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Frist Center Educator Andrea Steele Receives Award
Release Date: 10/17/2006
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FRIST CENTER EMPLOYEE ANDREA STEELE RECEIVES AWARD FROM TENNESSEE ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
NASHVILLE, TENN.—(Oct.17, 2006)—Andrea Steele, Educator at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, has been selected by the Tennessee Art Education Association (TAEA) to receive the museum Educator of the Year Award. This award honors an outstanding TAEA member whose service and contribution to art education merits recognition and acclaim. Andrea will receive her award at the TAEA Fall Conference in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006.
“This award recognizes excellence in professional accomplishment and service by a dedicated art educator,” says TAEA President Flowerree Galetovich. “It exemplifies the highly qualified individuals active in the art education field today: leaders, teachers, students, scholars and advocates who give their best to the profession. We are proud to recognize Andrea Steele.”
Andrea, who oversees the teacher and school programs at the Frist Center, has been at the Frist Center since 2001 and has been in her current position for the past three years.
“I am delighted that Andrea Steele is being recognized by the Tennessee Art Education Association for her work in the museum field for art educators,” says Anne Henderson, Director of Education at the Frist Center. “Andrea develops outstanding teacher workshops, prepares useful teaching resources and is an excellent teacher herself. Through her work, she helps educators access the changing exhibitions at the Frist Center, and, in turn, helps students of all ages make connections with works of art.”
The membership of TAEA includes elementary, secondary, middle level and high school art teachers, representatives from Tennessee’s major art museums, the State Department of Education, arts councils, and major colleges and universities throughout Tennessee. For more information on TAEA, visit their Web site at www.tnarts.org.
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., is an art exhibition center dedicated to presenting the finest visual art from local, regional, U.S. and international sources in a program of changing exhibitions. The Frist Center’s Martin ArtQuest Gallery features over 30 interactive stations relating to Frist Center exhibitions. Gallery admission to the Frist Center is free for visitors 18 and under and to Frist Center members. Frist Center admission is $8.50 for adults, $7.50 for seniors and military, and $6.50 for college students with ID. Discounts are offered for groups of 10 or more with advance reservation by calling (615) 744-3246. The Frist Center is open seven days a week: Mondays through Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., with the Café opening at noon. Additional information is available by calling (615) 244-3340 or by visiting our Web site at www.fristcenter.org.
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