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Top left: A Front Porch With A View, Tony Teal. Top center: Division, Andy King. Top right: Probably Promenade In Pink, Joseph Christy. Bottom left: Afternoon Books, Sarah Clinton. Bottom center: Lunar, Carla Ciuffo. Bottom right: Growing Boy, Mark Hosford.

Dear Friends,

We are excited to celebrate an expansion of the Lending Library Collection with a catered opening reception on July 18th from 5:30pm-8pm at the Mezzanine Gallery of Nashville Public Library's Main Branch.

Metro Arts began the initiative as a direct response to Nashville artists dealing with impacts of the March 3, 2020 tornado and COVID-19 outbreak. In 2021, Metro Arts purchased sixty works of visual art from local artists and launched the Lending Library, a program which allows Nashville library card holders to browse and check out works of art in 3-month blocks of time. Of the purchased artworks, thirty were based at Madison Branch Library and thirty at Southeast Branch Library.

Hundreds of library patrons have checked these works out since the collection launched in 2021, and many works carry a waitlist each quarter. At any given time, most Lending Library works hang in patrons’ homes rather than on the library wall.

Metro Arts has purchased 53 new works from local artists to distribute across five Nashville Public Library locations: Donelson, Green Hills, Old Hickory, Hermitage, and East. Library patrons will be able to view the entire collection at the Main Library Mezzanine Gallery from July 11th until August 16th.

The works will then be distributed to the new branches and available to check out with a library card. Join us on July 18th from 5:30pm- 8pm to celebrate this exciting new chapter for the Lending Library!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at Metro Arts

Arrival/Transit: The library's parking garage may be entered from either 6th or 7th Ave. Be sure to bring in your ticket and get it stamped at the circulation desk for 1.5hrs of free parking. You may also plan your route with WeGo using their Trip Planner tool.

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We strive to provide individuals with disabilities and all community members with equitable access to Metro Arts opportunities. To request accommodations, please complete this form. You can also call us at 615-862-6721 TTY Relay Service 800-848-0298.

Metro Nashville Arts Commission
P.O. Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219-6300
(615) 862-6720 / TTY Relay Service 800-848-0298
Email: arts@nashville.gov
Web: www.MetroArtsNashville.com

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