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Germantown
Nashville's oldest neighborhood, freshly painted
1 work on the map0 outdoor & free1 kid-friendly
The story of Germantown
Germantown was platted in the 1850s by German immigrant butchers and merchants — the brick Victorians and worker cottages still line its grid, now filled with some of the city's best restaurants. The neighborhood borders the Nashville Farmers' Market, trading on this spot since the early 1800s, and Bicentennial Capitol Mall with its Tennessee history in granite. Its industrial edges have become canvases: legal walls and underpass columns rotate fresh spray-paint year-round, so no two visits look alike.
Art on the map in Germantown
Addresses are approximate — some walls sit in alleys or rear lots. Each mural page has walking directions to the exact spot.
MY NASHVILLE ART CRAWL
Note: addresses are approximate — some walls sit in alleys or rear lots. Use the map pins or each stop's walking directions for the exact spot.
YOUR AD HERE — Route Sponsor Your business, printed on every crawl in this district · NashvilleArtsCenter.com/sponsors
Stamp # ETA Photo Stop & Address Best Light Photo Tip
SPONSOR SPOT Show this crawl sheet at partner shops for 10% off
NASHVILLE MURAL BINGO
Mark a square when you spot it · first to 5 in a row wins · NashvilleArtsCenter.com
KIDS STAMP STATION SPONSOR — YOUR LOGO HERE Sponsor a district's bingo cards · partners@nashvilleartscenter.com
ART SCAVENGER HUNT
Check each one off as you find it · all of these live on real Nashville walls · NashvilleArtsCenter.com
SPONSOR SPOT Finish the hunt? Partner shops stamp your sheet for a small prize
STRUM A HAPPY SONG
MUSIC CITY PARADE
HELLO, NASHVILLE!
MUSIC CITY, TENNESSEE
YOUR MURAL GOES HERE
PAINT THE WALL — DESIGN YOUR OWN NASHVILLE MURAL
WRITE YOUR BAND NAME
A NIGHT OUT ON HONKY-TONK STREET
NASHVILLE AT DUSK
MUSIC CITY
SIDE A · 33⅓ RPM
FILL EVERY WEDGE WITH A DIFFERENT PATTERN
THE PARTHENON IN CENTENNIAL PARK · ATHENS OF THE SOUTH
MURAL CHECKLIST
Every mural on the Nashville Arts Center map · check them off as you go · NashvilleArtsCenter.com
Note: addresses are approximate — use the map at NashvilleArtsCenter.com for exact pins.
COMPLETED ALL OF THEM? Show this sheet at a partner shop for the Mural Master sticker
NEIGHBORHOOD ART CHALLENGE
Seven days · seven neighborhoods · seven photo missions · NashvilleArtsCenter.com
Team name: ______________________________
Explorers: ______________________________
Week of: ____ / ____ / ________
Pick a day card. Walk to that neighborhood and find the wall — the map at NashvilleArtsCenter.com has every pin.
Complete the mission and take the photo. Draw or paste your proof in the box.
A grown-up signs the day off and you color the stamp circle. Seven stamps = the badge is yours.
Day 1
East Nashville — Five Points
The wall: Pick Your Frame
Mission: Stand inside the painted frame and take a family portrait. Bonus: everyone strikes a different pose.
Proof photo / sketch
Color the stamp
Grown-up sign-off: ____________
Day 2
East Nashville — Main Street
The wall: East Nashville, Letter by Letter
Mission: Find the big letter wall. Photograph each person pointing at the first letter of their name.
Proof photo / sketch
Color the stamp
Grown-up sign-off: ____________
Day 3
Downtown
The wall: Good Trouble
Mission: Find the Good Trouble mural on Rep. John Lewis Way. Read the words out loud, then write the one you like best here: ________
Proof photo / sketch
Color the stamp
Grown-up sign-off: ____________
Day 4
Downtown — Frankie Pierce Park
The wall: Votes for Women
Mission: Count the people painted on the suffrage walls. Write the number: ____ . Photo with your hand raised like a vote.
Proof photo / sketch
Color the stamp
Grown-up sign-off: ____________
Day 5
East Nashville
The wall: Nashville Color Bars
Mission: Count every color bar (write it: ____ ), then find BOTH leopard walls nearby — Eastside Leopards and Leopard on the Prowl.
Proof photo / sketch
Color the stamp
Grown-up sign-off: ____________
Day 6
The Gulch
The wall: What Lifts You (The Wings)
Mission: Take the classic wings photo — then invent your own pose that nobody has done before.
Proof photo / sketch
Color the stamp
Grown-up sign-off: ____________
Day 7
Your pick — any neighborhood
The wall: Your favorite wall
Mission: Go back to the wall you loved most at its best-light hour (check the mural page) and take the perfect photo. Sketch it below.
Proof photo / sketch
Color the stamp
Grown-up sign-off: ____________
Stamps collected
7 of 7 = Neighborhood Art Champion
ART CHAMPION
NASHVILLE
Color your badge when all seven days are stamped
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