Thank You For Making We Make Successful!
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION, ROCK CITY, ArtsBuild. AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS WHO BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ART. HERE’S WHAT YOU HELPED ACCOMPLISH!
You helped us provide art & joy for 4,671 students in two days!
Ten artists from as far away as Texas and Michigan joined our event to make the ArtCaraVan special for all these kids!
WHAT IS WE MAKE ALL ABOUT?
We Make is a multi day art caravan event that started in 2012 with the motive of presenting creativity to schools without art and grew to celebrate students’ art achievements across the county - providing art programming for 26,750 children in Hamilton County Schools.
This year the event kicked off with the 2 day ArtCaraVan visit to 10 Hamilton County schools, including Clifton Hills, Ootawah, Snow Hill Elementary, and many more, Each day, two artists brought their art cars to a different school and shared with students the mediums used, the concept, and the source of their inspiration. Students then get to become drivers of their own creativity, asking the artists questions and creating their own art car concept.For instance, some of our artists even helped students with their We Make projects. Joel Karrabo Elliott taught students at Loftis Middle School how to build an art car; while textile artist, Becky Morris, assisted students with their UpCycle Fashions at Tommie F Brown Academy.
THE IMPACT….
The Art Car impact Is exhibited by its powerful statistics. The ArtCaraVan covered 216 square miles in two days, spreading creative spirit around chattanooga to at least 75,000 people before our main event on Saturday.
Whether the Weather Debuts at We Make!
Whimsical interactive performance by local artists add to the magic of We Make 2022.
WE MAKE FEST
This year's program also arrived with a very artistic twist; showcasing its many Art Cars, student art exhibits, international food, entertainment, UpCycle Fashion, and more at its main event hosted in Miller Park called the “We Make Fest”. This annual festival was a huge success this year, as students from Hamilton County Schools entered their art in an art show exhibit and were recognized for their work!
The We Make Fest at a glance, May 2023
2023 We Make Winners
Woodmore Elementary Wins the Golden Gnome!
When art teacher, Robin Jaglinski, returned to class last year, her students could not wait to make another art car. This wheeled contraption inspired by Africna American artist, Nick Cave, features hand beaded and sewn recycled objects that jingle and move when the vehicle is rolled around. Way to go, Woodmore!
These are the 2023 first place winners of the We Make Fest Art Exhibit. In reward, these artists received a $100 Art Creations gift card in courtesy of Art 120!
Secondary School Art Winner Deshon Grayson
Brainerd High School
Primary School Winner, Neil Gorshkov,
Brown Academy
OTHER Young ARTISTS of Distinction
The following are runner up winners we would also like to recognize for their achievement….
2nd Place - Anna Brown od Brown Academy,
3rd Place - Thomas Brown of Brown Academy,
Liv Hamilton and Reese Meyer of Signal Mountain Middle High School