AFTA Announces Huge Arts Education Win in Congress
Yesterday, November 19, 2015, Americans for the Arts (AFTA) reported on the amendment added to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Huge Arts Education Win in Congress Today For arts education proponents, Thanksgiving came early this year. In the midst of the biggest shakeup of federal education law in over a decade, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) […]
Read MoreTennessee and Arts Education in Philadelphia
From Dani Brown, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator — Last week, I was honored to attend the 2015 National Guild Conference for Community Arts Education held in Philadelphia. This conference was designed to bring together staff, teaching artists, trustees, students and supporters of the arts. They had their biggest turn out yet with over 800 delegates from […]
Read MoreSubmit Session Proposals for the 2016 Statewide Arts Conference
By Suzanne Lynch, Director of Marketing and Development – The 2016 statewide arts conference Collective Impact will be held in Murfreesboro, June 7-10, and the Commission is currently seeking session proposals. The conference will offer attendees information, guidance and expertise on how to address community issues through the arts. Is this your area? Are you currently working as a change […]
Read MorePOL—Have You Signed Up?
From Dani Brown, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator — While we’re still three months out of the January 22 deadline for registering your school to participate in the Tennessee State Poetry Out Loud (POL) recitation contest, it’s no surprise that time moves quickly. I encourage you to sign up now and start planning your local competition. […]
Read MoreCovington Integrated Arts Academy
From Dani Brown, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator — Members of the Commission staff and board were recently hosted by Covington Integrated Arts Academy in Covington, TN for a site visit. Covington is one of the original six Value Plus Schools in the state. Value Plus is a four-year pilot initiative started in 2006 that created a […]
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