abrasiveMedia strongly believes in building our organization through partnership and inclusion rather than exclusivity. We are grateful to all of our residents, partners, sponsors, and donors for working with us to bring art to our city.

Resident Artists

abrasiveMedia’s resident artists work out of our space both full-time and part-time, and all resident artists have fiscal sponsorship through us. The majority of our residents also receive administrative support and production assistance.

Current Resident Artists
Rebekah Hampton-Barger, FALL
Jusin Harvey, Project Awake
Blue Moves, Blue Moves
Marsha Barsky, Company Rose
Kat Jones

Alumni Resident Artists
Jackie Johnson Tidwell, Local’s Cut
David Landry, Th3 Anomaly

Partners

Resident Partners
Our resident partners are organizations who operate autonomously from abrasiveMedia, but work out of our space. Our physical location has been made possible by the amazing generosity of Houston Station.

New Dialect
Aerial Fabricators

Community Partners
Our Community Partners are completely autonomous from abrasiveMedia, but have either worked collaboratively with us or have offered extraordinary support to our activities and/or programs.

Houston Station
Arts & Business Council of Nashville
Nashville Sideshow Fringe Festival
Fort Houston
Curb Scholars Program of Vanderbilt
Playing By Air
Flock South
Poverty & The Arts
12th & Broad
Modular Art Pods
Edgehill Artisan Fair
Nashville Symphony
Geek Media Expo

Sponsors

abrasiveMedia’s activities are funded in part by the Metro Nashville Arts Commission. Additionally, abrasiveMedia has received funding, in-kind donations, or consulting from the following companies/organizations:

BonusBev
Dell
Jerry’s Art-o-rama
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Crema
Red Bicycle
Flock South
12th & Broad
Corsair Artisan Distillery
Stagelight
The Anchor Fellowship
Networks
Skansa Building, Inc
Geek Media Expo
Tennessee Arts Commission
Metro Nashville Arts Commission
The Home Depot
Adobe
Microsoft
Liberty Party Rental
Hartert-Russell

Additionally, abrasiveMedia has a long-term partnership with Hero Agency, a for-profit design and digital media firm which exists to support the arts.