RISE Chattanooga
In late December 2020, RISE acquired a former church property -- 2 main facilities with gross area of over 14,000 square feet along with three parcels of land) located in the historic Glass Farms District in East Chattanooga.
The immediate neighborhood reflects a mixed-use area with spots of commercial, retail, light industrial, single and multi-family housing surrounding the property. Once known as one of the religious staples in the community, the now abandoned building mirrors the unemployment, divestment, and devaluation of the entire neighborhood.
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RISE recognized that where others saw no potential, we envisioned this new site as an opportunity to explore how art & culture can be a positive engine for social and community transformation in underserved and majority minority neighborhoods.
Thus begins our next chapter of creating a welcoming space, a platform for art and small business incubation, cultural exploration, positive development, and neighborhood transformation.
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