William Edmondson Arts & Culture Festival
Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 10am- 4pm CST
Edmondson Homesite Park (1450 14th Avenue South)
Register for FREE today for a chance to win GIVEAWAYS from our partners, sponsors, and vendors - Urbaanite Nashville, Friends of William Edmondson Homesite and more!
Interested in participating or partnering? We are excited to serve as a platform that promotes artist awareness and provides a platform for artists to sell their artwork with a low barriers to entry. Learn more about how you can get involved with your community.
For Sponsor and Partner Opportunities contact hello@greaterthanequal.com.
About WE Fest
WE Fest honors and celebrates the legacy of Edgehill’s famous historical artist William Edmondson, by promoting and nurturing the arts in Nashville.
Let’s Celebrate! Celebrate Nashville's rich and diverse arts and culture scene with the following activities:
Art & Craft Fair
Live music and other performances
Kids Zone full of activities for all ages
Live artist demos
We’ll have a Main Stage with time slots available for vocalists, instrumentalists, dancers, poets/spoken word artists, and other performing artists throughout the day. Year over year attendance increases with over a thousand attendees. You’re invited! Free admission and parking!
This annual event celebrates the artistic legacy of groundbreaking sculptor William Edmondson, the first African American to receive a solo exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1937. His renowned works are now held in major museums throughout America and command prices in excess of $700,00. He lived in his home in Edgehill at 1434 14th Avenue South, where he sculpted his artworks, up until his death in 1951.
Established Artists
This marketplace area is for "Established Artists", defined as artists and craftspeople with art fair experience and their own tent and display materials! If you are interested in selling your work at this year’s festival learn more here.
Emerging Artists
The Emerging Artist tent is an area set aside for artists with limited selling experience and/or without your own booth setup. We provide table, chairs, and a marketplace vibe! Limited spaces available. Apply today!
Performers
We have a Main Stage with time slots available for vocalists, instrumentalists, dancers, poets/spoken word artists, and other performing artists throughout the day. Interested in being a performer? Reach out to mark@sunporchmedia.com.
Kid Zone
What is a community without our youth. This event is for the entire community - including kids or individuals that are kids at heart. These experiences help enrich our youth and expose them to art related activities. Be a part of a Kids Zone full of activities for all ages, apply to be a Partner Organization today!
For Kid Zone specific sponsor opportunities reach out to hello@greaterthanequal.com.
Food Trucks & Food Vendors
We love supporting local food trucks and vendors! Connect with the community and apply to be a food vendor or as a food truck today!
Community
Our mission is to preserve, protect, enhance and activate the William Edmondson Homesite Park and Gardens as a living legacy to groundbreaking African American sculptor William Edmondson, and to foster a creative, vibrant, and safe public space for all of Nashville to enjoy.
Partners & Sponsors
Our community partners and sponsors are a vital part of the festival and ongoing activities, that’s why it’s our pleasure to showcase our partners to the community. Partner organizations can apply for a free 10 x 10 space here.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities email hello@greaterthanequal.com.
Volunteers
We couldn’t do this without help from our many volunteers and volunteer organizations. We love smiling faces and fun times with support from individuals and organizations alike! Submit your volunteer inquiry to friends@edgehillpark.org
Honoring the Edgehill Community
Edgehill neighborhood has a rich history, as one of the city’s oldest historically African-American neighborhoods. The Edgehill Heroes Arboretum honors these ancestors; many of whom, like William Edmondson, DeFord Bailey, and Moses McKissack, are nationally-renowned.
Honoring William Edmondson
Groundbreaking artist William Edmondson created his work at his home on the park site, carving his limestone figures under the shade of a barnlike studio shed, and displaying them in his yard. You can stand in the shade of the oak trees he planted, in the very spot where he created his work under “divine instruction”, and take in the sights, sounds, and scents of nature that inspired his work.
William Edmondson Arts & Culture Festival
The multi-acre site will be teeming with attendees; interacting with art and craft exhibitors, enjoying mainstage performances, and participating in family-friendly activities including kids' painting lessons, puppetry, and more!
You’re invited! Event is FREE but registration is highly recommended! Register for FREE today for a chance to win GIVEAWAYS from our partners, sponsors, and vendors - Urbaanite Nashville, Friends of William Edmondson Homesite and more! Register today!