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Jul 8

Lending Library Collection on Exhibit July 11- August 16 at Nashville Public Library

Metro Arts is planning a celebration of the Lending Library Collection with an opening of fifty-three new artworks at the Mezzanine...

Jun 24

Artist Omari Booker to Create Installation for Strobel House

The Metro Nashville Arts Commission selected Nashville-based multi-disciplinary artist Omari Booker to design and create a work of public...

May 1

Metro Arts Awards Looby Community Center Public Art Project to Creative Girls Rock ®

The Metro Nashville Arts Commission is proud to announce the award to design and install a mural at the Looby Community Center to Creative..

Mar 14

Metro Arts Begins Installation of Monumental Sculpture At The Fairgrounds Nashville

Metro Arts began installation of a bold, community-focused addition to Nashville’s Public Art Collection on Thursday, March 7. Located at...

Dec 13, 2023

An Update on Grant Payments

You may have heard recently about payment delays for the current Metro Arts funding cycle. We are writing to provide an update to the...

Aug 21, 2023

Whistle, Two, Ready! Unveiled at Mill Ridge Park Grand Opening this Month

On Wednesday, August 16th, Metro Arts unveiled Whistle, Two, Ready!, a new permanent public art installation created by Daily tous les...

Aug 1, 2023

Artist Gordon Huether Receives National Award from Metro Arts

Huether selected by a community panel for artwork at Old Hickory Community Center The Metro Arts Commission is announcing an award to...

Jul 5, 2023

City of Nashville Named Finalist for $1M Bloomberg Philanthropies Award

“Re-Weaving Juvenile Justice” to address school-to-prison pipeline Metro Arts is pleased to announce that the city of Nashville is one of...

Jul 5, 2023

Metro Arts Unveils the Design for Interior Public Art at the New Donelson Branch Library

Artist Amber Lelli's artwork beautifully integrates the local community and ecosystem NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Metro Arts is pleased to...

Nov 28, 2022

Metro Arts Unveils the Design for Exterior Public Art at the New Donelson Branch Library

"Reverie" Reflects the Spirit of Creativity Embodied in the Vibrant Donelson Community NASHVILLE, Tenn. – At their November 17th meeting,...

Nov 7, 2022

Metro Arts Awards FY23 Thrive Recipients

Metro Arts' Thrive Invests $178,600 in 22 Artist-Led, Community-Based Projects NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Metro Nashville Arts Commission...

Sep 29, 2022

Inspiration From This Summer: POWER Youth!

It may be fall already, but we have so many fond memories of our partnership with Metro Action Commission's POWER Youth Program. This...

Sep 7, 2022

Metro Arts Announces 18 Community Arts Grant Awards

Tennessee Arts Commission’s “Arts Build Communities” Grants Broaden Access to Arts & Cultural Experiences NASHVILLE, Tenn. - At their...

Aug 25, 2022

Metro Arts Commission Appoints Daniel Phoenix Singh as Executive Director

Singh Centers Strategic Leadership, Collaboration and Equity in the Next Chapter of Metro Arts Published August 25, 2022 Nashville, Tenn....

Apr 19, 2022

Meet the Artist Team: Wowhaus

Artist team to create exterior sculpture at the new Donelson Library; invites community to give input and insights. Wowhaus (pronounced...

Apr 19, 2022

Arts Build Communities Grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission

Applications are open now through July 1, 2022 for the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants. The ABC grant...

Mar 23, 2022

Meet the Artist: Amber Lelli

Local Interdisciplinary Artist Selected to Create Suspended Interior Artwork at the New Donelson Library Above: Lelli with her sculpture,...

Mar 23, 2022

A REAL First: 2021/2022 Cohort Projects

Congratulations to the ten Racial Equity in Arts Leadership (REAL) 2021/22 Cohort members whose project proposals were approved at the...

Dec 22, 2021

Thrive Cycle 2 Awards: Community Practice Artist Incubator

New iteration of popular funding program employs a cohort model, focuses on artist development and mentorship, and culminates in a...

Dec 21, 2021

Meet the Nashville Semifinalists: Interior Public Art at the New Donelson Library

Nashville artists selected as semifinalists for public artwork on the Donelson Public Library

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