About Metro Arts
Metro Nashville Arts Commission or “Metro Arts” is the office of Arts + Culture for Nashville and Davidson County. We believe that arts drive a more vibrant and equitable community. We strive to ensure that all Nashvillians have access to a creative life through community investments, artist and organizational training, public art and creative placemaking coordination and direct programs that involve residents in all forms of arts and culture.
Experience
Art in Nashville
Nashville's Public Art Collection can be found all over the city. From imaginative outdoor seating to playful bike racks, from skyscraping sculptures to vibrant library walls, Metro Arts is on a mission to bring art to all the spaces Nashvillians live, work, and play.
We're adding even more artwork to the city collection this summer! Find Metro Arts around Nashville by following us on socials and signing up for the Arts Alert!
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Top left: A Front Porch With A View, Tony Teal.
Top center: Division, Andy King.
Top right: Probably Promenade In Pink, Joseph Christy.
Bottom left: Afternoon Books, Sarah Clinton.
Bottom center: Lunar, Carla Ciuffo.
Bottom right: Growing Boy, Mark Hosford.
Lending Library Exhibition
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 18 | 5:30- 8:00pm
Nashville Public Library | Main Branch Mezzanine Gallery
615 Church St.
Show runs July 11- August 16
Following the successful first phase of the Lending Library, a unique Metro Arts partnership with Nashville Public Library, we are excited to celebrate an expansion of the collection.
Metro Arts has purchased 53 new works from local artists to distribute across five library locations: Donelson, Green Hills, Old Hickory, Hermitage, and East.
Library patrons will be able to view the entire collection at the Main Branch Mezzanine Gallery from July 11 until August 16. The works will then be distributed to the new branches and available to check out with a library card.
OUR IMPACT
Learn more on how we are connecting the community with the arts.
METRO ARTS IS FUNDED IN PART BY
The arts are getting cut from state budgets across America. In Tennessee, we are fortunate to have an additional source of funding. The extra revenue we receive from specialty and personalized license plate sales has been key to funding the arts in Tennessee. More than 70% of the money used to fund the 800+ grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission last year was from the sale of these specialty license plates.
Support the Arts with a Specialty License Plate
