WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
Paint Your Heart Out Workshops | Spring 2026
Workshops now open to members and non-members! Enjoy special pricing become a member.
Upcoming Events
Easels & Estate: : A Day of Outdoor Art at the Hermitage
For information visit The Hermitage Website.
Summer Art Show & Sale with Friends of Radnor Lake
We are excited to announce our 2026 SUMMER SHOW with Friends of Radnor Lake!
Wednesday, July 15 - Sunday, May 19
Event Location:
Walter Criley Visitor Center
1160 Otter Creek Road
Nashville, TN 37220
Colors of Shelby Art Show & Sale
The Colors of Shelby Art Show & Sale returns to Shelby Bottoms Nature Center this fall!
Mark your calendars for this captivating art show benefitting Friends of Shelby Park and their mission to preserve, enhance, and promote Shelby Park and Bottoms
for everyone to appreciate and protect.
Local Art Event: Master Artist Igor Babailov, painting from life
Master Artist Igor Babailov, world-renowned portrait artist to four Popes for the Vatican, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Supreme Court Justices, Nobel Prize Laurates, Celebrities, Royalty, Fortune 500 leaders, George Washington for Mt. Vernon and some of the most famous people of our times, will showcase his unique skill in drawing a realistic portrait of a person entirely from life.
Membership Renewal and New Registrations are now open!
Membership Registrations are open for 2026!
To become a member or renew your membership, follow these steps. We recommend you do this on a computer, not a cell phone to create your account:
Go to the home page, click “Become a Member”
Click “Become a Member”, then select your renewal level.
You will need to create a new login and password.
Complete your registration and checkout.
Watch for an email to activate your account and follow the prompts to complete the setup
This activation step is required to gain access to the new, gated member content.To access the Member Site (gated content) when you are logged in, click "Account" in the upper right hand corner and you will see a link that says, "View".
If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Lolly Brown at chestnuts.marketing@gmail.com.
Thank you for being a valued member and for the impact you make in supporting our mission. We’re excited for all that’s ahead
Warmly,
The Chestnut Group Team
Painting the Parks
Friends of Franklin Parks and The Chestnut Group are proud to partner in the second Painting in the Parks Art Show & Sale.
Friends of Franklin Parks exists to cultivate stewardship to preserve our cultural and natural resources, enhance the park experince and expand its legacy. What better way to honor this mission than capture the alresco vistas and beloved settings in oils, watercolors, pastels. Visit the Hayes House at Harlinsdale Park to view the work of The Chestnut Group artists and to preserve the scenes for future generations.
The show is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Participating Chestnut artists donate a large portion of their sales to support the mission of Friends of Franklin Parks.