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May 2012
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MAY 2012
Vol. 19, No. 5
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From left: Ann
Smith, Tennessee
Arts Commission
(TAC) member from
Johnson City; Anne
Pope from Kingsport,
TAC’s new executive
director; and Ellen
Hays, TAC chair
from Chattanooga.
CONTENTS
Cover Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Youth Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . 8
Party on Market . . . . . . . . . . 9
Border Bash . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Arts Commission Appoints New Director
Anne Pope Will Begin Work on May 14
Winner of the 2006 Award for Arts Leadership
from the Arts Council of Greater Kingsport
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Carl Clarke
A native of Kingsport has been appointed executive director of the Tennessee
Arts Commission (TAC). Anne B. Pope will begin her new job on May 14. She
comes to the Commission with a wealth of experience — not only in all areas of
government, but in the private sector as well.
“I am excited and honored to serve Governor Haslam and the citizens of
Tennessee in an area of such value and importance to our state,” said Pope. “I
am passionate about Tennessee’s unique artistic landscape and cultural heritage,
and I am eager to be a part of moving the arts forward in ways that tell our story,
strengthen our economy, enhance our communities, and teach our children to be
creative and progressive thinkers.”
Considered one of the foremost state arts agencies in the nation, TAC has
made great strides in the areas of public funding, arts education, advocacy,
promotion and preservation of cultural heritage, strategic planning, support of
individual artists, and innovative services to constituents in all arts disciplines.
Most recently Pope served as executive director of the Tennessee STEM
Innovation Network, a priority of the Tennessee First to the Top Initiative,
designed to promote and expand the teaching and learning of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics in K-12 public schools. Previously, Pope
served as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission; commissioner
of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance; and executive director
of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission.
In the private sector, Pope served as President/CEO of Proffitt’s of the TriCities, Inc. (formerly a division of Saks, Inc.), and prior to that as president/CEO
for the Parks-Belk Co., a chain of department stores in Northeast Tennessee.
Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Photography Contest . . . . . . 13
Festivals
MAY 4
MAY 9
Fundraisers . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Opera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Storytelling . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Barter Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Storytelling Live! . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Youth & Family . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tribute to Women . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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