TAA Virtual Winter Retreat

The TAA Winter Retreat, held each year in late February or early March, offers a dynamic and inspiring space for arts educators to reconnect, recharge, and re-engage with creative teaching practices in a collaborative virtual setting.

2026 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

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Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2026 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Music Core Classes

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Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2026 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 28, 2026, 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 2026 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 28, 2026, 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 2026 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Interludes

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Please check back regularly for updates and information about the 2026 TAA Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 28, 2026 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 2026 TAA Virtual Academy on Saturday, February 28, 2026, 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

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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The Tennessee Arts Academy Virtual Winter Retreat is made possible through generous grants provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission. 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