Artville, Nashville's only citywide visual arts festival, to be held September 26-28
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Artville, Nashville's only citywide visual arts festival, to be held September 26-28
In its third year, Artville’s 2025 event brings a vibrant mix of public art, music, and community programming to Walk of Fame Park and additional evening events across the city.



NASHVILLE, TENN.- Artville, Nashville’s only public visual arts festival, is entering its third year with plans to be bigger, bolder, and more immersive than ever. Taking place from September 26 – 28, the festival is expanding from its original location in the Wedgewood Houston and Chestnut Hill neighborhoods to a city-wide event featuring multiple locations.

The festival’s home base will be in the Walk of Fame Park in downtown Nashville, featuring immersive, large-scale public art installations, alongside the American Artisan Festival featuring 65 contemporary handcraft and fine artisans, as well as food, live music, kids’ activities, and more. Artville 2025 will also feature several Artville After Dark events each evening with activations throughout the city including The Arcade 5th Ave of the Arts, The Neuhoff District in Germantown, and Wedgewood Houston.

“In just three years, Artville has grown into Nashville’s first and only citywide arts festival — and we’re just getting started,” said Samantha Saturn, Artville Co-Founder. “For the first time, we’re expanding our footprint into Downtown with Walk of Fame Park as the festival’s central hub, while continuing to activate creative spaces including The 5th Avenue Arcade, The Neuhoff district in Germantown and Wedgewood Houston. Our mission is to make visual art accessible, visible, and celebrated across the entire city. This year’s lineup brings together an inspiring mix of emerging and established artists from Nashville and beyond, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to Artville this fall to collect and enjoy all that these incredible artists have to offer.”

Over the past two years, Artville has awarded more than $320,000 to over 50 artists to create temporary, site-specific public art, murals, and immersive experiences for the festival. Over 75 artists will be exhibiting throughout the weekend across various events. More details about exhibiting artists will be announced at a later date.

Award recipient artists appearing at Artville 2025 include:

Adrienne Outlaw – Adrienne Outlaw is a socially engaged artist whose work transforms plastic waste into powerful artworks that spark dialogue around sustainability and community. Rooted in fiber arts and environmental justice, she likens her creative process to a quilting bee—bringing people together through hands-on collaboration. Outlaw holds a B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an M.L.A.S. from Vanderbilt University, and her work has been exhibited nationally at institutions including the Cheekwood Estate & Gardens and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Brett Douglas Hunter – Brett Douglas Hunter is a self-taught artist known for his colorful, eccentric sculptures made from papercrete and industrial materials. Inspired by a DIY upbringing, his work spans oddball furniture, interactive installations, and playful outdoor pieces seen at Bonnaroo and Franconia Sculpture Park.

Brian Wooden – Brian Wooden is a Nashville-based multidisciplinary artist whose bold, illustration-driven aesthetic fuses the raw energy of skateboarding and graffiti culture with refined visual storytelling. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Wooden’s pieces oscillate between street art spontaneity and thoughtful compositional structure, reflecting his ongoing commitment to authentic self-expression.

Caleb McLaughlin – Caleb McLaughlin is a Nashville‑based visual creative whose work spans time‑lapse, infrared, kinetic sculpture, video art, and motion control. In addition to his fine‑art practice, McLaughlin works in video production—bringing storytelling, technical skill, and a love of texture, rhythm, and flow to his diverse visual media

Jason Brooks – Jason Brooks large-scale immersive sculptures blend electronics, audio, and visual design using bespoke hardware, motors, discs, and code to craft experiences that are both tactile and futuristic. His work interacts with sound, movement and technology in a way that challenges convention. Recent work was presented at The Pinnacle in Nashville Yards.

John Holmes – John Holmes is a Nashville-based artist and creative technologist whose immersive installations blend real-time data, sensors, and interactive systems to explore perception, identity, and societal structures. He is the founder of New Media Nashville, a cultural R&D studio focused on building post-capitalist creative infrastructure.

Keavy Murphree – Keavy Murphree creates memorable ceramic art, blending whimsy with modern minimalism. Keavy's journey began with a B.F.A. in industrial design from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, evolving over a decade in design and product management. In 2018, she opened her studio, now a wellspring imaginative pieces, from wall and tabletop sculptures to statement furniture. Her art and designs have been featured in LUXE Interiors & Design, Nashville Interiors, Veranda, and The Design Edit.

Kimia Ferdowsi Kline – Kimia Ferdowsi Kline is an artist and curator who holds an M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute and a B.F.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was a Danforth Scholar. Her work has been exhibited in solo shows at Turn Gallery, Marrow Gallery, and 68 Projects, and in group exhibitions at institutions such as The Drawing Center, and MOCA Detroit. Kline has received recognition from the New York Foundation for the Arts and Rema Hort Mann Foundation, and frequently lectures at leading universities.

Marlen Lugo – Marlen Lugo is a Puerto Rico–born artist whose whimsical, surreal characters explore identity, nature, and transformation. Raised between San Juan and her family’s finca in Caguas, she draws inspiration from the magical quality of childhood memories and landscapes. Lugo earned her B.F.A. from Tufts University and the Museum School of Fine Arts, and has lived, worked, and exhibited in Boston, New York City, and Los Angeles.

Megan Jordan and Evan Roosevelt Brown - Megan Brown is a visual storyteller drawing from Black Indigenous wisdom and the voices of community elders. Through public art and visual works, she transforms shared histories into powerful expressions of hope, resilience, and human connection—fostering collective memory, healing, and a more vibrant arts ecosystem. Collaborating with her on this project, Evan Brown is a visionary art consultant, curator, and creative director with a passion for building upon the artistic expressions of artists. Evan's upbringing in the Nashville art community scene powers his lifelong fascination with creativity, expression, and expansion.

Within Walk of Fame Park, in addition to the public art installations, 65 artisans will be selling their hand-crafted creations in a range of mediums all weekend through the American Artisan Festival, which has been a Nashville tradition since 1972. Visitors can expect to see fine jewelry, ceramics, wood, glass, photography, printmakers, painters, metalsmiths, custom cowboy hats, leather goods, and more.

Artville public art installations and The American Artisan Festival will be open at the Walk of Fame Park on Friday, September 26 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday, September 27, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Sunday, September 28, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.










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