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A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with colorful paisley and floral patterns is parked outside a brick building. The car’s wheels have orange spokes. People stand and sit in the background near the building.

Art 120

Art Round Tennessee

Archived: Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville

Arts Center of Cannon County, Inc.

Arts Center of Cannon County, Inc.

A life-sized, gray deer sculpture stands on grass near a building with a porch. Trees and foliage partially shade the area, and a picnic table is visible in the background.

Arts Center of Cannon County, Inc.

Arts Cultural Enrichment Council of Hawkins County (Rogersville Arts Council)

Arts in McNairy

A stencil artwork of two hands shaking in front of a courthouse symbol, placed on a dark surface next to a ring-bound set of colored and translucent plastic sheets.

Athens Area Council for the Arts

A mural on a blue wall displays the words Whitesburg Tennessee with large, white and yellow letters. Green leaves, a butterfly, a bird, and a squirrel are painted on both sides of the text. Grass covers the ground in front.

Black in Appalachia: Research, Education & Support

Blues City Cultural Center

Five dancers perform on stage in front of a projected image showing a group photo with the text, WE LIVED ON THIS CONTINENT BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED. Audience members are seated on the left.

Blues City Cultural Center

Blues City Cultural Center, Inc.

Blues City Cultural Center, Inc.

Campbell County Historical Society

Archived: Carpe Artista

Archived: Carpenter Art Garden

Three people in hooded clothing work on a colorful mural featuring abstract shapes and a cartoon-like blue character. One person stands on a ladder, while another paints the wall, and a third stands below watching.

Carpenter Art Garden

Three women work on or clean a mosaic sign that reads “Welcome to CHAMP” outdoors. The sign features colorful mosaic tiles, and a building with glass windows is visible in the background.

Carpenter Art Garden

A mural on a brick wall features bold graphics of raised fists, vintage photos, and headlines. Text includes “MLK BLVD SHOOTINGS,” “LOVE BEYOND THE COLOR LINE,” “FREEDOM RIDERS,” “RANDOLPH MILLER,” and “BOMBINGS, ARSON, VIOLENCE.”.

Chattanooga Organized for Action

Archived: Chinkapin Craftstead Land Project

City of Collinwood

City of Dresden

City of Etowah

City of Gallatin

City of Germantown

A crowd of people lines up near a green-themed game booth decorated with colorful balls and bowling pins outside under tents on a sunny day. A sign with instructions is displayed on the booths front panel.

City of Germantown

A corrugated metal building is painted with a colorful mural featuring wavy lines in yellow, red, pink, and purple tones. A window and an outdoor light fixture are visible on the left side.

City of Jackson – Recreation & Parks Dept.

Archived: City of Johnson City

A mural on a brick wall depicts a white wolf in front of a large yellow sun with stars and a blue sky. A scroll below the wolf promotes Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium and Kingsport’s annual Fun Fest celebration.

City of Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts

A red metal sign with the words GASTON PARK and cut-out silhouettes of children playing, mounted on an arch above a park scene with trees, a shelter roof, and a chain-link fence in the background.

City of Memphis

City of Paris

City of Parsons

City of Rocky Top

A mural on a white brick wall reads Welcome to Smithville, Home of the Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree. A painted figure stands on a ladder, painting the mural, with a guitar resting below. A yellow fire hydrant is on the sidewalk.

City of Smithville

A mural on a brick wall reads HURRAH VOTE in large letters, with black script writing over it. There is also a black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing glasses and a suit.

City of Sweetwater

Archived: City of Whiteville

City of Winchester

A group of people sit in a dark theater watching a projected film featuring a man with glasses on screen. The seats are mostly filled, and the projection equipment is visible in the aisle.

Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council

Clay County Government

Two girls are playing on a dirt floor indoors; one is kneeling and reaching toward the ground while the other stands nearby. A man stands in the background watching them. The setting appears to be a barn or arena.

Clay County Government

A promotional graphic for Branding 101 virtual talk and Q&A, featuring Eso Tolson and Dana James Mwangi, scheduled for Saturday, April 4 at 1 PM CST. Logos for ArtUp and Tennessee Arts Commission are visible.

Community L.I.F.T.

Five people stand in front of a brick wall painted with a colorful mural featuring large flowers, bees, and a pumpkin. They are holding painting supplies and wearing blue aprons. The ground is covered with tarps.

Connect Downtown Johnson City

Archived: Contemporary Performing Arts of Chattanooga

Dixie Carter PAC/Town of Huntingdon

A person wearing a hat and jeans stands facing a colorful mural on a brick wall that features the words Punch Bug and an illustrated blue car with a flower pattern in the background.

DMA-Events, Inc.

A woman stands smiling in front of a colorful mural painted on a wall, featuring multiple large images of a girl in shades of pink, purple, and blue. The ground is grassy and the weather appears clear.

DMA-Events, Inc.

Archived: Dragonfly Aerial & Circus Arts Studio

East Tennessee Community Design Center

Knoxville Creative Placemaking mural project

East Tennessee Quality Growth

Archived: Elizabethton/Carter County Arts & Cultural Alliance

Elizabethton/Carter County Arts & Cultural Alliance

A band performs on an outdoor stage with guitars, drums, and microphones. A banner above them reads “Roan Mountain Summer Concert Series 2021” and lists concert dates as every Saturday from July 17th to September 25th.

Elizabethton/Carter County Arts & Cultural Alliance

Archived: Entrepreneur Development Center of Southwest TN Inc dba theCO

A group of people stands on an outdoor stage under a wooden pavilion with “amp” lit in yellow above. Colorful stage lights illuminate the group, and a “SOUL” banner hangs in the background. It appears to be nighttime.

Entrepreneur Development Center of Southwest TN Inc dba theCO

Four people stand in front of a large mural depicting a historic street scene with old cars and storefronts, including signs for “DRUGS” and “T.S.D. McKINNEY,” painted in sepia tones.

Fayetteville-Lincoln County Arts Center

Franklin Co Arts Guild

A mural on a blue wall features brightly colored flowers, a white bird, two window air conditioners, and the words “ART lives here” painted in black cursive letters.

Franklin County Arts Guild

Friends of Levitt Pavilion Memphis, Inc.

Friends of Levitt Pavilion Memphis, Inc.

Two people work on the wooden roof of a small log cabin under construction, with ladders and scaffolding set up nearby and tools scattered on the ground. Trees and a blue sky with clouds are in the background.

Friends of Red Clay State Historic Area

Glass House Collective

Glass House Collective

Five adults stand in front of a wooden Arts & Craftsmen Building. They hold various handmade crafts and a plaque. The group stands on gravel, with an open barn and crafted items visible in the background.

Granville Museum, Inc.

Granville Museum, Inc.

Archived: Grow Oak Ridge

Two people stand on a porch attached to a blue building with a large mural of a lantern surrounded by abstract blue and orange designs painted on the side wall.

Grundy County Mayor’s Office

Historic Germantown Nashville, Inc

Archived: Indie Memphis

Archived: Jackson Arts Council

Archived: Jackson Arts Council

Archived: Jackson Madison County Library Foundation

A utility box painted with a mural of a sunflower, a monarch butterfly, and bees on white and purple flowers, with a background resembling wooden panels, sits beside train tracks and greenery.

Johnson City

A group of people gathers outdoors for an unveiling ceremony of a large black-and-white historical photo mounted on a building wall. Some attendees play guitars while others watch the event.

Johnson County Arts Council

A mural depicts three musicians in old-fashioned clothes playing a fiddle, banjo, and guitar in front of logs, with rolling hills, a cabin, trees, and mountains in the background under a pastel sky.

Johnson County Center for the Arts

An artist works on a life-sized clay sculpture of a man while three people observe in the Evelyn McQueen Cook Gallery, surrounded by paintings and wooden furniture.

Johnson County Center for the Arts

Informational sign about the history of the Laurel Creek Trail, featuring text, a black-and-white illustration of a steam locomotive on railroad tracks, and two red railroad spikes on display. Surrounded by foliage and dappled sunlight.

Johnson County Center for the Arts

Archived: Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee

Macon County Arts Council

Macon County Arts Council

Main Street Dayton

Main Street Dayton

A person on a mechanical lift paints large bee illustrations inside colorful circles on a tall concrete wall, surrounded by green leaves and trees.

Manchester Parks and Recreation

Large metallic sculpture in front of a stone church building reads I AM A MAN in block letters, with names or text inscribed on its surface; a person stands in the background taking a photo.

Memphis Leadership Foundation, Inc.

Milan Downtown Association

A mural on a building wall features an abstract design with geometric shapes in vibrant colors, including orange, blue, teal, pink, and purple, set against a partly cloudy sky at dusk.

Monroe Area Council for the Arts

Mossy Creek Foundation

Archived: Museum of Infinite Outcomes

A wooden sign reading “Museum of Infinite Outcomes” stands by a gravel path leading through yellow flowers and greenery to a rustic wooden gate, with a birdhouse display and trees in the background under a blue sky.

Museum of Infinite Outcomes

A brick building with large windows and a central entrance is shown. A colorful mural with mushrooms, flowers, and plants decorates the lower exterior wall beneath a wide awning. The sidewalk is in the foreground.

Nashville Children’s Theatre

Archived: Nashville Symphony

New River History & Community Advisory Board

A mural on the side of a building features vintage cars, a farmer, fruit orchards, a woman in a hat, and the words ORCHARD and PEACH against a colorful and stylized background.

Outdoor Kingston

Playback Memphis

Playback Memphis

A person stands barefoot on a stage facing away, illuminated by a bright spotlight with smoke or fog around them, casting a long shadow on the wooden floor. The background is dark.

Pop-up Project

Postmark LaFollette

Archived: Promise Land Heritage Association

Archived: River City Company

Three adults pose outside a brick building near a “Non-Smoking Patio” sign. Two sit at a round metal table with a heart-shaped sculpture; one woman stands behind them. It is sunny, and reflections show trees in the window.

Rutherford Arts Alliance

Archived: Scenic City Clay Arts

Sevierville Commons Association

Smith County Chamber of Commerce

Archived: SPLASH

A promotional flyer for an event at the James A. Henry Building features text details, two black-and-white historical portraits, and a partial photo of a brick building.

SPLASH

A person wearing an apron and mask stands in an art studio, painting a large abstract canvas with various bright colors and shapes. The studio is filled with art supplies, canvases, and paintings.

SPLASH

Two people walk down a hallway with abstract paintings displayed on the wall; the hallway is well-lit with a white tile floor and ceiling lights.

SPLASH

Stewart County Government

A woman wearing a mask and Carver sweatshirt stands next to a large monitor displaying a Facebook page. She gestures while speaking to a group in a room with wood floors and a table.

The Bottom

The Bottom

Archived: Theatre Memphis

Town of Decatur

A large crowd of people sits on folding chairs outdoors at a community event, with tents, trees, and a church in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.

Town of Decatur

A diverse group of people stand on stage holding hands with raised arms. They are arranged in rows, and a wooden sign reading JUNETEENTH is visible at the center front of the stage.

Town of Jonesborough

Four colorful, petal-shaped outdoor musical instruments stand in a row on concrete in front of a playground with a swing set, grassy field, and houses in the background.

Town of Rogersville

Town of Stanton

Five adults stand in a commercial kitchen while one person gestures toward equipment, appearing to explain something. The others watch and listen. Stainless steel surfaces and machinery are visible in the background.

Town of Stanton

Town of Tracy City

A small outdoor stage with a stone retaining wall and three metal panels featuring circular designs; the stage has steps and is surrounded by trees and greenery.

Town of Tracy City

Town of Unicoi

Townsend Cades Cove Gateway Alliance

A mural of a large blue octopus with yellow eyes and spotted arms is painted on the side of a white building, surrounded by white orchids. There are four windows in the wall and green grass in the foreground.

Tullahoma Fine Arts Center Inc.

A tall wooden sculpture stands in a grassy park. The statue features a figure atop a column, holding an object upward. Intricate carvings and the number 1722 are visible on the columns surface. Trees and a clear sky are in the background.

Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association

Urban Housing Solutions

Archived: Vision 2020 Inc