Artville
Artville, a new three-day visual art festival in Nashville’s Wedgewood Houston and Chestnut Hill neighborhoods, declared its public artists today. Announced in March, this first-of-its-kind public art festival in Nashville will be taking place September 29 – October 1, 2023, free to the community.
Throughout the weekend, renowned visual artists will be creating unique art installations that will only be available that weekend. Local Artville Public Artists include (in alphabetical order) Andrés Bustamante, Lindsy Davis, Troy Duff, Rachel Hayes, Brett Douglas Hunter, Alex Lockwood, Bryce McCloud, Beth Reitmeyer, Kit Reuther, Camilla Spadafino, Vadis Turner, Yanira Vissepo, and Herb Williams. Artville Walls, the mural project, will feature unique works and murals by Jeremiah Britton, Joe Geis, Violet Hill, Meg Pollard, Xavier Payne, Maggie Sanger, and Brian Wooden.
With the mission to create an annual visual arts fair that highlights Nashville’s creative culture through public art installations, immersive experiences, and opportunities for art collecting, founders Samantha Saturn and Jack Davis envision Artville becoming a city-wide art festival. Like many growing cities across America, Nashville has an opportunity to invest in local artists' projects and create art-focused programming on a large scale to drive arts-related tourism, further supporting Nashville’s growing community of visual artists, galleries, as well as art museums and cultural institutions. Artville is funded in part by The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp supporting this vision of an expanded visual arts weekend.
To kick off the weekend of events, Artville will host a conversation with Derrick Adams, a multi-disciplinary artist whose work is centered around themes of Black culture in America. This free event will be moderated by Frist Art Museum senior curator Katie Delmez in connection with the upcoming exhibition Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage, which features Adams’ work and will be on view at the Frist from September 15 through December 31, 2023.
In addition to public art installations, Artville will also include several engaging art programs throughout the weekend including a reimagined American Artisan Festival @ Artville, a curated selection of Nashville’s contemporary art galleries and dealers collectively exhibiting some of their top local and national artists, an After-Dark series of interactive art experiences, music and entertainment, artisanal food, beer, and wine, as well as kids’ art programming. The event will also highlight many community partners and sponsors within the neighborhood that will create unique art-inspired programming throughout the weekend.
Artville is made possible by the generous support of Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, May Hosiery Mills, Nashville Warehouse Co. Hines, Core Development, Crescent Partners, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
Date: September 29 - October 01, 2023 All Day
Location: Artville | Wedgewood Houston/Chestnut Hill, Nashville
Admission:
Community Art Show Preview Party
Thursday 9.28
6:00 - 9:00pm
Ticket Required
Be the first to see the works selected for the first ever Community Art Show which will be held at The Nashville Warehouse Company on Chestnut Street. Feast your eyes on works from the top local artists as well as featured artists curated by a select group of local contemporary art galleries and dealers who will be there to answer your questions about art collecting as well. All works will be for sale and we’ll have drinks, food, music and an opportunity to mingle with Nashville’s art community.
Friday 9.29 | 11:00am - 7:00pm | Free and Open to Public
Saturday, 9.30 | 10:00am - 7:00pm | Free and Open to Public
Sunday, 10.1 | 11:00 am - 5:00pm | Free and Open to Public
American Artisan @ Artville
Shifting from its long-standing location in Centennial Park, this nationally recognized retail fine art and craft event will relaunch in conjunction with the festival featuring over 100 high-quality fine-art, craft, furniture and mixed-media artists. The outside tented festival event will continue its tradition - now weaving through sections of Chestnut Street close to this hub of entertainment, fine arts, restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, shopping and more.
Public Art Installations
There are thirteen works total throughout the Artville map which you will find in front of Merritt Mansion, in the outfield by The Nashville Warehouse Company, along Chestnut Street and around the neighborhood. There are also seven murals that will be hosted on the outside of a building at the corner of Martin and Chestnut Street. So much art to see and collect - it will be a sight for sore eyes!
Community Art Gallery
Feast your eyes on works from the top local artists as well as featured artists curated by a select group of local contemporary art galleries and dealers who will be there to answer your questions about art collecting as well. All works are for sale throughout the weekend at The Nashville Warehouse Company on Chestnut Street.
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
Artville Talks with Derrick Adams
Friday 9.29 - 6pm - Nashville Warehouse Co.
Free - Registration Required (LINK)
A conversation with Derrick Adams, a multi-disciplinary artist whose work is centered around themes of Black culture in America. This free event will be moderated by Frist Art Museum senior curator Katie Delmez in connection with the upcoming exhibition Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage, which features Adams’ work and will be on view at the Frist from September 15 through December 31, 2023.
Artville Afterdark
8:00 - 11:00pm
Ticket Required
Friday 9.29 8 - 11PM @ Merritt Mansion
Nashville will come alive at night with Artville After Dark, a series of night-time events focused on bringing art to life. In partnership with Clarence Edwards of Ce Gallery, expect amazing FUNK AND SOUL music from live DJs, great food, drinks and more plus amazing views of public art and the Nashville skyline.
Artville Afterdark
Saturday 9.30
8:00 - 11:30pm
Ticket required
We close out Artville After Dark with Afrodeer bringing a mix of house and dance music. In partnership with Clarence Edwards of Ce Gallery, expect amazing music and more plus the final evening of the public art exhibition. Saturday night event is included in if you become a Patron.
For more information and to signup for email updates, visit Artville.org. Follow @artvillenash (IG) and @artvillenashville (FB).
Event website: artville.org
