GREETINGS FROM ANNE B. POPE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Arts Advocacy Day is the one day each year set aside to build awareness for the arts, and this year it is March 4. […]
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William Blount High School’s students have been breathing life into clay.
By Matthew Stewart, The Daily Times | matts@thedailytimes.com Nearly 120 art students spent last week creating portrait busts under the supervision of Nan Jacobsohn, a professional artist in residence. Visual […]
Poetry Out Loud, Not The Typical Student Competition
By James Wells, Poetry Out Loud State Program Coordinator and the Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator Imagine walking into a school and intermingled with the typical buzz of […]
2015 IAF Winner, Dr. Amy Michele Wright
By: Grace Robinson Individual Artist Fellowship, Literary Arts Author and poet, Dr. Amy Wright has sampled many “ancient convenience foods” to further her research. From her background in dairy farming […]
Arts Essential to Learning
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education The Tennessee Arts Commission recently spent 18 months gathering feedback from Tennesseans about the role of the arts in their communities, schools and […]
2015 IAF Winner, Montana Coll Torrey
By: Grace Robinson Individual Artist Fellowship, Visual Art Montana Torrey has travelled nationally and internationally in pursuit of art. After discovering in graduate school the freedom and opportunities that outdoor […]
