Arts for Youth
CHINESE SUMMER CAMP CULTURAL EXCHANGE – July 11 – August 5, 2013 Once again, we welcome 26 students and 2 teachers from Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School of ShiJia Zhuang City, HeBei Province for a fun experience in the diverse dance and music forms offered at the Global Education Center, [...]
Supporting Global Artists
The Global Education Center is Nashville’s premier multi-cultural arts center, providing a home for artists from a wide variety of cultures to study, teach and perform their unique traditional art forms. Artists are provided teaching and rehearsal space, regular teaching and performance opportunities, assistance with marketing and the creation of promotional and educational materials, and [...]
A Window To The World
Opening our hearts to the valuable artistic traditions of the world is a cornerstone of all Global Education Center programming. For 2012-2013 we will be welcoming many performers from the modern Muslim world through our participation in Caravanserai: a place where cultures meet. Our first guests will be the Majid Bekkas Gnawa Ensemble with Brahim [...]
The Arts – A Bridge To Understanding
Over generations throughout the world’s many cultures, the arts have endured as vital, vibrant and dynamic necessities in the human desire to express innate creativity and passion for life and its many traditions and circumstances. The participatory nature of the arts encourages interaction with diverse media as well as interaction with the various cultural and spiritual elements indigenous to artistic expression. The arts stimulate us to appreciate the inherent beauty within ourselves and within the world at large, promoting global awareness and a respect for all of humanity. The arts have great unifying power as we explore the issues and emotions expressed throughout the ages by all cultures, including those that have no word for art – where art cannot be separated from daily life – where it is a constant expression of a culture’s worldview – where it is a reflection of human necessity. Read More
Our Supporters
Tennessee Arts Commission
The Global Education Center receives general operating and project support from the Tennessee Arts Commission. Through this support, we are able to serve communities across Tennessee, with an emphasis on Middle Tennessee, offering multicultural arts programming to schools, community organizations and families. To see a list of our other wonder supporters, please click our Supporters page. Thank you to ALL OF OUR BENEFACTORS. We truly appreciate each and everyone! Read More
