In response to the demands on our members and the various social distancing guidelines, Tennessee Presenters meetings have been moved online. Meetings are being scheduled at regular intervals, weekly and monthly. Links and meeting times are being sent out to members via our listserve.

ArtsConversation is back! It’s now taking the form of two virtual conferences in early 2021 to provide time to learn, discuss, and work together to get the performing arts performing again in the southeast (and beyond). We’d like to invite you to join us in 2021 for two virtual conferences, each featuring a fast-paced, information-filled […]

  Tennessee Presenters’ met for their winter booking conference on Monday, February 4, 2019 at the newly-renovated Alhambra Theater in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. 20 representatives from 15 presenting organizations collaborated to create a significant number of artists tours for the 2019-2020 season, met with Hopkinsville elected officials, and toured the newly renovated Alhambra Theatre. Pennyroyal Art […]

Tennessee Presenters’ winter booking conference is scheduled for Monday, February 4, 2019 at the newly-renovated Alhambra Theater in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The conference begins with a Board meeting at 9 am followed by booking discussions for artists under $7500. Following lunch, the discussion will focus on artists over $7500.

Tennessee Arts Commission’s Special Opportunities (SPECOPS) grant provides organizational and individual support for participation in activities or projects identified by the Commission and provide professional development and skills-building activities which contribute to the arts sector. And this year, the grant provides assistance with costs associated with attending Tennessee Presenter’s ArtsConversation 18 . This grant opportunity is funded […]

Tennessee Presenters’ annual all-members meeting took place Monday, May 21, 2018 at OZ Arts in Nashville. The business meeting included an operations report, approval of the 2018-2019 budget, and planning discussion for ArtsConversation 18 . Following the business meeting, John Ellis, the newly retired Executive Director of the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville, NC and […]

Tennessee Presenters’ annual all-members meeting is planned for Monday, May 21, 2018 at OZ Arts in Nashville. The meeting will begin at 9:30 am CDT and is expected to adjourn no later than 3:30 pm CDT. Artist and agency members are particularly encouraged to join us at this meeting – it is the one time […]

Tennessee Presenters’ Winter 2018 Booking Conference Is Monday, February 5. Tennessee Presenters’ fall booking conference is planned for Monday, February 5, 2018. The conference is being held at Columbia State Community College’s Cherry Theatre in the Hickman Humanities Building on the Columbia Campus at 1665 Hampshire Pike. The booking sessions will begin at 10:15 am […]

 Tennessee Presenters elected a new slate of officers and board members at its annual all-members business and networking meeting held Monday, May 22, 2017. The new executive board consists of Blake Smith of The Clayton Arts Center (President), Lauren Snelling of OZ Arts Nashville (Vice President), Diann Robinson or The McWherter Cultural Arts Center (Treasurer), […]

Tennessee Presenters’ biennial networking conference is set for October 23-25, 2016 at Montgomery Bell State Park. Presenters from across Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi will be gathering with agents and artists to discuss possible booking for the 2017-2018 season and beyond at one of Tennessee’s nicest state parks. Located just 45 minutes west of Nashville, the […]

Tennessee Presenters Elects New Officers at May 2016 Annual Meeting Blake Smith, the Executive Director of The Clayton Center For The Arts in Maryville, TN, was elected President of Tennessee Presenters for 2017. Alyssa Anderson, Senior Manager of Programming for the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, was elected Vice-President. Members also returned Brad Downall (Glema Mahr […]

Alice Roberts, Dan Mann and Janis Ian leading Monday morning’s panel discussion at ArtsConversation14   Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Janis Ian delivered the inspirational keynote address Sunday evening, October 16, 2014 to kick off Tennessee Presenters’ biennial ArtsConversation14 conference and never let up. Ms. Ian’s experience and wisdom were on full display as Monday morning’s all-members roundtable […]