Advocating for the Arts in Tennessee

Give A Special Gift for Mom on Mother's Day!

Mother’s Day is just around the corner on May 13. Flowers and candy are always nice, but this year you can give Mom a gift that sets her apart by giving her a Gift-A-Tag voucher for a Specialty License Plate and/or a Personalized License Plate for her car. It is so easy to do and a portion of the sale of the Specialty Plates supports the Arts in Tennessee. You can give a great gift and feel good about supporting such a great cause at the same time! She can choose from dozens of designs. To get your Gift-A-Tag voucher for mom or any special person in your life, just click here and we’ll take you over to the purchase center to buy and print your voucher without ever having to leave home and it will last longer than the flowers and chocolate!

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April Advocacy Tip:

Did you send a thank you note to thank the legislators you met with at Arts Advocacy Day? If not, it's not too late...drop them a note today!

Remember to send birthday cards to legislators from your district and members of the Arts Caucus. Just click on the calendar to the left for birthdays of Arts Caucus members.

TN News

Special Opportunities Grants Available for 2018 Tennessee Arts & Arts Education Conference

-From the TN Arts Commission

Special Opportunities applications are currently open to assist with allowable expenses for attending the 2018 Tennessee Arts & Arts Education Conference, Design Thinking: A Pathway to Innovation in the Arts presented by the TN Arts Commission and hosted by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. This conference will be held on the on the campus of Austin Peay State University (APSU) in Clarksville TN on June 19-21, 2018. Continue reading

National News

SAAN By Me: The Good Arts Advocacy Work Happening in Your States

-By Elizabeth Dorman, Americans for the Arts

Advocacy promoting arts and arts education funding and policy doesn’t just exist at the federal level. While the federal government funds the NEA at $152.3 million, state governments invest $357.5 million into state arts agencies. However, like the NEA, state arts agencies cannot lobby regarding appropriations, law, legislation, or policy, in their official capacity. Enter the State Arts Action Network—a professional development network of Americans for the Arts comprised of 53 state arts advocacy and service organizations from 42 states. SAAN members work around the clock advocating for pro-arts and pro-arts education funding and policies in their home states. Here’s just a sample of the great work happening at the state level! Continue reading

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