Friends of the William Edmondson Homesite Park

08/24/2026

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒

What compels you to create?

Friends of the Edmondson Homesite Park & Gardens invites visual artists to submit work for 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃: “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞?”, a group fine art exhibition Curated by E. Roosevelt Brown and inspired by William Edmondson’s belief that his artistic gifts were a calling.

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 will take place 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟑 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐊𝐀 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, with an opening reception on October 22. The exhibition provides a gallery setting for artists whose work explores themes of calling, purpose, faith, identity, legacy, community, healing, ancestry, hope and transformation.

📅 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: September 23, 2026 at 6 PM
🎨 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐞: Free
📍 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: October 22–23, 2026
🔗 Apply and review full submission guidelines: https://edmondson-homesite.craftedcall.com/calls/called

And the celebration of Black art and William Edmondson’s legacy continues on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 the WE Fest 2026: William Edmondson Arts & Culture Festival at the William Edmondson Homesite Park & Gardens. The free community festival brings together art, live performances, family activities, food and more.

What is calling you to create ?

08/24/2026

Happy Monday! Taking a moment to share this article about an event that you may have missed, about an event that honored our Board President Brenda Morrow as well as other community elders. It's a quick read, enjoy!

Black Mental Health Village celebrated pioneers and legacy creators at the 'Honoring Black History by Honoring Our Elders' event on Nashville 16 Day.

08/20/2026

A to the first four years of WE Fest!

The art. The music. The food. The families. The creativity. Most of all, a community coming together on the very grounds where William Edmondson lived, worked and created.

We’re doing it again, and this year marks 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐄 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭!

📅 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
⏰ 10 AM–4 PM
📍 William Edmondson Homesite Park & Gardens
1450 14th Avenue South, Nashville

Join us for a FREE day of art, live performances, artist demonstrations, food, activities for kids and a celebration of the groundbreaking legacy of William Edmondson.

Artists, partners and food vendors: applications are now open at https://edmondsonhome.org

08/10/2026

What is WE Fest? Who does it celebrate? Why does he matter to Nashville and the Nation?

08/10/2026

ARTISTS: Just one more week for the earlybird discount! America's only festival celebrating Nashville's groundbreaking historical artist William Edmondson! Outdoors on the grounds where he lived and worked. https://tinyurl.com/wefest26vendor
Shayla Holt Tennessee Arts Commission

07/15/2026

"Where there's a Will....", a 12x12 inch relief sculpture in copper using the "repoussé" technique, poses a question about trailblazing sculptor William Edmondson. What do you think that question is?
Sculpture by Mark Schlicher

07/10/2026

SAVE THE DATE! Don't miss America's only art festival celebrating trailblazing sculptor William Edmondson, the first Black artist to have a solo show at NYC's Museum of Modern Art. A day of art, music, and family fun...all free on the site where William Edmondson lived and worked in Nashville. Tennessee Arts Commission William Edmondson Movie

07/09/2026

We're 🔥🔥EXCITED 🔥🔥 to be back again to present America's ONLY arts festival celebrating the groundbreaking sculptor . A 💰FREE day of fun, 🎨art and craft vendors, 🎶live music, dance and spoken word, in the heart of Nashville, TN, on the very site where his art studio once stood. SAVE THE DATE!