Exhibitions

GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS

COOP Gallery / 507 Hagan St. April 25 - 26th

COOP is pleased to present the second annual Garden of Earthly Delights exhibition and art party. The exhibition celebrates COOP’s 15 years of programming, presenting challenging, new, or underrepresented artists and artworks. We will have live performances by DJ Tika, Grandma Fun, and hum. dance collective with musical performances by Kaitlyn Raitz and Solia Mor, and

Live Poetry Readings by C.I. Aki, William Lipchik, Carson Colenbaugh, Jasmine Lucas, and Meg Wade. More live entertainment to be announced!

We will also have art-making stations hosted by COOP members Sarah Budeski and Shaun Giles and "pop-up photo portraits" by Ashley Holstein Photograph. Guests are encouraged to dress in their best Garden Party fare. Enjoy a special pop-up exhibition featuring COOP Alumni and current members alike, including Lisa Bachman Jones, Paul Collins, Jana Harper, Melissa Newman, Jennifer Pepper, Cesar Pita, Mandy Rogers Horton, Yanira Vissepo, and more. All works will be up for auction.

Finally, be sure to stay for the raffle results! Items include a virtual art critique with Nashville artist Jodi Hays, a Nashville basket with items from local attractions and restaurants, original artwork, hand-crafted jewelry from regional artists, and more. Donation-based raffle tickets will be available on-site. Street parking is free with a paid lot across the street. There is much to discover in the Garden of Earthly Delights. Tickets are on sale now at our website or https://givebutter.com/c/GOED25.

Thank you to our event sponsors: Wedgewood Village, Schell Brothers, Twisted Sistuhs, and Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken.

Our goal for this event is to raise $10,000 helping to fund our annual budget of awarding $1,000 to ten artists over ten months. This funding is vital to providing supplemental income to the artists who live among us but struggle to support their professional development due to limited opportunities and increasing costs. Proceeds from ticket sales, raffle items, art purchases, and donations will fund 10 monthly exhibiting artists to premiere new work in 2025. We look forward to seeing you at our art party on Friday, April 25th, from 6:30–9:30PM.

More about COOP

COOP is a curatorial collective made up of artists, curators, thinkers and professors who are committed to expanding Nashville’s dialogue with contemporary art by presenting challenging new or under-represented artists/artworks to our community. COOP is committed to exhibiting art of diverse media and content, with a goal to provide an alternative venue for artists free from the constraints of the retail market. COOP seeks to initiate a discourse between Nashville and art scenes across the country by inviting artists to show, develop projects and interact with the Nashville community.

For questions contact: info@coopgallery.org, Caitlin Blomstrom blomstrom.ceb@gmail.com