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Wayne-O-Rama: Wayne White's Immersive Year-Long Art Celebration in Chattanooga

Wayne-O-Rama: Wayne White s Immersive Year-Long Art Celebration in ChattanoogaAward-winning artist Wayne White brings his creative vision home to Chattanooga with Wayne-O-Rama, a year-long interactive art event. Best known for his iconic designs and characters on Pee-wee's Playhouse, White has earned three Daytime Emmys for puppet art direction in the late 1980s, a Grammy for art direction on The Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" video in 1996, and a Billboard award for Peter Gabriel's "Big Time" in 1986.

Wayne-O-Rama: Wayne White s Immersive Year-Long Art Celebration in ChattanoogaThis dynamic installation features giant puppets, live music, sculptures, and hands-on classroom experiences for students, artists, and educators.

At the heart of Wayne-O-Rama is a studio space at 1800 Rossville Ave., where White will make occasional visits and connect via video chat with participants.

Wayne-O-Rama: Wayne White s Immersive Year-Long Art Celebration in ChattanoogaWhite has crafted four small-scale models—depicting Bessie Smith, Lookout Mountain, local kids' TV star Bob Brandy, and Chickamauga Cherokee war chief Dragging Canoe—set to become massive 20-foot installations and puppets. Students, artists, and teachers can collaborate on their creation.

Wayne-O-Rama: Wayne White s Immersive Year-Long Art Celebration in ChattanoogaAdditional highlights include two 12-14-foot marionettes of Confederate General Patrick Cleburne and Union General Tecumseh Sherman, starring in a parade during Glass Street Live on September 24 (11 a.m.-4 p.m.). Enjoy a street party, giant puppet show, and a quarter-mile parade led by musician Nick Lutsko from Glass Street to the newly reopened Sherman Reservation on Missionary Ridge, showcasing new trail access points.

The Hunter Museum of American Art currently hosts an exhibit through October featuring White's "Word" paintings, wood and bronze sculptures, puppets, and sketches.

Wayne-O-Rama: Wayne White s Immersive Year-Long Art Celebration in Chattanooga

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