The Forge Nashville

01/06/2025

NEW PAGE ALERT!

Go ahead and follow all of our events, classes, exhibitions, goings-on etc - over at our new page!

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The Forge Nashville is a 501c3 Arts Nonprofit Facilitating Creative Potential

09/04/2024

Come and celebrate with The Forge! On Saturday, September 21st, we’ll open our doors for our annual party commemorating our re-brand as The Forge back in Summer 2021.

As in years past, we’ll have our Forge Member Showcase up in STATE Gallery, craft cocktails and beer, street tacos, WXNA DJs spinning all evening long, and much more!

This event is free to members of The Forge, and open to the public for just $10 donated entry. All activities - including our record + art supply swap, derby car races, tours and demos, drink + draw, gallery exhibition, food + bar - are accessible with donated entry. If you feel compelled to give more during your visit (or bet on those derby cars), your donation will go straight to our programs, including our Future Makers Youth Program, STATE Studio Residencies, and Shop Scholarships for those in need.

Can’t wait to see you!

LINK TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT: https://www.theforgenashville.org/workshops/p/birthday-party?rq=birthday%20party

05/13/2024

THIS SATURDAY! Come to Arts + Wellness at The Forge!

Join us for an afternoon of socializing and art making in a supportive and fun environment! We will explore the topic of identity and make mythical animal sculptures using

05/13/2024

Make sure to attend our Art + Wellness Workshops, only a couple left in this part of the series - check them out on Meetup!

Art+Wellness Workshop Series sponsored by Metro Arts. In this weeks workshop we will explore how to have a vision for your life by making a passport filled with your handma

08/08/2023

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THIS WEEKEND - Shop for Our Cause with Ashley LaRoche Heeren! fASHion Friday is an estate sale benefitting The Forge Nashville and featuring a curated collection of designer and high-end clothing, jewelry, home goods and artwork!

Swing by on Friday evening from 3pm to 9pm, or Saturday 9am to 4pm and shop to support the arts!

See you there!

07/26/2023

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Join us at The Forge Nashville for an unforgettable night of community, creativity, and local talent!

06/07/2023

ANNOUNCING NEW CLASSES FOR TEENS IN AUGUST!

Art Immersion with Famous Artists from Around the World:

Delve into our 3 hour art class where each day of the week will feature a different artist and medium. Learn skills and techniques used by these artists to create your own unique artworks. Meet new friends who share your passion for creative expression, and come home with five completed artworks and more knowledge about those inspiring artists. Bring a snack and water for a short break.

Day One: Celebrate Sunflowers & still life with Vincent Van Gogh (19th century post Impressionist) inspired acrylic paintings on canvas, using expressive impasto brushwork and vibrant color.

Day Two: ‘Meet' 20th century American sculptor Louise Nevelson, and be inspired to create wooden assemblages as she did.

Day Three: Say hello to early 20th century French artist Henri Matisse, and ‘draw with scissors’ to make your own cut out colored paper collages, as well as oil pastel Fauvist portraits.

Day Four: 20th century American artist Alexander Calder invented mobiles (using abstract shapes), and also made whimsical circus themed wire sculptures. Try your hand at these!

Day Five: 20th century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso was very inventive, he created Cubism and other new approaches to his subjects. Bring in a photo of someone which we will interpret in several Picasso inspired styles.

All materials provided - hit the link to register!

https://www.theforgenashville.org/workshops/p/art-camp-for-teens-around-the-world-with-art-n48zz

06/07/2023

ANNOUNCING A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS AT THE FORGE!

Art Immersion with Famous Artists from Around the World:

Delve into our 3 hour art class where each day of the week will feature a different artist and medium. Learn skills and techniques used by these artists to create your own unique artworks. Meet new friends who share your passion for creative expression, and come home with five completed artworks and more knowledge about those inspiring artists. Bring a snack and water for a short break.

Day One: Georgia O’Keeffe (American early 20th century modern) inspired acrylic paintings looking at real flowers.

Day Two: Frida Kahlo (Mexican 20th century modern) inspired personalized self portraits with colored pencils.

Day Three: Vassily Kandinsky (early 20th century abstract Russian artist) inspired oil pastel abstract drawings.

Day Four: Paul Cezanne (late 19th century post impressionist) inspired still life drawing in pencil and charcoal.

Day Five: Romare Bearden (mid 20th century modern American artist) inspired mixed media collage figurative scenes.

All materials provided - hit the link here to sign up!

https://www.theforgenashville.org/classes/art-camp-for-teens-around-the-world-with-art

04/10/2023

Success! Happy student from a past picture framing class, with her beautiful completed custom picture frame for a very cool concert poster created by . Class was taught at our facility, using JET woodworking equipment.

No prior woodworking experience is needed to be able to take this class and create a professional-quality custom picture frame for yourself. The two-part Great Frame-Up class will run again on April 13/20 and also on May 13/20. To sign up for the class, visit our website: https://www.theforgenashville.org/classes