NASHVILLE, TN (7/17/2024) — Artville, an annual three-day visual art festival in Nashville’s Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, announced the 2024 public artist award recipients today. Now in its second year, this free festival will take place September 27 – September 29, 2024.
Throughout the weekend, renowned visual artists will be showcasing unique site-specific art installations created exclusively for Artvile and are only available to view during the festival weekend. The 2024 Artville Public Art recipients that received awards totaling $150,000 are (in alphabetical order) Beizar Arandini, Ash Atterbury, Jeremiah Britton, Jason Brooks, Amanda Browder, Joe Geis, Jodi Hays, Shabazz Larkin, Marlen Lugo, Duncan McDaniel, Jason Peters, Katrina Sanchez Stanfield and James Worsham.
Additionally the Artville Walls project, located at the corner of Chestnut Street and Martin Street in Wedgewood Houston, will add four new murals from local artists selected this year including Tracee Badway, Omari Booker, Tess Davies, German Rojas. The mural project started as part of the inaugural Artville in 2023 featuring five murals on the historic Werthan Tile building, and the entire facade will be completed with murals in 2024.
In addition to public art installations, Artville will include the reimagined American Artisan Festival @ Artville on Martin Street. The American Artisan Festival has been a Nashville tradition since 1972 and features 75 contemporary craft and fine artists from around the country. Artville is also working in partnership with local Wedgewood Houston galleries including David Lusk Gallery, Julia Martin Gallery, The Packing Plant and Zeitgeist to host unique programming and highlight their exhibitions throughout the weekend.
The Nashville Free Poetry Library will return with an all-day Zine Fest on Saturday hosted next to the galleries on Hagan Street. The weekend-long festival will also feature live music, entertainment, artisanal food, beer, wine, educational panels and artist talks, as well as free kids’ art programming. Many other community partners and sponsors within the neighborhood will join Artville in celebrating the community and hosting fun and immersive art-inspired experiences.
Artville’s Preview Party will take place on Friday, September 27, from 6 pm - 9 pm off Martin Street at The Finery. This ticketed experience will be the first chance to see this year's installations, plus the event will feature live music, projection mapping, an all-access lounge, plus drinks and lite bites. Tickets will be on sale soon for this one-of-a-kind art focused event.
Artville is in part funded by the generous support of Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, Hines, Core Development, The Finery, Wedgewood Village, Memoir Residential, and Hal and Jodi Hess.
Artville is sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Vanderbilt University, Maslow Nashville, Monkucky, SESAC and Bearded Iris Brewing.
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ABOUT ARTVILLE
Artville is Nashville’s first and only annual public arts festival dedicated to highlighting Nashville’s creative culture through site-specific public art installations, immersive experiences, and art collecting opportunities, all free to the public. With a vision of becoming a nationally-recognized city-wide art festival, Artville aims to drive arts-related tourism, and support Nashville’s growing community of visual artists, galleries, art museums, and cultural institutions. Co-founded by Samantha Saturn and Jack Davis and supported in part by The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation, Artville is poised to become a major event that celebrates and amplifies Nashville’s vibrant artistic community.
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 27: 4 pm - 7 pm
Friday September 27: (Opening Night Party) 6 pm - 9 pm
Saturday, September 28: 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, September 29: 11 am - 5 pm
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Website Artville.org
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