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Events
May 22, 2019
NEW LOCATION & NEW SUMMER HOURS!: 12:00 - 6:00pm Wednesday - Friday; 1:00 - 4:00pm Weekends; closed Monday and Tuesday. Currently featured in the downtown ConTemporary Cress "Foundations / Animations" 101 one-minute hand drawn charcoal animations by first year art majors enrolled in UTC's Expanded Drawing studio class. Make your plans to visit this amazing show displayed across 7 flatscreens at the NEW ConTemporary Cress located at 123 E. 7th St. (near the corner of Walnut St.), the Cress Gallery's vibrant storefront location during the renovation of the UTC Fine Arts Center.April 16, 2019
The Cress has moved to a storefront space at 123 East 7th Street between Walnut and Cherry Streets near the corner of Walnut. First up in the space are the UTC Dept. of Art Senior BFA Thesis Exhibitions! Show Two opens Tue, April 16 with presentations in Room 201 Derthick Hall, 624 Vine St., 5:00 - 6:30pm. Reception follows behind Derthick on the New Library Plaza. Visitors may park FREE after 4pm in UTC lots 26 & 39 accessible via Oak street on the West (downtown) side of campus. The UTC minibus will shuttle guests from Douglas St. by the UTC New Library to the NEW conTemporary Cress or an easy 10 minute walk. Show One April 16 - 26. Hours are 12- 6pm Tuesday - Friday; 1 - 4pm Sat & Sun; closed Mondays and April 19..January 31, 2019
The Cress has closed it's UTC Campus doors to make way for long anticipated renovations to the Cress and the UTC Fine Arts Center!! Please stay tuned to our website for exciting news about our temporary contemporary location in downtown Chattanooga!!January 22, 2019
This year's Juror, Jill Frank, Assistant Professor in the Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University, returns to UTC to present a lecture about her own work at 5:30pm, Tuesday Jan. 22, in the Benwood Auditorium of the EMCS building directly across Vine Street from the Fine Art Center & the Cress. Following, at approximately 6:30pm in the lobby of the Cress, the exhibition will be celebrated with a reception and an award presentation. Click the News Tab for a full list of accepted students and entries. This event is open to the public; admission is free. Note: Visitors may park free after 5:00pm in any UTC lot not marked "24 Hour Reserved."Gallery Hours
9:30am - 7:30pm Monday - Friday
1:00pm - 4:00pm Saturday and Sunday
closed holidays and during exhibition transitions.
