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FY23 Individual Artist Fellowship Visual Art 3D Recipient
By Krishna Adams, Program Director – Arches (Devil’s Garden), 2020, Inkjet on silk, decal, tent hardware Katie Hargrave of Chattanooga is the visual art 3D recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship...
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New RFP: Media Arts Field-Building Initiative
From National Endowment for the Arts – Info Session: Thursday, June 30, 2022 – 3:00pm ET Deadline for Proposals: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 The National Endowment for the Arts is seeking proposals for an...
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Grant Opportunity: Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth
From United States Department of Justice – The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) at the U.S. Department of Justice recently released a funding opportunity, Arts Programs for...
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Rena Wood – FY23 Individual Artist Fellowship Craft Recipient
By Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media, and Design – Rena Wood of Cookeville received the fiscal year 2023 Individual Artist Fellowship (IAF) in craft. She uses intricate hand...
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Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) Deadline Next Week
From The National Endowment for the Arts – Next Deadline: Thursday, July 7, 2022 Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) is the NEA’s principal grants program for organizations based in the United States....
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Collage Dance Receives Southern Cultural Treasure Grant From South Arts
From South Arts – South Arts announced Collage Dance as a 2022 recipient of the Southern Cultural Treasures: a $6,000,000, four-year initiative supporting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)...
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Google’s Image Equity Fellowship
From Florian Koenigsberger, Google Image Equity Lead – Google’s Image Equity Fellowship supports early-career image-based creators of color in the U.S. When you’re telling stories and building products...
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FY2023 Individual Artist Fellowship Awards in Theatre Winners
From Jared Morrison, Director of Performing Arts – Congratulations to this year’s Individual Artist Fellowship Awards in Theatre winners. Maryanna Clarke Maryanna Clarke– Theatre Directing Maryanna...
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TEDx Talk by POL TN State Champion Kendall Grimes
From National Endowment for the Arts – Kendall Grimes / photo-Evangeline Mee Kendall Grimes, 2022 POL Tennessee State Champion and National Finalist, gave a TEDx talk and discussed the power of words...
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Grants for Emerging Black Designers and Small Design Businesses
From Instagram – Application Deadline: July 16 at 11:59pm EDT To empower, center and invest in aspiring Black voices within art and design, we are debuting the 2022 #BlackVisionaries program together...
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FY23 IAF Recipient: Photographer Caroline Allison
From Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media, and Design – Photographer Caroline Allison of Nashville is a recipient of the FY23 Individual Artist Fellowship in media. Allison has been...
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Great Performances Presents the U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Black Lucy and The...
From Elizabeth Boone, The WNET Group – Features an original score by GRAMMY winner Rhiannon Giddens based on the poetry of Caroline Randall Williams exploring the muses of Shakespeare’s sonnets A...
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National Emergency Grants Program for Dancers
From Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants – Are you a professional dancer in dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its continued impact? You may be eligible for a one-time grant of...
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Vitality Arts Project for Art Museums
From E.A. Michelson Philanthropy – E.A. Michelson Philanthropy invites art museums across the United States to submit proposals to participate in its Vitality Arts Project for Art Museums initiative,...
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FY2023 Individual Artist Fellowship Award in Craft Winner
From Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media, and Design – Designer Will Winton of Franklin is a recipient of the FY23 Individual Artist Fellowship in Craft. Fanciful form and function...
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New Photography Exhibit of TN Wildlife and Landscapes
From Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media, and Design – Becky Ross McRae: Tennessee Wildlife and Landscapes August 5–September 30, 2022 Online Talk with Photographer Becky Ross McRae...
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REGISTER for SAM.gov Webinar on New Entity Validation
From U.S. General Services Administration – If you are about to register for the first time in SAM.gov, about to begin renewing your SAM.gov registration, or even only trying to get a Unique Entity ID...
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Welcome Chris Sweatt as Director of Arts Education
By Ann Brown, Associate Director of Grants – Chris Sweatt Chris Sweatt has joined the Tennessee Arts Commission as Director of Arts Education. Chris comes to us from Jackson Preparatory School in...
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Introducing Sarah Williams as Director of Grants Management
By Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Operations – Sarah Williams In June this year, Sarah Williams joined the Tennessee Arts Commission as Director of Grants Management. Sarah comes to the Commission...
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FY23 Independent Artist Fellowship in Literature Winners
By Lee Baird, Director of Literary Arts – In the fifteen or so years I have managed the Literary Arts Fellowships at the Commission, I have had the pleasure of getting to read some of the best writing...
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