During the month of March, Kindling Arts Festival, a fiscally sponsored project of The Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville, raised nearly $3,000 in their $3K by 3/30 Festival Fundraising Campaign! The fundraiser was in support of its mission to empower diverse local performers with the space and supporting resources required to take daring creative risks… Read more »
Spring is officially here so don’t let the rain stop you from experiencing all the creative adventures that Nashville has to offer this weekend! Photo credits: Modfellows Art Gallery National Museum of African American Music Now open! Plan your visit today. (in-person) Ongoing Modfellows Art Gallery The Unreliable Illustrator (in-person) Ongoing through April 24 (opening… Read more »
The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal today in anticipation of opening applications for the much-anticipated critical economic relief program on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Prior to the official SVOG application opening, the SBA will host a national informational webinar to highlight the application process… Read more »
The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville proudly announces the selection of the 2021 Class of Periscope: Artist Entrepreneur Training, an annual program that empowers working artists to see their creative practice through an entrepreneurial lens. This year’s class consists of 25 artists working in an array of disciplines including visual art, fashion/textile, music,… Read more »
The sun will be shining this weekend and you do not want to miss out on all the creative events that Nashville has to offer. Check them out below! Photo credits: Chauvet Arts National Museum of African American Music Now open! Plan your visit today. (in-person) Ongoing Country Music Hall of Fame American Currents: Celebrating… Read more »
The Shuttered Venue Operators (SVO) Grant program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020. The program includes $15 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Disaster Assistance. This post provides an… Read more »
Experience some of Nashville’s most creative events happening this weekend. Don’t miss Vanderbilt’s Resilient Souls which ends this Friday or attend the premiere of new exhibits throughout the city. Photo Credits: Oz Arts Nashville National Museum of African American Music Now open! Plan your visit today. (in-person) Ongoing Tennessee Arts Commission TN Poetry Out Loud State… Read more »
We want to hear from you! Nashville has experienced incredible growth and change in recent years and our creative community continues to be impacted in numerous ways. It’s more crucial than ever that we seek the input of those we serve to better understand where we are today and where we are headed in the future. Artists,… Read more »
The U.S. Small Business Administration has some key changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) which will be available for a limited amount of time to ensure America’s smallest businesses, including artists and one-person businesses, get exclusive access. If you are a small business owner with fewer than 20 employees or are self-employed; there is… Read more »
The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville proudly announces the selection of 15 business professionals for Arts Board Matching. The first of two cohorts in 2021, this class marks the largest expansion of ABC’s signature leadership and board development program since its inception in 2012 effectively doubling the annual capacity of the program. To… Read more »