Tennessee Arts Commission’s Quarterly Meeting

The next quarterly meeting of the Tennessee Arts Commission will be from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. - 11 a.m. CT /, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Knoxville Children’s Theatre 747 Worlds Fair Park Dr. Knoxville, TN 37902.

The agenda for the Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Quarterly Commission Meeting includes reports related to the budget, grants, strategic plan, and local presentations.

The Tennessee Open Meetings Act passed by the General Assembly in 1974 requires that meetings of state, city and county government bodies be open to the public and that any such governmental body give adequate public notice of such meeting. Open meeting notices can also be accessed at https://www.tn.gov/artscommission/events.html

To make a public comment in-person at the meeting or to submit a written public comment to be read at the meeting, you must register as a “speaker” by submitting a written notification by email through jason.p.goldston@tn.gov at least three (3) business days in advance of the meeting of the Tennessee Arts Commission. The written notification must include your name, the agenda item(s) upon which you wish to comment, whether you are in favor of or opposed to the agenda item(s), a brief summary of the issue to be addressed, and whether you will be appearing in person or would like your comment to be read at the meeting. You are only allowed to make public comment germane to the agenda items. Up to five registered speakers will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis based on the time of registration and are limited to no more than two minutes each.

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Health, no less than three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Tennessee Arts Commission to arrange for anaccommodation. We will make every effort to accommodate accessibilityrequests but due to time and reasonableness, cannot guarantee that everyrequest will be met. You may contact Ms. Johnson at (615) 532-9797, or by email at kim.johnson@tn.gov.

The Tennessee Arts Commission reserves the right to amend the publishedagenda within ten business days prior to the meeting. If any member of thepublic wanting to address the Commission must give notice that they want tospeak on the added agenda topics no less than twenty-four hours prior to theCommission’s meeting. All reasonable attempts will be made by the TennesseeArts Commission to include all agenda items up to one business day prior tothe meeting.