NOTICIAS
Save the date! On Wednesday, July 16th, Metro Arts is hosting the official dedication ceremony for a new mural, They Fought with Words: Leaders, Lawyers and Educators, at the Looby Community Center. This vibrant artwork, created by Creative Girls Rock with lead artist Elisheba Israel Mrozik, celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights icon Z. Alexander Looby. Doors will open at 12:30pm, and the program will start at 1pm in the Looby Theater. Light refreshments will be served. We hope you can join us!
Coffee/Talk with Metro Arts:
Coffee/Talk is our monthly community gathering where artists, neighbors, and those looking to get involved in the Nashville arts scene can connect and share. Learn about upcoming projects and opportunities, and meet the people creating exciting new art in Nashville.
August Coffee Talks with Metro Arts
(pending information)
The August 2025 Coffee Talk with Metro Arts will be posted as soon as details are finalized. Stay tuned.
Metro Arts Forging Ahead
Metro Arts has created a new tv show and platform for the voices of Nashville artists. Metro Arts joined creative forces with Cameron McCasland (NECAT NEWORK/Nashville Public Library) and Big Fella (Fellavision and The Forge Nashville) to create a monthly show called Metro Arts Forging Ahead.
The show is a collaboration between Metro Arts, NECAT, Nashville Public Library, WXNA, Fellavision, and The Forge Nashville. Alongside Chuck Beard and Big Fella, each show features three Nashville artists on a panel to discuss their art forms and work. Each show will feature a Metro Employee, a non-profit or art organization leader, and an independent artist discussing all the things that come with the territory. All collaborating partners hope the show becomes a space for Nashville artists to share with they are creating while also elevating the conversation and value/perception of what it is to be an artist in the ever-changing Nashville.
The first season of this show will have 10 episodes in 2025 that culminate into a live show/celebration at The Forge Nashville in December 2025. There will always be a live painter at every show, and each of the 10 paintings will be exhibited at the December 2025 show (event information pending).
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The next live taping of the show is Thursday, July 31. Doors open for public at 5:30pm, and the show starts at 6pm.
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You can watch the previous shows recorded on NECAT's regular television programming or by searching the NECAT YouTube channel HERE.
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Arts Commission Meetings
Visit the Arts Commission page on Nashville.gov for notices of public meetings, meeting agendas and meeting minutes. To provide a public comment on items under consideration by the Arts Commission or any of its committees, please use the Metro Arts Commission Public Comment Form. For more information, please refer to the Metro Arts Commission Public Comment Policy.