Big Night for the Arts, happening this Saturday at Studio 615 will be an immersive experience and separate after party featuring installations, music, and art. The event celebrates the Arts + Business Council of Greater Nashville’s 20th anniversary of supporting artists, creative entrepreneurs, and ambitious projects for Nashville’s future.
”Our goal is to build a more connected, creative Nashville to ensure that our creative community, what’s here at the heart of Nashville, can continue to thrive” Executive Director of the Arts + Business Council Jill McMillan Palm said. “We do that in three primary ways. The first is that we equip artists, arts organization, and the creative workforce with resources and opportunities that they need in order for them to grow. We connect people and organizations and businesses with the creative community for different opportunities and resources, and we advocate for and on behalf of the creative community to make sure they have a seat at the table as Nashville is making decisions as it develops and grows.”
Big Night for the Arts is the Arts and Business Council’s first ever gala. It is an immersive celebration of human creativity. It is going to be a one-night only pop-up museum full of different art installations with co-curated food from Tio Fun paired with each installation.
Although the main dinner experience is sold out the after party is still available and will feature a DJ, dance party, late night bites, and all of the art installations will still be open during the after party as well. The performances won’t be running at the after party, but you can see the art and the different immersive rooms and there will be other activities and performances happening at the after party that were not at the main experience.
”We are absolutely hoping that Big Night for the Arts becomes an annual must-attend event for the creative community,” McMillan Palm said. “It really signals a coming out from behind the curtain of the Arts & Business Council. For the last 20 years, we’ve very much been a behind-the-scenes support and economic development organization. Now going into the next 20 years, we’re hoping to shine more of a spotlight on what we’re doing and become more of a visible presence and thought leader in the creative community. One of the ways we’re doing that is an addition to our mission and a building on the services we’ve already provided by doing more of what the creative community needs and building more partnerships to ensure that the creative community can thrive here. We are partnering with Holiday Ventures on an affordable housing complex. It is going to be 251 units of affordable housing that is specifically marketed and intended for the creative class. We just announced that last November, about a year ago, and it is currently under construction. We are hoping to open that in summer of 2028.”
Additional event opportunities starting tonight (Nov 11) WNXP Presents Francis of Delirium with Nashville artists Caroline Carter at the OG Basement and Do615’s 14th Birthday Party is at The Blue Room. Thursday night (Nov 12) Devon Gillfillian is at the Basement East, Jimmy Eat World performs at The Truth and a DJ set with Cut Copy takes place at Night We Met. Nashville R&B takes place Friday night (Nov 13) with Sheldon Smith and Arlana at Row One Stage at Cannery Hall and Saturday (Nov 14) night local hip hop with Vibeout at American Legion Post 82. Also on Saturday Imaginary Baseball League is at the 5 Spot and wrap up this week’s listings Sunday (Nov 15) with Orville Peck at the Truth and Tiny Habits performing at Brooklyn Bowl. For more events head over to WNXP.org/events
