ArtSmart: Chalk it up!
by Rebecca Pierce
Part street fair and part art show, Chalk It Up will include artists booths, plenty of delicious food, and a chalk art competition featuring both established and emerging artists. Home Depo...
ArtSmart: Art Oasis for CMA
Art Oasis for CMA Festival Children
by Rebecca Pierce | photography by Tiffani Bing
When you think about the CMA Music Festival, you probably don’t think about children making art, but this year it happene...
ArtSmart: State of the Arts: Bryce McCloud’s “Our Town” for NashvilleNext
ArtSmart: State of the Arts
by Jennifer Cole, Metro Nashville Arts Commission
Letterpress printmaking is one of Nashville’s iconic art forms. From the commercial beginnings of Hatch to a budding local group...
The Art of Teaching: Create2013
The Art of Teaching: Create2013
by DeeGee Lester
The greatest teachers, those who inspire and launch their students into the future, expand the classroom experience beyond rote learning, helping students...
Arts Build Communities Grant
by Lauren Baud
What makes the arts so special? What do they do for our world? They encourage and foster creativity. They empower our youth to think outside the box and develop into active and engaged memb...
Mommy and Me (and Daddy too!)
Mommy and Me (and Daddy too!)
by DeeGee Lester
photo: Tim Broekema
Picture a dance studio filled with the giggles and boundless energy of two-year-olds; add in happy music, and you have some ...
Summer Camp with Lauren Rolwing
Summer Camp with Lauren Rolwing
by Lisa Venegas
On the list of fantastic things about Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art are the opportunities for children and teens to foster their creativity...