Ruth Grover, Director and Curator, Director and Curator, Cress Galleries and Collections at UTC, was chosen as one of three jurors of the 4 Bridges Arts Festival to be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19 at the First Tennessee Pavilion. The three were responsible for the selection of 150 artists who will exhibit ceramics, digital art, drawing, photography, fiber, glass, furniture, jewelry, meta paper, pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic, wood, printmaking and mixed media.
“In December, we selected approximately 150 artists from a pool of more than 350 applicants. On Saturday during the festival we will select and present awards of distinction to artists in several categories,” Grover said.
The Festival is produced by the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) in collaboration with Chattanooga Downtown Partnership (CDP).
Tara Harris and Tom Shaw, UTC department of art senior Bachelor of Fine Arts painting and drawing majors, were selected as two of five “emerging artists” for this year’s festival.
Matthew Dutton, enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Art Education program, was selected to participate in the professional section of the festival. At a past 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Dutton was selected as an emerging artist.
UTC Department of Art alumni selected to participate in the professional section of the festival this year include Jake Kelley, Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting and Drawing 2007 and Master’s of Education Art Education 2008 and Peter Vaughn, Bachelor of Fine Arts painting and drawing 2006. Kelley was selected as an emergent artist in the 2007 festival and Vaughn was selected as an emergent artist in 2006 festival. Vaughn was also selected to be this year’s festival “poster artist.” His original work was reproduced on all festival printed material.
For more information about the festival, please visit www.4bridgesartsfestival.org.
