Art & Ideas by Beth Inglish

How to Create Spaces Where People Can Grow

February 13, 2026 In 2026

by Beth Inglish What’s been on my heart lately isn’t just one moment or one conversation. It’s a pattern I keep noticing in my life, in my relationships, in my work,...

How Surrender Led Me to Create My Most Powerful Painting

May 29, 2025 In Inspirational

Hanging in the suite on the 12th floor of the Noelle Hotel in downtown Nashville is a piece of my heart. It’s a painting called Surrender—and it holds the story of one of the most...

What Art Taught Me About Impermanence and Resilience

May 28, 2025 In Art

In April 2017, I led a workshop at Warehouse 521 called “Paint Your Story.” I taught a multi-step creative process to help people translate their emotions into abstract...

15 Quick Tips on Being an Artist

April 29, 2025 In Art

Study business, and don’t let people talk you out of being one. – Mollie Downton Be true to yourself and your gift. There are many ways to pursue an art career;...

Vulnerability through the eyes of an artist

April 28, 2025 In Art

I’m very interested in the eyes and how they communicate vulnerability or lack thereof. I look people in the eye because I want to know their heart underneath all the walls...

How To Break Into The Nashville Art Scene

April 20, 2025 In Art

It’s no secret that Nashville is bursting with artists and opportunities for them. The biggest problem is connecting artists and those opportunities in one simple...

12 ways to energize creative ideas

March 11, 2025 In Inspirational

Do not fear. And if you do, walk right through it. Fear silences and stops. Action cannot happen in fear. Walk in humility. Ask for help, seek counsel, and build...

Who is the Nashville Creative Group?

March 9, 2025 In Inspirational

Have you ever wanted to “be in community” with other artists like the Impressionists? Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that originated...

A Photo Series Survival Story

March 7, 2025 In Art

The Four Elements of Resistance Earth, Fire, Water, Air I’m a fierce woman and I know how to fight. I’ve been fighting all my life. Fighting for my body. Fighting for my voice....

How to become your best creative self

February 5, 2025 In Inspirational

How would you like to become your best creative self? That seems to be what everyone in my community is looking for. It’s what I’m looking for. And I have an answer....

Is vulnerability the secret of success?

January 7, 2025 In Inspirational

Vulnerability… As soon as things get uncomfortable or scary our first reaction is to run away. Could we be running away from what we’re supposed to be running towards?...

Knowing Yourself Matters

January 4, 2025 In Art

It’s hard to really to know a person. But, I think it’s even harder to know yourself. Knowing means awareness and awareness means vulnerability and that means assuming...