Jennifer Cole stepped into the role of Executive Director of the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission in 2009. After success at the helm of numerous high-profile national projects with Points of Light Institute and Hands On Network, she brings a unique…
Along with sweet tea, seems to me Nashville has an unquenchable thirst for estate sales, a designer “show house,” or, best of all, that subdivision smorgasbord known as a “parade” of homes. We’ll park in the next county, scale…
Will Rogers once said, “If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.” So how does Peter Nash do it? Well, he treats all his subjects as celebrities. He says, “I…
Jane Offenbach barely has time to tie the laces of her sneakers before she hits the ground running. And that is exactly how she likes it. Never one to sit still for too long, she is a whirlwind of…
Despite the historic flood of 2010 and an uncertain economy, the visual arts in Metro Nashville prevailed. It was a blockbuster season for the Frist Center with The Golden Age of Couture, Chihuly, and The Birth of Impressionism: Masterworks from…
Any event planner worth her Manolos knows that the gilded age before the Great Recession has given way to a grueling hangover, even for those who waft through life on a vapor cloud of Annick Goutal, fishtail hems trailing…
Larry Carlton’s guitar on the Steely Dan track “Kid Charlemagne” is often cited as evidence of his musical mastery. It is, of course, a masterpiece, certified by Rolling Stone, no less, as among the greatest rock guitar solos of all…
Imagine for a moment that the Schermerhorn Symphony Center does not stand proudly over 1 Symphony Place. Envision TPAC as nothing more than a multi-level parking garage. Now, tear down the Center for the Performing Arts at Vanderbilt’s Blair School…
It is tempting to believe that only those with brush in hand are in the business of making art. But history is filled with examples of dynamic and important patrons. Where would Michelangelo have been without Pope Julius II? Rubens…
Nashville Arts Magazine pays tribute this month to noted and beloved Nashville artist Murat Kaboulov who passed away unexpectedly. His presence in the arts community will be greatly missed. His paintings, though, will continue to give viewers the chance…
