The Virtual Academy

This area of the Tennessee Arts Academy website is reserved for those times when the TAA has classes or an entire session presented in a virtual setting.

Welcome to the Virtual Academy

The Tennessee Arts Academy is the nation’s premier professional development institute for arts education. A program of the Tennessee Department of Education since 1986, TAA offers a wide variety of year-round services to K-12 arts educators including a summer institute, workshops, master classes, scholarships, award recognition programs and mentorships.

This page serves as the starting point whenever there is a need to conduct virtual TAAprogramming. Information will be provided on upcoming TAA events, including dates, times and how to access the virtual site.

Please feel free to contact the TAA office by email (taa@tnartsacademy.org) or by phone (615-988-6250) if you desire further information.

Click here to Apply for the 2024 TAA Virtual Winter Retreat

2025 TAA Virtual Winter Retreat

TAA Virtual Winter Retreat Participants: You will receive an email from the TAA office prior to the start of the Winter Retreat with instructions on how to log in to the virtual site.
Please see the information below on faculty, classes and schedules for the event. Check back frequently as information will be updated regularly.

All times listed are Central Standard Time.

Schedules

Music Schedule Theatre and Dance Schedule Visual Art Schedule Arts Leadership and Administration Schedule

All times listed are Central Standard Time.

Morning Core Classes

All times listed are Central Standard Time.

Arts Leadership and Administration

Please click on the name of the instructor to access his or her bio.

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2025 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Music Core Classes

Please click on the name of the instructor to access his or her bio.

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2025 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Theatre and Dance Core Classes

Please click on the name of the instructor to access his or her bio.

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2025 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Visual Art Core Classes

Please click on the name of the instructor to access his or her bio.

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2025 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Interludes

Please click on the name of the instructor to access his or her bio.

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2025 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Tennessee Talks

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2023 Tennessee Arts Academy.

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2025 TAA Virtual Academy on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Performance

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2025 TAA Virtual Academy on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2023 Tennessee Arts Academy.

Networking & Collaboration

The purpose of the networking and collaboration session is to provide space for Academy participants in each content area to reflect and act on learning they have received from the TAA Winter Retreat classes, from past Academy experiences, and from their own school and classroom environment. Participants will work collaboratively to share teaching strategies, strengthen professional networks, and synthesize and connect learning with existing and newly created professional goals. A TAA facilitator will guide the session.

TAA Virtual Winter Retreat Sponsors

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Special thanks to the Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation for their generous support of the Tennessee Arts Academy Virtual Winter Retreat and the many other TAA programs and events throughout the year.
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‍Special thanks to the Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation for their generous support of the Tennessee Arts Academy Virtual Winter Retreat and their ongoing support for TAA throughout the year. Please click here to learn more about the Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation.

Tennessee Arts Academy • Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation

801 2nd Avenue North • Suite 100 • Nashville, Tennessee 37201
615-988-6250 • taa@tnartsacademy.org