COME SEE THE WORK OF 40 DIFFERENT ARTISTS FROM THE CHESTNUT GROUP!
MEMBERS OF THE CHESTNUT GROUP PAINT WHAT THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT PRESERVING; FRAGILE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS, THREATENED HABITATS, PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS, AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
THERE ARE 200 PLUS MEMBERS OF THE CHESTNUT GROUP IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WORKING WITH VALUED PARTNERS TO HOST COLLABORATIVE ART EVENTS, A GENEROUS PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK IS DONATED TO THOSE GROUPS WITH THE SAME VISION OF PRESERVING FRAGILE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS, THREATENED HABITATS AND PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS.
THE CHESTNUTS AND THEIR PARTNERS REPRESENT A UNIQUE ALLIANCE WITH THE ARTISTIC WORLD. TO DATE, THE CHESTNUT GROUP HAS RAISED CLOSE TO A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS FOR PRESERVATION PARTNERS THROUGH THE SALE OF MEMBERS’ WORK.
WITH CORE VALUES OF VOLUNTEERISM, CONSERVATION OF LAND, PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC PLACES, AND AWARENESS, THE CHESTNUT GROUP MEMBERS ARE A COLLECTION OF LIKE-MINDED ARTISTS, VOLUNTEERS AND CONSERVATIONISTS DEDICATED TO A GRASSROOTS CONSERVANCY. THE GROUP’S EFFORTS BENEFIT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE SIMILAR IDEALS, AND FUNDS RAISED AT EXHIBITION EVENTS ARE DONATED TO PROTECT NATURAL OPEN SPACES, WATERWAYS, AND HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND STRUCTURES FROM COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CHESTNUT GROUP DRIVES LOCAL PURPOSE WITH THE FORTITUDE OF A UNIFIED, DEDICATED COMMUNITY.
THE GROUP WELCOMES ARTISTS OF ANY SKILL LEVEL WHO ENJOY PAINTING EN PLEIN AIR, WOULD LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO PAINT IN PLEIN AIR, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.