New student recreation and fitness center to be named after Marc Burnett
TN Arts Commission Member Marc Burnett honored by Tennessee Tech From Buddy Pearson, News Director, TN Tech University – On June 23, 2020, the Audit and Business Committee of the Tennessee Tech Board...
View ArticleSTS Application Opens August 11 with Virtual Programming
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education Courtesy of Nashville Ballet The Student Ticket Subsidy (STS) grant application opens Tuesday, August 11, 2020 to Tennessee K-12 public schools. STS provides...
View ArticleTN Arts Commission Awards Over $5.2 Million in CARES Act, State and Federal...
National Rolley Hole Marbles Championship and Festival. Photo by Sarah Terpstra Hanson. The Tennessee Arts Commission has awarded 359 Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Grants totaling $5,214,158 to help fund...
View ArticleNEA Our Town Grant Applications Due August 6
From the National Endowment for the Arts – Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. These grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design...
View ArticleIntroducing the FY2021 Commission 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. At...
View ArticleOver $725k in Sustainability Grants and CARES Act funding from South Arts...
From Ivan Schustak, South Arts – To help ensure the continued operations of arts organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic, South Arts has awarded 20 Sustainability Grants totaling $194,200 to...
View ArticleGov. Lee Announces Additional $115 Million for Local Governments to Support...
From Gillum Ferguson, Office of Governor Lee – Financial Stimulus Accountability Group provides ongoing support to local governments On July 20, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial...
View ArticleGov. Lee Announces $150 Million in Relief Funds for Tennessee Nonprofits
From Gillum Ferguson, Office of Governor Lee – On July 21, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced $150 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds will be...
View ArticleJoin Us in Congratulating Carol White, Associate Director of Operations on...
Carol White For more than 40 years of public service, Carol Camp White has maintained the highest ethical and professional standards in serving both Republican and Democratic administrations and is...
View ArticleInclusive Language Guide from NASAA
From Sue Struve, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies – The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) has published an Inclusive Language Guide to help arts organizations be a...
View ArticleVirtual Concert Celebrates the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters on August 20, 2020
From Liz Auclair (NEA) and Marshall Lamm (SFJAZZ) — The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will host a special online-only concert in honor of the 2020 NEA Jazz...
View ArticleAnn Brown Joins Commission Leadership Team, Hal Partlow Moves into New Role
From Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – Please join us in congratulating Ann Brown and Hal Partlow who have transitioned into new leadership positions at the Commission. Ann Talbott...
View ArticleGrant Applications Now Open for TN Community CARES Program
From the Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) – CNM is pleased to announce that applications for the Tennessee Community CARES Program are now open. The program, which includes $150 million in...
View ArticlePlaces and Faces: Marcia Goldenstein and Tom Riesing
Left: Tom Riesing, Looking West, Siletz River. Right: Marcia Goldenstein, Night Light, Red Sky August 7, 2020–October 2, 2020 From Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media, and Design –...
View ArticleSouth Arts partnering with the Kennedy Center to present “Arts Across America”
Miami-based flamenco artists Celia and Paco Fonta will be some of the artists featured in “Arts Across America.” From Ivan Schustak, South Arts – Produced by the Kennedy Center’s Social Impact...
View ArticleNew Tools and Resources for Arts Education Data
From Ayanna Hudson, Arts Education Director | Literature & Arts Education Division, National Endowment for the Arts – Today, the National Endowment for the Arts and Education Commission of the...
View ArticleNational Endowment for the Arts Honors Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote...
From Victoria Hutter, Assistant Director – Press | Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts In celebration of the centennial of the passage of the 19thAmendment, the National Endowment for the...
View ArticlePersist and Prosper, a webinar series designed for TN nonprofit arts...
From Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development, TN Arts and Jonathan Harwell-Dye, Program Manager, Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville – The Tennessee Arts Commission and the...
View ArticleGov. Lee Announces Expanded Small Business Relief; New Relief Programs for...
From Gillum Ferguson, Office of Governor Lee – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced today new and expanded financial relief programs for small...
View ArticleTennessee Craft Invites Artists to Apply for the 2021 Master...
From Julia Canada Wilburn, Communications Manager, TN Craft – Tennessee Craft, in partnership with the Tennessee Arts Commission, announces the opening of the 2021 Master Artist/Apprentice Program...
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