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Metro Arts is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Empowerment Collection at the Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment (NYCE). Twenty permanent, site‑specific, wall‑hung artworks will highlight the new Juvenile Justice Court facility. 

NYCE will be a family‑oriented, trauma‑informed campus at Trinity Lane & I‑24. This campus will be the future home of the Davidson County Juvenile Court and services for justice‑involved youth and families. The facility, inspired by the vision of Judge Sheila Calloway, a champion for youth empowerment, will be designed to foster dignity, safety, and empowerment for youth and families.

The Empowerment Collection will be installed in corridors, waiting rooms, and gathering spaces within the NYCE facility ensuring that the public will interact with the art daily. Each selected artist contributes one unique permanent piece to the collection. Metro Arts requests artists create a site-specific, 30” x 40” wall-hung permanent artwork reflecting appropriate themes.

Interested artists must attend at least one Metro Arts engagement before submitting. Each session will cover the mission and goals of the Juvenile Justice Court, Metro Arts, and the communities they serve to help artists align proposals.

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Online Engagement Schedule:

• Monday, January 12, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. (Register here)

• Monday, January 26, 2026 – 3:30 p.m. (Register here)

• Monday, February 9, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. (Register here)

• Thursday, February 19, 2026 – 3:30 p.m. (Register here)

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Only one submission per artist will be accepted. Open to artists in Davidson & surrounding counties. Must be 18+ with at least two years of exhibition or public art experience. Selected artists receive $5,000 (Metro Arts covers installation).

Submissions Opens: January 30th, 2026

Deadline: March 6th, 2026 (11:59 p.m. cst)

Selection Process: April–May 2026

Final Artwork Due: September 1, 2026

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Read the full request for proposals here.