Richard Winham presents the first part of a socially-distanced performance by The Darren Nicholson Band - Appalachian musicians known for their acoustic music - for the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.

Rick Rushing is a blues musician here in Chattanooga. He also serves as a teaching artist working in our community through the Wolf Trap program at UTC’s Arts-Based Collaborative: ABC@UTC. Rick talks about how he has had to adjust in both of those gigs during this pandemic.

In the next few months, a community art project in downtown Chattanooga will add murals near Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, once known as Ninth St. - “The Big 9.”

Creating new murals near Chattanooga’s MLK Boulevard. A visit with musician - and teaching artist - Rick Rushing. Mountain Spirit: The Darren Nicholson Band / Part I. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham shares a recent performance by singer-songwriter Erin McKeown from the Parlor Room at Signature Sounds in Northampton, MA on this week’s “Scenic Roots: Live In The Library.”

Late last year, Pat and Melody Ormond - grandmother and granddaughter - graduated from our campus here at UTC, receiving their bachelor degrees at the same time.

In East Chattanooga, the Hunter Memorial Mural is a nonprofit that aims to honor two pillars of the African-American community - and practice the art of being kind through volunteering and other projects. Tristion Brewer thought of creating the mural when he was 15.

Libby Mize is Early Head Start Coordinator for the City of Chattanooga. She works closely with teaching artists serving our community through the Wolf Trap program at UTC’s Arts-Based Collaborative: ABC at UTC.

If you want to glimpse snapshots of Chattanooga’s past from the 1850s to today, one place to find them is Picnooga / The Chattanooga Historical Society.

Here in Chattanooga, Natasha Romanova is the founder and owner of Romanova Art, an online art gallery and consulting firm. Between her background as an art dealer and in finance, Natasha promotes the value of art while helping artists build lasting careers.