State Gallery and Studios

THE State PROGRAM is THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN NASHVILLE, OFFERING 6 ARTISTS A YEAR OF FREE STUDIO SPACE AND A SOLO EXHIBITION IN OUR GALLERY.

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STATE Gallery + Studios is a resource for advocacy in Nashville's ever-growing arts community. A combination of gallery and studio space, STATE offers six studio scholarships on a yearly basis, each of which includes private work space and one solo exhibition in the gallery, at no cost to the artists. Fully funded by partners from the Nashville community, including the Tennessee Titans, STATE Gallery + Studios is the first program of its kind.

Interested in applying for 2023/2024?

Applications for the 2024/2025 scholarship year will open in february of 2024. Please check back with us here early next year, and feel free to email ALYSSA@THEFORGENASHVILLE.ORG for more information!