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The committee heard that the Luby Community Center mural is nearing installation. Jesse (Metro Arts staff) said installers are prepping the wall and that the artist team — led by Alicia — finished painting panels; the mural uses a product called Polytab (\"mural cloth\") and staff said installation of the adhered panels should take about three weeks with a mid‑May target to finish installation. The project has an artist title: \"They Fought With Words: leaders, lawyers, and educators.\" Anne Leslie was listed as responsible for collection acceptance and condition assessment.

Nut graf: Staff presented short updates across multiple neighborhood projects to keep the committee informed about timing, maintenance responsibility and community involvement as the projects move from design to fabrication and installation.

Old Hickory Community Center: Atilio (Metro Arts project lead) reported the project is ahead of schedule on fabrication, with installation discussions targeting November 2025 and the community center planning to open on January 26 (meeting record did not specify a year). Staff said they will return with details for a public dedication.

Bordeaux Gateway: Staff described early steps to draft an excess land application needed because the project site sits on TDOT property (a small triangular parcel). Once the excess‑land/permission steps are underway, Metro Arts plans a community engagement round and an RFQ for artists later this year, with panel review and final selection anticipated this year. Staff noted the Bordeaux item stemmed from earlier participatory budgeting; committee members asked about potential coordination with private riverfront developers for future projects, and staff said that could be explored separately.

Strobel House and collections: Staff reported nearing completion of engineering/stamped drawings and that final drawings will be presented to the committee for approval before installation moves forward.

Staffing and administration: Ashley (Metro Arts staff) reported progress on key vacancies. A finance position has a candidate with a conditional offer who may start as early as May. The public information manager position received 105 applicants; staff will screen candidates in the coming weeks. The public art manager recruitment will follow those two hires. Chair West and staff also outlined a plan for a permanent executive director search: Director Hall will attend the June commission meeting and the executive director search is expected to begin in July, with a target close in late fall; staff said the interim director will overlap with any new executive director to maintain continuity.

Ending: Staff asked committee members to share candidate suggestions for the executive director search and confirmed the next Public Art Committee meeting will be May 15 at the MSC meeting room.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Metro Arts Commission Public Art Committee April 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Committee received updates on multiple projects: the Luby Community Center mural installation and title, Old Hickory fabrication and November installation target, Bordeaux Gateway excess-land work and participatory budgeting follow-up, Strobel House engineering steps, and Metro Arts hiring progress.","taxTitle","Arts Commission Meetings, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee","taxId",69305,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269303,"Committee approves Alex Braden design, raises TDOT approvals and maintenance questions for Arthur Avenue lighting project",809,1457000,2266000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3044585-583994057d98bad374d07f5e75960de7&start=1457&end=2266","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3044585-583994057d98bad374d07f5e75960de7/thumbnail_1457000.jpg","/articles/6269303/Tennessee/Committee-approves-Alex-Braden-design-raises-TDOT-approvals-and-maintenance-questions-for-Arthur-Avenue-lighting-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269303-57a623baaef287dfa765525d9dd3ae9d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155999&Signature=gU0c9pZGdV7FxK6vGv8U4yfNKZl9tgSyCThXeqIir5O57yDuDzjg50IXjJ54I6oBtEBsdV7d7majrukB~AW~m6mdaGHTI09a9TuaFMQNd7i~g568E1I0zMcnMtSZlC50GFtA5jBrRJ~OrMtEH0jQLdnivLG8weZKzAUyEKbEz90RyoKmleuJuqjhgxdC1SnVkiyS~JA0gsdE3YQUuzypmtZqqVVoDUUcXpzSWxYps7Sq8JGif8aJzzGLh79cCdwCfLpkx9l3Lma8Ed8sop57cZMy1UF69ykVmRykKRWfTAAZLWMlOAzawj~hv3mxSzNCc9XntkCEGMb13mtOKU3V8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metro Public Arts Committee on April 17 approved the final design by artist Alex Braden for the Arthur Avenue Public Art Lighting Project, including an expanded artist budget of $500,000 and additional site-preparation and project management funds from Metro Arts and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Anne Leslie (Metro Arts collections/manager) presented the final design, which the artist titled Be as Water and which staff described as a multimedia canopy of programmable LED light set against a deep blue painted background on vertical walls and I‑beams beneath the Interstate 65 Arthur Avenue underpass.

Nut graf: The vote advances a multiyear, community‑driven lighting project that began with an NEA grant and neighborhood advocacy; because the underpass is TDOT property, staff said the project must pass multiple engineering and agency reviews, a license agreement or lease and final Metro Council approvals before installation can begin.

Staff told the committee the project began with a $75,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant and later received additional funds, increasing the artist budget to $500,000. Anne Leslie said TDOT completed structural repairs to the bridge and that Metro Arts and TDOT are funding site preparation and project management work. The design retains dynamic LED lighting as the central feature; earlier concepts that included benches and extensive murals were scaled back because of site constraints and maintenance responsibilities. Leslie said painting on some vertical wall areas and I‑beams will use colors from a federally approved transportation color palette that better fit the final design.

Committee members asked about the approval steps and timeline. Leslie explained that stamped drawings must be reviewed by Metro engineers and then by TDOT, followed by a license agreement and a Metro Council approval process. With those steps in mind, staff estimated installation could begin about June (staff said \"approximately June\" for site work) with a dedication shortly afterward, weather permitting. Leslie described phased site work that includes painting and electrical infrastructure (about two months) followed by roughly a week or more for the artwork installation itself.

The committee also discussed maintenance responsibilities. Anne Leslie said that painting and large wall treatments on TDOT-owned surfaces would remain TDOT maintenance responsibilities unless otherwise negotiated; benches and other elements were removed from the artist's final design because of limited space and maintenance concerns. Community involvement remains part of the plan: staff said the artist will meet with community elders and stakeholders and that the selection panel included neighborhood representatives.

The motion to approve Alex Braden's final design for the Arthur Avenue Public Art Lighting Project passed by voice vote. The committee recorded a second and a voice vote of assent; individual member votes were not recorded in the meeting transcript.

Ending: Staff said they expect the artist to complete stamped drawings and that Metro Arts will return to the committee as the TDOT review and Metro Council approval progress.","The committee approved artist Alex Braden's final design for the Arthur Avenue underpass lighting project (artist budget $500,000; additional site and management funds from Metro Arts and TDOT); installation timeline and TDOT approvals were discussed.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269308,"Public Art Committee approves $400,000 open call for artwork at Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment",1205,199000,1404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3044585-583994057d98bad374d07f5e75960de7&start=199&end=1404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3044585-583994057d98bad374d07f5e75960de7/thumbnail_199000.jpg","/articles/6269308/Tennessee/Public-Art-Committee-approves-400000-open-call-for-artwork-at-Nashville-Youth-Campus-for-Empowerment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269308-cb64bf09c219768eb90f89e57f077ec6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155999&Signature=XJ3qOiMLRE1cv~9p2xeXLqMHIysIrQZBNuAgIrvBIJIaC6nSXnVf5BApYmH5D6NuIIgZO-Ob4PWyA1J2rZOVrAKU8kPe9puwqq9sbFW7zPwsJjkNlgrLXrTlZNgODgn9cZNqv2N1U5Z20Y3gL0UKrhYJsaBuGKkxHsPMT4I34rWjzvquGlcoDWYOXzh1hGJyKbC3VCQD0x~Cy9LHf1YPhcoLusAuA4~lvjKG710qU0hyUlAkO10TiZcWs-MuqsWNB0tsUz-DMJbHWIUTGaKy5HwujMMfvgPxq4GXMnKrF8OM5XdgjZj3-iMVIGm28DjjWwfAzN2i9Inei~Nmr3X7ug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metro Public Arts Committee on April 17 approved an open, national call to artists and a $400,000 artist budget for an interior, wall-mounted sculpture at the Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment.

The approval authorizes Metro Arts staff to publish a qualifications-based Request for Qualifications (RFQ) this spring and begin a selection process that staff said will include a selection panel, shortlisting and final concept review by the committee before a contract is executed.

Atilio (Metro Arts project lead) told the committee the artwork site is an interior lobby at a new juvenile justice facility that sits on a roughly 14-acre site near the intersection of Trinity Lane and I‑24 off Bridal Church Pike. He said the artwork zone is approximately 1,304 square feet and that the project team expects facility opening in 2027. \"We are recommending an artist budget of $400,000,\" Atilio said during the presentation.

Nut graf: The vote moves Metro Arts from design to procurement for a high-profile, interior artwork at a new youth campus; staff emphasized early involvement with building designers to resolve lighting, material durability and maintenance concerns before an artist is selected.

Staff described several site constraints and design requirements that will be included in the RFQ and concept review. The recommended artwork is wall-mounted only (no overhead elements for now) and must not be reliant on technology or require building electrical beyond minimal capability. Staff said the building has substantial natural light from front and rear windows, and they will coordinate with architects and the selected artist on lighting placement. The committee asked about ultraviolet exposure and material durability; Atilio said the windows meet high-performing energy/UV specifications though not \"archival museum level,\" and that the selection and approval process will consider long-term maintenance and material choices.

On eligibility and process, staff said the RFQ will be qualifications-only (not proposals), open to U.S.-based applicants. Minimums discussed include roughly two years of artistic practice or exhibition history; Metro employees and artists currently under contract with Metro Arts will be ineligible (staff said they will confirm the exact scope with legal). The RFQ release target given to the committee was May 2025 with selection steps through the summer and committee review of shortlisted finalists prior to final approval.

The motion to approve the Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment public art project — an interior wall-mounted artwork with an artist budget of $400,000 and a national open call — passed by voice vote. The committee record shows the motion and a second on the floor and a voice vote of assent; individual names on the vote were not recorded in the meeting transcript.

The committee also noted the item will go to the full Arts Commission on April 30 for final approval before staff posts the RFQ and advances the selection process.

Ending: Staff said they will return to the committee with shortlists and concept approvals; the committee asked for continued attention to lighting, humidity control and maintenance during artist selection and concept review.","Metro Public Arts Committee voted to approve an open national call and $400,000 artist budget for an interior, wall-mounted sculpture at the new Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment; staff outlined timeline, site constraints and selection process.","actionData","errors"]

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