Applications for Creative Placemaking Grants Competition Are Due Monday, May 2
From Hal Partlow, Associate Director for Grants — The deadline for submissions to the Creative Placemaking Grants Competition is midnight (CT) May 2, 2016. Grant applications are available online. For...
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NEA Commits $100,000 for U.S./Cuban Artist Exchange Programs
Victoria Hutter, Assistant Director of Press and Public Affairs, NEA — For the first time, the U.S. Government will support artistic cultural exchanges between U.S. and Cuban artists, thanks to a...
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Meet Our Conference Sponsors and Vendors
From Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development — The Tennessee Arts Commission would like to thank our generous sponsors for helping us create an event-filled four days in Murfreesboro at...
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Two Tennessee Organizations Nationally Recognized
ArtsMemphis and Knoxville Community School for the Arts Nationally Recognized From Grace Robinson, Public Information and Research Coordinator — Congratulations to two Tennessee organizations who have...
View ArticleNew Arts Plate Video You Can Use
Specialty License Plate Program Best Practices By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development — Looking for a way to tell your audiences about the Arts Specialty License Plate? Here is an easy...
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Join the Conversation About Artist Needs
CREATIVZ—A platform for discussion on what artists in the United States need to sustain and strengthen their careers From Grace Robinson, Public Information and Research Coordinator — Networking and...
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Poetry Out Loud 2016
From Danielle Brown, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator — Poetry Out Loud (POL) is coming to an end for 2016. And what a great introductory year for me it has been. First, I’d like to give our...
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Come Convene with Us
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development — Unbelievably, the Collective Impact conference is just over a month away. Beginning on Tuesday, June 7, the conference will be not only a time...
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Folklife’s Bradley Hanson featured on NPR
From Grace Robinson, Public Information and Research Coordinator — Arts and culture often cultivate and reveal the hidden gems within a community, and the TN Arts Commission can boast home to one of...
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National Endowment for the Arts Awards $1,054,900 for Arts Projects in TN
From Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing— In the second major grant announcement during its 50th Anniversary year, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded $1,054,900 to the support of a variety of...
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Title VI Training for all FY17 Grantees to be Completed Before 1st Payments
By Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access – In order to comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin, all entities that receive...
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Who will receive a 2017 Governor’s Arts Award?
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – On March 17, 2015, the Governor’s Arts Awards were held at the Executive Residence in Nashville. During a moving and reflective ceremony, the...
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New Executive Committee For FY16-17 at The Commission
From Anne B. Pope, Executive Director — The TN Arts Commission is fortunate to be governed by a strong board of dedicated individuals. Each member is appointed by the Governor to serve a five year...
View ArticleABC’s of FY17 Grant Contract Attachments
By Carol White, Associate Director of Operations — Many grantees are having trouble knowing what to do with FY17 grant contract attachments B and C. If you do it wrong, you could be inviting an...
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TN Arts Ed Policy Convening in NASAA Notes
Showcasing SAA Ingenuity By Paul Pietsch, NASAA Research Manager — Tennessee Arts Education Policy Convening As part of its annual conference this year, the Tennessee Arts Commission hosted a...
View ArticleNEA Our Town: How to Apply Webinar—Wed., July 20
Date: Wednesday, July 20 at 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET Register for the webinar. NEA Staff will give a 30-minute presentation on the FY 2017 Our Town grant guidelines, how to apply, and an overview of the...
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New Guidelines for STS Now Available
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education – Student Ticket Subsidy (STS) applications for the 2016-2017 school year will become available August 11. The new STS guidelines are now online. Since 2010,...
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Focus for NEA Big Read program
By Liz Auclair, Public Affairs Specialist, NEA – Washington, DC—Over the past ten years, the National Endowment for the Arts has supported more than 1,200 NEA Big Read projects across the country, with...
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FY16 Commission Board Goodbyes
By Anne B. Pope, Executive Director — It is time once again to say thank you and goodbye to a few of our Commission board members. Each member is appointed by the governor and serves a five-year term....
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TWIN: Jerry & Terry Lynn At the TN Arts Commission
Evolution: Twin/Jerry and Terry Lynn at the Commission Gallery July 22—September 16 Born in Tennessee and raised in a tight-knit family, it was only natural that brothers Terry and Jerry Lynn heard...
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