Located in the Five Points neighborhood, Bret and Meg MacFadyen’s gallery focuses on one-of-a-kind furniture, fine art, and objects incorporating reclaimed materials. The pair also have East Nashville’s annual Tomato Festival as part of their legacy—drawing on what unites over what divides.
Located on Nashville’s 5th Avenue of the Arts since 1996, they have always been a refuge of new and original contemporary artwork mainly in photography, painting, and sculpture.
Hours: Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment Address: 215 5th Ave N; 615-254-2040 theartscompany.com
Belgian-born artist Marleen De Waele-De Bock fills her Arcade studio space with vibrant acrylic paintings. Waele-De Bock’s work centers on narrative, personal and natural subject matter.
Hours: First Saturday Art Crawl 6-9 p.m. and by appointment Address: 244 5th Ave N #56, Nashville, TN 37219; 615-397-2347 marleensartwork.com
Since 1977, Bennett Galleries has been a resource for those seeking contemporary paintings and sculpture. Their hub in Green Hills showcases established and emerging artists.
Since its opening in the summer of 2009, Blend retains its identity as a gallery for contemporary and community-based collaborations. It’s spot in the Arcade is always bursting during the monthly art crawl.
Hours: First Saturday Gallery Crawl 6-9 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; by appointment Address: 244 5th Ave N #79, Nashville, TN 37219; 615-852-7009 blendstudio.wordpress.com
Step inside Watkins College of Art for the latest two- and three-dimensional artwork, multi-media installations and interactive performances. Currey provides space for students, faculty and guests to exhibit their progressive work.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 2-4 p.m. Address: 2298 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37228; 615-383-4848 watkins.edu
Nashville’s Downtown Presbyterian Church has long been known as a space for local artists showcasing work both religious and secular. Curated by the Artists-in-Residence, the gallery offers a regular rotation of exhibitions from the artist themselves and and local guests artists.
Hours: First Saturday Art Crawl 6-9 p.m., Mon-Fri 10 a.m-3 p.m., Sunday mornings Address: 154 5th Ave N, Nashville, TN; 615-254-7584 dpchurch.com
For those familiar with Cumberland Gallery, CG2 is an addition to the family. The focus of this space is to highlight more cutting edge work from emerging artists with a mix of shows throughout the year.
A unique artistic endeavor of the contemporary Channel To Channel gallery is their weekly open-studio drawing sessions called Drink-n-Draw. Located in the growing Wedgewood-Houston art district, the gallery stimulates bold, challenging artwork from local and regional artists.
In the historic Cheekwood mansion you’ll find a rotating permanent collection prints, paintings and sculpture. Step outside and explore the Carell Woodland sculpture trail before experiencing contemporary work at the Frist Learning Center. Their Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence program invites national and international artists to Nashville to create site-specific work with the community.
This artist collective thrives on using diverse mediums and messages to challenge the norm. Driving discussion, they invite new or under-represented artists/artworks to interact with the Nashville community.
Catch established and emerging artists at the Corvidae space in the downtown Nashville Arts District. As the only gallery on the lower level of the Arcade, their two floors of gallery space allow for a shop of locally made artisan goods, jewelry, and a small independent book store as well.
Hours: First Saturday Art Crawl 6-9 p.m; Tue-Sat 12-5 p.m. Address: 244 5th Ave N #11; 615-251-1609 corvidaecollective.net
Sixty-three pieces spanning over 150 years are housed permanently in the Parthenon at Centennial Park. The dominantly Impressionistic oil paintings were gifted to Nashville by collector James M. Cowan between 1927-1929 after the Parthenon became a permanent structure.
Hours: Tue–Sat, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sun, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Address: 2500 West End Ave; 615-862-8431 nashville.gov
This Green Hills gallery is dedicated to artists in Tennessee and the Southeast while welcoming national works including painting, works on paper, photography and sculpture.
Open since January 2014, this fine and contemporary art gallery in Nashville also has a sister gallery in Memphis to represent southern artists and help share their work beyond regional borders.
Well known for his colorful abstract paintings, art dealer, appraiser and artist Ed Nash, fills his East Nashville gallery with large landscapes and textured terrain paintings. Nash’s creations have been seen on the Nashville TV show as well as in many corporate and public settings.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Address:1015 W Kirkland Ave, Suite 414; 615-496-2402 ednashart.com
The Carl Van Vechten and Aaron Douglas galleries maintain a permanent collection with over 4,000 works by renown artists including Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, and Diego Rivera. The University also houses African, Oceanic, and Asian art in their permanent and traveling exhibitions.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; extended on Thurs-Fri until 7 p.m. Address: 1000 17th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208, 615-329-8720; 615-329-8685 fisk.edu
Nashville’s nonprofit art-exhibition center houses nearly 24,000 square feet of gallery space to present fine art in all mediums from local, state and regional artists, as well as major U.S. and international exhibitions.
Hours: Mon-Wed, Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Thur-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun 1-5:30 p.m. Address: 919 Broadway; 615-244-3340 fristcenter.org
A newer addition to Wedgewood Houston’s local arts scene, the curators at Leperca feature emerging artists from the mid-south, with a focus on performance and collaboration.
Hours: First Saturday Art Crawl 6-9 p.m; Tue-Thur 2-8 p.m.; Sun 4-7 p.m. Address: 1507 Hagan St; 615-669-1384 galleryluperca.com
Architect Anne Daigh challenges and expands her creative limits opening Galerie Tangerine as a branch of Anne Daigh Landscape Architect, LLC. The exhibitions are a juxtaposition of an airy, light space with more doleful, somber art.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Address: 900 South St, Suite 104; 615 454-4103 x 200 galerietangerine.com
A graduate of University of Tennessee, Anh Ha’s Arcade gallery space is full of his signature wood panel boxes. The handmade pieces are layered with a variety of balanced compositions and finished in high gloss.
Hours: First Saturday Art Crawl 6-9 p.m.; Mon-Sun by appointment Address: 244 5th Ave N #63; 615-668-7598 andyanhha.com
The gallery at Lipscomb University is curated by the art department faculty, hosting exhibitions each semester. The space offers students a place to study and develop their knowledge of a broad range of art works. Throughout the year Lipscomb welcomes nationally and regionally known artists for guest lectures surrounding the exhibitions.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Address: One University Park Dr; 615-966-5813 lipscomb.edu
Another of the notable galleries in Wedgewood Houston is the contemporary artist-owned gallery exhibiting local and regional artists at varying levels of éclat.
Hours: Fri 12-4 p.m.; Sat 12-6 p.m. Address: 444 Humphreys St, Suite A; 615-336-7773 juliamartingallery.com
Belmont University boasts two spaces for art. Gallery 121, located inside Belmont’s Leu Center for the Visual Arts, and the university’s Leu Art Gallery found inside the Lila D. Bunch library. Both galleries showcase emerging and established artists, highlighting local and regional work.
Gallery 121 Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat 12-6 p.m.; Sun 2-6 p.m. Leu Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun 1-7 p.m. Address: 1900 Belmont Blvd; 615-460-5476 belmont.edu
In addition to contemporary painters, sculptors and printmakers from near and far, LeQuire Gallery is the hub for Nashville visual artist Alan LeQuire, best known as the man behind the Music Row roundabout Musica statues.
After being established in Joshua Tree since 2007, Red Arrow opened its doors in East Nashville in 2014. The gallery is particularly keen on developing emerging artists and offering museum-caliber exhibitions of timely and more venturesome work.
Hours: Sat noon- 6 p.m.; Fri and Sun by appointment Address: 919 Gallatin Ave, Suite #4; 615-236-6575 theredarrowgallery.com
At one of the largest contemporary galleries in Nashville, you’ll see contemporary works in all mediums. A hot spot during the monthly art crawl, don’t miss their annex gallery and artist studio over on 3rd Avenue.
In Nashville’s Wedgewood Houston neighborhood lies a lab for site-specific installation, sculpture, and performance art. The founders tap nationally recognized art critics, host public talks regularly, and bring together artists, critics and curators to share ideas.
Hours: Mon and Wed 10 a.m.-2 p.m Address: 1201 4th Ave S, Suite #117; 615-293-2413 seedspace.org
For more than 30 years, this Belle Meade gallery has focused primarily on American and European paintings, sculpture, and works on paper from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Hours: Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and by appointment Address: 6608A Highway 100; 615-352-5050 stanfordfineart.net
The downtown destination has six permanent collections including The Age of Andrew Jackson and First Tennesseans that showcase paintings, Civil War artifacts, and southern culture, as well as a variety of dynamic exhibits.
Where else in Nashville will you find a gallery featuring art made from only reusable materials? The creative projects inside the Green Gallery give second life ot unwanted industrial and residential materials.
Tinney specializes in collectable modern art from exhibitions to in-home installations. See the rotating work of artists they represent in the 5th Avenue gallery year round.
Hours: First Saturday Art Crawl 6-9 p.m.; Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment Address: 237 5th Ave N; 615-255-7816 tinneycontemporary.com | Photo by Leslie Mitchell
WAG is a public exhibition space of Watkins College tied to their educational mission. The outlet allows students to practically prepare themselves within the commercial and cultural landscape.
Hours: First Saturday Gallery Crawl 6-9 p.m.; by appointment Address: 244 5th Ave N #77 watkins.edu
At its new space above from Deb Paquette’s new Etc. restaurant, the gallery offers a modern, discreet feel. Find American art and antiques, with an emphasis on 20th century modernism by historically acclaimed American artists inside as well as period pieces from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s that highlight the Art Deco, Art Moderne, and Retro movements.
Once in Cummins Station, this experimental, modern gallery space now anchors the bourgeoning art row in Wedgewood Houston. The work shown inside is a mix of both emerging and established artists.
