TAA AUCTION – LAST DAY TO BID!!

GREAT BARGAINS STILL AVAILABLE!!!

BOARDS BEGIN CLOSING AT 5:45 PM (CDT)

LAST CHANCE TO BID ON THESE SUPER DEALS!

ZULU NYALA AFRICAN SAFARI

With a retail value of $7,995, this luxurious 6-day, 6-night stay for two offers a perfect blend of thrilling wildlife encounters, rich cultural heritage, and indulgent accommodations! This is your chance to make unforgettable memories in one of Southern Africa’s most stunning and diverse conservation areas. Don't miss out—place your bid now for the safari of your dreams!

ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED GUITARS CREATED BY TAA ARTISTS!

Amazingly hand-painted, these one-of-a-kind guitars will never be created again! Bid now for your chance to own one of these unique pieces!

(Top Left to Right: Song of Tennessee by Heather-Daily-Smith, Tennessee Songbird by Melody Weintraub, Mildred Thompson by William (Billy) Smith II, Hope by Kathy McMillan, Groovy Guitar by Rebecca Phelps)

AND SPEAKING OF GUITARS...

DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE BEAUTIFUL GIBSONS!



GIBSON 1959 ES-335 REISSUE VINTAGE BURST GUITAR






GIBSON - USA SG STANDARD '61 FADED MAESTRO VIBROLA



KNOW SOMEONE WHO LOVES COLLECTIBLES?



2025 Warren Buffet Squishmallow- RARE EDITION 1 of only 10,000 EXIST!


And Don't Stop There - BUY THE PAIR! 




2025 Charlie Munger Squishmallow - RARE EDITION 1 of only 10,000 EXIST!

AUTOGRAPHED BROADWAY POSTERS AND PLAYBILLS!

What About Some

Summer Fun!?

 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

1 Full Scholarship to the YEAH Rocks Music Summer Camp!

 

ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER

4 General Admission Passes

 

LUCKY LADD FARMS

Four General Admission Passes

 

TOTAL WINE & MORE

Private Wine Tasting Class for Up To 20 People


METAL MUSEUM

Admission for Up to 10 People

DELICIOUS EATS FOR

EVERY OCCASION!

Once on the TAA Auction Site -

Remember to Register in Order to Bid!


The Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation is pleased to announce the start of its annual Online Auction! Bidding is easy and fun. Please bid and forward this email to your friends, family, colleagues, and music enthusiasts to let them know about this incredible opportunity. Proceeds will help support the Teacher Scholarship Fund of the Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation.



May I Bid If I Am Not A TAA Participant?

YES!! The TAA Online Auction is open to everyone! Anyone can bid from anywhere, on any day, and at any time. Please forward this email to all of your friends and family!



How Do I Bid?

Just click on the link above or below to access the site. You can also access the site from the TAA website. Once on the auction site, sign up for your own unique

bidder number by clicking on "click here to register" at the top of the page.

Once registered, you will instantly receive an email with the information

you need to get started. Then, bid away!



How Long Will The Auction Be Open?

The boards will begin to close starting at 5:45 PM CDT on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Every ten minutes after 5:45 PM a new board will close. All boards will be closed by 7:15 PM on July 17th. Exact board closing times will be posted on each board. 



How Will I Know If I Won?

All TAAF Auction winners will receive a confirmation email after ALL the boards close on Thursday, July 17. For TAA Participants, items will be ready for pickup on July 18 after the Finale Luncheon in the Middle Tennessee State University Grand Ballroom. For other local winners in the Nashville Metropolitan area, items will be ready for pick up at the Tennessee Education Association in downtown Nashville the week of July 22-25, 2025. Please make an appointment by calling

615-988-6250 or emailing taa@tnartsacademy.org. Shipping is available at cost to the winners who live outside of the Nashville Metropolitan area.


Save The Full Link So You Can Bid

Anytime, Anywhere!

https://auction.hanwi.com/taa/index.htm

Thanks For Your Support and HAPPY BIDDING!

***Once on the TAA Auction Site - Remember to Sign Up in Order to Bid

THANK YOU!

To All of Our TAAF Board Members and the Following Businesses and Organizations Who Donated to the 2025 TAA Online and Silent Auctions!

A. Ray Hospitality

Adventure Science Center

Arrington Vineyards

Bellevue Baptist Church

Bend & Zen Hot Yoga Nashville

Blue Honey Farms

Blues Hall of Fame

B's Salty & Sweet

Boulay Fine Art Portraiture

Chattanooga Theatre Centre

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens

Chick-Fil-A

Chipotle

Colts Chocolates

Community Pie

Cruze Farm Dairy

Discovery Park of America

Earth Garden Flower Shop

Edge Motor Museum

Edley's Bar-B-Que

Elite Island Resorts

Evans Plant Farm

Fairytales Bookstore

Five Daughters Bakery

Five On Black

Germantown Community

Theatre

Germantown Performing Arts

Center

Gibson Guitars Goo Goo Cluster

Green Hills Grille

Hands On! Discovery Center

Hatch Show Print

Hattie B's

Hattie Jane's Creamery

Hester & Cook

Holiday World & Splashin'

Safari

Human Kinetics

Jazwares

Kendra Scott

KHS America

Knoxville Ice Bears

Loveless Cafe

Lucky Ladd Farms

Malco Theatre

Martin’s Bar-B-Que

McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture

McKay's Bookstore & Record Store

Memphis Zoo

Metal Museum

Midtown Cafe

Music Theatre International

Nashville Children's Theatre

Nashville Predators

Foundation

Nashville Symphony

Nashville Zoo

Parnassus Books

Public House Chattanooga

Publix

Raising Cane's

Ripley's Aquarium of the

Smokies

Roxy Regional Theatre

Ruby Falls

Ryman Auditorium Museum

Sam's Sports Grill

Shake Shack

Smart Art + Craft Supplies

Songbirds Foundation

Sounds Baseball

Sperry's

Springhouse Theatre Company

Studio Tenn

Tazikis

Tennessee Aquarium

The Chop House

The Nash Collection

Theatrical Rights Worldwide

TN Shakespeare Company

Trader Joe’s

Total Wine & More

Warby Parker

WonderWorks Tennessee

Y.E.A.H!- Youth Empowerment

Through Arts & Humanities

Zulu Nyala Safari

TAA MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Tennessee Arts Academy is to provide exceptional quality professional development, arts training, support, encouragement, information and renewal to K-12 teachers and to promote and honor the role of the arts in the lives of all Tennesseans.

The Tennessee Arts Academy is a project of the

Tennessee Department of Education and is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee.

Major corporate, organizational, and individual funding support

for the Tennessee Arts Academy programming in 2025 is generously provided by:

Significant sponsorship, scholarship, and event support for the

Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation in 2025 is generously provided by:

Madeline and David Bridges; Bonnaroo Works Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee; Marion and Stephen Coleman; Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation; Rena Ellzy; Morel Enoch; Solie Fott; Germantown Performing Arts Center; HCA Healthcare Foundation; James R. Holcomb; Patricia A. Hudson; Floweree W. McDonough; Karen and Ron Meers; Michael Meise; Pinnacle Financial Partners; Amy Savell, in memory of Sara and Las Savell; Tennessee Book Company; Theatrical Rights Worldwide; Jeanette and Bill Watkins;

Talmage Watts; and Wilson Bank & Trust.

 

The Tennessee Arts Academy is funded in part by

Metro Arts / Nashville Office of Art + Culture. 

Help Support TAA by purchasing a Tennessee Specialty License Plate. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of Tennessee Specialty Plates goes directly to the Tennessee Arts Commission, which in turn, provides grants to the Tennessee Arts Academy. Click here to learn more about the Specialty License Plate program. Buy one today!

Your donation helps ensure the work of the Tennessee Arts Academy,

bringing in world-class faculty and performers, providing scholarships, and continuing our legacy as the premier teacher training institute for arts education!

TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION

801 2nd Avenue North • Suite 100

Nashville, Tennessee 37201



OFFICE TELEPHONE: 615-988-6250 | EMAIL: taa@tnartsacademy.org

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: TNARTSACADEMY.ORG



The TAA Summer Institute is hosted by and in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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