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Thrive | Metro Arts Nashville Creative Girls Rock Mural Elisheba Israel Mrozik, Lead Artist We are pleased to announce that applications for our FY27 Thrive Grants are now open! Metro Arts Thrive Project Grants provide funding for artist-led, community-based art projects in Davidson County.
Successful proposals align with Metro Arts’ mission by promoting cultural equity, actively engaging residents throughout the project, and impacting neighborhoods or communities. Individual artists, artist collectives, or community organizations with lead artists or artist teams may apply. The full Thrive guidelines are available here .
Please consider utilizing the following resources: The Thrive Resource Guide includes FAQs and guidance for preparing your proposal. Video Walkthrough of Grant Guidelines: Metro Arts staff provide an overview of eligibility criteria, processes, requirements, and more. An abridged version of the slides in the video is available here .
Information Sessions: Attend an information session for an overview of the Guidelines and plenty of time for questions and discussion: Monday, May 18, 2026, 12:00-1:00pm: Virtual on Webex. Please RSVP to receive a link. Thursday, May 21, 2026, 6:00-7:00pm at the Metro Arts Office at Metro Southeast (1417 Murfreesboro Pike).
No RSVP required. Fiscal Sponsor Food & Fellowship : Join us at Metro Arts Offices on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 5:00-7:00 PM to learn more about the fiscal sponsorship requirement, hear from current fiscal sponsors, and make new connections. Dinner provided.
Please RSVP here . Drop-in Office Hours and Co-Working : Our first Drop-In session will be held on Friday, May 15 from 8 AM - 12 PM at the Downtown Farmer's Market. No appointments or RSVPs necessary, just drop by to ask questions and/or work on your application.
Our May drop-ins are listed below. Future dates will be added soon. Friday, May 15, 8-11 AM: Downtown Farmer’s Market Friday, May 22, 8-11 AM: Downtown Farmer’s Market Wednesday, May 27, 1-4 PM: Looby Library Friday, May 29, 10 AM-4 PM: Drkmttr Metro Arts Submittable : All applications must be submitted in Submittable.
Email us any time at arts. grants@nashville. gov throughout the application or grant period with questions, comments, and suggestions.
This inbox is monitored and managed by multiple members of the grant support team. Metro Arts is pleased to announce our FY26 grant recipients! This cycle covers 165 grants totaling $3,262,593 to support nonprofit arts organizations and artist-led community projects across Davidson County.
These awards (79 General Operating Support grants and 86 Thrive project grants) reflect the creativity and resilience of Nashville’s arts community and will help sustain programs, deepen community engagement, and spark new work across 30 council districts.
We thank the artists, organizations, review panelists, and community members whose care and commitment shaped this competitive process, and we remain focused on improving access and resources for all who create in Nashville. The full list of Thrive recipients is available here . Our General Operating Support recipients are available here .
Learn About Becom ing a Metro Vendor For questions or assistance, please contact Metro Arts staff at Arts. grants@nashville. gov .
If you are looking for Operating Support for arts organizations, please visit the Operating Support Grants page. Thrive Cycle 2 Awards: Community Practice Artist Incubator Murals, Music, Cabaret and Community Superpowers, Seeds and Spoken Word
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Individual artists, artist collectives, or community organizations in Davidson County. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Thrive Project Grants are due June 26, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Thrive Project Grants is funded by Metro Arts Nashville. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Jerome Early-Career Project Grants is a grant from Forecast Public Art, funded by the Jerome Foundation, that funds the creation of new public art projects by early-career artists based in Minnesota. Two grants of $8,000 each are awarded annually to support temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may be supported by public or nonprofit agencies but private commissions are not eligible, and a secured project site is required at the time of application. The program places special emphasis on supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities. Eligible applicants are Minnesota-based individual artists with 2–10 years of generative experience. The application deadline was October 15, 2025.
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