$500,000 Grant Awarded to Revitalize Theater and Recording Studio

Southwest Tennessee Community College is the perfect choice for individuals aspiring to become production professionals in the theater and recording industry. Southwest received a $500,000 grant award from The Assisi Foundation of Memphis for the Southwest Entertainment Production Initiative, a project to revitalize the Communication, Graphic, and Fine Arts Department, fully renovate the theatre, and build a state-of-the-art music recording studio at the Union Avenue Campus. Southwest will also offer a new Entertainment Production associate degree and technical certificate. For more information, call the Department of Communications, Graphic & Fine Arts at 901-333-4151.

Pictured with Southwest President Dr. Tracy D. Hall (center, group photo) are faculty, staff, and industry representatives: Chuck Thomas, Chief Government and External Relations Officer; Patsy Fancher, Chair of the Department of Communication, Graphic and Fine Arts; Ned Canty, General Director of Opera Memphis; Dr. Carol Ash, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development; Rico Parker, student in the Theater Program; Tiffanie Grier, Programs Officer at The Assisi Foundation of Memphis; Darrell Thomas, Chair of The Southwest Foundation; Dr. Jan Young, Executive Director of The Assisi Foundation; Brett Batterson, President & CEO of The Orpheum Theatre-Memphis; and Michael Detroit, Executive Director of Playhouse on the Square.