Black Creativity
at The Hunter
Black Professionals at the Hunter
Launched in 2018 by the museum’s African American Advisory Committee as part of a vision for making the Hunter more welcoming to Chattanooga’s African American community, Black Professionals @ the Hunter is a bimonthly series of art-focused social events at the museum.
Focused on community.connection.culture, each BP@TH event features
- Planned and organic networking opportunities
- BP@TH Committee-led conversations inspired by artworks at the Hunter
- Performances by local Black creatives (through the end of 2022, BP@TH has spotlighted more than 100 Black artists and performers)
- Food, photography and other event services provided by Black-owned businesses
BP@TH brings together Black Chattanoogans from many professional backgrounds, including entrepreneurs, educators, medical professionals, government officials and creatives. From lifelong Chattanoogans to newcomers, from those starting their careers to those at the executive level, BP@TH draws together a community seeking a space curated for and by Black Chattanoogans who connect through experiencing and celebrating Black creativity and excellence.
Click the below pieces to dive into artwork by Black artists.
Noel W. Anderson
Symbolic imagery can be a subtle and very effective means of communicating ideas in both art and literature. After exploring examples of symbols in the Hunter’s permanent collection and viewing the symbolic imagery in Noel Anderson’s Hands Up, learners will create self-expressive collages that incorporate symbols, reflecting their own perspectives on America.
Elizabeth Catlett
Artist, teacher, and social activist Elizabeth Catlett was best known for her work in printmaking and sculpture.
Loïs Mailou Jones
Loïs Mailou Jones was influenced by the Harlem Renaissance, being an art professor at Howard University, and her time in Haiti in the 1950s and 60s.
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Artist, teacher, and social activist Elizabeth Catlett was best known for her work in printmaking and sculpture.
Black Creativity at the Hunter
Black creatives give voice to their experience through music, poetry, and talks.
Chattanooga Black-Owned Businesses
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Bethlehem Center
The Bethlehem Center runs an afterschool, summer camp and meal program for children in opportunity zones. It also operates as a foodbank and voting location. The center is run by Reginald F. Smith.
Community Bail Fund
Created by CALEB (see above), the Hamilton County Community Bail Fund helps individuals in jail who cannot afford bail. When a case is closed, the money returns to the fund for the next person in need.
Reach One Teach One/Girls in Leadership
Reach One Teach One provides opportunities for young people to learn about careers and connect with the community. They use sports, STEAM education, art, mentors, farming, and volunteer opportunities to teach leadership skills.
CALEB
CALEB (Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality, and Benevolence) works to address education reform, criminal justice, and economic mobility in Chattanooga.
Concerned Citizens for Justice
Concerned Citizens for Justice is a grassroots organization of community members, rooted in the Black Radical Tradition of Chattanooga and the South.
Purpose Point Community Health Organization and Horton Keller Center for Traumatic Healing
The Purpose Point Community Health Organization and Horton Keller Center for Traumatic Healing provide educational, spiritual, and mental support to the community. Donivan Brown is the director.
Splash
Splash is a year-round free youth arts workshop founded by professional artists: Charlie and Iantha Newton, two working artists who have a consuming passion to see young lives changed and are committed to working with some of Tennessee’s poorest kids from under served high-crime areas to mitigate some of the “at-risk” factors that negatively impact their lives.
Chattanooga Organized for Action
Chattanooga Organized for Action is a non-profit that works to initiate, support, and connect grassroots organizations to advance the local social justice movement.
Glass House Collective
Glass House Collective is a neighborhood revitalization project in the Glass Street area of Chattanooga. The organization supports the local neighborhood by leading community projects, providing supplies to kids, creating murals, and more. Teal Thibaud is the director.
800 Collective
Through public art workshops, participatory projects, and exhibits, 800 Collective develops art that creatively facilitates public discourse and community building.