Nashville’s Finance Director, Kevin Crumbo, has not given a timeline for the payments, or explained how Metro Arts will be involved in the process.
Arts funding debacle intensifies as Nashville Metro Councilmembers take stand against city finance director
Since February, Nashville’s Finance Director Kevin Crumbo has refused to distribute about $2 million of city money designated for Metro Arts. Crumbo says he doesn’t trust the arts department to handle it responsibly.
Embattled Metro Arts director takes leave amid swirl of investigations
Metro Arts Executive Director Daniel Singh has not reported for work, in-person or remotely, since Feb. 23.
Metro Human Relations Commission says Metro Arts’ 2023 funding decisions were illegal
A decision by the Metro Human Relations Commission has found that Metro Arts should pay complainants what they were originally promised.
Metro Arts faces pressure for oversight, workplace misconduct allegations
Arts organizations are still waiting for half the grant money Metro Arts promised to distribute last year, and this week, a memo from Nashville’s finance director suggests there will be further delays in handing out those funds.
Metro Arts funding delays, debates over equity leave some Nashville arts organizations struggling
This week, artists and arts organizations throughout Nashville finished the annual application process to receive city funding from the Metro Arts Commission. But the arts community is still dealing with the consequences of last year’s chaotic funding cycle.
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