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Press Releases
Press Release :: September, 2010
STATEWIDE NONPROFIT CELEBRATES THE BEST OF TENNESSEE FINE CRAFT NASHVILLE, TN.
The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA) announces that the TACA Biennial: The Best of Tennessee Craft exhibition will be on display in the Todd Hall Art Gallery on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) beginning September 27 through October 15, 2010. An opening reception will be heldOctober 2, 2010 from 5 – 7 p.m. and Tennessee’s First Lady will be onsite for a lecture October 4 from 6 – 8 p.m. “This event is cause for great excitement,” said Elaine Wood, executive director of TACA. “For more than 40 years, the TACA Biennial has been known for being a stimulating and unique showcase of work, each piece expertly created and all exemplifying the high standard of excellence among Tennessee fine craft.”
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Press Release :: Setpember, 2010
Tennessee’s First Lady Visits MTSU for TACA Biennial Exhibit
Andrea Conte to speak at biyearly fine craft event
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA) announces that Tennessee’s First Lady, Andrea Conte will be speaking at the opening reception of the TACA Biennial: The Best of Tennessee Craft on display in the Todd Hall Art Gallery on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). The reception is scheduled to be held October 4 from 6 – 8 p.m., and the exhibit runs September 27 through October 15, 2010.
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Press Release :: August, 2010
Discover one of Nashville’s Most Enduring Traditions
Annual event encompasses times of traditional to modern craft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The fall colors of Centennial Park will have stiff competition when more than 200 artists from across the nation visit Nashville for the 2010 TACA Fall Craft Fair. This yearly festival of fine craft will be held September 24, 25 & 26 in historic Centennial Park, as the statewide organization invites residents and visitors to Nashville to celebrate the work of the hand. Artists will be on site with crafts available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday. Parking and admission are free and open to the public.
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Press Release :: May 12, 2010
TACA CRAFT FAIR SERVES AS COLLECTION SITE FOR SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE DONATIONS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA) partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee during the 39th Annual TACA Tennessee Craft Fair. The Nashville community and TACA artists worked together to collect 930 pounds of food, benefiting victims of the historic flooding in Nashville and the hungry in Middle Tennessee.
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Press Release :: May 05, 2010
TACA TENNESSEE CRAFT FAIR SET AS DONATION SITE FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
The TACA Tennessee Craft Fair, scheduled for this Friday, Saturday andSunday in Nashville’s Centennial Park will go forward asscheduled. The statewide organization is partnering with Nashvillenonprofits The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and SecondHarvest Food Bank to provide opportunities for visitors to the craftfair to donate to victims of the historic floods that ravaged themid-state last weekend.
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Press Release :: April 30, 2010
TACA WELCOMES THE LOST BOYS FOUNDATION OF NASHIVLLE TO TENNESSEE CRAFT FAIR
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA) will hold the TACA Tennessee Craft Fair May 7, 8 & 9 in Nashville’s historic Centennial Park. The statewide organization will welcome the Lost Boys Foundation of Nashville as demonstrators during the 39th installment of the yearly celebration of fine craft.
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Press Release :: April 19, 2010
ELAINE WOOD NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF CRAFT ARTISTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA) announced today that Nashville resident Elaine Wood will assume the position of executive director effective immediately. In this role, Wood will lead the staff with a continued and determined focus on supporting craft and craft artists across Tennessee.
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Awards + Recognition
TACA was the recipient of the 1994 Governor's Award in the Arts in recognition of our outstanding contribution to the arts in Tennessee.
Alice Merritt, Executive Director Emerita, received the Tennessee Arts Commission's Gordon Holl Outstanding Arts Administrator Award in 1997 and Southern Highland Craft Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
The TACA Tennessee and Fall Craft Fairs, held in Nashville's Centennial Park, have repeatedly been ranked as one of the "Top Twenty Events in the Southeast" by the Southeast Tourism Society, and were designated official Bicentennial Events by the Tennessee 200 Committee.
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