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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...
Jul 9, 2024


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...
Jun 25, 2024


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..
May 1, 2024


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...
Mar 14, 2024

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...
Dec 13, 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 21, 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...
Aug 1, 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...
Jul 5, 2023

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 28, 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...
Nov 7, 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 29, 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...
Sep 7, 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....
Aug 25, 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...
Apr 19, 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...
Mar 23, 2022

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 22, 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
Dec 21, 2021
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