FY2009 Grants

Introduction

The Metropolitan Nashville community has, for many years, strongly supported the arts. We recognize that arts support is, and will remain, one of the important public purposes of organized political government.

The arts can create strong communities in a myriad of ways. The arts can help the community identify and develop shared values and understand and respect the diversity that exists in a modern community. The arts, along with public libraries, schools and other institutions, can provide the “quality of life” amenities that enable a community to attract new businesses and residents that create opportunities for economic growth and prosperity. The arts can help introduce citizens to each other as well as to different experiences and values. In that process the arts help educate and break down prejudices, intolerance, and stereotypes that impede the community’s growth. Finally, on an intangible level, the arts can enrich people’s lives and help all of us have a sense of pride in the community and ourselves.

Grant Program Goals

The Metro Nashville Arts Commission’s goals in awarding grants to arts organizations and programs include the following:

• strengthen the development and growth of existing and new arts organizations;
• increase the availability of high quality and diverse arts programming;
• encourage the creation of original works of art;
• seek out and support exemplary forms of artistic expression that reflect the diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural identities of Nashville’s residents;
• promote accessibility to the arts for all Nashvillians;
• encourage artistic groups to enter into creative partnerships and other collaborative ventures.

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