Museums Nationwide Participate in Tenth Summer of Blue Star Museums
From Victoria Hutter, National Endowment for the Arts and Michele Bradfield, Blue Star Families Celebrating the tenth summer of Blue Star Museums, the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star...
View ArticleThe International Storytelling Center Wins Major Peacebuilding Award with...
From Rachel Stiltner, Communications Coordinator, International Storytelling Center – The International Storytelling Center (ISC) of Jonesborough, Tennessee has been named the winner of the...
View ArticleMore than $1 Million in Arts Funding Awarded in Tennessee
Knoxville Museum of Art From Victoria Hutter, Press/Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts announced that Tennessee received 14 grants totaling...
View ArticleTennessee Arts Commission Position Available: Arts Build Communities Coordinator
City of Dresden mural project From Shannon Ford, Director of Community Arts Development – The Tennessee Arts Commission seeks a full-time coordinator for the Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant...
View ArticleRolling Grant Guidelines Now Available
Glass House Dancers, Chattanooga From Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants The Tennessee Arts Commission Rolling Grants guidelines are now available to review for most grant opportunities....
View ArticleRegister for the 2019 Performing Arts Exchange
From Ethan Messere, South Arts Registration is now open for PAE 2019. Join hundreds of your fellow performing arts professionals in Orlando for four days of artist showcases, professional development,...
View ArticleNational Endowment for the Arts Announces 2020 NEA Jazz Masters
Recipients to be Honored at Free Concert at SFJAZZ Center in Collaboration with SFJAZZ in San Francisco on April 2, 2020 From Liz Auclair (NEA) and Marshall Lamm (SFJAZZ) The National Endowment for...
View ArticleCrow Comes Home: Tis Mal Crow’s Work Returns to Tennessee
Beaded Buckskin Bear Doll, c.2005, 8 inches tall Beaded Puzzle Pouch Bag, c.2005, 7 inch bag on 18 inch beaded neck chain From Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media and Design Picture...
View ArticleGet Paid Quicker—Close Out Now to Avoid the Rush
From Carol White, Associate Director of Operations – If your FY19 Tennessee Arts Commission grant(s) is not yet closed, the time is now or drawing very near. If you can close early, please do. To see...
View ArticleCross-Sector Impact Grants: New Program Supporting “Arts &…” Initiatives
Fresh Future Farm in Charleston, South Carolina partnered with artist Anika Hall to revitalize a community surrounding the community garden. Images courtesy Fresh Future Farm and Rusty Sox. Now...
View ArticleJune 15 Crunch Time: FY19 Grant Final Reports & FY20 Revised Budgets Due
From Carol White, Associate Director of Operations – All FY19 grant final reports and requests for funds AND FY20 Revised Budgets are due June 15. Yes, that’s Saturday, so you may want to submit on...
View ArticleNational Endowment for the Arts Announces $1 Million in Grants to Support...
Julia Alvarez at a book signing for Universidad del Turabo, Ana G. Méndez University System’s NEA Big Read in February 2019. As part of the 2019-2020 NEA Big Read, communities in Colorado and Michigan...
View ArticleArts Endowment Upcoming Webinars & Deadlines
Jimmy’s Diner by John Baeder From Andi Mathis, State & Regional Specialist | Partnership, National Endowment for the Arts – There are lots of National Arts Endowment application deadlines and...
View ArticleSoutheastern Theatre Conference Conducts Fall Professional Unified Auditions
2019 Fall Auditions SETC’s annual fall professional auditions are held in Charlotte, NC again this year with the event dates of Aug. 24thand 26th. Registration for both participating companies and...
View ArticleTN Folklorist And Park Manager, Bob Fulcher Receives National Heritage...
Bob Fulcher. Photo by Sarah Terpstra Hanson From The Tennessee Folklife Program – Bob Fulcher, Park Manager of the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, has been awarded a National Heritage...
View ArticleJune 30 – Keep Crunching OR Thank You! FY19 Closeouts and FY20 Contract...
From Carol White, Associate Director of Operations – As of noon on June 20 with ten days left in the fiscal year, there are 37 FY2019 grants with final closeout reports that still need action by the...
View ArticleTitle VI and LEP Updates for FY2020
From Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access – Does your organization have a Title VI plan and know how to handle a Title VI complaint? Are there Title VI posters visible in your office and...
View ArticleSeeking applicants | NAS 2019 Creative Community Fellows
Are you a creative change-maker using the power of arts and culture to drive equitable change in your community? NAS is accepting applications for Creative Community Fellows, a six-month learning...
View ArticleExciting Opportunity for Artists
Bridgman | Packer Dance performing TRUCK at the New Baltic Dance Festival in Lithuania through USArtists International 2017. Credit: Dmitrij Matvejev. USArtists International is offering a unique...
View ArticleUpcoming webinar, “Conversations with GIA: The Power and Impact of Creative...
Teresa Bonner, Executive Director of Aroha Philanthropies, will be joined by Maura O’Malley, CEO and Co-Founder, Lifetime Arts, Inc., to present an upcoming Grantmakers in the Arts webinar on July...
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