55 Here

As CreateHere’s gallery space, 55here is dedicated to enriching the cultural landscape of Chattanooga by exhibiting emerging and established professional artists, musicians and actors. But it’s more: 55here is also a buzz with community events, from writers’ groups to tech support clubs, Junior Leaguers to university art shows.

Gallery History

November 21, 2009 - January 3, 2010
We Stand: A Civic Engagement Laboratory
We Stand was a pop-up civic engagement laboratory designed in partnership with Chattanooga Stand. The exhibition’s goal was to help viewers address local and global challenges, and look for solutions to even the most overwhelming problems.

September 21, 2009 - October 30, 2009
Persona | Anima
“I think, therefore I am.” Is it really that simple? Persona | Anima paired traditional and non-traditional figurative artwork, as well as interactive activities to tackle questions of identity.

July 31, 2009 - September 12, 2009
HelloWorld.show(); Exhibition
HelloWorld.show(); featured work from programmers and contemporary artists across the world, with front- and back-end code presented in non-traditional formats.

May 27, 2009 - July 17, 2009
Zero Sum: Experiments in Game Theory
Zero Sum examined the role of games in contemporary culture and the impact they have on our social experience, psyche, morality and approach to critical thinking. From Twister in the family room to animated flash games on the web, Zero Sum found a space to explore why we play games, and what our games say about us.

March 24, 2009 - May 15, 2009
Faces: The Human Face Through the Eyes of 12 Artists
This exhibition featured work from local artists on the theme or portraiture, traditional and non-traditional. Faces was held in conjunction with Palate2Palette

February 23, 2009 - March 21, 2009
New Views: An Exploration of Public and Private Nostalgia
MakeWork grant recipients Dana Shavin and Daryl Thetford exhibited photographic works side-by-side in this joint-exhibition. Shavin’s work focused on the role of place in childhood, where Thetford’s examined the importance of Americana relics.

December 6, 2008
A Showcase in Blue
Curated by local artist Miki Boni, “A Showcase in Blue,” featured work from 20 Southside artists, and was held in conjunction with Mainx24.

October 30, 2008 - November 28, 2008
Scary Stuff: Phobia-inspired Art
Scary Stuff was an exploration into phobias and spooky artifacts. The show featured painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media from local artists, and was held in conjunction with Halloween.

September 13, 2008 - October 24, 2008
Feast: An Artistic Indulgence
A culinary exploration into the carft of feasting, this exhibit featured works of painting, sculpture and photography. Held in conjunction with AVA’s annual gallery hop, the show invited Chattanoogans to indulge their senses with arts, eats, and treats.

July 16, 2008 - September 5, 2008
Respect
Every artist has one or more artists whose work and creative process they hold in high esteem. “Respect” featured the work of ten respected artists, invited by their Chattanooga colleagues.

May 28, 2008 - July 11, 2008
Surface Issues: Tactile Explorations
Surface Issues is an exploration into the textures—internal and external, visual and actual—that make up a piece of art. Together, the pieces in this show uncovered the intrinsic value of the creative process and its manifestation in the fine arts.

April 8, 2008 - May 20, 2008
Storm Cycle: Works by Tomas Mann
Storm Cycle featured the work of local artists Thomas Mann. Mann has been an active participant in the contemporary American craft movement for the past thirty years as an artist, gallery owner and lecturer, and he describes himself as an artist working in the medium of jewelry and sculpture.

January 15, 2008 - March 29, 2008
Passages
Passages featured work from local artists, paired with excerpts from the cannon of Southern literature.

December 6, 2007 - January 7, 2008
Material + Concept + Method: Sculpture and Design Exhibition
Sculpture and Graphic Design students from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga teamed up for this show, which featured performance art, installation, multi-media pieces, in addition to more traditional mediums and presentations.