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Category: Community Engagement
Monday
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Nov
6
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2017
National Arts Magazine Features Memphis Organizations
The new issue of Arts Link , the official magazine of Americans for the Arts, highlights community engagement efforts by Memphis arts organizations. The article quotes ArtsMemphis President & CEO Elizabeth Rouse: “We know that arts organizations and communities must build deep trust and that this work must be approached as part of an organization’s mission. The arts organization and the community should be equal partners from the get-go. We strive to do this...
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Monday
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Nov
6
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2017
New Ballet Ensemble & School
Americans for the Arts
Elizabeth Rouse
Community Engagement
ArtsMemphis Fellows
Arts Link
ArtUp
National Arts Marketing Project
PRIZM Ensemble
Monday
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Oct
2
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2017
Press Release: ArtsMemphis Grantees Use Art to Tackle Social Issues
For immediate release MEMPHIS, TN (October 2, 2017) — ArtsMemphis has announced the recipients of its 2017 Arts Build Communities (“ABC”) grants, administered in conjunction with the Tennessee Arts Commission. The ABC grant program supports projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. It is open to...
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Monday
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Oct
2
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2017
Tennessee Arts Commission
Press Release
North Memphis
Community Engagement
Arts Build Communities
Yancy Villa-Calvo
Latino Memphis
Barrier Free
Tracy Lauritzen Wright
Neighborhood Christian Center
Spring Jam
Voices of the South
Project: Motion Dance
Lauderdale County Council of Arts
Tuesday
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Dec
13
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2016
Press Release: ArtsMemphis Receives $25,000 for Community Engagement
For immediate release Memphis, TN (December 13, 2016) — Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced awards totaling more than $30 million, including a $25,000 grant to help Memphis-based community leaders use the arts to revitalize local neighborhoods. The grant will be administered through ArtsMemphis, and it will go toward projects led by participants in the organization’s Community Engagement Fellows Program – an initiative aimed at...
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Tuesday
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Dec
13
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2016
Press Release
ArtsMemphis Fellows
LuElla Marshall
Elizabeth Rouse
National Endowment for the Arts
Orange Mound
Community Engagement
Linda Steele
Friday
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Jun
17
,
2016
ArtsMemphis wins national award for exemplary work at the intersection of the arts and community life
Today, Americans for the Arts named ArtsMemphis as the winner of its 2016 Robert E. Gard Award at the organization's Annual Convention in Boston, MA. The award recognizes exemplary work at the intersection of the arts and community life. The ArtsMemphis Community Engagement Fellowship Program was nominated for its groundbreaking curriculum , which trains arts and civic leaders in how to use the arts as a tool for positive social change. ...
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Friday
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Jun
17
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2016
Featured
Americans for the Arts
Community Engagement
Linda Steele
ArtsMemphis Fellows
Robert E. Gard Award
The Commercial Appeal
Tuesday
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Feb
4
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2014
Press Release: ArtsMemphis Appoints Head of Community Outreach
For immediate release MEMPHIS, TN - (February 4, 2014) – ArtsMemphis is pleased to announce that Linda P. Steele has joined ArtsMemphis in its community engagement and outreach efforts. Ms. Steele has assumed the role of ArtsMemphis’s Chief Engagement and Outreach Officer and will be in charge of further developing and executing the organization’s efforts to bring the community’s wide array of arts to people throughout the Memphis area, including...
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Tuesday
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Feb
4
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2014
Press Release
Linda Steele
Community Engagement
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