We are Nashville's home for radically unique, independent artists.
Founded in 2018, Kindling Arts develops innovative new works by Nashville’s experimental artists, empowering diverse creators with the resources required to explore challenging ideas in a multidisciplinary context. By providing local artists with space, resources, and practical support, Kindling promotes underrepresented voices and aesthetics, making space for boundary-pushing work that would otherwise be impossible. Kindling’s core programming includes the annual Kindling Arts Festival, a multi-day celebration of local artists that showcases more than a dozen diverse performances and events in various venues throughout Nashville, as well as unique arts events year-round.
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Kindling Arts Festival 2025:
FORTUNES & FATES
Thursday-Sunday, July 24-27, 2025
Venues in West Nashville, including OZ Arts, Play Dance Bar, Darkhorse Theater, and more
Kindling Arts Festival 2025 brings you a spellbinding array of 19 original performance projects created by Nashville's most daring artists. From the dark and mysterious to the buoyant and sexy, our Fortunes & Fates festival line-up offers something for every adventurous art-lover: a feminist, electro-pop reimagining of the Salem witch trials, timely theatrical works wrestling with our present times, a fantastical drug-induced queer journey into a fictional land, interactive events exploring communal power and alternative economies, and so much more. Book your Festival passes now to experience the city's "Best Celebration of Local Art & Artists" (Nashville Scene).
East Nashville Facebook Page: The Musical
Special Tomato Art Fest weekend presentations!
Friday, August 8th + Sunday, August 10th
Riverside Revival (1600 Riverside Drive)
The sensational and uproarious hit musical returns for a 3rd year --- back and bigger than ever, once again in the heart of East Nashville on the high holy days of Tomato Art Fest! Emma Supica and her band of merry misfits at Cherry Bomb have expanded their musical revue of the social media group you simply can’t look away from: The East Nashville Facebook Page. Whether it’s a very naughty piece of furniture, a missed connection waiting to happen at the Eastland Kroger, or getting obnoxiously day-drunk in the name of celebrating a red fruit, this hilarious romp will remind you of all the reasons you love living and playing on the East side of Music City!
