Town of Nashville
Arts and Entertainment Commission


The Town Council has selected the following people to serve as Members of the Arts and Entertainment Commission in three year staggered terms. The Commission has chosen the following appointments:

  • President Melanie Voland (term ends 12-31-2024)

  • Vice-President Lisa Hall (term ends 12-31-2025)

  • Secretary Emily Stone (term ends 12-31-2024)

  • Ross Benson (term ends 12-31-2024)

  • Ann McCann (term ends 12-31-2026)

  • Phil McKown (term ends 12-31-2025)

  • Tyra Miller (term ends 12-31-2025)

  • Andrea Rogers-Bartels (term ends 12-31-2026)

  • Holly Salo (term ends 12-31-2026)

Have an idea for an art project or event? Fill out the 2024 NAEC Funding Request Form
(save to your computer before filling out the application)

Application to be Considered for Appointment to a Board or Commission
(save to your computer before filling out the application)

Resolution 2012-09 A Resolution Supporting the Designation of an Arts and Cultural District
Ordinance 2012-08 An Ordinance to Establish Nashville Arts and Entertainment Commission
Ordinance 2016-14 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance. 2012-08 Concerning the Terms of NAEC Members


NASHVILLE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION MISSION STATEMENT
Nashville’s Arts and Entertainment Commission builds on Brown County’s spirit and history by connecting, supporting, and promoting our artistic community.


2024 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

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2024

1-11-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minute
2-10-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
3-14-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
4-11-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
5-9-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
6-13-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
7-11-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
8-8-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
9-12-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
10-10-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
11-14-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes
12-12-2024 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda Minutes

2023 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

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2023

2-11-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting/Retreat Agenda Minutes
3-09-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
4-13-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
5-11-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
6-08-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
7-13-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
8-10-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
9-14-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
10-12-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
11-09-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
12-14-2023 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes


2022 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

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2022

1-22-2202 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting/Retreat Agenda Minutes
2-10-2022 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
3-10-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
4-14-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
5-12-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  Agenda Minutes
6-09-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
7-14-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
8-11-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
9-08-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
10-13-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
11-10-22Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting Agenda   Minutes
12-08-22 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes



“MARIE IN THE WOODS” INTERACTIVE ART SCULPTURE LOCATED IN THE COACHLIGHT SQUARE OPEN AIR PATIO ON E. wASHINGTON STREET

“MARIE IN THE WOODS” INTERACTIVE ART SCULPTURE LOCATED IN THE COACHLIGHT SQUARE OPEN AIR PATIO ON E. wASHINGTON STREET

“Marie in the Woods” by Brad Cox
An Interactive Public Art Sculpture

With a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission and further funding from Nashville Arts & Entertainment Commission’s Hoffman Endowment Funds, local sculpture Brad Cox created the interactive public art sculpture “Marie in the Woods”.

The sculpture is inspired by a photograph of famed Brown County Artist Marie Goth doing plein air painting. The “painting” on the easel is empty to allow visitors to put their faces in the frame and take a picture that looks like Marie Goth is painting them. The installation is interactive as people can step back in to time and become one of Marie’s portraits.

You can find and interact with this public art sculpture at Coachlight Square located at 65 E. Main Street, Nashville, IN 47448.


2021 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

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2021

1-14-21 at 10am Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
1-28-21 at 9am Arts and Entertainment Commission Planning Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
2-05-21 at 12pm Arts and Entertainment Outreach Committee Meeting Agenda
2-11-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
3-11-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
4-08-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
5-13-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  Agenda   Minutes
6-10-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
6-25-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
7-08-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
8-12-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
9-9-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   CANCELLED
10-14-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
11-10-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting CANCELLED
11-18-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
12-9-21 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes


2020 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

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2020

1-09-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
2-08-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Planning Meeting  Agenda Minutes
2-13-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
3-12-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
4-09-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   CANCELLED
5-14-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  Agenda Minutes
6-11-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
7-08-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Planning Meeting  Agenda Minutes
7-09-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
8-13-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
9-10-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
10-08-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
11-12-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
12-10-20 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes


2019 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

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2019

1-10-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
1-26-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Planning Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
2-14-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
3-14-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
4-11-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
5-09-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  Agenda  Minutes
6-13-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
7-11-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
8-08-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
9-12-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
10-10-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
11-10-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
11-14-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
12-12-19 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes


Link to to NEAC Meeting Agendas Minutes and Audio Recordings
2018

2018 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

1-05-18 Arts and Entertainment Retreat   Agenda   Minutes
1-11-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
1-16-18 Nashville Arts and Entertainment Performance Committee Meeting   Minutes
1-19 & 26-18 Nashville Arts and Entertainment Financial Committee Meetings  Minutes
1-25-18 Nashville Arts and Entertainment Financial Committee Meeting Minutes
2-08-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
3-01-18 Arts and Entertainment Marketing Committee Meeting  Agenda
3-08-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
4-12-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
5-10-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  Agenda  Minutes
6-14-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
7-12-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
8-09-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
9-13-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
9-21-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Cancelled
10-11-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
10-17-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
11-08-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
2-13-18 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes


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2017

2017 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

1-06-17 Arts and Entertainment Work Session   Agenda   Minutes
1-12-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
1-19-17 Arts and Entertainment Public Art Committee Meeting  Agenda   Minutes
1-30-17 Arts and Entertainment Marketing Committee Meeting  Agenda   Minutes
2-09-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  Agenda  Minutes
3-03-17 Arts and Entertainment Marketing Committee Meeting Agenda  Minutes
3-08-17 Arts and Entertainment Public Art Committee Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
3-09-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
3-17-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
3-29-17 Arts and Entertainment Public Art Committee Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
4-13-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda   Minutes
4-21-17 Arts and Entertainment Public Art Committee Meeting   Agenda  Minutes
5-11-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting    Agenda  Minutes
6-08-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
7-13-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
8-10-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
8-15-17 Arts and Entertainment Public Art Committee Meeting  Agenda Minutes
8-28-17 Arts and Entertainment Social Media Committee Meeting  Agenda Minutes
9-21-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
10-12-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
11-07-17 Arts and Entertainment Public Art Committee Meeting Agenda Minutes
11-09-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes
12-14-17 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda Minutes

All Together Now - Sculpture created by Brad Cox and BETA 2015
Located at the Brown County Junior High School

Arts Village Brown County Logo

Nashville is one of the twelve designated Cultural Districts in Indiana.  A cultural district is a well-recognized, labeled, mixed-use area of a community in which high concentrations of cultural assets serve as the anchor. 

Indiana Statewide Cultural Districts seek to make Indiana stronger through the arts and culture. Indiana Statewide Cultural Districts support community life and economic vitality.
Arts: Statewide Cultural Districts


Keep up to date with Brown County Arts through the links below:
Arts Village of Brown County Facebook Page
ArtsRoad46


INDOT Box - Vinyl Wrap Project

September 8, 2022
The Arts and Entertainment Commission (NAEC) for the Town of Nashville, Indiana announces the INDOT Box vinyl wrap project has concluded.

You can see the three Vinyl Wrapped Boxes in Nashville at:
Hawthorne & State Rd 46 by Gabriel Lehman
State Road 46 and State Road 135 by Daren Redman
Main Street and Van Buren by Patricia Bartels


Brown County Barn Quilt Painting
Learn how to make your own Barn Quilt in six YouTube videos with
Brown County Artist Anabel Hopkins

Link to YouTube Videos

Barn Quilt Photo.JPG

2016 MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

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2016

5-04-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session - Re: Village Green  Agenda
5-05-16  Arts and Entertainment Joint Meeting with Art Alliance at Library   Agenda
5-12-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting    Agenda   Minutes
5-18-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting    Agenda  
6-03-16 Marketing Committee Meeting  - Cancelled
6-09-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting     Agenda   Minutes
7-08-16  Arts and Entertainment Work Session  Agenda
7-14-16  Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting    Agenda    Minutes 
8-11-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  10am    Agenda    Minutes
8-30-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Meeting
9-08-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  10am    Agenda      Minutes
9-13-16 Arts and Entertainment Committee Meeting 12pm at Hob Nob Agenda
10-13-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting    Agenda    Minutes
11-10-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting     Agenda   Minutes
12-08-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting     Agenda    Minutes

1-14-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda     Minutes
2-05-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session   Agenda
2-10-16 Public Arts Committee Meeting      Agenda
2-11-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda     Minutes
2-19-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session  Agenda
2-26-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session  Agenda
3-03-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session  Agenda
3-08-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session  10:30am Agenda   4pm Agenda
3-09-16 Public Arts Committee Meeting    Agenda
3-10-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting  Agenda  Minutes
3-16-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session  Agenda
3-23-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session  Agenda
4-13-16 Public Arts Committee Meeting    Agenda
4-27-16 Arts and Entertainment Work Session  Agenda
4-14-16 Arts and Entertainment Commission Meeting   Agenda    Minutes

Musical Entertainment on the Village Green Circa 1970's

Musical Entertainment on the Village Green Circa 1970's


March 29, 2007 Art Colony Weekend, Brown County, Indiana

2016 pavilion music series at the village green

2016 pavilion music series at the village green

 
Indiana Bison-tennial Project  Indianapolis, IN - Indiana Association of United Way (IaUW) is excited to facilitate the "Bison-tennial" Public Art Project in partnership with the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. This officially endorsed legacy proje…

Indiana Bison-tennial Project

Indianapolis, IN - Indiana Association of United Way (IaUW) is excited to facilitate the "Bison-tennial" Public Art Project in partnership with the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. This officially endorsed legacy project aims to celebrate Indiana's rich and diverse history and unique features.

Brown County Community Foundation CEO Larry Pejeau and NAEC Board Member Nancy Crocker worked with several local artists to create the BC Bison. After making a stop at the Soaring Sculpture at the Visitor's Center, the bison is currently watching guard over the Brown County History Center on 90 Gould Street. Come see this leaf sprinkled bison soon!