NEWS
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.
Wednesday, June 4
1004 Nelson Merry Street
The first June 2025 Coffee Talk with Metro Arts will be Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from 9:30 am –11:00 am. Continuing to expand the Coffee Talk program with venues and art, we are co-hosting this round with Music City Murals, at the Gulch Greenway, Frankie Pierce Park, located at 130 Lifeway Plaza. This edition of Coffee Talk with Metro Arts will feature new ideas and programs from those who attend who wish to share. In addition, Anthony Billups, the lead artist behind Music City Murals, will be on site to give a walking tour of the Capitol View Murals and give highly anticipated updates for the next upcoming mural installation taking place on June 7 & 8 with other participating mural artists of this park, past and present, on site as well.
There are several places near Frankie Pierce Park to park for free. There are often spaces streetside in the surrounding neighborhood, the nearby Publix, and the parking lot structure beside the mural with the kid on the tricycle beside Dose Dealer Coffee Bar.
Before meeting Anthony Billups for the walking mural tour of Frankie Pierce Park, please meet Chuck Beard and other Metro Arts staff in the open area beside Dose Dealer Coffee Bar (1004 Nelson Merry Street). Dose Dealer Coffee Bar has coffee, other beverages, and light refreshments that can be purchased on site.
Wednesday, June 25
2131 26th Avenue North
The second June 2025 Coffee Talk with Metro Arts will be Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 9:30 am –11:00 am. Continuing to expand the Coffee Talk program with venues and art, we are co-hosting this round with Urban Housing Solutions, at the 37208 Community Building, located at 2131 26th Avenue North. This edition of Coffee Talk with Metro Arts will feature new ideas and programs from those who attend who wish to share. In addition, staff for Urban Housing Solutions will be on site to answer all questions about the community opportunities at the 37208 Community Building and give details for upcoming events.
There is free parking available in the parking lot surrounding the 37208 Community Building.
Roasts & Brews Coffee will be on location for purchase.
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).
The next live taping of the show is Thursday, May 29. Information in the show poster below. Doors open for public at 5:30pm, and the show starts at 6pm.
You can watch the previous shows recorded on NECAT's regular television programming or by searching the NECAT YouTube channel HERE.
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.