NCAP was founded in May of 1999 as a 501c3 organization to bring together new ideas in art, architecture, and environmentalism to reinvent and revitalize the once-blighted North Nashville area of Germantown in Nashville, Tennessee. Since that time NCAP has expanded to sponsoring the Nashville Area Arts website, presenting shows at the Neuhoff gallery, hosting an international lecture series; and most recently, curating and traveling art exhibits.