Do you want to learn more about art funding at the state, regional and national levels? Is your organization interested in applying for grants, but you don’t know where to start?

Join us as we bring together speakers for the National Endowment for the Arts, South Arts, and the Tennessee Arts Commission, so you can get the information you need.

Presenters will provide overviews of their organizations highlighting current initiatives, as well as information about their grant application processes, how applications are scored, and more. You’ll learn how federal and regional funding, including CARES Act funding, has impacted Tennessee and get the chance to have your burning questions answered during a robust Q&A.

Our esteemed presenters include:

  • Josh Mauthe, Senior Advisor to the Senior Deputy Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
  • Susie Surkamer, President & CEO, South Arts
  • Anne Pope, Executive Director, Tennessee Arts Commission

Q&A facilitated by Jonathan Harwell-Dye, Program Manager for the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, Andi Mathis, State & Regional Partnerships Specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts, and Michael Orlove, Director of State, Regional & Local Partnerships, and International Activities for the National Endowment for the Arts.

This is the fourth webinar in the “Persist & Prosper” webinar series, hosted by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville and sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, designed to help Tennessee Arts & Cultural Organizations and Artists survive and thrive.

Previous webinars in the series are available via the Arts & Business Council’s YouTube Channel.