July 2017 - Word Of Mouth Conversations

Word of Mouth: Nashville Conversations—Beth Gunn, Nashville Quilt Project Painter

1 year agoArt, Nashville, NonprofitCatholicism, Elizabeth Ratliff, Hana Elliott, Jake Elliott, Massachusetts, nashville, Nicole Brandt, Poverty & The Arts

This conversation, featuring Nashville Quilt Project contributor and painter Beth, was conducted by founder Jake Elliott. This is part four in our weekly round-up of how the 50-foot mural piece, located on Charlotte Pike, came...

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Word of Mouth: Nashville Conversations—Clinton Toy, Nashville Quilt Project Artist

1 year ago 1 year agoArt, Nashville, Nonprofit, WildcardClinton Toy, Elizabeth Ratliff, Hana Elliott, Jake Elliott, Lauren Roberts, Nashville Quilt Project, Oasis Center, Park Center, Poverty in the Arts, Room in the Inn

This conversation is part three in the Nashville Quilt Project Series featuring artist Clinton Toy. The Nashville Quilt Project is a 50-foot mural located on Charlotte Pike for which founders Jake and Hana Elliott,...

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Word of Mouth: Nashville Conversations—Sebastian Smith, Fashion Farmer

1 year agoArt, Business, Nashville, WildcardCindy Crawford, nashville, New York City, photographer, photography, Sebastian Smith

“Fashion Farmer” Sebastian Smith is one of the most complex people I have ever met. The photographer, whose side hustle is harvesting organic eggs and produce from his plot in rural Tennessee, spits out wisdom...

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Word of Mouth: Nashville Conversations— Philip Welker & Ethan Orley, Real Estate Developers

1 year ago 1 year agoArt, Atlanta, Business, Nashville, WildcardAtlanta, BNA Associates, Clairmont Lounge, Clarksville, Ethan Orley, Fairlane Hotel, Knoxsville, nashville, New York City, New York University, Phillip Welker

BNA Associates Principals Philip Welker and Ethan Orley have one major focus: to create unique, urban properties that fulfill underserved areas. They do this through their “renovate and reposition” model— by maintaining the...

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Word of Mouth: Nashville Conversations—Elizabeth Ratliff, Nashville Quilt Project Photographer

1 year ago 1 year agoArt, Nashville, Nonprofit, Wildcardcollaboration, Dixon, Elizabeth Ratliff, homeless, Jake Elliott, Jeremy Cowart, nashville, Nashville Quilt Project, Room in the Inn, Tennessee, The Jackson Foundation, WHAT. Creative Group

For city-dwellers it can become habitual to overlook the homeless community. Yet, as photographer and Nashville Quilt Project documentarian Elizabeth Ratliff reminds us, those living on the streets are still human. In her work...

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