Mark Making

Mark Making Empowering individuals and transforming communities through professionally led public art projects, with a focus on the underserved

Empowering individuals and transforming communities through professionally led public art projects, with a focus on the under served. As of July 2019, we have served over 2600 individuals with 300 + hours of classroom curriculum resulting in over 70 public art projects. To accomplish this, we've worked with 35 professional artists facilitators to whom we've paid more than $165,000. Magic Markers i

s a teen compensated work readiness initiative started four years ago and has paid $34,000 to less privileged teens.

Ray Bassett from WUTC's Scenic Roots' interview with Frances about the new mural "Going Home."
04/21/2026

Ray Bassett from WUTC's Scenic Roots' interview with Frances about the new mural "Going Home."

(Aired Thu 4/09/26) “Going home” was a phrase heard from women in Mark Making’s art class in the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office jail. It is also now the title of a mural.

Our ladies from Silverdale did these pieces in classes facilitated by David Riall.
04/20/2026

Our ladies from Silverdale did these pieces in classes facilitated by David Riall.

Installation of "Going Home" - a mural with birds by inmates from the Hamilton County Jail and artists from the Hart HAR...
04/17/2026

Installation of "Going Home" - a mural with birds by inmates from the Hamilton County Jail and artists from the Hart HART Gallery TN and McNabb group homes. Thank you Jessalyn Beasley, our great colleague!, for taking these photos.

Silverdale inmates were asked to visually describe the moment ... when some decision was made that led to their eventual...
04/13/2026

Silverdale inmates were asked to visually describe the moment ... when some decision was made that led to their eventual arrest. Here is what they expressed.

So much fun!
04/04/2026

So much fun!

New mural “Going Home” signage just went up.
04/01/2026

New mural “Going Home” signage just went up.

Halfway installed!
03/31/2026

Halfway installed!

Big day tomorrow! We’re installing the inmate bird mural titled “Going Home” at the Hart Gallery. 20 painted parachute c...
03/31/2026

Big day tomorrow! We’re installing the inmate bird mural titled “Going Home” at the Hart Gallery. 20 painted parachute cloth panels, 300 square feet, 60 inmate participants!

Great work by the talented beautiful ladies in the Hamilton County Jail. Here they are expressing their joy from an imag...
03/26/2026

Great work by the talented beautiful ladies in the Hamilton County Jail. Here they are expressing their joy from an imagined "happy place."

We welcomed back the Massey brothers from Portraits of Hope. They were here in 2010 to work with Mark Making in workshop...
03/24/2026

We welcomed back the Massey brothers from Portraits of Hope. They were here in 2010 to work with Mark Making in workshops funded by a CreateHere grant. This trip was about AIM Center artists and staff painting content for a HUGE (20,000 participants) piece for the Reflection Pool at the Washington Mall. This group is the only one from TN and the one group representing the mental health community!!!! What a thrill!

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2510 N Chamberlain Avenue
Chattanooga, TN
37406

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