Events at this location…

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  Evolution Of A Museum

  thru Fri. Dec 31st, 2021

  With three buildings spanning different architectural periods and housing an important collection of American art, the Hunter Museum commands quite a physical presence on the bluff overlooking the Tennessee River and, since its 1952...

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  Baggs Mckelvey: Indigo

  thru Mon. Aug 30th, 2021

  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 Sun. Jan 16th

  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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  Passion, Power & Pose: Photographs By Ken Browar And Deborah Ory

  thru Mon. Sep 6th

  A collaboration between dancers, photographers and choreographers, these brilliantly executed images examine the intersection of fashion and dance. The works showcase internationally-renowned ballet dancers, often in vintage or modern...

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  Virtual Art Wise: Patricia Mears

  Thu. Jun 17th
  6pm – 7pm

  Patricia Mears, deputy director of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, will share more about couture fashion and its relationship to dance in response to the Hunter’s current exhibition Power, Passion & Pose: Photographs by...

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  Toast the Terrace

  Fri. Jun 18th
  7:30pm – 10:30pm

  Sick of being inside or hanging out alone all year? We’re ready to get together again! Come out and enjoy a beautiful night on the bluff at the Hunter’s Toast the Terrace party! Held on the museum’s newly renovated open-air River Terrace,...

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  Black Professionals @ the Hunter: Celebrating Juneteenth

  Mon. Jun 21st
  5:30pm – 7:30pm

  Chattanooga’s Black professionals are invited to a Juneteenth week celebration of community, culture, and connections. To celebrate Juneteenth, the BPATH committee invites other African American professionals to enjoy a dance performance...

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  Duncan Dance South: Live at the Hunter

  Thu. Jun 24th
  6pm – 7:30pm

  Enjoy an evening of modern dance with Meg Brooker of Duncan Dance South and local guest dancers celebrating the art of dance interpreted through the choreography of Isadora Duncan and inspired by the photography of "Power, Passion & Pose:...

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  Sensory Friendly Studio: Collage Art

  Sun. Jun 27th
  2:30pm – 4:30pm

  Learn how to create a collage inspired by art in the Hunter collection. Local artist Ally Manno will guide you as you create your own collages about things in your life you are grateful to have. This workshop is designed for adults and...

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  Throwback Thursday

  Thu. Jul 1st
  4pm – 8pm

  Enjoy free admission to our permanent collection and $5 general admission to the current exhibition, "Power, Passion & Pose: Photographs by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory". Members and youth 17 and under free.

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  Hip Hop Dance Performance

  Thu. Jul 8th
  6pm – 7pm

  Hip hop hits the Hunter in our next evening celebrating the art of dance featuring original choreography by local performers KG, Fyrefli, Kima, tryezz, and construct. PRICE (includes museum admission) Free to members $20 general...

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  Artful Yoga with Michael Weger

  Thu. Jul 15th
  1:30pm – 3pm

  Enjoy an art-inspired yoga practice with instructor Michael Weger. We ask that all participants arrive on time for the in-gallery portion. Please bring your own yoga mat. ABOUT: Artful Yoga is an ongoing series connecting art from the...

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  Monica Ellison and Mariadela Belle Alvarez: Modern Dance

  Thu. Jul 15th
  6pm – 7pm

  Using the current special exhibition "Power, Passion & Pose: Photographs by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory" as their muse, local dancers Monica Ellison in a costume designed by Angela Sweet Williams and Mariadela Belle Alvarez meld modern...

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  Kimmie J Soul & Friends: Arias of Classic Soul

  Thu. Jul 22nd
  6pm – 7pm

  Singer Kimmie J Soul brings classical soul to the Hunter in a musical performance featuring Sonya Henry, Michael Howard, and Keelah Jackson, accompanied by Marcia Smith. This evening continues our celebration of local creatives bringing...

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  Chattanooga Dance Theater Student Recital

  Sat. Jul 24th
  11am – 12pm

  Enjoy an outdoor recital by the Chattanooga Dance Theater’s teen students inspired by our current special exhibition Power, Passion & Pose: Photographs by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory. This program will be held on the museum’s covered terrace...

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  Vision + Verse + Dance: Erika Roberts and Chiara Beck

  Thu. Jul 29th
  6pm – 7pm

  Poet Erika Roberts and dancer Chiara Beck will celebrate the meeting of poetry and dance in a performance blending original poetry with a textile-inspired dance. Vision + Verse programs are free and open to the public.

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  Plumbline Project Student Recital

  Sat. Jul 31st
  10:30am – 11:30am

  Celebrate the future of dance with a recital by the students and instructors from the Plumbline Project. Violinist Bryony Stroud Watson will accompany the performance with Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons concerti. The recital...

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  Throwback Thursday

  Thu. Aug 5th
  4pm – 8pm

  Enjoy free admission to our permanent collection and $5 general admission to the current exhibition, "Power, Passion & Pose: Photographs by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory". Members and youth 17 and under free.

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  Lalla Essaydi

  Fri. Sep 24th
  thru Sun. Jan 9th

  Artist Lalla Essaydi combines Islamic calligraphy with representations of the female body in order to address the complexities of Arab female identity from the perspective of a Moroccan woman living in the West. She often returns to her...

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  Mediterranea: American Art From The Graham D. Williford Collection

  Fri. Sep 24th
  thru Sun. Jan 9th

  For American artists to be considered serious and cultured in the 19th and early 20th centuries, they not only needed to study in Europe, but travel widely there as well. This exhibition looks at how artists of that time captured the...

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