Mark Making Awarded Grant

Mark Making is proud to announce that they’ve been awarded a Community Foundation grant for work in East Chattanooga.

Mark Making’s Project Director said, “East Chattanooga is on the brink of rebirth. Energy, excitement, and initiatives capitalizing on the area’s existing assets (community involvement, green spaces, and an existing commercial corridor) are gaining momentum.”

Mark Making’s “Portraits of East Chattanooga” will fuel the energy with a year-long, visual infusion of twenty transforming paste-up posters, ten small-scale muralettes, and two large-scale murals created by the community, about the community.

We’ve added more information about how Mark Making is enhancing Chattanooga through the creation of public art:

-Individual Empowerment: Mark Making invokes pride and self-esteem among participants, creating a sense of ownership and citizenship
-Beautify Visual Landscapes: Mark Making improves less attractive areas, serving to stimulate community interaction and promote tourism
-Visual Art Education: Mark Making teaches art as a problem solving skill: arranging lines, shapes, colors and textures until a desired outcome emerges
-Teaching Opportunities: Mark Making provides area artists opportunities to teach and experience public art collaborations

We are thrilled to partner with Mark Making to bring Glass Street back to life! Click here to view a list of projects Mark Making has done in the past.

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