Dr. Ivonne O’Neal To Present At Collective Impact Conference
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – Dr. Ivonne Chand O’Neal, Ph.D. is a highly sought speaker and we are thrilled to have her join us in June for a plenary session at Collective Impact, the statewide arts conference. Dr. O’Neal currently serves as the Chief Research Officer and Senior Policy Analyst for Creativity […]
Read MoreStop, Drop and Make Art
From Dani Brown, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator — I recently had the privilege of joining a panel to judge the 2015 Fire Prevention Poster Contest. The contest is held annually by the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) to highlight and promote fire safety awareness throughout Tennessee schools. This year’s contest theme corresponded with the National […]
Read MoreStudents Work with Teaching Artist to Create Art Installation for Visit Knoxville
From Bailey Earith, Bailey Fiber Art Studio — Mixed media fiber artist, Bailey Earith, worked with a group of special education high school and college students on a three week art internship program. These art majors learned how to work as a team to create a corporate art installation for Visit Knoxville. Students created the artwork at […]
Read MoreSay Hello To The “Every Student Succeeds Act”
By Dani Brown, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator – On Thursday, December 10, Robert L. Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts (AFTA) attended the signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act by President Obama. The lead sponsors in the Senate were Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash, and in the House were […]
Read MoreArts Education Bill continues to Succeed in Congress
Americans for the Arts (AFTA) continues to provide updates on the the progress of the new federal K-12 education act, Every Student Succeeds Act. Nina Ozula Tunceli, the AFTA Arts Action Fund Executive Director reported: “The U.S. House of Representatives passed, by an overwhelming margin of 359-64, the new federal K-12 education act entitled Every Student Succeeds Act. It […]
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