Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
From Mollie Quinlan-Hayes, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need in the U.S.,...
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NEA Announces Recipients of ARP Grants
From Liz Auclair, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) – Washington, DC — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced American Rescue Plan (ARP) grants totaling $20,200,000 to 66 local...
View ArticleTN Arts Quarterly Meeting is December 9, 2021
From Anne B. Pope, Executive Director – The Tennessee Arts Commission will hold its quarterly meeting on December 9, 2021. This will be an virtual conference meeting using Microsoft Teams. The meeting...
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Twelve Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Projects Selected Across The State
Master canner and food preservationist Richard Turner and apprentice Jeffery Boyland, at the Stanton Cannery. From Dr. Bradley Hanson, Director of Folklife – The Tennessee Arts Commission Folklife...
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Western Arts Alliance Launches International Video Showcase Opportunity for...
From Tim Wilson, Executive Director, Western Arts Alliance – Applications for the Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) program — an international video showcase opportunity for US-based performing artists —...
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In Memory of Estelle Condra
By Anne B. Pope, Executive Director – Tennessee lost a talented artist and arts advocate when Estelle Condra passed away on November 27, 2021. Estelle Condra is the recipient of the 2011 Governor’s...
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TN Arts Commission Recognizes 20 Yrs of Promoting TN Artists at Leiper’s...
From Tennessee Arts Commission – Amy Smith, Aubrey Preston, Anne Pope and Lisa Fox celebrate the 20th anniversary of Leiper’s Creek Gallery. The Tennessee Arts Commissions Executive Director, Anne B....
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Presentation Grants: Application Opening December 10
From Ivan Schustak, South Arts – Organizations presenting film, performing arts, traditional arts, literary arts, or visual arts may apply for up to $7,500 to support artist fees. Application deadline:...
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New Online Exhibition-Michelle O’Patick-Ollis: Winter
And the Wheels Were Turning Again, 2019, coffee painting with conte crayon, chalk pastel, and graphite, 30 x 22 inches Michelle O’Patick-Ollis: Winter December 10, 2021–January 28, 2022 Artist Online...
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Tennessee Craft Demonstration Day
From Joe Pagetta, Tennessee State Museum The Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee Craft invite the public to “Craft Day at the Museum,” a family-day holiday celebration and demonstration with some of...
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Creative Aging Teaching Artist Training Applications Now Open
By Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access – The Tennessee Arts Commission and Lifetime Arts, national leaders in creative aging program development and training, will offer state-wide, professional...
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Only 1 Month left to Apply!
From Ivan Schustak, South Arts – The deadline to apply for the 2022 Southern Prize and State Fellowships is January 10, 2022. South Arts is offering a total of $80,000 in cash awards to visual artists...
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Teaching Artist Residency Spotlight: Blackman High School and Amanda Cantrell...
By Michelle Sipes, Arts Learning Specialist – This fall semester, Amanda Cantrell Roche–an artist on the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Teaching Artist Roster–led the residency “Embodied Storytelling and...
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4A Arts: New Site Connecting Artists to Audiences
From Sue Struve, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies – American Alliance of Artists and Audiences (4A Arts) has established a national web platform to connect audiences across America to...
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Call for Artwork By and About Tennesseans with Disabilities
From Jolene Sharp, Council on Developmental Disabilities – Would you like your art to be featured in our 2022 Breaking Ground magazine arts issue? Tennesseans with disabilities and their family members...
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TN Nonprofit Arts & Culture Recovery Fund
From Anne B. Pope, Executive Director – The Tennessee Nonprofit Arts & Culture Recovery Fund has been approved by Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group (FSAG) for $80...
View ArticleMultiple Grant Deadlines Approaching
From Tennessee Arts Commission – As 2021 winds down, please be aware that many grant application deadlines are quickly approaching. January 10, 2022, Application Deadline Major Cultural Institutions...
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Welcome, New Commissioners!
Governor Bill Lee appoints Jenny Boyd, Cindy Ogle, and Kurt Winstead to the Tennessee Arts Commission board By Anne B. Pope, Executive Director We are so fortunate to have three new board members who...
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Apply for Periscope: Artist Entrepreneur Training!
From Jonathan Harwell-Dye, Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville – The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville now accepting applications for Periscope: Artist Entrepreneur...
View ArticleAccepting RFP’s to host a Regional Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit
From Leonardo Vazquez, Creative Placemaking Communities – Deadline: February 1, 2022 Creative Placemaking Communities has a request for proposals to host the 2022 South Creative Placemaking Leadership...
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