TO: Nashville Arts Organizations,
19 July 2002
Metro Arts Commission awards $2.1 million in grants to 39 arts groups
Thirty-nine local arts organizations received a record $2,112,360 in grants from the Metro Nashville Arts Commission at its July meeting yesterday. Commissioners awarded 59 basic operating and special project grants for fiscal year 2003.
The grants ranged in size from the $466,900 award to the Nashville Symphony to a $1,000 program grant to Travellers Rest Historic House Museum.
The MNAC grants budget increased $250,000 this year when Mayor Bill Purcell made the arts one of his budget priorities and the Metro Council approved a total of $2,113,700 for grants. The Arts Commission is reserving about $45,000 to be awarded later this year in New Opportunity grants.
A portion of the grant money will come from the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities program, which the Metro Arts Commission subgrants to local arts groups. Arts Builds Communities is a program funded by the Tennessee General Assembly and administered in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission. The MNAC uses the ABC funds in its Initiative grants category.
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2002 Arts Directory published
The Metro Nashville Arts Commission 2002 Arts Directory is off the press and available to the public. The Directory, which lists arts organizations and services, is an indexed version of the online directory that can be accessed at www.artsnashville.org. "This is an important reference tool for anyone interested in the arts in Nashville," said MNAC Executive Director, Tom Turk. Besides listing the organizations, the Arts Directory provides mailing, website, and email addresses plus phone numbers, fax numbers, and the appropriate public contacts for each organization.
To receive a copy of the 2002 Arts Directory send a request by email to arts@nashville.gov, call (615) 862-6720, or write the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, 209 Tenth Avenue South, Suite 416, Nashville TN 37203-0772. For the most up-to-date information, please see the Arts Directory on line.
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Eleven new artists in MNAC's Artist Registry
Log on to MNAC's Artist Registry to see new work by Nathaniel Allen, Glenna Butts, Jane Burrus, Beth Foley, David Knudtson, Nick Long, Renae Martin McGuire, Randy Muir, Trish Tallon-Blanchard, Herb Williams and Elizabeth D. M. Wise.
Many long-time Registry artists have updated their images or contact information recently. Check out the new images by Sheila Baldwin, Elizabeth Brandon, Sharon Charney, Kathryn Dettwiller, Kaaren Hirschowitz Engel, Russ Faxon, Lisa Haddad, Johan Hagaman, Ramsey Hall, Mildred Jarrett, Anderson Kenny, Alan LeQuire, gail Mcdaniel, Carol Mode and David Tragle.
The Artist Registry is open to artists who live in Davidson County or contiguous counties and work or exhibit primarily in Nashville. Applicants are not required to be full-time artists. The Artist Registry is a web destination where area interior designers, architects, and others are regularly referred. Also, artists may refer others to their Registry entry to see samples of their work. For more information, call (615) 862-6720 or e-mail arts@nashville.gov
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Slide session deemed successful
The MNAC's June 14 and 15 slide sessions proved to be very successful for 18 local artists. As a result, future sessions will be held during the coming year.
Many artists are discovering that getting slides and digital images of their work is important to getting their work in juried shows, gallery submissions and on to the Artist Registry. The slide sessions are designed to address these issues. Artists interested in future sessions should contact the MNAC.
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Seven professional theater groups to meet
Representatives of seven Nashville professional theater companies will gather for a roundtable discussion on August 13, 2002, to explore ways they can share resources to benefit the local theater community.
After the companies contacted the Metro Arts Commission about space needs, the MNAC contracted with Arts Action Research to facilitate a series of meetings with leaders of Actors Bridge Ensemble, BroadAxe theater, Mockingbird Public theater, Nashville Children's theater, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, People's Branch theater and Tennessee Repertory theater. Nashville theater Works also participated in the discussion. In May the theater groups met with Keith Martin from Arts Action Research. Next month they will meet again individually with Martin and George Thorn.
Arts Action Research is an arts consulting group known nationally for their work in redefining the role, relationships and operation of arts organizations. For more information about Arts Action Research, visit their website at aaresearch@aol.com.
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Governor signs license tag bill
Governor Don Sundquist has signed the omnibus specialty license plate bill into law. Senator Steve Cohen (D-Memphis), co-prime sponsor, stated, "It's a great way for folks to voluntarily contribute to their favorite organization or cause while showing their support on their car." The license plate bill authorizes thirty new specialty and cultural plates. It passed after several years study and coordination between the Senate and House Transportation Committees, the Department of Safety, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and Tennesseans for the Arts.
The new law also raises the minimum number of plates needed to issue and retain license plates in an effort to eliminate plates that have little support. New plates authorized by this bill must have 1,000 plates reserved by July 1, 2003, or the plate will not be issued. Differing percentages of each specialty plate go into a fund for the Tennessee Arts Commission and its grant programs. Two of the most popular plates are the "Cool Cats" and fish tags.
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Public Notice
The Metro Nashville Arts Commission does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. The Metro Nashville Arts Commission does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. Inquiries concerning non-discrimination policies other than ADA compliance should be forwarded to:
Susan Brumfield
Department of Human Resources
Suite 2000
222 3rd Avenue
Nashville TN 37201
(615) 862-6640.
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Michele Douglas named TFTA director
Michele Clark Douglas is the new director of Tennesseans for the Arts, the statewide advocacy organization. Douglas, who formerly directed the Sarratt Student Center at Vanderbilt University, started work for TFTA on July 15. She will manage association activities, programs, and services from her office at
1511 Clayton Avenue
Nashville TN 37212
(615) 297-2501.
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House approves NEA budget
On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives voted 234 to 192 to increase FY 2003 funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and the National Endowment for the Humanities by $5 million. Congressman Bob Clement (D-TN) voted against the funding increase. The measure, part of the Interior Appropriations bill, now moves to the Senate.
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