Teaching Artist Demonstrates TN History through Hands-On Toymaking Presentations
By Meredith Callis – After a 33 year career in Tennessee public schools, Roy Henson is using his platform as a teaching artist to expose students to the history of his home state. Mr. Henson’s passion for the creativity of past generations is brought into public school classrooms and demonstrated through hands-on presentations of the historical […]
Read MoreClarksville High School’s Alyvia Crawley Wins Tennessee 2018 Poetry Out Loud Contest
The 2018 Tennessee Poetry Out Loud (POL) champion is Alyvia Crawley, a junior at Clarksville High School in Clarksville, TN. The competition was held on Saturday, March 10, in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “I thoroughly enjoyed this experience. I didn’t know what the judges were looking for, […]
Read MoreTN POL 2018 is Saturday, March 10
By Meredith Callis – We are busy getting ready to present the Tennessee Poetry Out Loud (POL) contest, the national poetry recitation contest for high school students, which will be held for the second time at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on March 10th. Students will recite classic and contemporary poems of their choice in a competition style similar […]
Read MoreTennessee Poetry Out Loud Contest: Meet the Student Competitors
From Meredith Callis, Arts Education Special Project Coordinator – The 2018 Tennessee Poetry Out Loud (POL) Contest will be held in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The contest begins at 10:00 a.m. and is free and open to the public. Meet the nineteen […]
Read MoreGundlach continues her love of teaching clay to young students
By Melanie Tucker – When clay artist Annamaria Gundlach arrives for class, her instruction is part science, part math, part art and all around fun for the elementary students learning the tricks of her trade. Gundlach, a resident of Blount County, is a professional artist whose work has been displayed here and worldwide. Her latest […]
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