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Nashville Metro Arts Spending Taxpayer Money on Diversity… and Out-of-State Artists

November 13, 2019November 12, 2019 Chris Butler

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The folks who run the taxpayer-funded Nashville Metro Arts Commission say they’re all about having as much gender and racial diversity among their artists as they can get.

New Nashville Metro Arts Director to Make Six-Figure Salary

September 30, 2018September 29, 2018 Chris Butler

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The Nashville Metro Arts Commission has a new executive director, and she’ll make twice Nashville’s median household income. New Executive Director Caroline Vincent has worked for Metro Arts since 2011. She will make $118,000 per year, according to The Tennessean. That’s nearly twice Nashville’s median household income — $61,577 —…