Music and art make a perfect pair in Nashville. The Parthenon, the center of the art and architecture in Nashville, focuses on a permanent collection of 19th and 20th century American artists and leading traveling exhibits. The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located in the historic former Post Office in downtown Nashville, makes art interesting for everyone with exhibits from around the world, an interactive gallery and educational programs. Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Fine Arts Center features a Japanese garden, regional flower gardens and a remarkable outdoor sculpture trail. The Vanderbilt Fine Art Gallery exhibits prestigious African, African-American, modern and contemporary art collections. And, the Sarratt Gallery features ten exhibits a year of contemporary art by regional and national artists. Local art galleries thrive in Nashville’s creative setting. Go on a quest for your favorite piece of folk art to fine art at some of these local favorites: The American Artisan, Artsynergy, Finer Things, Prestige Fine Art Gallery, Outside the Lines, and Zeitgeist.

On the performing arts scene, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s three halls are booked nearly every day of the year with Broadway touring companies and local performing arts groups. The Gaylord Entertainment Center and AmSouth Amphitheater are also large performing art venues for top-name tours and theater performances.