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About TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION

The Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation (TAAF) was founded in 1997 to aid and assist in the growth and expansion of the Tennessee Arts Academy. Through their active participation in this nationally renowned training institute, Tennessee Arts Academy teacher-participants renew their commitment to active learning and artistic literacy, to the power of the arts to promote critical thinking, and to the importance of the arts in the lives of all students. The TAAF Board of Directors shares in the belief that educators trained at the Tennessee Arts Academy are better equipped and motivated to serve their students, significantly raise achievement levels, and effect positive and lasting change in classrooms throughout the state. The board pursues its goals through a yearly plan of action which includes a variety of fundraising events and community awareness programs designed to inform and educate the public, state education leaders and government officials regarding the merits of the Academy and the critical need for increased emphasis on the arts and creativity in our schools. The Tennessee Arts Academy (TAA) is the nation’s premier professional development program for arts education. A project of the Tennessee Department of Education since 1986, TAA offers a wide variety of year-round services to K-12 arts educators including workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, award recognition programs and mentorships. The Academy’s premier event, the TAA Summer Institute, is hosted on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. Led by a world class faculty and renowned artists and speakers, the 325 arts educators, classroom teachers, and school administrators who receive training during the TAA Summer Institute directly impact more than 200,000 students the following school year in classrooms all across the nation. Since 1986, the more than 7500 educators who have participated in Academy programs have touched the lives of over 3 million students.