Effective Friday 5/22/20, we reopened with COVID-19 precautions and protocols in place per the TN state guidelines including limited hours & gallery capacity. Gallery guests have been slow to return. As expected, people are being cautiously optimistic about their choices of activities as they reemerge from their sanctuaries. We would not have reopened if we didn’t feel we could meet the public health recommended guidelines, and since most of our artwork doesn’t have to be touched to inspire your connection, we are actually in a better position than other retail or commercial businesses to keep a sanitized environment for you to browse and shop.
NEED TO KNOW:
1. To ensure your safety and social distancing within the space at any one time, we've added the option to "Book to Browse & Shop" on our website and a “BOOK NOW” to schedule button to our Facebook page @area61chattanooga.
2. Walk-in guests will be accommodated based on the current capacity and upcoming scheduled appointments, and there is never admission fee to visit and shop the gallery.
3. Pre-booking will help you avoid wait times when you arrive due to gallery capacity and give you front of the line access to the gallery, sanitizer station, and shopping.
4. We are adhering to all the TN reopen guidelines, including (but not limited to):
a. Staff health screening prior to each shift
b. Hand sanitizing station will be available at the entrance of the gallery and other high touch points in throughout the gallery
c. Our team will be wearing face coverings or masks to protect you
d. We ask that you respect our right/need to work and protect us as well by donning your own face covering or mask* (while supplies are available, we will have disposable masks at the entrance)
e. Social distancing will be monitored. All touch points will be sanitized regularly and fully cleaned after closing
Join us in supporting our local artists and our city's arts culture responsibly. And thank you to our loyal gallery fans and clients who continued to support us emotionally and financially while we were closed.
* A cloth face covering or mask protects others from you in case you have been exposed to the virus but are still not showing any symptoms. It can take up to 2 weeks for symptoms to present. At times in life, you cannot guarantee 6 ft. separation in passing one another, so we are wearing the mask for you, please wear one for us.
We have been monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers in our community and will adapt based on recommendations from our city government and local Health Department (as well as the State of TN government). We are adhering to all the retail guidelines set by the State of Tennessee via The Tennessee Pledge: Reopening Tennessee Responsibly. www.TNpledge.com
Following the TN protocols and guidelines for reopening and economic recovery, BUT responsibly for the health of our community and clients.