Come volunteer at WE Fest, our fourth annual family-friendly art fair and music festival that honors Nashville’s trailblazing limestone sculptor, William Edmondson, at the site where he lived and created his masterpieces. Join our mission-driven non-profit, to help us provide a day of free community fun for the city!
- WHAT: William Edmondson Arts & Culture Fest (WE Fest)
- WHEN: Saturday, October 25, 2025, 10AM to 4PM
- WHERE: 1450 14th Ave. S., in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee’s historic Edgehill neighborhood, on the former Murrell Elementary School grounds (right down the street from Belmont!)
- WHO: Organized by Friends of the William Edmondson Homesite, Park & Gardens, a grassroots community nonprofit
This outdoor event celebrates Nashville’s diverse community of visual and performing artists and shares the Edgehill neighborhood’s rich African American history & culture with the city and beyond.
WE Fest is the nation’s only event that celebrates Edmondson, the first Black artist to get a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1937. Hailed as the foremost self-taught sculptor of the 20th Century, Edmondson’s is one of Tennessee’s most important historical artists.
Student help is needed for set up before the event, help with vendors and other activities during the day, and clean up after the event. You can volunteer as little as 3 hours, multiple shifts, or stay all day!
FEATURES:
- - Art fair, with dozens of artists displaying and selling their original artwork
- - Live music, dance and spoken word, including Metro Schools students
- - Kids area with hands-on art activities and demos, plus inflatables
- - Food and drink from local food trucks and caterers
SHIFTS AND NEEDS
- 6:30AM-9:45 AM (3 hrs) help setup signs, banners, displays, chairs & tables, check in and assist artists and vendors
- 9:30AM-12:45PM (3 hrs) Help with kids activities, vendor hospitality, info booth, etc
- 12:30PM-3:4PM (3 hrs) Help with kids activity, vendor hospitality, info booth, etc
- 3:30PM-5:45PM (2 hrs) Help with event breakdown, trash pickup, etc.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- - Shifts overlap to aid with handoff of duties. Please be prompt!
- - Check-in for volunteers is the north end of the park, near the main stage at the welcome banners - Snacks and water provided
- - All volunteers receive a t-shirt. Please indicate your t-shirt size when responding.
- - Parking available on the street or in the Watson Grove Church parking lot
- - The festival site is labeled in Google and Apple Maps as the "William Edmondson Homesite Park & Gardens", blocks from campus in Edgehill. This is not to be confused with "William Edmondson Park", which is a separate park on Charlotte Avenue in West Nashville.
Contact Brenda Morrow, neighborsofedgehill.frc@gmail.com, for more information
