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CERF+ Responds to Triad of Hurricanes
Texas National Guardsmen rescue a resident by boat during flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Photo courtesy of United States Department of Defense. By Cornelia Carey, Executive Director,...
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Commission’s Permanent Art Collection Available Online
By Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media and Design – Andrew Saftel, Shake the Tree Fifty years ago, the Tennessee General Assembly with the special mandate to stimulate and encourage...
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Small Town Vibrancy Awakening
By Whitney Kimball Coe – Whitney Coe I am an arts ambassador for my hometown of Athens, Tennessee, a small city of about 13,000 residents situated in the folds of the Tennessee Valley. We are 52 miles...
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Physical Activities Through The Arts: TN Health Dept. Grants Up To $85k
Jeffery Stoner By Carol White, Associate Director of Operations – Heads up, local arts councils, creative placemakers, public arts groups and dance organizations, the Tennessee Department of Health...
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TNEDC Launches Online Guide For Entrepreneurs
By Scott Harrison, Public Information Officer, TNECD – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) has introduced an innovative online tool, Tennessee SmartStart, which...
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NEA Big Read Application Guidelines Now Available, Includes Four New Titles
By Liz Auclair, Media/Public Relations, NEA – Legendary prizefighter Jack Johnson, the people of Appalachia, the care of aging parents, and life in the desert landscape of the Southwest are the...
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by Elizabeth Rouse, Executive Director, ArtsMemphis – ArtsMemphis offers five $5,000 ArtsAccelerator Grants annually to visual artists living and working in Shelby County. The ArtsAccelerator Grants...
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Kingsport Ballet Artistic Director Awarded By TN Association of Dance
Valeria Sinyavskaya with a group of young students. Photo courtesy of Kingsport Ballet. By Bertina Dew, Executive Director, Kingsport Ballet – Kingsport Ballet artistic director and ballet mistress,...
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FY17 ABC Grant Program Impact Across Tennessee
Sidewalk Stages performers drumming up musical energy in the streets of Chattanooga. Courtesy of Sound Corps. By Shannon Ford, Director of Community Arts Development – This past year, 13 arts councils...
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FY19 Annual Grants Applications Available Now
WS Holland at Johnny Cash Tribute Concert during Arts in McNairy Festival. Photo by Bryan Huff. By Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants – The new FY2019 annual grants applications are now live....
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Clarksville’s “A Toast to the Arts” Highlights AEP5 Results
From L-R: Dean of the APSU College of Arts and Letters, Dr. Dixie Webb; City of Clarksville Mayor, Kim McMillan; APSU Professor of Creative Writing, Barry Kitterman; Professional harpist, actor and...
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Grants Awarded to Connect Seniors to The Arts
By Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access – Creative Aging TN has awarded 19 grants across Tennessee for programming to connect older adults with creative experiences in their communities. Over $75,000...
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Managing Your Online Grant Applications
By Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants – FY2018 annual grants applications are live. Please see the applications schedule below and note when your application is due. All applications must be...
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FY19 IAF Applications Available: Upcoming Knoxville Workshop
By Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media and Design – The Individual Artist Fellowship (IAF) provides $5,000 awards to outstanding professional artists (i.e. those individuals who by...
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Borderless Arts Tennessee Selected To Create Ornaments For National Christmas...
By Lori Kissinger, Executive Director, Borderless Arts Tennessee – In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge pressed the button that would light the first National Christmas Tree. Since that time, this...
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New Report Reveals Findings about the Arts and Health in Older Adults
An EngAGE musician shows his skills to the young. Based in Burbank, California, EngAGE provides arts, wellness, lifelong learning, and intergenerational programs to affordable senior apartment...
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Chattanooga to host Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit: Call for Proposals
By Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP, Executive Director, The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking – We have room for more sessions at the 2018 Creative Placemaking Leadership Summits. The deadline is...
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Statewide Grants Workshops Begin November 6
By Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants – The Tennessee Arts Commission is conducting a series of free grants workshops across the state highlighting funding opportunities designed to reach the...
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Southern Prize and State Fellowships Application Open for Visual Artists
By Ivan Schustak, Communications and Development Director, South Arts – For the second year in a row, South Arts is accepting entries for the Southern Prize and State Fellowships, offering nine...
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FY18 Title VI Update
By Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access – It is that time of year again for TN Arts grantees to update their Title VI training requirements. Please note that training and certification for Fiscal...
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