From Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants – Everyone is invited to a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) 2020 grants workshop on Monday, March 16 at the Nashville Ballet at 11:00 a.m., 3630 Redmon Street, Nashville, TN 37209. Joshua Mauthe from the Office of the Senior Deputy Chairman will lead the workshop. Join us to […]
Nashville musician and American Idol contestant, Carly Moffa to perform at Poetry Out Loud 2020
From Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education – We are so excited to welcome musician Carly Moffa to the 2020 TN Poetry Out Loud Competition on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the TN State Museum. Hailing from a small New Jersey town, Carly Moffa’s music is chiseling out of her generation. “Moffa’s voice is an […]
TN Arts Director of Arts Education Position Open
The Tennessee Arts Commission seeks a full-time Program Director of Arts Education. Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Grants, this position cultivates the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities to prepare students of all ages for success in school, career, and life. Specifically, the position develops and leads grants, […]
Arts Education Data Project Accelerates from Partnerships with CMA Foundation and The Music Man Foundation
From Peter Giles, Giles Communications – The CMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association, and The Music Man Foundation have added their voices and financial resources to the Arts Education Data Project (www.artseddata.org) — an ambitious research campaign that’s revolutionizing the understanding of, and increasing participation in, arts education in the United […]
TN Poetry Out Loud Competition is March 14
From Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education – The 2020 Tennessee Poetry Out Loud (POL) Contest will be held at the Tennessee State Museum on Saturday, March 14, 2020. The contest begins at 10:00 a.m. CST and is free and open to the public. The emcee for this year’s competition is Caroline Randall Williams. Caroline is a multi-genre […]
Playing in the clay: Gundlach turns second grade class into pottery haven
From Melanie Tucker, The Daily Times – With aprons on and sleeves up, second graders at Mary Blount Elementary got busy Thursday turning a ball of clay into cute critters. It was all thanks to professional potter Annamaria Gundlach, who has come to the Blount County school for 16 years as a roster artist. Art […]
