Battle Ground Academy Freshman, Kendall Grimes to Compete in Poetry Out Loud National Finals
National Champion to Receive $20,000 Grand Prize From Meredith Callis – The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation will welcome high school students from across the country to Washington, DC, April 30-May 1, 2019 to compete in the national finals of Poetry Out Loud and the chance to win a grand prize […]
Read MoreNew Arts Education Data Available for Tennessee
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education at Tennessee Arts Commission The Tennessee Arts Education Data Project is the state’s first-ever online searchable database on PK-12 student access to and participation in arts education. The purpose of the project is to empower school districts, educators, policymakers and funders with arts education data for decision-making in […]
Read MoreArts Conferences in Tennessee by Grantees
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education This time of year usually marks a swirl of activity around conference planning. A few years back, the TN Arts Commission established a biennial convening schedule by offering the Tennessee Arts & Arts Education Conference every other summer, combining the statewide conference for arts administrators with the arts […]
Read MoreVisual Arts Matter: A New Resource by Arts Education Partnership
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education The Arts Education Partnership (AEP), a national network of organizations dedicated to advancing the arts in education through research, policy and practice, released a new resource titled Visual Arts Matter: How Visual Arts Education Helps Students Learn, Achieve and Thrive. The document highlights research about how the visual arts cultivate […]
Read MoreBattle Ground Academy Freshman, Kendall Grimes Wins TN 2019 Poetry Out Loud State Competition
From Meredith Callis – The 2019 Tennessee Poetry Out Loud (POL) champion is Kendall Grimes, a freshman at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN. The competition was held on Saturday, March 2, in the Tennessee State Museum. “This experience has made me aware of the words that I use and how I use them. Poetry […]
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