaterlanger. “Sports, Past and Present,” through Dec. 6.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www. stpaulschatt.org. “Diversions” by Signal Mountain Art Guild, through Nov. 25. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 650 McCallie Ave. 423-2674506, firstchristian-chat. com. “Moments in Time,” by Gay Arthur, Nov. 11-Dec. 31. Meet-the-artist reception, noon-2 p.m. Nov. 11. Portion of proceeds go to Chattanooga Room in the Inn, a shelter for homeless women and children.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL — Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto. org. “Chattanooga History,” by Photographic Society of Chattanooga.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission: $15 ages 18 and older. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
› “The Hunter Invitational IV,” through Dec. 30.
› ArtWise: Gallery walk with four “Hunter Invitational IV” artists, 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 15. Free. › Becoming: A Workshop for Teen Girls, with discussion, self-reflection and representative art using found objects for girls 13-17, 10 a.m.-noon Nov. 17. Free. Limited space; registration required.
› Examinations tour: Seeing the Collection Through Artists’ Eyes, with “Hunter Invitational” artists discussing the original work that inspired their piece for the Association for Visual Arts, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 17. Free.
IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. 44th Holiday Show, through Nov. 30.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS GALLERY — Brock Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423-236-2089. “The Human Spirit” by painter Harry Ahn, Nov. 8-Dec. 13. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Nov. 8. 423236-2732. LEE UNIVERSITY — Rooms 203-204, Communication Arts Building, 345 Church St. NE, Cleveland, Tenn. jsimmons@ leeuniversity.edu. Senior Showcase, opens Nov. 9. Reception, Nov. 16.
LIFE CARE CENTER OF HIXSON — 5798 Hixson Homeplace, Hixson.423-842-0049. “Autumn, Christmas and Winter,” by Regional Art Alliance, Nov. 9-16. Opening reception, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 10.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS — 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors. 423-339-5745, www. museumcenter.org.
› “Appalachian Watercolors of the Serpentine Chain,” by Alan Shuptrine, through Jan. 12.
› Ugly Christmas Sweater workshop, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 10. Bring a sweater; tacky embellishments provided. $5 members, $10 nonmembers. › Faces of War: A Living History Event, featuring World War I biographies of soldiers and civilians, artifacts and museum tours, 2 p.m. Nov. 11. $5 adults, $4 students/ seniors.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER — 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423870-8924. “Of Sky and Sea” by North Georgia Sky Painters, through Dec. 28.
REFLECTIONS GALLERY — 6922 Lee Highway. 423-8923072. Reception for artists Sherry Collins Hogan and Melinda Kingsley, 6-8 p.m. Nov. 8, with art talk by Kingsley at 6:30 p.m. and painting demonstration and Q&A with Hogan at 7 p.m.
RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com. Works by Vince Sansone and Ed Bower, through Nov. 30.