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Metro Arts

Affordable housing, bike safety and the arts dominate funding requests during Nashville Metro Council’s pre-budget public comment period

By Cynthia Abrams

February 8, 2024

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Given an invite to share thoughts about Nashville’s spending priorities, residents turned out for Tuesday night’s Metro Council meeting.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, bike lanes, budget, Capital spending plan, city budgeting, infrastructure, Metro Arts, Metro budget, Metro Government, Nashville Metro Council, pedestrian deaths, sidewalks

Metro Arts funding delays, debates over equity leave some Nashville arts organizations struggling

By Char Daston

February 1, 2024

Metro Arts Commissioner Leah Dupree Love, Director Daniel Singh, and Commissioner Diana Perez sit in office chairs at a boardroom table in front of a blue wall. The Tennessee flag is on a pole behind them.
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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.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Arabic, Classical Music, Daniel Singh, Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission, Theater

What’s next for the Metro Arts Commission?

By Steve Haruch

December 21, 2022

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In this episode, we take a look back at a turbulent year and ask how Metro Arts will work to repair its relationships with local artists and arts organizations.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: diversity, equity, Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission, This Is Nashville

Metro Arts seeks community input on how to move forward after a year of turnover and discrimination complaints

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 25, 2022

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The Metro Nashville Arts Commission is wondering how it should move forward after complaints of a hostile work environment.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission

Metro Arts continues to grapple with allegations of racism after terminating one of its only managers of color

By Paige Pfleger

June 15, 2022

Metro Arts has been in the spotlight after current and former staffers alleged a hostile work environment for people of color. Now the department’s latest move is drawing backlash from the arts community.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity Tagged With: Metro Arts

Concerns about equity linger as Metro Arts begins the search for a new director

By Paige Pfleger

April 29, 2022

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The head of Metro Arts, Caroline Vincent, stepped down earlier this month after allegations of inequities and racism inside the department. But will the search for her replacement will run into some of the same issues?

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: equity, Joy Styles, Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission

Metro Arts Commission says it’ll take steps to deal with allegations of inequity and tokenism inside the department

By Paige Pfleger

February 3, 2022

The commission that oversees the Metro Arts department says it’s trying to improve the department’s work environment, after former and current staffers of color filed HR complaints alleging inequity and tokenism.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity Tagged With: Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission

Metro Arts Commission grapples with allegations of inequity and tokenism from staffers

By Paige Pfleger

January 20, 2022

“It’s clear from the fact finder reports and the public comment that we’ve harmed people,” said Metro Arts Commissioner Ellen Angelico. “And we may not have violated any rules, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t do something wrong.”

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission, Metro Human Resources Commission

New Nashville Park Will Be Home To ‘Community Canvas’ And Public Art

By Damon Mitchell

November 16, 2020

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The Metro Nashville Arts Commission is bringing more public art work to the city’s green spaces at the newly established Kossie Gardner Sr. Park on 16th Avenue and Jefferson Street.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission

Nashville’s Deteriorating Sculptures And Monuments Need Costly Repairs

By Tony Gonzalez

June 28, 2018

Listen Several of Nashville’s public artworks and prominent civic sculptures have fallen into serious disrepair. And for the first time, Metro has estimated the substantial cost of preserving them.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Art, Metro Arts

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