River Gallery Sculpture Garden
Bluff View Art District, 400 East Second Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403-1105
Contact: Mary Portera, Owner/Director
Tel: (423)265-5033. ext. 5
Fax:(423)265-5944
Email: details@river-gallery.com

River Gallery Sculpture Garden opened with its first outdoor sculpture exhibit in May 1993. The garden, designed by landscape architect Joe Baasch, is a two-acre outdoor exhibit space located in the Bluff View Art District overlooking the Tennessee River and was recently included in Smithsonian’s Archives of American Gardens. Regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized sculptors are represented in the collection, placing River Gallery Sculpture Garden in the International Sculpture Parks and Gardens directory.

Visitors to River Gallery Sculpture Garden enjoy one of the Southeast’s most impressive private collections of contemporary American sculpture, including work by Leonard Baskin, Allan Houser, Isamu Noguchi, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Richard Serra, Frank Stella, and Ernest Trova.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of River Gallery’s Sculpture Garden. In addition to its respected permanent collection, River Gallery Sculpture Garden’s 2003-2004 Exhibit will feature a retrospective of Peter MacElwain’s work which was exhibited in the Sculpture Garden from1993 to 2000.

River Gallery Sculpture Garden is located in the Bluff View Art District, a favorite destination for out-of-town visitors and local residents alike. Tucked neatly atop the tall stone cliffs of the Tennessee River, the District holds an intriguing collection of artfully entertaining cafes, gardens and galleries-all within walking distance of the neighboring Hunter Museum of American Art, the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge.

River Gallery Sculpture Garden is open to the public every day from 9 a.m. until dusk, year-round. There is no charge for admission and printed guides can be obtained at the Sculpture Garden entrance for self-guided tours, or guided tours can be arranged through River Gallery. Exhibit information and images are available by contacting River Gallery.

Permanent Collection artists:
Leonard Baskin(1922-2000), Jim Collins, Don Haugen & Teena Stern, John Henry, Allan Houser(1914-1994), H. Dan Jackson, Evan Lewis, Peter MacElwain(1948-2001), Isamu Noguchi, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Mary Lynn Portera, Richard Serra, Paolo Soleri, Frank Stella, David Stutz, Ernest Trova, Curtis Weatherall, Tom Wesselman, and Russell Whiting.

Directions:
From I-24 take 27N to the 4th Street exit and proceed seven blocks before turning left on High Street. Travel two blocks to the end of High Street and turn right onto East Second Street in front of the Hunter Museum of American Art. You are now in the Bluff View Art District. To reach River Gallery Sculpture Garden, follow East Second Street to the bottom of the hill and turn right. Parking is free.

H. Dan Jackson

Don Haugen and Teena Stern

Jarel Kledis

Ernest Trova

Allan Houser

Leonard Baskin

Leonard Baskin

Richard Serra

Frank Stella

Isamu Nouchi