Best Gallery We’ll Miss

If either Cumberland Gallery or Art & Invention had closed in 2019, it would be considered the end of an era. To have them both close in the same year — Cumberland in March, Art & Invention in May — is seismic. Cumberland was ahead of its time — opening way back in 1980, the gallery took risks on some of the city’s best artists, like Mark Hosford, Barry Buxkamper and Billy Renkl. The funkier Art & Invention was a hub for East Nashville’s creative scene, and originated the now-indispensable Tomato Art Fest. Art is constantly evolving, as it should, but we’re mourning the loss of these spots nonetheless. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER

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