Art in Tennessee

Discover 10 places to experience unusual art in Tennessee.

A large sculpture in a field with a rainbow behind it.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Sculpture Fields at Montague Park

Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.

Memphis, Tennessee

Metal Museum

A museum dedicated to preserving, promoting, and advancing the art and craft of fine metalwork.

Dolly Parton Statue

Sevierville, Tennessee

Dolly Parton Statue

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

The Nashville Clayscape

Nashville, Tennessee

The Nashville Clayscape

An ode to iconic Nashville locations.

Powell, Tennessee

Ciderville Music Store

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Mayna Treanor Avent Studio

Visit the art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

Seating on the tail.

Nashville, Tennessee

Dragon Park

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

Memphis, Tennessee

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

Sculpture of John Rex Gates with a Pointer and Setter behind a covey of quail exploding upward in flight

Grand Junction, Tennessee

National Bird Dog Museum

An homage to the pointers and retrievers that have long been a hunter's best friend.

Hatch Show Print at dusk

Nashville, Tennessee

Hatch Show Print

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Are we missing something unusual in Tennessee?