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The Turtle at The Woodbury Intersection
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – The Arts Center of Cannon County received an FY2017 Creative Placemaking award for a public art project to be installed in a previously barren...
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Not-So-Seriously Seersucker, A Glorious Day at the Strawberry Fest
By Bill Hickerson, Curator, West Tennessee Regional Art Center – The rain held off until long after that parade had finished at the 80th Strawberry Festival in Humboldt. This community event attracts...
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TN Promise Students Offer Service Hours
By Carol White, Associate Director of Operations – For the past three years, I have been honored to be a mentor for Nashville School of the Arts graduates participating in TN Promise, the nation’s...
View ArticleCommission Quarterly Meeting May 31
From Anne B. Pope, Executive Director— The Tennessee Arts Commission will hold its summer quarterly meeting in Nashville on May 31 at the Tennessee Arts Commission office in the Citizen’s Plaza State...
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Helping Vets Heal with a Song
Memorial Day Parade in Washington DC, 2016. Ian Wagner, Bob Regan, Jimmy Ray Sells By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – The mission of Nashville-based nonprofit, Operation Song is...
View ArticleABC Grants Applications Due June 30
By Shannon Ford, Director of Community Arts Development – June 30, 2017, is the deadline for nonprofit organizations and local governments to submit an Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant application...
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Introducing Creative Aging TN
By Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access – The Tennessee Arts Commission is partnering with fellow Tennessee Livability Collaborative Members—the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability and the...
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Blue Star Museums Offers Free Admission for Eighth Year
More Than 2,000 Museums Participate from Memorial Day to Labor Day By Jeremy Todd, NEA Public Affairs and Bana Miller, Blue Star Families – NEA Chairman Jane Chu and Blue Star Families CEO Kathy...
View ArticleDRA Offers Funding to Strengthen Local Economies through Arts and Culture
Delta Regional Authority Offers Funding and Technical Assistance to Strengthen Local Economies through Arts and Culture Creative Placemaking Initiative Supports Community Development By Andrew Moreau,...
View ArticleFY18 Rolling Grant Applications Are Open
By Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants – The following FY2018 rolling grant applications are open as of June 1, 2017: PROJECT GRANTS Arts Access Mini-Grant (AA-MG) Touring Grant (TOUR) Technical...
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Creative Aging Grant Guidelines and Workshops
By Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access – The Creative Aging grant guidelines are now available for review. This grant opportunity will provide one-time seed funding for innovative projects through the...
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Tennessee Arts Commission Awards Over $4M In Annual Grants Across The State
By Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants – The Tennessee Arts Commission has awarded 846 Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Grants Awards totaling $4,505,080 to help fund arts and cultural activities for arts...
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2018 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards Open June 26
By Victoria A. Bridenstine , Programs Manager, Levitt Foundation – The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation announces an exciting grant opportunity serving small to mid-sized towns and cities across...
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TN Musician Wins VSA International Young Soloist Award
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – Each year, outstanding young musicians with disabilities from around the world receive the VSA International Young Soloists Award, $2,000, and...
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Two TN Libraries Receive NEA Big Read Grants
By Liz Auclair, Public Affairs, NEA – Today the National Endowment for the Arts announced seventy-five nonprofit organizations will receive grants totaling more than $1 million to host an NEA Big Read...
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South Arts Awards Over $300,000 in Arts Grants Throughout Region
By Ivan Schustak, Director of Communications and Development, SouthArts – South Arts, a Regional Arts Organization serving nine states in the Southeast, has announced $311,349 in grants to 70 arts...
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Creative Aging Grant Application Is Open
By Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access – The Creative Aging Grant Application is now open. You can apply for this grant through our online grants system. Applicants accessing the Online Grants System...
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Creative Aging TN Hosts Workshops in Nashville, Jackson and Knoxville
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – Geary Moore entertains during the networking time at the Nashville workshop. On June 12 and 13, the TN Arts Commission, in partnership with...
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TN Receives $1,101,900 From NEA
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – Memphis musician and teaching artist, Kenneth Jackson As the only funder in the country to support arts activities in all 50 states and five...
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Arts & Culture Alliance Announces Ann and Steve Bailey Opportunity Grantees
By Suzane Cada, Deputy Director, Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville – The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville is pleased to announce 33 awards to 36 local artists and...
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