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Tennessee Arts Advocacy Day

Each year, arts supporters from across the state gather in Nashville to visit with their lawmakers.  Organized and presented by Tennesseans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy Day offers the opportunity for all segments of Tennessee's extraordinary arts and cultural community to come together to 1.) Network and make new friends, 2.) Receive advocacy and policy information about arts funding in Tennessee, and 3.) Speak with our state legislators about the importance of the arts in our state.  

 

 

The West Tennessee delegation was very strong, including 60 delegates from Memphis.  Over the course of the day, members of this group had the opportunity to speak with:

Representative Karen Camper                                                             

Representative Jim Coley                                                                     

Representative Barbara Cooper                                                           

Representative John DeBerry                                                               

Representative G.A. Hardaway                                                             

Representative Sara Kyle

Representative Ron Lollar

Representative Larry Miller

Representative Antonio Parkinson

Representative Dwayne Thompson

Representative Joe Towns

Representative Johnnie Turner

Representative Kevin Vaughn

Representative Mark White  

 

Senator Delores Gresham

Senator Brian Kelsey

Senator Lee Harris

Senator Mark Norris

Senator Reginald Tate

 

Click through some of the photos from our efforts.