1. Connections: Tennessee Art Education Association Member Exhibition

July 7, 2025 - August 1, 2025

Now accepting entries! Click Here

Connections: Tennessee Art Education Association Member Exhibition is a juried show that will be held in Middle Tennessee

State University's Todd Art Gallery.Connections is open to all current 2024-2025 TAEA members. No more than two (2) entries per member may be entered and must be iN the form of high-resolution JPGs (minimum 300 dpi). Please crop to show artwork only (crop out mat, etc.). Please label each image with the full name of the artist, title, medium, and size of the piece. For example: "John Smith

The first-place winner will receive a cash award of $200. Cash awards for second andthird place and honorable mentions will also be awarded. For questions, please contact Kim Shamblin at Kimshamblin21@gmail.com or call 901-485-8339. Feel free to also contact the TAA office by email (taa@tnartsacademy.org) or by phone ( 615-988-6250).

About Connections: Tennessee Art Education Association Member Exhibition

The Tennessee Arts Academy and the Tennessee Art Education Association co-sponsor Connections: Tennessee Art Education Association Member Exhibition on Middle Tennessee State University's campus. The exhibition will open on July 7th in the Todd Art Gallery. TAA participants will get their own special viewing of the exhibition during the 2025 TAA Summer Institute week. The exhibition is free and will be open to the public. It will run through August 1, 2025.

2. 2025 TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY GUITAR DESIGN CONTEST

The Tennessee Arts Academy is proud to announce the ninth year of its TAA Guitar

Design Contest. This is an exciting opportunity to customize an acoustic guitar with

your own original artwork! This contest is open to all present and past Tennessee

Arts Academy participants and/or their students. Winning designs will be selected

prior to the 2025 TAA Summer Institute.

Guitars will be displayed online and on the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)

campus throughout the week of the Summer Institute. The winning artists will each

receive a special gift from TAA and be acknowledged during the week of the Summer

Institute. Plus, the guitar that sells for the highest amount during the TAA Online

Auction this summer will net the lucky artist an additional $100 cash award!

The TAA Guitar Design Contest is a win-win proposition for all TAA participants and

alumni. The primary goals of the contest are to raise awareness of the synergy

between visual art and music; to raise excitement, energy, and enthusiasm during the

TAA Summer Institute; and to raise much-needed funds for TAA. Please see thedetails

below and consider entering!!

PHASE 1: Contest and Template Submission

DEADLINE: February 28, 2025

1. Create your own unique guitar art on the guitar template!

2. Complete the 2025 Guitar Design Entry Form by February 28, 2025. (Click HERE)

PHASE 2: Guitar Design Implementation

March 5, 2025 - June 6, 2025

1. Winning guitars are available the week of March 5th by contacting the TAA office

and making arrangements for pickup. In some cases, the guitar may be mailed to the

winning TAA visual art participant.

2. Digital images of finished designed guitars are due to David Reynolds at

david.reynolds@tnartsacademy.org by June 6th.

3. The finished designed guitars are due to the TAA office no later than registration

Sunday, July 13th. Alternate arrangements for guitar delivery can be made in

consultation with the TAA office staff.4. Guitars will be auctioned online (July 7 - July 17) and exhibited during the 2025

Summer Institute (July 13 - July 18). Note: Online auction bidding will be accessible to

anyone with internet access who wishes to participate.

CONTEST ELIGIBILITY

This contest is open to all 2025 TAA Summer Institute visual art participants and/or

students of the 2025 participants. TAA Alumni from any year, as well as any current or

former TAA Summer Institute participants with a visual art background are also

encouraged to enter.