Celebrating World Art Car Day • November 14th, 2026!
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Art 120 is known for getting art off the walls, out of the galleries and into our community. In 2011, Art 120 began bringing artists into Hamilton County Elementary schools that did not have an art teacher because children of ALL ages need to develop their creative ingenuity through hands on skill building, cultural enrichment, and curiosity based learning. Albert Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun” and our mission is to ensure we all have access to create and learn.

In order to carry our mission further, we have partnered with our friends at the Sculpture Fields to bring Art 120’s studio of innovative programs and workshops back to our roots on the Southside at our new location at 2001 Polk Street. Here’s the Highlights:

Art 120's New Studio classes at the Sculpture Fields Building. Our professional teaching artists can provide a variety of mediums and techniques to engage creatives of every skill level. Class offerings include: MIG welding, Fused Glass, Enamel, and Silver Clay Jewelry. In order to serve your best, we have created a survey to get your input on workshop times and interests. Click here to tell us what you want!

Help Build Chattanooga’s Next Art Car! We are looking for Chattanooga's educators, artists and professionals to help local youth build the city's next art car. Gillman Automotive Group has donated the car, and we are inviting the whole community to help students turn it into a work of art on wheels. Volunteers can help design or build the car, teach a skill, donate or source materials, recruit others, or support the project through sponsorships and donations. Click here for full details and registration.

Art 120’s 15 Year Celebration Moves into 2027 with Exciting News!

Art 120 Upcoming Experiences

Art Classes and Workshops

Art 120’s studio of innovative programs has moved in with our friends at the Sculpture Fields Buiding to bring our programs back to the Southside. While settle into our new location at 2001 Polk Street, we need your input to make it great. Tell us what art classes you want to take in our new studio space. From welding to enamel and art car building, to fused glass and folk art workshops we have a lot of options to choose from. Click here and let us know what you want to see in 2027.

We Make Returns
May 6th-9th, 2027

This May, Art cars will be rolling through neighborhoods as artists visit schools to talk craft, process, and big ideas: welding and fabrication, design thinking, environmental art. After that, we celebrate art in our community with two amazing events.

We Make Festival
Saturday, May 8th, 11am–3pm FREE @ Sculpture Fields at Montague Park | 1800 Polk Street

ART CAR BALL featuring
Left Hand HotDog —
Friday, May 7th, 7–10pm 
| 2001 Polk Street |
21+ Tickets from $50

Help Build Chattanooga’s Next Art Car!

We are looking for Chattanooga's educators, artists and professionals to help local youth build the city's next art car. Gillman Automotive Group has donated the car, and we are inviting the whole community to help students turn it into a work of art on wheels.

Volunteers can help design or build the car, teach a skill, donate or source materials, recruit others, or support the project through sponsorships and donations.

How to get involved: Sign up at form.jotform.com/263164551397160 or follow Art 120 on social media for updates. No experience is needed. Anyone with time, tools or dollars to give is welcome.

Year in Review - July 2025 to 2026
Over 68 artists were paid to provide hands-on learning, cultural enrichment, and curiosity based learning for 7,200 people in our community and the year ain’t over yet.

  • Outcomes

    • Local artist and student participation increased by over 30% from last year.

    • Our ArtCaraVan reached 3,200 Hamilton County schoolchildren, 45% were from rural parts of Hamilton
      County and over 70% were from Title 1 schools.

    • Introduced the Wild Hunt to Chattanooga and the second known Wild Hunt in America. Over twelve artists came together through a series of workshops to create winter folklore creatures from their European roots.

Get a Specialty Plate!

Did you know the best art cars run on Specialty License Plates? Not only do they look great but every plate supports art programs across our great state. Get yours today!

Click Here to get yours today!

Calling All Makers!
Join Art 120’s Vendor List for the 2027 event season.
Click Here to Register

Thank you, Chattanooga Choo Choo, We had Fun!

Thanks to some amazing kids, we have made three cool trophies so far and plan to show up at more events as we get closer to the We Make Festival. Stay Tuned!

Art 20 Highlights