A new partnership between CHA ART SPACE and AVA!
CHA ART SPACE is a modular public art exhibit space, currently housed in the ticketing area of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (where it can be viewed and enjoyed by any visitor 24/7). It was established in 2021 by artist and director/curator, Carrie Pendergrass, in collaboration with the Chattanooga Airport. The launch of the space and its’ inaugural exhibit, “Into the Blue: Abstraction in the Airport” was made possible via an Artist Work Grant, with partnership/funding from ArtsBuild, Public Art Chattanooga, and Southeast TN Development District. Carrie has been operating it independently since 2022, hosting 3-4 themed, juried exhibits per year, showcasing art from local and regional artists and collections.
AVA is thrilled to announce that we are now partnering with Carrie Pendergrass of CHA ART SPACE as a satellite program of AVA. It remains under Carrie’s management, but also includes some infrastructural and staff support from AVA.
Due to a clunky system, we’ve changed the submission process back to individual submission forms. We have a NEWLY UPDATED Submission Fee. Going forward, you may submit as many pieces as you’d like, but each submission is done separately, and they are $15 per piece. If you are an AVA Member, use discount code: AVAMEMCHA for $5 off at check out ($10 per piece).
Make sure that you save & upload your image(s) with Your Last Name & the Title of the piece (ex: JONES_STILL LIFE II.jpeg) or you will risk your work not being eligible for submission!
Stay up to date with CHA ART SPACE exhibits and calls below or on Instagram.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
CURRENTLY ON VIEW
KITCHEN SINK
Show Dates: 10/2/25- 01/15/25
Most people are familiar with the phrases "everything but the kitchen sink" or “everything and the kitchen sink,” to reference a large amount or variety of things. For this "themeless" show, artists were invited to submit works of any subject matter, genre and style (i.e. landscape, figurative, still life, abstract, etc.). We'd like to thank Mike Holsomback, artist and guest juror, for his help in selecting these works that celebrate the many ideas and approaches of this group of artists.
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW THE ONLINE STORE.
About Carrie Pendergrass:
B.1975 Carrie holds a BFA degree in Studio Art, with a concentration in painting, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a visual-art focused MEd degree from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. She has been an artist, art educator and facilitator for about 25 years,
Working in both the non-profit and commercial sectors. She has been recognized for her alternative printmaking work since 2017, with Honorable Mentions and juror’s prizes in 2017, 2021, & 2022 from the nationally-recognized 4 Bridges Arts Festival. Her art can be seen locally and nationally in private and public collections. Outside of making her own work, she works as a freelance art educator, adjunct university art professor and the director & curator of CHA ART SPACE, a free public art exhibit space at the Chattanooga Airport that she established in 2021, as the recipient of an ArtsBuild Artists’ Work Grant, a project that will now be a satellite program of the local arts non-profit, AVA (Association for Visual Arts). You can find her at @sewntothesea and @cha_art_space on social media and through her website, sewntothesea.com.
