No other city in the world celebrates the six-string like Nashville, Tennessee. On every street corner, dive bar stage or Music Row writers’ room, somebody is plunking out a tune. Because of its sound, size, and portability, the guitar has inspired both professional musicians and casual players. Here in Music City, we have access…

Stephen O. Sumney’s A Deeper Understanding of Nothing Tastes Like Everything Else

by John Scarpati, Photographer

Pretty early on, I was hitting lots of openings around Southern California. I always enjoyed being part of that scene, and it was a great source of inspiration. But the idea of actually owning any of the work…

Whitney Ferré is an artist, teacher and author, but when you start to peel back the layers, you begin to unveil both the complicated woman and the woman with the amazingly uncomplicated theory. My journey with the Chicago native began in the late 1990s as she was making her debut on the national television…

What characteristic do you most like about yourself?

My ability to focus on a goal and go for it.

And what do you like least?

I’m not very patient, but I am getting better. I worry a lot too. I worry about everything.

What was the last book you read?…

by Dave Turner

Painter Georges Seurat, along with fellow artist Paul Signac, founded the neo-impressionism movement. Perhaps more importantly, he developed the technique known as pointillism. Seurat was a quiet, modest, and private man who, unbeknownst to his family and friends, lived with a young model, Madeleine Knobloch. She bore him a son…

Artistic by Nature is the theme for this year’s Nashville Lawn & Garden Show, hosted annually by the Horticultural Association of Tennessee. This 21st Anniversary event will be staged at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds March 4–7. Named a Top 20 Event for Winter 2010 by the Southeast Tourism Society, this premier horticultural…

I wear many hats at Nashville Arts Magazine…so many you might say I collect them. My many jobs include getting to help with editorial decisions, subscriptions, distribution, writing, advertising, and all web-related aspects of the magazine. I find myself thriving in this atmosphere that allows me to have a creative outlet as…

Opening March 6, the Tinney Contemporary gallery will feature new works by Lyle Carbajal that carry forward time-honored themes of his past work. Using original materials, vivid color, bold line, and found wood as his canvas, Carbajal explores the difficult transitions from youthful naiveté to the clumsiness of maturation. In a primitive…

“The only way I know how to work is by telling my truth. That is part of being a storyteller,” says Atlanta sculptor Debra Fritts. “You let the intuitive process take over, and that’s where the magic happens.”

The magic of art is something that has long been a part of Fritts’ life. She…