Learn about the new Armillary Sphere Teachers Guide
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education – In 2014, the Governor and First Lady Haslam commissioned an Armillary Sphere Sundial to be located in the Kitchen and Cutting Garden at the Tennessee Residence. The Kitchen and Cutting Garden was built to highlight the unique Tennessee agriculture traditions at the executive residence. The garden grows […]
Read MoreAnnouncing the Creative Youth Development National Partnership
New Collective Impact Strategy to Strengthen Community-Based Organizations, Empower Practitioners & Youth Today marks the formal launch of the Creative Youth Development National Partnership between the National Guild for Community Arts Education, Massachusetts Cultural Council, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and Americans for the Arts. These four organizations have signed a […]
Read MorePhotos from Collective Impact Conference now online
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – Take a look back at the Collective Impact Conference that took place June 7-10 in Murfreesboro, TN. We now have a great album full of wonderful faces, moments and highlights courtesy of the Tennessee State Photography Services. Special thanks to Theresa Montgomery for her talented shooting. […]
Read MoreGive Your Input for the 2017 POL Anthology
From Danielle Brown, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator — Every summer in preparation for the next year’s Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition–an annual national poetry recitation contest–the Poetry Out Loud Foundation reviews the POL Anthology to determine what changes should be made. This is the source from which competitors choose their pieces to perform. New poets and […]
Read MoreNew STS Guidelines Now Online
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education – Student Ticket Subsidy (STS) applications for the 2016-2017 school year will become available August 11. The new STS guidelines are now online. Since 2010, the program has given the opportunity to more than 600,000 students to experience the arts. By providing funds for artist fees, ticket costs and […]
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