4 Bridges Arts Festival Postponed to September

CHATTANOOGA, TN (press release) – The Association for Visual Arts (AVA) announces the postponement of the 4 Bridges Arts Festival (4BAF), due to national and local responses to the COVID-19 virus. Originally scheduled for April 17-19, 2020, the festival has been rescheduled for September 3-5, 2020. 

The annual Preview Party, which allows sponsors and paying ticket-holders a chance to get a sneak preview of the festival with catered food and bar service, will take place THURSDAY, September 3, 6 – 10 pm, with the general admission festival running FRIDAY, September 4, 12 – 8 pm, and SATURDAY, September 5, 10 am – 6 pm.

Until September, all 2020 4BAF artists are listed (with images of their work) on the 4BAF website – 4bridgesartsfestival.org – with personal websites listed for each artist. We encourage our patrons to shop online with the artists, many of whom are being negatively impacted by loss of income during this crisis.

For more information about 4 Bridges Arts Festival, visit our website, or the main AVA website – AVArts.org – or contact Sarah Moore, 4 Bridges Arts Festival Director, at sarah@avarts.org, or contact the AVA main office at (423) 265-4282.

Follow AVA and 4BAF on Facebook and Instagram:

AVA: facebook.com/avarts | @ava_associationforvisualarts

4BAF: facebook.com/4bridgesartsfestival | @4bridgesartsfestival

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An essential part of Chattanooga’s creative capital, 4 Bridges Arts Festival (4BAF) cultivates and inspires an appreciation for the visual arts by creating opportunities for exchange between working artists and the public. This year marks the 20th anniversary of bringing a world class fine arts festival to the Chattanooga area.

Established in 2000 by Association for Visual Arts (AVA), 4 Bridges Arts Festival is an initiative dedicated to promoting the visual arts through programming that cultivates an appreciation for the creative process and advances opportunities for working artists. 

The Association for Visual Arts’ mission is to strengthen and promote the artistic ecosystem of Chattanooga’s visual artists, art enthusiasts and arts-based institutions. 

We envision and strive towards a healthy and thriving arts community, evidenced by an ever-increasing engagement of artists and appreciation of the visual arts throughout the greater Chattanooga community.