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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.
Upcoming Coffee Talks with Metro Arts
Wednesday, October 8
9:30am - 11am
Coffee Talk with Metro Arts is our monthly community gathering where artists, neighbors, and those looking to get involved in the Nashville arts scene can connect and share their stories. Learn about upcoming projects and opportunities, and meet the people creating exciting new art in Nashville.
Coffee Talk with Metro Arts for October 2025 will be Wednesday, October 8, 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 United Way of Greater Nashville at the Nashville Farmers’ Market (900 Rosa L Parks Blvd) right in front of Farm City Coffee.
This edition of Coffee Talk with Metro Arts will feature new ideas and programs from those who attend who wish to share. There will be representatives from United Way of Greater Nashville and other Metro Nashville agencies to share more information about the 2025 Metro Makes a Difference Campaign. In addition, Metro Arts Staff will be on site to give updates on the current grant cycle, various Public Art projects, and the new Restorative Arts programming. There will also be several other local artists on location to share current events in our creative ecosystem.
Farm City Coffee will be open, as well as a few other locations in the food court area.
There is a large, free parking lot in front of the building for everyone.
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, September 25. 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.