• Meet The Artists

    We represent artists with varying backgrounds in technical artistic training, college degrees, self-taught skills, and a common experience of homelessness and housing insecurity.

  • Gift Art, Holiday Cards, & More!

    Each purchase provides artists experiencing housing insecurity with the confidence, resources, and income to keep creating.

  • 12th Annual Illuminate Art Gala

    Join us on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 6:30-9:30pm at Events at 1900 for our 12th annual Illuminate Art Gala. VIP & GA Tickets available.

Ways to Support Daybreak Arts this Holiday Season

Gift Original Art

We have a rich collection of diverse works, mediums, and price points from which to choose. Each artwork and reproduction purchase empowers our artists with the income, resources, and confidence to keep creating.

Not sure where to start shopping? View our Holiday Gift Guide for inspiration and ideas.

Browse 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Make a Donation

Your donation provides artists experiencing housing insecurity with art supplies, space, education, and platform to increase their economic mobility, artistic expression, skill development, community integration, and personal fulfillment.

Make a tax-deducible donation this holiday season to support creativity!

Give Today

Volunteer With Us

Our volunteers help us keep our studio & gallery running and allow us to make a big impact with a small staff. Daybreak offers several types of virtual and in-person opportunities to get involved.

Email volunteer@daybreakarts.org to join our next Volunteer Orientation.

Learn more here

Our Programs

  • Our East Nashville studio and gallery provides a safe, professional space where artists impacted by homelessness and housing insecurity can create, connect, store, and showcase their work through exhibitions and community events.

  • Daybreak Arts provides free supplies, equipment, and studio tools across disciplines, removing barriers so artists in our Collective can create and explore their work.

  • Our workshops and field experiences give artists hands-on training, exposure to new mediums, connections with the arts community, and opportunities for entrepreneurial growth and professional development.

  • Daybreak Arts helps artists build portfolios, exhibit locally and online, access diverse income opportunities, and earn the majority of sales and commissions, supporting both their creative growth and financial independence.

Learn more About Our Programs

Shop & Send Daybreak Holiday Cards

We’ve released our 2024 Holiday Collection of cards by Daybreak Artists featuring new and best-selling past designs. Send cards by Daybreak Artists this holiday season and empower artists experiencing housing insecurity towards independence.

Learn more about our bulk custom card pricing with logo personalization.

Learn more about custom and bulk cards
Browse individual holiday card designs
 

“This holiday season, I plan to use the income I earn at Daybreak Arts to give my son a good holiday this year. It’s important to me to spend time with those I love.”

— Daybreak Artist, MAJ

 

Give Art That Gives Back

When you shop and gift original artwork, you provide direct financial support that allows our artists to enjoy the holiday season as well. 70% of your original artwork purchase goes directly to the artist.

Last winter, our customers provided Daybreak Artists with thousands of dollars of meaningful income which allowed them invest into their housing, mental health, and building their career and savings.

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Surprise an art lover in your life with a Daybreak gift card!

The perfect gift for anyone looking to decorate their home or office.

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Pivotal Partners

 
 

Nashville Living Wage

Social Enterprise Alliance Nashville

Dickerson Road Merchants Association

Center for Nonprofit Management

Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville