The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, in partnership with the Nashville Soccer Club (NSC), is thrilled to announce a Call for Art for the 2026 Soundwaves Gallery at GEODIS Park. The Soundwaves Gallery, located in the VIP Suites Corridor, showcases an annual themed exhibition of Nashville’s finest visual art all season long. The gallery elevates the Suite experience for guests while also providing a high-visibility exhibition and sales opportunity for local artists. The Soundwaves Gallery is also featured on weekly Stadium tours for the public. Pieces are displayed in the Gallery for the entirety of the season with the option for any Stadium guest to purchase the artwork with pick-up/local delivery after the conclusion of the season.

Artists must be local to Nashville or the Greater Nashville* region to apply.

The exhibition theme for the 2026 season “Global Voices, Local Heart” celebrates the people, stories, and community spirit at the core of Nashville’s creativity, while recognizing our place within the worldwide community united through soccer. Artists may submit up to five works to be considered. Most mediums are acceptable, including but not limited to painting, photography, textiles/fiber, mixed media, block and screen printing, etc. Selected artwork must be two-dimensional and intended for wall hanging. Free-standing sculptural and other three-dimensional works are not allowed. They may be pre-existing or newly created for this exhibition. Works should not use any of NSC's or its affiliates’ trademarks, logos, service marks, symbols, trade names or other intellectual property for any purpose whatsoever without the Team’s prior written consent.

Submissions must include an artist bio, representative image(s) of each work, and a descriptive narrative for each work submitted explaining its relationship to the theme. Each work must be no larger than 6 feet in any dimension and may have a retail value of no more than $1,500. Accepted artwork must be delivered “ready to hang,” meaning the artwork must arrive with suitable hanging equipment attached (hanging wire or D-rings preferred). Artwork delivered without suitable hanging equipment may be excluded from the gallery. Framed works should be in simple black, white, or wooden frames. Unframed works are acceptable so long as the art is ready to hang and appropriate for display without a frame. Please provide the dimensions of each work, including both the framed and unframed dimensions in inches formatted as HEIGHT x WIDTH x DEPTH, e.g., a 16x20” photograph in a frame measuring 18.5x20.5x1”. 

A committee of curatorial experts, along with NSC stakeholders, will select the final works for display. The number of works chosen will be informed by the applications submitted and the space available in the Soundwaves Gallery.

Proceeds from artwork sales are split among the artist (10% upfront as a “rental fee” + an additional 60% if sold) and Nashville Soccer Club (30% commission, if sold). Works that do not sell are returned to the artist after the conclusion of the season. NSC pays selected artists 10% of the retail price up front as a “rental fee” for displaying their work for the entirety of the season. Rental fees are paid to artists within approximately eight weeks of the Gallery installation. If an artwork is sold, the artist receives the remaining 60% within approximately 8 weeks of full payment by the purchaser.

Should your piece be selected, the artist must make arrangements to deliver the piece to Geodis Park the first week of February 2026 (date TBA).

Questions about the Call for Art should be sent to info@abcnashville.org.

*The Greater Nashville region includes 14 counties in Middle Tennessee: Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson counties.

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NOTE: The deadline for submissions is January 5, 2026 at noon. This form will automatically shut down at noon CST. If you try to submit their form within only a couple of minutes of this deadline, there is a risk it will not get through due to heavy traffic.