New Arts360 Arts Integration Grant is Now Available
New Arts Integration Grant Brings More Art into Tennessee Classrooms From Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education — The Tennessee Arts Commission is pleased to announce a greatly anticipated new arts education grant. The Arts360 Arts Integration (AE-AI) grant program opens with FY17 annual grants on October 15, 2015. It supports schools in implementing arts integration in every classroom […]
Read MoreGet Ready for 2016 Poetry Out Loud
From Dani Brown, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator — It is time to get ready for another year of giving students the opportunity to master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and develop a love for the written word — beyond the classroom. It is time for another fantastic year of Poetry Out Loud. Poetry Out loud (POL) […]
Read MoreCommission Welcomes Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator
From Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education — The Tennessee Arts Commission is pleased to announce Danielle Brown as the new Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator. Known as Dani around the office, she came to us from Illinois. In her position here, Dani will assist the Arts Education program in numerous ways, including the planning […]
Read More2016 Conference to combine Create with statewide arts conference.
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education – The Commission invites you to save the dates June 7-10, 2016, and join us for Collective Impact: Arts Administrators, Educators and Artists Together as Community Change Agents, to be held at Bradley Academy, an Arts Integrated School, and Patterson Park Community Center. Bringing together artists, arts administrators and educators in a […]
Read MoreChattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts (CCA) Receives Two National Honors
By Brenda Nunn, Public Relations Coordinator, Center for Creative Arts — The Chattanooga High School for Creative Arts (CCA) has been designated a 2015-2017 Exemplary School by Arts Schools Network (ASN), the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools. In addition, CCA has been named a 2015 National School of Distinction by Magnet Schools […]
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