Tennessee Craft Recipient of Windgate Challenge Grant
From Laurie Davis, TN Craft – Tennessee Craft is the recipient of a $25,000 Challenge Grant from the Windgate Foundation. The Windgate Foundation supports significant educational programs in contemporary craft and visual arts, and in art history preservation efforts. Most notably, the Windgate Foundation supports other non-profit organizations
Borderless Arts Brings Egyptian Artists To Tennessee
From Lori Kissinger, Executive Director, Borderless Arts – In the spring, Borderless Arts was invited to take some of our dancers to Egypt to be part of an international forum. At this forum, we discussed how it would be wonderful if we could bring some
East TN PBS Nominated for Two MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards
From Kate Spears, Social Media & Events, East Tennessee PBS – East Tennessee PBS is honored to have been nominated for two MidSouth Regional Emmy® Awards in the Documentary/Historical Category for 2018. The nominations were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and recognized East
Kennedy Center Names Chattanooga-Hamilton County as Partner City for Any Given Child
Program Creates a Long-Range Arts Education Plan for Students Grades K–8 in Hamilton County Schools From Brittany Laeger, Kennedy Center – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has chosen Chattanooga-Hamilton County, Tennessee, as the 26th site for Ensuring the Arts for Any Given Child,
Grant Opportunities from South Arts
From Jordan Young, Communications & Program Assistant, South Arts – South Arts has many grant opportunities currently available to artists and arts organizations in Tennessee: Southern Prize and State Fellowships – Deadline: December 3, 2018 Visual arts fellowships of up to $30,000 The South Arts State
Tennessee Receives Four Star Awards by American Craft Week
Four Tennessee Craft Week Participants Honored with National Award From Laurie Davis, TN Craft – American Craft Week announced the 2018 Star Award Winners and Tennessee Craft is pleased to share that four Tennessee Craft Week (TCW) events garnered a STAR AWARD. This is the fourth consecutive year TCW has been honored
NEA Big Read Library Expands with Six New Additions
Application Guidelines for 2019-20 Grants Now Available From Liz Auclair, Publis Affairs, NEA – Two poetry collections, one memoir, one creative nonfiction book, and two novels will join the NEA Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts