Arts Calendar

To include a listing in the Arts calendar, submit your events at www. Chattanooga Now.com. Questions? Call Lisa Denton at 423-757-6281.

Exhibits & Events

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER — 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: $7 adults, $3 children 6-12, $5 seniors and students. 423-266-8658, www. bessiesmithcc.org. “400 Years of Slavery,” featuring works by Chattanooga artist Jerry Allen and art and artifacts curated by the National Park Service, through Dec. 30.

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ARTS ASSOCIATION — 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net. Holiday Show & Sale and SAAG Miniatures show, through Jan. 4 (closed through Jan. 1).

THE CHATTERY — 1800 Rossville Ave., Suite 108, unless otherwise noted. 423-413-8978. Register (and see classes not listed here) at thechattery.org.

* Saturday, Jan. 4: Creating a 2020 Vision Board, 10 a.m.-noon. $20.

* Saturday, Jan. 4: Soap Making 101, 1-3:30 p.m. $40 includes several bars of soap to take home.

* Monday, Jan. 6: Beginner Handlettering, to learn modern calligraphy used in home decor, 6-8:15 p.m. $45 includes three take-home pens and tracing paper.

* Monday, Jan. 6: Beginner Cake Decorating: 6-7 p.m. $45 includes recipe for buttercream frosting.

CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM

— 321 Chestnut St. $14.95 museum admission. 423-756-2738, www. cdmfun.org. “Framed: Step Into Art,” through Jan. 5.

ERLANGER GALLERY CORRIDOR — 975 E. Third St. www.erlanger. org/artsaterlanger. “Food, Fun and Fellowship” gallery, featuring photographs of families, pets, celebrations and sports submitted by Erlanger associates, through Jan. 2.

EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 423266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. Recent works in oil and watercolor by the Mountain Arts Guild, through Jan. 12.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 650 McCallie Ave. 423-267-4506, firstchristian-chat.com. “Broads Go to the Dogs,” by Broad Stroke Artists and Jumpst/Art, through Dec. 31. Portion of sales benefits McKamey Animal Center. www.jumpstartart. net.

GALLERY AT BLACKWELL — Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. Hours: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga’s fall/holiday show, “Artist Choice,” through Jan. 9.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Tuesday; noon-5 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $15 ages 18 and older. 423-267-0968, www. huntermuseum.org. Special exhibition, “Noel Anderson: Blak Origin Movement,” through Jan. 12.

IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery. com. “Metamorphosis: Creating With Wood” by Roger Harvey,” through Dec. 31. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.

JOHN C. WILLIAMS GALLERY — Brock Hall (second floor), Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and by appointment. 423-236-2732. “The End of All Things Will Not Be Not Bad,” Bachelor of Fine Arts student show featuring Dylan Thomas, through Jan. 13.

NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER — 1009 Executive Drive, Suite

102, Hixson. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 423-870-8924. “Sapiykunapaq: My Roots, Mis Raices,” Peruvian art by Alex Paul Loza, through Dec. 28.

THE NORTHSIDE GALLERY — Northside Presbyterian Church, 923 Mississippi Ave. (use entrance on left side of church next to parking lot). 423-266-1766, www.northsidepresbyterian.org. Works by seven local artists (Sandra Babb, Ellyn Bivin, Vera Susan Chamlee, Joyce Jones, Janice Kennedy, Virginia Skipper and Julie Turner), through Feb. 29.

RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com. New works by Scott Hill and Tatiana Hill, through Dec. 31.

SCENIC CITY CLAY ARTS — 301 E. 11th St. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. 423-883-1758, www. sceniccityclayarts.org. Get Your Hands Dirty, learn how to throw your own pottery, making bowls, cups and plates for later pickup, 6-8:30 p.m. Saturdays. $65. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, and bring a towel. Register in advance; each class must have four students enrolled.