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metro arts nashville s office of arts culture top of page metro arts home lending library public art calls to artists metro public art collection lending library witness walls public art map donating artwork public art projects in progress grants thrive abc grants operating grants thrive partner tools copy of grants thrive youth interns community arts leaders of nashville events blog impact equity equity resources racial equity in arts leadership public art about staff commission committees frequently asked questions opportunities with metro arts contact us media more use tab to navigate through the menu items music for seniors live artist learning labs lead artist donna frost about metro arts metro nashville arts commission or metro arts is the office of arts culture for nashville and davidson county we believe that arts drive a more vibrant and equitable community we strive to ensure that all nashvillians have access to a creative life through community investments artist and organizational training public art and creative placemaking coordination and direct programs that involve residents in all forms of arts and culture updates on fy25 grants general operating thrive we are happy to report that the metro council approved the fy25 grant and funding policies on january 21 2025 you can find updated information faqs and important documents on the operating and thrive pages this grant cycle is for applications that were submitted in january 2024 you can expect more information about fy26 in the coming weeks we know that the delays in funding have caused hardship for artists and the communities they serve and we deeply regret the challenges you have faced because of these delays and the lack of communication from metro arts the metro arts commission is committed to ensuring that future grant cycles are free of these kinds of delays and that artists receive the communication and support they need to succeed please review this information update and faq about the policies new guidelines and what to expect please read this fiscal sponsorship faq if you are a thrive applicant or if you are a nonprofit organization that may be interested in serving as a fiscal sponsor experience art in nashville nashville s public art collection can be found all over the city from imaginative outdoor seating to playful bike racks from skyscraping sculptures to vibrant library walls metro arts is on a mission to bring art to all the spaces nashvillians live work and play we re adding even more artwork to the city collection this summer find metro arts around nashville by following us on socials and signing up for the arts alert upcoming events our impact learn more on how we are connecting the community with the arts metro arts cultural equity statement metro arts strategic plan comparison study read more lending library collection on exhibit july 11 august 16 at nashville public library 208 28 comments 28 post not marked as liked artist omari booker to create installation for strobel house 204 22 comments 22 post not marked as liked metro arts awards looby community center public art project to creative girls rock 361 31 comments 31 post not marked as liked more from the blog metro arts is funded in part by the arts are getting cut from state budgets across america in tennessee we are fortunate to have an additional source of funding the extra revenue we receive from specialty and personalized license plate sales has been key to funding the arts in tennessee more than 70 of the money used to fund the 800 grants from the tennessee arts commission last year was from the sale of these specialty license plates support the arts with a specialty license plate find us on social media metroartsnash bottom of page