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By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education The Student Ticket Subsidy (STS) grant application opens Tuesday, August 11, 2020 to Tennessee K-12 public schools. STS provides funds for artist fees, tickets, and transportation for students from Tennessee public schools to experience a broad variety of cultural opportunities, artistic disciplines, and artists. Teachers are encouraged to […]
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 of Trustees approved a recommendation to honor Marc Burnett by naming the university’s new student recreation and fitness center for him. The committee […]
From Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Executive Director, Arts Action Fund – I wanted to share important updates on some popular CARES Act programs. The deadline to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loan through a bank or online financial institution was officially extended from June 30 to August 8, 2020. Last week, Congress unanimously voted to extend the deadline […]
ArtsMemphis is proud to announce $450,000 in local and national funding to assist the organization’s efforts in supporting the local arts community. From ArtsMemphis – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) selected ArtsMemphis as one of just 9 local arts agencies across the nation to receive $250,000 in CARES Act funding. In a separate […]
From Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts – The National Endowment for the Arts announces the nonprofit arts organizations recommended for direct funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. These 855 organizations—located in every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico—will receive a total of $44.5 million in nonmatching […]
From South Arts – Performing Arts and Literary Arts Touring Grants support the presentation of out-of-state Southern artists for public engagements and residences, and Cross-Sector Impact Grants support collaborative, community-building projects spanning arts, culture, and other sectors of society. These three granting programs, supported by a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, connect […]