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Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga wants arts boost in Hamilton County schools
Posted by admin on December 16, 2011
Elementary schools that don't integrate painting, dancing and acting into their curriculums are setting students up for faulty imaginations and lower test scores, arts activists say.
Of 44 elementary schools in Hamilton County, only eight have full-time visual arts teachers, and four of those are funded by parent-teacher associations. They get $100 for supplies from the school and typically pay $500 to $1,000 out of their own pockets for paintbrushes, canvases, paint and materials, supporters say.
City's rich arts community studies ways to stay vital and viable in the 21st century
Posted by admin on October 28, 2011
The Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Art on Main. Ballet Tennessee. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera. Shaking Ray Levi Society. The Hunter Museum of American Art.
Ruth Holmberg Op-Ed, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Sunday, October 2, 2011
Posted by admin on September 30, 2011
Ruth Holmberg Op-Ed
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sunday, October 2, 2011
When I was 8 or 9 years old, my mother would round up my siblings and me, bound for adventure. She would march her children – my two sisters, my younger brother, and me – from our New York City home to nearby Fifth Avenue, where we made our way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 Seeks Public Input
Posted by admin on September 30, 2011
Public Meetings to Explore Building the Community through the Arts - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A group of 50 community leaders, government officials, business leaders, non-profit CEOs, foundation directors, and
Creative Conversations
Posted by admin on August 1, 2011
Ruth Holmberg, the 90-year-old former publisher of the Chattanooga Times and longtime arts patron, has given the Scenic City and Tennessee many gifts. But there is one present she cannot offer - eternal life.
Imagine Chattanooga Steering Committee
Posted by admin on June 28, 2011
The Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 Steering Committee met June 27th at the Bessie Smith Hall. Co-Chair Tom White gave an update on the cultural plan process. Consultant Dr. Thomas Wolf led group discussions around the issues of Public Art, Children and Youth: Arts Education, Diversity, Facilities and Public Relations.
Dr. Tom Wolf Speaks to Unum Managers
Posted by admin on June 2, 2011
Cultural Plan Consultant, Dr. Tom Wolf with WolfBrown Consultants in Cambridge, MA spoke to a select group of managers at Unum on Wednesday about the corporate role to support the arts in Chattanooga and across the nation. Dr. Wolf was introduced by Unum's Tom White, Co-Chair of the Cultural Planning Process.