Jackson Arts Council

314 East Main Street
Jackson, Tennessee
38301
731.423.2787
Fax 424.2040
jac@aeneas.net

Contact:
Kathi Landon Leatherwood
Executive Director

grant programs

Arts Resources & Services

ArtReach

Jackson State Community College presents a series of art programming including exhibitions, lectures and workshops.

Contact:  Carol Norman, Director, ArtReach, 731-424-3520 ext. 223.  http://faculty.jscc.edu/cnorman/artreach.html

Jackson Arts Council

In order to make arts accessible to all in our community, the Council fulfills its mission to “Connect and Strengthen the Arts” through grant programs funding arts projects and subsidized tickets, providing information services and technical assistance to arts organizations, and increasing arts advocacy.  Contact:  Kathi Landon Leatherwood, Executive Director, 731-423-2787.  www.jacksonartscouncil.tn.org

City of Jackson

http://www.cityofjackson.net/venues/index.htm

Nonprofit Community Education

Art for Arts Sake   Lane College presents a programmed series of community-oriented exhibitions and lectures.  Various artists exhibit and describe their works.  Contact: Andrew Smith, Art Coordinator and Instructor, 731-426-7633. www.lanecollege.edu

ArtReach   Jackson State Community College presents a series of art programming including exhibitions, lectures and workshops.  Contact:  Carol Norman, Director, ArtReach, 731-424-3520 ext. 223.  http://faculty.jscc.edu/cnorman/artreach.html

Jackson Recreation and Parks Department   Offers children and youth a variety of workshops and art classes year round.  Contact:  Sandy MacDiarmid, 731-425-8316.
www.jacksonrecandparks.com

Jackson Children's and Teen Theatre Offers summer performing art camps for children.  Contact:  Pat Alford, 731-425-8396, thened@cityofjackson.net

Jackson Symphony Community Education   Includes string instruction for children and adults, Suzuki instruction, pre-concert discussions, summer music workshop for children, and two youth educational and performance orchestras.  Contact:  Matthew Stover, Executive Director, 731-427-6440.
www.jso.tn.org

Lambuth University   Offers performing and visual arts workshops and seminars for children and adults.  Contact: Lendon Noe, Professor of Art
731-425-3355, noe@lambuth.edu . www.lambuth.edu

Union University Community Art Program:  Offers non-traditional visual art learning programs for children, teens and adults. Contact:  Debra Tayloe, Program Director, 731-661-5076.  http://www.uu.edu/programs/communityart/

Union University Community Music Center  Offers music courses and programs for children and adults. 731-661-5234.  www.uu.edu/dept/music/