Nashville Arts Magazine http://nashvillearts.com Nashville's Source for All Things Creative Thu, 17 May 2012 02:18:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Publisher’s Note | May 2012 http://nashvillearts.com/2012/04/30/publishers-note-may-2012-2/ http://nashvillearts.com/2012/04/30/publishers-note-may-2012-2/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 02:59:36 +0000 NashvilleArtsTeam http://nashvillearts.com/?p=14994 Why is it that whenever there are budget cuts in our educational system it is usually the arts programs that are the first to go? Yet studies continually show that students exposed to the arts will often score higher in …

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We are proud to debut our art education section ArtSmart, sponsored by the Ayers Foundation and FirstBank. This feature will keep parents, teachers, and students of all ages in touch with educational opportunities and events in our community. The …

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Many of us dream of taking a trip that will somehow change our lives, but few of us are able to let our travels affect us to such a degree. It’s different for artists—for them exposure to new environments often …

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