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Our Art and Design College Nashville Campus
Creative careers are thriving in Music City! Located a few minutes from downtown Nashville, Nossi places you in the middle of one of the top cities in the nation.
Nossi's PACE - Professional Accelerated Career Experience
Music. Fashion. Sports. Events. Theater. Non-Profits. Connect with important Nashville industries to produce a professional portfolio by graduation through project-based work within the Nashville Professional Creative Community! It's the best way to get hands-on experience with a creative college in Nashville.
Inside Addison Richmond’s Culinary journey at Nossi 👩🍳✨
Culinary student Addison Richmond is still early in the program, but she already knows she loves baking and wants to keep learning everything she can. In Chef Eva’s Pastry Science class, she walked us through making pistachio macarons while sharing what she values most about her experience so far. She talked about the hands on instruction, the supportive chefs, and the chance to grow her skills every single day.
Addison hopes to become an executive or private chef in the future. Her advice for new students is simple: work hard, be yourself, and take advantage of every opportunity the program gives you.
If you want to learn more about Nossi’s 2 Year Culinary Program and how it prepares students for real world culinary careers, visit the link in our bio.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #CulinaryArts #CulinarySchool #PastryScience
Blackman High School in the Nossi kitchen 🔥👩🍳
Blackman High School`s advanced culinary students visited Nossi on Friday, and they came ready to work. Chef Zac led a hands on demo, and this group handled every step with confidence and curiosity.
Some of these students have already chosen Nossi for their next chapter, and we hope this experience made that decision feel even stronger.
Want to explore our 2-Year Culinary Program? Visit the link in our bio.
#Nossi #CulinaryArts #NashvilleTN #CollegeTour #CollegeVisit
Exploring Five Points with Digital Photography 📸🎨
@tomstanfordphotography took his class to the Five Points area to study color, composition, and the visual rhythm of the neighborhood. Students spent the afternoon shooting the architecture, textures, and street scenes that make this part of Nashville so iconic.
And of course, Tom kept the tradition alive with the annual group photo in the same spot.
➡️ Learn more about the Photography Program at Nossi at the link in our bio.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #PhotographyStudents #DigitalPhotography #CreativeLearning
Field trip to 11:37 Art Studio 🖋️✨
@moillustration `s Illustration Environments class visited alum @tattoos_by_cydnee `s @1137_artstudio in Lynnville for a look inside her tattooing process and creative workspace. Students asked questions, explored her studio, and saw how a Nossi alum built a thriving career in illustration and tattoo art.
Want to study illustration in a program that connects you with real creative professionals? Explore our Illustration Program at the link in our bio.
#Nossi #IllustrationStudents #TattooArt #CreativeEducation #NashvilleTN
Nossi visits the Frist Art Museum 🖌️
@ogdencreative `s Alternative Mediums class visited the @fristartmuseum to experience “The Impressionist Revolution” exhibition and view masterworks of Western art up close. Students also explored “In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty‑First Century” and “Sistah Griot: The Iconoclastic Art of Barbara Bullock,” gaining exposure to incredible work by Nashville‑area artists.
Thank you to the Frist Art Museum for welcoming our students and supporting their creative growth!
➡️ Learn more about Nossi`s Illustration Program at the link in our bio.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #FristArtMuseum #ArtEducation
🎬 In Business of Video II, the work starts long before the camera does.
Nossi Video Student @sydsfilmsandstills is giving us a behind the scenes look at what pre-production really looks like in @brandan.media ‘s Business of Videography II class. She walks us through the full pre-production packet she built for a car commercial, including the cover, proposal, concept outline, shot list, look book, color palette, and more.
This is the real work that happens before a single camera rolls, and at Nossi, students are learning how to present that vision to a real client, get everyone aligned on the creative direction, and then bring it to life.
➡️ Visit the link in bio to learn more about the Video Program at Nossi.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #VideoProduction #FilmSchool
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College Preview Day 2026 🎨✨
High school seniors from across the region spent Saturday exploring what it feels like to be a creative at Nossi. From hands‑on workshops in Photography, Video, Illustration, Graphic Design, and Culinary Arts to campus tours and portfolio reviews, students got a real look at life inside Nashville’s Creative Launchpad.
Here’s a behind the scenes look at the day. Learn more about what Nossi has to offer at the link in our bio.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #CollegePreviewDay #CreativeEducation #ArtSchool
Light trails in Location Lighting Techniques ✨📸
Kayla Staton’s class turned Studio B completely dark to experiment with slow shutter and create light trails. Students learned how movement, shutter speed, and control of available light can transform a simple scene into something dynamic.
➡️ Learn more about the Photography Program at the link in our bio.
#Nossi #PhotographyStudents #LocationLighting #StudioPhotography #LightTrails
Behind the scenes of Field Production Techniques 🎥
@brandan.media ‘s Field Production Techniques class is creating a woodworking documentary in Clarksville, and the student crew is taking on real industry roles to make it happen. @mediabymatea is directing the project, @cooperaustin__ is serving as the gaffer and lighting tech, @nahdyas.view is the camera operator and interviewer, and @statuesque.film is running audio. Together, they are interviewing Jack about his woodworking business and building the story from the ground up.
This project gives students hands on experience with planning,
lighting, interviewing, and on‑location production. They are learning how to collaborate as a crew, communicate their creative vision, and capture a documentary in a real working environment.
➡️ Learn more about our Video Program at the link in our bio.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #VideoProduction #FilmSchool #BTS
🎨 Fine Art Photography Critiques
In Eric Sutton`s Fine Art Photography class, students are not just taking pictures. They are building a body of work with a theme, a voice, and a story to tell. Halfway through the semester, Eric is pulling up student work on the projector and making sure every image is moving in the right direction. These critiques are about intention, consistency, and developing a creative identity that is entirely your own.
Learn more about the Photography Program at Nossi at the link in our bio.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #FineArtPhotography #PhotographySchool #ArtSchool
📸 In Wedding Events, the textbook is the real wedding album.
In Jordan Rocque`s Wedding Events class, students got hands on time with real photo albums, keepsakes, memory boxes, and fabric swatches from actual past clients and even his own wedding.
They also learned how to present and upsell these products as part of a professional photography package, the same way a working wedding photographer would with a real client. This is what it looks like to learn your craft from someone who is still living it.
Visit the link in bio to learn more about Nossi`s Photography Program.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #WeddingPhotography #NashvillePhotographers #Weddings
🎓 Anna Palmer is a Nossi Culinary Senior and this is her story
While you watch her make Maneet Chauhan’s famous carrot cake in her Capstone class, here is what she wants you to know. The Nossi Culinary Program is rigorous, it is challenging, and it prepares you for the real world in a way that feels different from anywhere else.
Anna came in wanting to bake and she is leaving with the skills, the confidence, and the vision to back it up. After graduation, she has her sights set on traveling, growing her craft, and one day opening a place she can call her own.
This is what a Nossi Culinary education looks like from the inside.
➡️ Visit the link in our bio to learn more about our 2-Year Culinary Program at Nossi.
#Nossi #NashvilleTN #CulinaryArts #Interview #CulinarySchool
“Our comprehensive curriculum will give students a balanced and complete culinary experience unmatched by other programs in the Southeast, preparing them for an array of incredible career opportunities across the hospitality industry.”
-Chef Anthony Mandriota, Culinary Arts Department Chair