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selections from rusty florals seriesali kay

These two paintings were selected from Ali Kay’s Rusty Floral series. She uses reactive paint containing real iron particles as a base for this body of work. The flowers and designs are layered over the iron and it is then activated with an acid solution, creating a unique and unpredictable reaction. The soft elegance of the flowers and scrolling is contrasted by the gritty industrial quality of the rust. Contact the artist for information on artwork pricing and commissions: www.PositiveSpaceArt.com

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Ali Kay followed her artistic passions from early on. She grew up in West Bend, WI and attended the University of WI Milwaukee. She received her BFA with a focus in painting and drawing in 2006. In 2010 she moved to Houston, TX and pursued her decorative painting business, Positive Space. Ali has worked on custom murals, finishes, and fine art commissions for clients across the country. From 2011 to 2013, six of her murals received awards from the American Society of Interior Designers. Ali’s style is diverse, but the common thread to all of her work is a keen sense of color and aesthetics that is universally appreciated. In 2013 Ali moved to Chattanooga, TN to start a new chapter in her artistic career. She opened the new Positive Space studio at Chattanooga WorkSpace and has already made a name for herself creating public and private artwork throughout the city.

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there yetaggie toppins

In this looping video, footage of diverse American landscapes as seen from the passenger side of a moving automobile are spliced together and presented as an impossible journey. The landscapes depicted are geographically different, but vague enough that each is only describable in relation to another. The viewer is placed in the position of interpreting the specificity of each scene as it relentlessly passes. When the video is projected onto a store window, it plays on the perception of space: outdoor space is integrated into indoor space; the window becomes a portal between the stationary and the kinetic. The notion of a final destination is subordinate to constant journey.


Aggie Toppins is a graphic designer and an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is principal of The Official Studio, a design practice that focuses on print, identity, exhibition, and interactive projects for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Aggie also founded The Unofficial Press to contextualize her independent studio activity in which she explores conceptually driven artist books and other projects that use design to engage in cultural discourse. As an artist, Aggie is interested in narrative structures, open-ended meaning, democratized media, and merging concepts of public and private memory with myth, identity, and place. Aggie lives in Chattanooga with her husband Jason and their two silly dogs.

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Two Million, One Hundred Thirty Thousand, Four Hundred and Eighty Paceschris cassidy & ruby wescoat

The video footage in this installation retraces the Northern Route of the Trail of Tears from Tennessee through Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas before ending in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The video was captured on local roads that closely map the 19th century passage of the Cherokee of Eastern Tennessee, capturing the distance traveled, the change from summer to winter, and the immense changes to the landscape since the 1830s. As a pedestrian walks through the space in front of the window, motion sensor equipped software will advance the video a few frames, moving the imaged landscape one pace westward for every pace actually walked on the sidewalk. The video will only move forward, towards the west, no matter which way the pedestrians are moving, echoing the inexorable westward movement of the forced relocation of the Cherokee.


Chris Cassidy’s area of expertise includes sculpture, installation and digital media. He is currently Associate Professor of New Media & Design at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His work has appeared in exhibitions throughout the US as well as in international venues. He received his BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and an MFA from the State University of New York at Albany.Ruby Wescoat is a sculptor who currently lives and works in Greensboro, North Carolina. She has created works for galleries, museums and public commissions. She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for her undergraduate degree and received her MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University.

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the cotton clubanna carll

Influenced by my love of jazz, The Cotton Club is a musical composition based on two great musicians—Charlie Bird Parker & Chet Baker. I wanted to create a piece that broadcasts how much music is a symbol of unity—my two musicians are back-to-back filling the city with their unique visual sound.This piece is a canvas mural using acrylic, charcoal and gold leaf mediums. The mural is finished as a wall hanging—similar to a tapestry and stitched using the unique book arts binding method known as the Japanese Stab-stitch.


Local artist, Anna Carll, began her career as an illustrator and graphic designer with a strong background in art history. In 1992 Carll migrated toward fine art primarily as a self-taught painter. Carll’s distinctive style finds it’s roots in stained glass design. Her studio work is occupied by developing a unique textured vocabulary combined with an intense color palette. Carll creates a realm of images that are grounded in the figurative with aspects of the abstract—challenging the viewers perception of a spacial reality. Her subject matter is derived from a love of music and literature. Carll develops her compositions within an environment of texture and color that engages the viewer in an emotional dialogue with the visual story.As a recent transplant, Carll has embraced Chattanooga by participating in public art projects such as the McCallie Walls Mural Project with her seminal piece; The House of Wisdom.For purchasing inquiries: [email protected] size (including dowels): 64” x 86”Purchase price: $9,450.00www.annacarll.com

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historamadavid moon

Historama is a local history kiosk exhibiting images from Chattanooga's past. Photo categories include Downtown Chattanooga, Transportation and crowd-sourced images from Picnooga.org, the Chattanooga History Center and other sources.


David Moon is a marketing specialist and Chattanooga history zealot. In 2014, he started Picnooga, a historic image preservation project and Facebook page that crowd-sources, digitally preserves and shares photos of Chattanooga’s past.

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progress and pride;a look inside patten towersgreg pond & amy johnson

These windows depict members of the community of Patten Towers. Their home has great historical significance for Chattanooga. The construction of the Hotel Patten (1908) pronounced the city’s economic progress. The changes the building underwent mirrored the city’s fortunes through the 20th century but recently their stories have begun to diverge and the building has been the subject of scrutiny and debate. Today it stands as an enigma for many within the urban core, an opaque structure in the city’s vision of the future. Our intention is to render the community more transparent to its neighbors; acknowledging the value of a diverse, connected population for all Chattanooga’s residents. We want to provide the people of Patten Towers with the opportunity to share their own stories.These photographs are part of an ongoing project funded by the MakeWork Foundation.


Greg Pond is a professor at the University of the South and a founding member of Fugitive Projects in Nashville. Pond also works as an independent writer, curator, and lecturer. Some of his recent projects have been hosted by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, the Jamaican Film Academy, the Frist and Cheekwood Museums in Nashville, The Elizabeth Foundation of New York, and the Hunter Museum. His work is represented by the Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville.Amy Johnson was born and raised on a farm in central Virginia. She graduated from The University of the South in Sewanee in 2008. She now lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee where she continues work as a photographer. She has recently completed photo documentary projects in Tennessee and Haiti.

http://gregpond.net/http://www.amy-johnson.net/

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live art a specific thing in a specifc place for a set durationheath montgomery

This installation explores the interaction of place, time, and materials by allowing some elements to interact directly with passers by and others to be affected over the duration of the exhibit. The work will be documented beginning on the installation date until it is removed in September 2015.


Heath Montgomery is an artist from Charlotte, North Carolina. He relocated in 2012 to Chattanooga, TN to teach high school art.

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book flockhollie berry & rudy elizondo

Book Flock is about the transporting power of reading. Like all books, these do not come to life without the interaction of a reader. As you pass by, bird-like books suspended from the ceiling will flap and flutter. A reading nook is available for you to sit and enjoy a free book from the Little Library. On the wall is a question about reading: “What is the first book you ever read?”, “What page turner could you not put down?”, “What book made you sad?”. You have the opportunity to share your response with future passers-by. All this to remind us…“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”― Joseph Brodsky


Hollie Berry and Rudy Elizondo are the husband and wife team collaborating to bring Book Flock to life. Rudy is an engineer and maker with a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston. Hollie is a visual artist with a degree in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin. She paints, creates artists books, and recently completed a mural called Four Horsewomen on McCallie Avenue. She is looking forward to this opportunity to share her vision through public art once again. The couple moved to Chattanooga in 2012 largely for the natural beauty, walkability, and historic character of the Scenic City. They live on the Northshore with their two cats.

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digiffitihumanaut

Ever get the urge to graffiti something but your law abiding ways held you back? Digifitti provides a creative alternative by using infrared motion technology to transform your hand into a digital spray-paint can. Simply make a fist and paint the wall by moving your hand. Can you resist the temptation to legally create graffiti? We bet you can’t.Development partner: Jacob Stabler


Hello, we’re Humanaut. We're a creative team of designers, writers, entrepreneurs, developers and inventors exploring how brands and technology collide with humans. We also tinker with ideas and culture in an attempt to expand the universe. Mind meld with us atHumanaut.is and @humanaut.

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dixie the dynamogrant interior design LAB

Chattanooga, the Dynamo of Dixie, established her roots in manufacturing. While jobs drew people in, pollution pushed them away. Cleaning up the city and reinventing herself, she became a force to be reckoned with. Driven by tourism, built on natural beauty and history she thrived, coming to be known as the Scenic City. But the Dynamo refuses to stray from her roots: new industry balanced with environmental consciousness.Dixie the Dynamo exemplifies this strength, embodying the interrelationship of industry and nature. She uses her tools, knowledge, and muscle to create a vibrant and healthy city. One is drawn in by the vivid colors and structured tools, complimented by organic shapes, reflect upon the obstacles this city has overcome and how she will continue to grow. Whether you call Chattanooga the Dynamo of Dixie or the Scenic City, she remains strong, proud, and flourishing.


As one of Chattanooga’s leading interior design firms, we believe that outstanding spaces begin with outstanding people. Bringing an open-minded, energetic team to inspire every project, we specialize in serving clients for whom the interior environment is an important part of their business. Our resume of work includes corporate, professional, and educational communities.Our team of talented interior designers combines an interactive design approach with cutting edge technology to ultimately give shape to the client’s vision.Founder of Grant Interior Design LAB, Jane Grant, who has earned a reputation as one of the area’s top interior designers, established the firm in 2009. Her client list includes some of the region’s most respected names in business, government, and healthcare.

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cuteness overloadhumanaut

How big is your heart? Big enough to love the biggest, cuddliest critters on Earth? Whatever you do, don’t bang on the glass. We're not responsible if they break out to love you.



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slow-mo mirrorhumanaut

Using Make-Me-Look-Epic™technology, this interactive piece explores the slow motion replay of everyday life. Culturally, the project reminds us that while our real time lives might sometimes seem ordinary, in slow-mo, even walking or waving or hot dog eating looks quite exceptional. Development partner: Redwood Inc.


Hello, we’re Humanaut. We're a creative team of designers, writers, entrepreneurs, developers and inventors exploring how brands and technology collide with humans. We also tinker with ideas and culture in an attempt to expand the universe. Mind meld with us at Humanaut.is and @humanaut.

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autotoonhumanaut

Utilizing highly sophisticated, full body and motion sensing technology, this real time interactive installation will morph your image into a cartoon stick figure. Simply step in front of the window to AutoToon yourself. Development Partner: Redwood Inc.



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subramanya (animated)kevin bate

A vintage take on a modern installation, Subramanya (animated) is what 1990s screensavers would look like if they were made in the 1890s. This work is an attempt to mimic high technology pieces but to accomplish the feel through means almost totally analog.Your guide through the piece, the likeness of Tamil poet Subramanya Bharathi, awakens at your arrival to share a few moments with you as your paths intertwine. Allow him the chance to observe you for a bit and then offer some advice for your day - perhaps multiple pieces of advice. It will be up to you to decide which element of insightful wisdom is meant for you. Concentrate and his wisdom for you will become evident.Now, go in peace.


Kevin Bate, a local artist and mural painter, has called Chattanooga home since the mid 90s. He is known throughout the region for his oversized paintings and portrait murals. His work has been seen on the North Shore (Faces on Frazier), the MLK neighborhood (Robert, Bessie #33 and Martin), the Southside (Samuel) and establishments such as TRACK_29 (Bessie).He is also the curator of The McCallie Walls Mural Project, a neighborhood beautification project that pays local artists to create works of art on buildings around the Highland Park neighborhood. His latest piece, entitled Lupe, can be found on the Corner of Greenwood and McCallie Avenues.To date, this is the first animated mural he has constructed.

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STRATANOOGAtrey cook & hayden crihfield

“STRATANOOGA” is a short art film about the city of Chattanooga, her defining landmarks and architecture, and beautifully diverse citizens. This style of conglomeration was inspired by the woman I love, when I first traveled with her to New York City. I saw a fair amount of the city through my lens, and since I captured hundreds of our moments on film and stills, I decided to layer them all together to create an amalgamation of our experience together, thus giving birth to this method. The varying layers blended together present the city in a lively and saturated scope. With all of us fused together with one another and the surroundings of our city, it seems something new is revealed. We are more interesting together than we are alone.


Trey Cook, Filmmaker and Founder of Cook Box Productions, specializes in cinematography, editing, and visual effects for television and film. He has created content for Travel Channel, HGTV, DIY, GAC, BIO, Oxygen, and FOX networks, as well as for various episodic series, and short and feature films. Cook aims to continually hone his craft and create truly meaningful documentary and narrative films about the things he loves.Hayden Crihfield, Producer, Director, Actor, Voice Talent, and Singer, has an affinity for many forms of art. After earning her BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College in New York, she appeared in numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway plays, an array of films, and worked as a professional singer and voice-over artist. After a traumatic vocal injury, she migrated from New York to Boston and now to Chattanooga, where she is finding her voice again and reclaiming the artforms she loves.

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the looking glasstubatomic

A creative engagement of interactive characters, animations, and elements -- an array of light and color.


A CREATIVE AGENCY. We create meaningful interaction between brands & everyday life. Tubatomic has served as a breeding ground for creativity since 1997. Our team of creatives and like-minded specialists believe that innovation is crucial in evolving our client's brandexperience, which extends to all points of life; in this always-on, connected world.

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