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TFTA Elects FY18 Board of Directors and Officers

Tennesseans for the Arts Fiscal Year 2018 Board of Directors and Officers were elected at the June 13 regular meeting of the board.  “We have three board members parting from TFTA at the end of June,” said Susan McKinney, “and three new members coming on board.”  Stephanie Conner, Bonnie Macdonald, and Rachel Dellinger will be rolling off the Board of Directors at the end of their present terms on June 30.  We have been incredibly fortunate to have them as part of our leadership and they will be missed.  Our newcomers to the board are Rachel Salter and John Allen--both from Cookeville, and Christopher Lester from Nashville.  We are excited to have all three as part of TFTA and look forward to working with each of them in the coming year.”
TFTA’s FY18 Board of Directors and Officers are as follows:
Officers
  • President:  Susan Robinson, Chattanooga
  • Past President: Noah Spiegel, Nashville
  • President Elect (FY19) Park Kennedy, Memphis
  • Secretary:  Rachel Salter, Cookeville
  • Treasurer:  Bob Willie, Chattanooga
  • West TN VP:  Parke Kennedy, Memphis & Melinda Hearn, Jackson
  • Middle TN VP:  Rhea Condra, Gallatin & Leigh Patton, Nashville
  • East TN VP:  Ann Looney, Crossville & Kiran Singh Sirah, Johnson City
Board Members
  • Ritche Bowden, Memphis
  • Lanis Cope, Knoxville
  • Charlotte Halford, Dyer
  • Debby Koch, Nashville
  • Christopher Lester, Nashville
  • John Allen, Cookeville

Tennessee Arts Commission News

Tennessee Arts Commission Awards Over $4M in Annual Grants Across the State
The Tennessee Arts Commission has awarded 846 Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Grants Awards totaling $4,505,080 to help fund arts and cultural activities for arts organizations, schools, local governments, nonprofits and artists in Tennessee. Continue reading

Creative Aging Grant Application is Open

The Tennessee Arts Commission is partnering with the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability and the Tennessee Department of Health to offer this grant opportunity that will provide one-time seed funding for innovative projects through the arts that will promote healthy aging of seniors and encourages community partnerships that have the potential for sustainability. Continue reading

FY 18 Rolling Grant Applications Are Open

The FY18 rolling grants applications are available through the new online grants system. Before you can complete an application, you must register as an individual or organization. If you have already registered, you do not have to register again and can go directly to the rolling grant application. If you have questions, please contact me at 615.741.2093 or by email. Continue reading

National News

AEP5 to be Released June 17
AFTA’s Arts and Economic Prosperity Study 5, which is the largest and most comprehensive AEP study to date, will be released on June 17.  It includes 341 study areas and is the deepest and broadest body of research regarding nonprofit arts organizations.  Randy Cohen, Americans for the Arts Vice-President of Research, will be participating in multiple events across the country regarding AEP5.  Americans for the Arts encourages everyone who will be hosting Randy or hosting an AEP5 event in your area, to be sure to invite the district staff of your U.S. Representatives and/or Senators.  For more information, visit AFTA’s website.

Member News

Tennessee Craft  

Help Us Celebrate Craft In Your Community! 
For the third year, Tennessee Craft is leading a statewide effort to spotlight and celebrate craft and craft artists across the state during Tennessee Craft Week (Oct. 6-15, 2017). By focusing attention on many craft events in a short time span, all our supporters, the media and the public will better realize the collective impact of craft on our culture, communities and the economy. Our message will remind people that Tennessee craft continues to contribute to Tennessee’s handmade traditions.
1.     Plan an event during Tennessee Craft Week (TCW), Oct. 6-15, 2017 that showcases Tennessee artists—like a craft fair or festival, studio tour, exhibit, lecture, panel or an activity with a participatory or interactive element, such as a demo. Reach out to artists, art organizations, galleries, museums, libraries and schools in your community to join in to showcase craft during TCW. Ask for their support.
2.     Register your event or an existing event at tennesseecraft.org/tennessee-craft-week for maximum exposure.
The deadline to be included in the printed Tennessee Craft Week program is July 15, 2017. 
We will help publicize the event statewide. If you don’t make this deadline, there will be opportunities to submit event information all the way up to October, but the earlier you submit, the broader we can distribute information about your event.

Museum of Appalachia celebrates July 4th with an Anvil Shoot.

While most Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, the Museum of Appalachia marks the occasion with an old fashioned “anvil shoot.” Every 4th of July, the Museum uses gunpowder to launch a 200-pound anvil hundreds of feet into the air. Continue reading

Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority and Arts & Culture Present "Arts in the Airport"


The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville are pleased to present the 17th “Arts in the Airport” exhibition, a new selection of artwork from 41 artists in the East Tennessee region. “Arts in the Airport” was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork is exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint from April 27 – October 18, 2017. Continue reading
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