What, exactly, is happening with Metro Arts? Plus your local newscast for May 29, 2024.
Daniel Singh agrees to resign as Metro Arts director
Metro Arts director Daniel Singh will resign after less than two years on the job.
Snafu at Metro Arts meeting leaves executive director role in flux
Chaos at Thursday’s Metro Arts Commission meeting set off a ticking time bomb that could lead to the city agency having two competing directors.
Nashville’s budget pinch sets stage for more battles over Metro Arts grants
The financial squeeze at Metro Arts is shaping up to be even tighter than last year. There are even more arts grant applicants, and a flat total budget.
Metro Arts chooses interim executive director in parliamentary quagmire
Paulette Coleman is a trained mediator and former Metro Arts Commission chair. But the process of her appointment Thursday was filled with missteps.
Metro Arts Commission puts Executive Director Daniel Singh on administrative leave
The Metro Arts commission voted Thursday to place the department’s executive director, Daniel Singh, on paid administrative leave. The vote was without dissent, with seven of the 12 commissioners present.
Artists waiting for Metro Arts Thrive funding will receive key updates this week
Artists who received funding from last year’s Thrive program should expect a letter in the next few days detailing how much money they will receive.
When will Metro Arts grant recipients be paid? Details remain murky
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.
Metro Finance will release long-held arts funding, but will temporarily take over the Metro Arts budget
Nashville artists and arts organizations that have been waiting for months to receive half the grant money promised by Metro Arts in 2023 finally have reason to be hopeful. However, serious questions remain about the future of arts funding in the city.
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.
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