Paulette Coleman took over after last year’s chaotic grants cycle. Her resignation means Metro Arts has to navigate a precarious situation without its director.
Metro Arts likely won’t fund artists and cultural organizations until 2025
Metro Arts staffers need time to come up with a new grant scoring policy and to figure out how to manage the Thrive program for independent artists.
Audit reveals improper hiring practices and grant irregularities inside Metro Arts
Metro Arts violated multiple government policies in the last two years, according to a report released Wednesday from the city’s internal auditor. This comes after the agency struggled for months to pay artists and arts organizations the grant money they were promised.
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.
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.
Nashville’s housing task force fills in more details of the ‘Imagine East Bank’ plan
Nashville officials are pitching the idea of building close to 3,600 affordable housing units on the city’s land for the future East Bank development.
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