Art Mural – Glass House Collective

Block Party Recap & Mural Unveiling

Veronique — Thu, 27 May 2021 20:34:16 +0000

Welcome to the neighborhood: Save-A-Lot Block Party Recap & Mural Unveiling

We’re thrilled to welcome Save-A-Lot to the Glass Street community. On April 25, the community came together to celebrate, skate and enjoy live music around the freshly painted Crutchfield Asphalt Mural.

The event kicked off with words from Chattanooga’s newly elected mayor, Tim Kelly, as well as thoughts from other community leaders. The day-long party included music from Soundcorps, featuring artists Marcus Ellsworth, 2 Deepwithin, Tyler Andrew, Arche Twitty, Erika Roberts, and Karla Felecia Scaife throughout the event.

The team at Save-A-Lot organized a great spread of food trucks, vendors and family-friendly activities to keep folks happy, fed and out all day. Our friends at Moonlight Roller offered free rollerskate rentals so that neighbors could cruise around on the freshly painted mural, alongside skateboarders, cyclists, neighbors (and the occasional dog).

A huge thanks to our neighbors and volunteers who made the block party, and the days leading up to it, so full of fun, beauty, creativity and engagement.

Save-A-Lot Grand Opening + Block Party on Sunday April 25

Veronique — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:55:24 +0000

Glass House Collective and the Chattanooga Department of Transportation, in partnership with Chattanooga Design Studio, recently received a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The grant specifically funds an Asphalt Art Initiative and helps cities use art and community engagement to improve street safety and revitalize public spaces.

We’ve put that grant to work, and now we’re excited to unveil Chattanooga’s newest asphalt mural along Crutchfield Street as part of a grand opening block party for the area’s new Save-A-Lot store. Join us for an afternoon of festivities.

Save-A-Lot Grand Opening Block Party and Mural Unveiling
Sunday, April 25
12 to 4 pm

Live music from Soundcorps, featuring artists Marcus Ellsworth, 2 Deepwithin, Tyler Andrew, Arche Twitty, Erika Roberts, and Karla Felecia Scaife throughout the event.
Comments from our elected officials at 1:30 pm
Roller skate rentals from Moonlight Roller, available for anyone 18+ free of charge (and if you’re already a skater, bring your own to cruise on the freshly painted mural).
Food trucks, vendors and family-friendly activities organized by the great team at Save-A-Lot

We can’t wait to show off the beautiful mural, designed by artist Kevin Bate with input and engagement from the community, supported by 2$ON as his lead on-site assistant. We’ll also unveil new temporary public space amenities for getting the community together, all designed by a team of East Chattanooga residents, artists, design professionals and business leaders. The space is full of creative kid’s activities, seating, planters, shade, and lighting. And a huge shout-out to Hardy Elementary for all their involvement in bringing this project to life!

Images courtesy Make Beautiful

For more information about the event, email Miss Mack, the general manager at Save-A-Lot at savealot2300@gmail.com or check out the event listing on Facebook.

Volunteer Day: Countdown to Crutchfield

tkinser — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:59:29 +0000

It’s a big month on Glass Street, with the grand opening of Save A Lot scheduled for April 24 and a whole month’s worth of activities leading up to the big day. In honor of this moment in the community, we’ve partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to bring a massive asphalt art project to Crutchfield Street directly in front of the new grocery store. We’re also working with teams of students at Hardy Elementary to bring art to the street and designate safe paths for kids to access the new store and rec center from the school. And oh yeah: we’ve also got a big grand opening block party planned for April 24.

But first things first: we need to get Crutchfield ready.

Volunteers will be on-site on Saturday, April 17 from 9 am to 1 pm to get our Glass Street gateway ready for the Save A Lot grand opening and asphalt art installation. Neighbors from Reach One Teach One, Scenic City Angel, Build It Green, Mark Making and our Gathering Spaces Team will be on hand, helping put flowers into new planters, getting the boardwalk ready for prime time, installing umbrellas and new seating. The new seating is under construction, but here’s a sneak preview of what’s to come.

Stop by to support our volunteers on Saturday and get your eyes on all their work this week.