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  Baggs Mckelvey: Indigo

  thru Sun. Jul 31st, 2022

  Inspired by the Robert Rauschenberg painting Opal Reunion, one of the works in the Hunter’s permanent collection, Chattanooga artist Baggs McKelvey will create a site-specific, year-long installation constructed primarily of denim. Denim is...

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  Ashley V. Blalock: Bridging The Hunter

  thru Mon. Jul 11th, 2022

  San Diego-based artist Ashley V. Blalock is best known for her enormous crocheted red doilies. Her works fuse craft and fine art and are inspired by everyday artifacts from the domestic sphere. Responding to the Hunter Museum’s architecture...

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  “Is It Real?” Exhibit

  thru Mon. Jun 6th, 2022

  Is It Real? presents a selection of photorealist works from the Hunter’s permanent collection. This Collection Focus exhibition, on view in the Hunter Mansion, explores the fascinating world of realism in which artists, such as Al Beyer,...

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  Enchanted: A History Of Fantasy Illustration

  thru Mon. Sep 5th

  For hundreds of years, artists have been inspired by the imaginative potential of fantasy. Unlike science fiction, which is based on fact, fantasy presents an impossible reality—a universe where dragons breathe fire, angels battle demons,...

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  Teen Art Workshops

  Thu. May 26th
  9am – 4pm

  Start your summer with hands-on art workshops at the Hunter. These full day workshops offer teens a behind-the-scenes look at an art museum and a chance to improve their art making skills while also having fun with peers. Workshops...

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  Throwback Thursday

  Thu. Jun 2nd
  4pm – 8pm

  Enjoy free admission to the permanent collection and $5 general admission to the current exhibition “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration.” Members and youth 17 and under free.

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  Studio Sessions: Chatt and Comix

  Thu. Jun 2nd
  6pm – 7:30pm

  Dive into the world of during this beginner-friendly comic workshop inspired by our latest temporary exhibit “Enchanted.” Writer Erin Keepers and artist Fend Hamilton will lead you through the process of creating your own hand drawn comic as...

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  Black Professionals @ the Hunter: Community, Culture, Connections (and Collecting)

  Mon. Jun 6th
  5:30pm – 7:30pm

  Chattanooga’s Black professionals are invited to a celebration of community, culture, and connections. This free bimonthly series is designed by and created for all area Black professionals. This month we’ll be celebrating collecting as...

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  Vision + Verse + Book Launch with Christian Collier

  Thu. Jun 16th
  from 6pm – 12am

  Join us for a book launch on the Hunter terrace featuring Christian Collier and his new book “The Gleaming of the Blade,” which includes poems inspired by pieces at the Hunter Museum. Like all Vision + Verse programs, this event is free...

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  Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry And C. Betty Davis Collection Of African American Art

  Fri. Sep 30th
  thru Sun. Jan 8th

  Kerry and Betty Davis began gathering a wide variety of works by African American artists; today, their collection presents nearly 100 years of art, amassed over 35 years. The exhibition Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis...