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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. 


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

 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.