Updates

We've got a lot going on!Share this PostHow to Help Help us move (May 18th;...

You are not alone. Chessmen in front of the mirror

Our Founding Values

May 1, 2019

Share this PostIt's easy to get too busy to take time to think about how...

All Good Things...

February 26, 2019

Art Crawl, Featured, Updates

"Mother Earth", The CORE ESSENCE, Amanda Downs.Our Final Art Crawl in Houston Station is THIS...

July 2018 Recap

July 30, 2018

Art Crawl, Events, Recaps, Updates

We had a huge turnout for the art crawl, which featured work by Brian Summerville...

Making Bowie Proud (part 2)

July 25, 2018

Alicia has been told she can’t do things her entire life. This has made her...

Making Bowie Proud (part 1)

July 25, 2018

Alicia Searcy has a story to tell. Lots of stories, actually. Stories about transformation and...

Painting by Omari Booker of himself as a child wearing his dad's Harvard sweater.

Conversation with Omari Booker

April 27, 2018

Art Crawl, Show Your Work, Updates

Kristin sat down with Omari Booker in his studio to learn more about Omari’s life,...

Make Your Story Yours

February 12, 2018

Feb 18 | $50 | 2-5pm “Make Your Story Yours” is a three-hour workshop designed...

The Deacon's Masterpiece, Oil on Canvas, Harry Whitver

Allusion and Analogue: Painting as Exploration

January 10, 2018

Art Crawl

February & March Art Crawl Featuring New Work From Harry WhitverOpening: February 3rd | Closing: March...

The Artists Speak: PURPOSE with Kristen Chapman Gibbons on October 15th

October 3, 2017

Events, Updates

True Stories Let Loose is elevating true stories in Nashville, TN. We offer storytelling workshops,...

Closing Reception for Nina Covington's RISE October 7th

October 3, 2017

Join us for the closing reception for RISE! We’ve had a great response to the...

HAUNTED: Oct 20-22 at Track One

October 3, 2017

Events, Updates

Actor’s Bridge Ensemble, abrasiveMedia, and FALL present an immersive exploration of Nashville’s nearly-forgotten ghosts through character narratives,...

Two Artists Talk Trauma and Truth

September 20, 2017

Art Crawl, Featured, Show Your Work, Updates

aM’s Teaching Artist Kristen Chapman Gibbons Shares Her Story of the Impact of “Rise”Share this...

Nina Convington's RISE opens Sept 2 for Art Crawl

August 31, 2017

Art Crawl, Events, Featured

Nina Covington’s ‘Rise’ explores the artist’s journey through healing and the triumph of will and...

abrasiveMedia Community Classes Semester 10 - starts Aug 14

August 10, 2017

2017 Sideshow Fringe Festival

July 25, 2017

Events

Join us for the seventh annual Sideshow Fringe Festival: Nashville’s Progressive Performing Arts Event from...

In Time: Relationships Between Images

May 30, 2017

Archives, Art Crawl, Events

View Facebook Event PageSATURDAY, JUNE 3 | 6-9 PM | All Ages | Free Event For...

Making Something from Nothing (Much) Pt 2

April 28, 2017

Five Things I have Learned While Rebuilding My World: Life is full of few epic...

Making Something from Nothing (Much) pt 1

April 24, 2017

This is part of a new series we’re calling Show Your Work — personal stories...

May Art Crawl: Move Closer with the Nashville Opera

April 19, 2017

MAY ART CRAWLMove Closer with the Nashville OperaFeaturing the art of Yuri FigueroaMay 6, 2017 |...

Your Daily Inspiration: Short Nature Documentary by Derek Pearson

March 16, 2017

It’s a known fact that our Executive Director loves both nature documentaries and supporting local...

April Artcrawl: Interactive Art Event

March 16, 2017

The Crappy Magic ExperienceAPRIL 1ST | 3-10pm (note extended hours!) | abrasiveMedia | Arts &...

March Art Crawl

February 17, 2017

Muse – The Works Inspiring MovementSaturday, March 4th | 6-9 PM | All Ages |...

A Stranger's Eyes

November 11, 2016

During the November Arts & Music at Wedgewood/Houston our very own Justin Harvey set up...

The Art of Fashion

October 17, 2016

November Art Crawl: Carrie Mills Opens November 5th from 6-9 pm All ages Missed seeing the work of...

Artober at abrasiveMedia: The Work of Harry Whitver

September 7, 2016

Lyrical DeconstructionsVivid Components of Landscapes and Abstractions from Artist Harry Whitver OPENING RECEPTION Invite Only FREE...

Exploring the world after the end: Poetry at the Fringe

August 2, 2016

You’ll meet these two characters as they tell their story of how the world ended...

Sideshow Fringe Festival Presents: Dear Apocalypse

July 6, 2016

DEAR APOCALYPSE Uses Art to Tell Stories of Healing & HopeMusic, Aerial, Dance, & Poetry Performance...

June 4th Art Crawl: FOSSILS

June 2, 2016

Curated and produced by Sarah Saturday (Gardening, Not Architecture) and Dycee Wildman Date: June 4,...

Upcoming FALL performance: space is the place 2

May 5, 2016

Archives, Artist Residency, Events

Buy Ticketsspace is the place part 2 Saturday, May 14 – showings at 6 pm and...

abrasiveMedia: Growing, Building, and Serving

April 27, 2016

What were you doing for fun when you were 8-years-old? Happiness experts say that we...

Coming Soon: Art of the Mind

March 21, 2016

Satire

For immediate release: abrasiveMedia is pleased to announce their new interdisciplinary program. What will you consider...

abrasiveMedia’s Order Of Procedures For Potentially Really Bad Situations Caused by Grown-Up Artist-Humans

March 21, 2016

Satire

1. PanicThe sky is falling, the world is ending, you can’t find your favorite pen,...

Beginning to End

March 21, 2016

Artist Residency

This was originally posted by Audra Almond-Harvey on Facebook; we’re re-posting here for posterity. It’s time...

Th3 Anomaly opened Jan 30!

March 21, 2016

Artist Residency

The world’s first and only gallery-sized graphic novel is here! Created entirely in Nashville, TN,...

Recap: Art in Progress

March 21, 2016