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 25
2131 26th Avenue North
Join Metro Arts’ Coffee Talk and be “treated” with some social justice by the Metro Human Relations Commission. Metro Arts’ Coffee Talk and Metro Human Relations Commission’s Ice Cream Social Justice are teaming up this month to allow artists and Nashville’s local do-gooders working in social services, civil/human rights, and other social justice arenas to connect and share their stories. Ice Cream Social Justice is a part of the Humans Over Hate initiative.
This special occasion will be Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 9:30 am –11:00 am. Urban Housing Solutions will be playing host at the 37208 Community Building, located at 2131 26th Avenue North. This edition of Coffee Talk/Ice Cream Social Justice with Metro Arts and Human Relations will feature great people enjoying conversation, coffee, and treats.
FREE treats will be provided by the Friends Life’s Treat Truck. 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.
The Treat Truck will have free treats on offer to anyone who wishes to indulge.
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 Wednesday, June 25. 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.