Introducing TN Arts FY20 Executive Committee
From Anne B. Pope, Executive Director – It is always an honor to work with the Commission Board members who govern this agency. Each member is appointed by the Governor to serve a five-year term, and...
View ArticleTN Arts Welcomes Public Comments on 2020-25 Strategic Plan
From Anne B. Pope, Executive Director The TN Arts Commission is seeking comments on the draft 2020-2025 Strategic Plan. The draft plan sets out the Commission’s mission-focused strategic goals:...
View ArticleMeet FY20 Individual Artist Fellows, Vadis Turner & Cebrun Gausted
Object Heirloom, Recipe and Sewing Box Gardens, “Some of the pieces are really just threads.”, 2017, hand-stitched quilts, ribbon, fabric dye, wood, resin & mixed media, 83 x 127 inches Vadis...
View ArticleMeet FY20 Individual Artist Fellows Jered Sprecher and Marcus Wicker
Technology of Dirt (detail), oil on linen, 47 x 40 inches, 2018. This series of paintings fuse images of flowers with the slick reflections of windows and digital screens. Jered Sprecher Knoxville...
View ArticleHow do I get a 40% Advance on my Arts Grant?
From Carol White, Associate Director of Operations – Many TN Arts Commission grants include an option for a 40% advance payment to assist with startup costs for a new project or fiscal year. If...
View ArticleMeet Individual Artist Fellows Diane Fox and Paul Harrill
From Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media and Design Diane Fox Knoxville Dreaming, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2017 A distinguished lecturer in the College of Architecture and...
View ArticleTN Arts Commission Awards Over $4.7 Million In First Phase Of Grants Across...
Mountaineer Folk Festival at Fall Creek Falls State Park, photo by Sarah Terpstra Hanson From Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants – The Tennessee Arts Commission has awarded 366 Fiscal Year 2020...
View ArticleTwo TN students named NEA 2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Regional...
Makai Keur and Julian Watson From Victoria Hutter, Assistant Director, Press/Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts – The National Endowment for the Arts announced that Makai Keur and Julian...
View ArticleZAPP Announces Mobile-Responsive Artist Side
From WESTAF – Zapplication.org recently announced a mobile-responsive artist side. With a planned release in late summer, the enhancement will allow artists to take ZAPP with them on the go. Artists...
View ArticleTN LT. Governor Randy McNally Receives 2019 Public Leadership in The Arts...
From Americans for The Arts – Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-TN) and Americans for the Arts’ Jay Dick at the 2019 Public Leadership in the Arts award ceremony. Americans for the Arts and the National...
View Article2019-2020 Southern Circuit Screening Partners and Films Announced
Bill Traylor (Chasing Ghosts), courtesy of the Alabama State Council on the Arts From Ivan Schustak, South Arts – South Arts is pleased to announce the 24 Screening Partners, and 24 films and...
View ArticleRegister for PAE 2019
From South Arts – Early bird registration ends July 31 The Performing Arts Exchange, or PAE, is an annual performing arts booking, showcasing and professional development conference, managed by South...
View ArticleMeet Individual Artist Fellows Dale Baucum, Brin Baucum and Kimberly Dummons
Double Vision Platter, 2017, large stoneware serving platter with pepper vine impressions under a blue celadon and ash glazes. 22 x 22 x 2 inches From Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft,...
View ArticleGrant Available To Attend Performing Arts Exchange
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019 BY 11:59 P.M. (CST) From Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants – The Performing Arts Exchange (PAE) is an annual performing arts booking, showcasing...
View ArticleVesna Pavlović: The Art History Archive Opens August 9
Ruins (from Art History Archive series), 2018, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta, 91.4 x 91.4 cm Meet the Artist: Friday, September 20, noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Tennessee Arts...
View ArticleZAPP Announces Mobile-Responsive Artist Side
From WESTAF – Zapplication.org recently announced a mobile-responsive artist side. With a planned release in late summer, the enhancement will allow artists to take ZAPP with them on the go. Artists...
View ArticleTN Lt. Governor Randy McNally Receives 2019 Public Leadership in The Arts...
From Americans for The Arts – Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-TN) and Americans for the Arts’ Jay Dick at the 2019 Public Leadership in the Arts award ceremony. Americans for the Arts and the National...
View Article2019-2020 Southern Circuit Screening Partners and Films Announced
Bill Traylor (Chasing Ghosts), courtesy of the Alabama State Council on the Arts From Ivan Schustak, South Arts – South Arts is pleased to announce the 24 Screening Partners, and 24 films and...
View ArticleRegister for PAE 2019
From South Arts – Early bird registration ends July 31 The Performing Arts Exchange, or PAE, is an annual performing arts booking, showcasing and professional development conference, managed by South...
View ArticleMeet Individual Artist Fellows Dale Baucum, Brin Baucum and Kimberly Dummons
Double Vision Platter, 2017, large stoneware serving platter with pepper vine impressions under a blue celadon and ash glazes. 22 x 22 x 2 inches From Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft,...
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