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The Southern Festival of Books is not a political event. But this year, organizers say they couldn’t ignore two of the country’s most pressing issues — immigration and identity.
So they placed them center stage at the 31st edition, which runs Friday through Sunday in downtown Nashville.
In a state without a single Native American reservation and in a city that was a stop on the Trail of Tears, a new exhibit in Nashville feels both late and on time.
The Frist Art Museum is showcasing work by Native women artists that spans eras, places and mediums.
The Nashville Film Festival turns 50 this year, under a new executive director making his film world debut.
Jason Padgitt was a music industry veteran when he was tapped for the gig last year. It was shortly after the festival’s longtime CEO and artistic director both left — and before its 50th anniversary edition.
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ 16-hour examination of country is airing this week on PBS, and one artist featured in the series hopes it will help reframe the conversation about the genre’s origins.
African American musician Rhiannon Giddens spoke in the series’s first episode, which focused on the roots of country music.
Along with the population surge in Nashville, there’s been unprecedented growth in public art. If you’ve been to the Gulch lately, you’ve probably seen the line wrapping around the block to take a picture with “the angel wings” — the WhatLiftsYou mural by Kelsey Montague.
