By Anne B. Pope, Executive Director – Tennessee lost a true arts advocate when Ms. Alma Katherine Beasley Parker passed away on December 18, 2016. Ms. Parker was a force […]
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Local Arts Leaders Join the National Stage
From Anne B. Pope, Executive Director — The Tennessee Arts Commission would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to two local arts leaders who have recently been asked to bring […]
Three Simple Ways to Advocate for the Arts
Sue Struve, Communications Manager, NASAA — Your voice matters in arts advocacy. If you are a board member or employee of an arts organization, an artist, a volunteer, a donor or an […]
Arts & Economic Prosperity Final Deadline
From Grace Robinson, Public Information and Research Coordinator — It has been quite the year of data collecting for our Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 (AEP5) study. Thank you, thank […]
Arts as Engines of Growth & Vitality
From Carol White, Associate Director of Grants — This quarter’s Commission meeting, held in Nashville on November 30, focused on goal two of our current strategic plan. The goal, Arts as Engines […]
Tennessee Creative Placemaking’s National Reach
From Shannon Ford, Director of Community Arts Development— Last month, I had the honor of participating in a roundtable discussion about creative placemaking at the Capital Ideas conference hosted by Smart Growth America’s Transportation […]
