Arts for Older Adults: Mixed Media: Flora & Fauna

Fri May 22 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

Eastgate Branch Chattanooga Public Library | Chattanooga

The Chattery
Publisher/HostThe Chattery
Arts for Older Adults: Mixed Media: Flora & Fauna
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Get creative mixing textures to bring plants and animals to life in this fun art session for older adults.
About this Event

Using different papers, paint, markers and other media, you are invited to re-create a photographic scene that you bring from home, use provided images, or just let your imagination & the materials speak to you to create an original piece!

All supplies are provided, but feel free to bring your own sketchbook, images or materials, if you want!

Arts for Older Adults is designed for adults aged 60 and older. Funding is provided by Tennessee Arts Commission.

About the instructor:

Carrie Pendergrass has her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art, with a concentration in Painting, from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She also received a Masters of Education degree from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Over the last 25 years, Carrie has been a freelance artist, curator, educator, and small-business owner. She left her position as Gallery Director for the local non-profit H*Art Gallery just before the pandemic. She currently works as a professional artist, doing freelance art instruction and running her curatorial passion project, CHA ART SPACE, at the Chattanooga Airport. She’s taught all ages from kindergarten through senior adult via grant-funded opportunities like Arts Build’s Artist-in-Residency Program and private and public instruction through Townsend Atelier, Hart Gallery, UTC, Southern Adventist University, the Chattery and other venues. You can find her as “Sewn to the Sea” on Facebook and Instagram and through sewntothesea.com.

For details about our refund and class cancellation policy, visit our FAQs: www.thechattery.org/faqs.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Eastgate Branch Chattanooga Public Library, 5705 Marlin Road, Chattanooga, United States

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