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Tennessee's 2025 Arts Advocacy Day was so inspiring! If you are interested in Joining the Movement then become a Tn4Arts member today! AAD happens every March and we look forward to seeing you next time. https://www.tn4arts.org/

Tennessee's 2024 Arts Advocacy Day was so inspiring! If you are interested in Joining the Movement then become a TFTA member today! AAD happens every March and we look forward to seeing you next time. https://www.tn4arts.org/

Tennessee's 2023 Arts Advocacy Day was such a success! If you are interested in Joining the Movement then become a TFTA member today! AAD happens every March and we look forward to seeing you next time. https://www.tn4arts.org/

Did you miss Tennessee's 2022 Arts Advocacy Day? What a huge success! If you are interested in Joining the Movement then become a TFTA member today! And join us for our next Arts Advocacy Day in March. https://www.tn4arts.org/

Did you miss Tennessee's 2021 Arts Advocacy Day? Here is the video for our first ever Virtual AAD which was a huge success! If you are interested in Joining the Movement then become a TFTA member today! And join us for our next Arts Advocacy Day in March. https://www.tn4arts.org/ SPEAKERS PARKE KENNEDY Board Chair, Tennesseans For the Arts​ JAN MCNALLY Board Chair, Tennessee Arts Commission​ SENATOR BECKY MASSEY Board Chair, Tennessee General Assembly's Arts Caucus​ Chairman of Senate Transportation Committee ANNE POPE Executive Director, Tennessee Arts Commission ​ KIM JOHNSON Director of Arts Access, Tennessee Arts Commission ​ ANN BROWN Associate Director of Grants, Tennessee Arts Commission ​ KELLY BARSDATE Chief Program & Planning Officer, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies ​ MOLLY PRATT Education Consultant, Tennesseans For the Arts ​ STEPHANIE CONNER Board Member & Communications, Tennesseans For the Arts ​ COURTNEY JERNIGAN Owner & Creative Director, Knoxville Graphic House

Support the Arts with a Specialty License Plate! On average 80% of Tennessee Arts Grants are funded by the purchase of a state specialty License Plate. In FY21 the Tennessee Arts Commission granted $7.5 Million to the Arts and Culture Sector.