Chattanooga, TN - To celebrate the popular MainX24 festival, Townsend Atelier will be holding its 2nd Annual Instructor Portfolio Show & Sale in its new home in the Arts Building. 

Townsend Atelier instructors are cleaning out their art portfolios for MAINX24 at this special, annual exhibit and sale.Sketches, maquettes, paintings, drawings, studies and all sorts of great and affordable treasures by some of the regions finest visual artists. A great opportunity to add incredible artwork to your own collection or find a special gift for the holidays. Akhriev is happy to be participating, assisted by Natasha Romanova, as the artist is working abroad.

Loose work from the portfolios will be available, including sketches, watercolor and pastel

Participating artists: Daud Akhriev, Timur Akhriev, Mia Bergeron, Durinda Cheek, Angela Cunningham, Laura Bohon Hausler, Melissa Hefferlin, Jas Milam, Cindy Procious, Stan Townsend, Brett Weaver & Maria Willison.  Artists, Mia Bergeron and Timur Akhriev will also be on hand throughout the day to do original portrait sketches.

2nd Annual Instructor Portfolio Show & Sale

WHEN:     Saturday, December 5 from 10:00 am 9:00 pm

WHERE:   Townsend Atelier | The Arts Building | 301 East 11th Street | Chattanooga, TN

Portrait Sketches Schedule:

Get an original portrait made by one of our city's best artists.

12 noon-4pm | artist Mia Bergeron, oil sketches

4-8 pm | artist, Timur Akhriev, charcoal sketches

Cost: Suggested donation.   First come, first served.

About Townsend Atelier:

Since 2009, Townsend Atelier has been providing quality art materials and  art instruction in a wide variety of media to those who wish to advance their talents and interest in visual art.  Beginners and advanced students are welcome.  In October of this year, Townsend Atelier moved to the freshly minted new Arts Building on 11th Street and has expanded classroom space as well as a retail store of materials.