4.  $2.4 million pays for the operation and
administration of two civic facilities, four civic
and arts centers, and Education, Arts &
Culture programs
 In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the City
Department of Education, Arts & Culture
(EAC) serves over 300,000 clients in our
community annually through over 2,800
unique programs and events

5.  Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
 Tivoli Theatre
 North River Civic Center
 Eastgate Senior Activity Center
 Heritage House Arts & Civic Center
 EAC Pottery Studio at John A. Patten
Recreation Center
 Chattanooga SE Tennessee Film Commission

6. CIVIC FACILITIES 1,807,835
 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
 Tivoli Theatre
CIVIC CENTERS 332,863
 Eastgate Senior Activity Center
 Heritage House
 North River Civic Center
 EAC Pottery Studio
PROGRAMS AND ADMINISTRATION 453,391
 Film Commission
 Literacy Outreach
 Connecting the Dots Summit
 School Workshops
 Marketing, Media, Event Promotions
 Student Media: blogs, newspapers, radio programs, and social media outreach
 Development (Grant-seeking, Sponsorship Presentations)
 EAC Administration: managing department, programs, and Film Commission Office
TOTAL FY13 BUDGET $ 2,594,089

7.  FILM=ECONOMIC IMPACT
Over $20 million in local economic impact from the
Chattanooga SE Tennessee Film Commission—a
division of EAC, recruiting major films, television,
music videos, and commercials—more than pays
the entire tab for the EAC budget in the last
eight years.

8. $27,194,904 TOTAL EAC Economic Impact,
Grants & Sponsorships x 8 years
-$19,557,975 TOTAL EAC BUDGET to operate
and administrate civic facilities
x 8 years
$7,626,928 net impact (surplus)

9.  NACOL Virtual Schools Symposium (Phoenix, AZ)
Connecting the Dots with Technology initiative addressing digital
equity
 Aging in Place Initiative (Washington, D.C.) report:
"Building Partnerships: Creating a LivableChattanooga for All
Ages“
 National Education Association (Washington, D.C.)
BULLY film screening and community-wide forum
 Arts Education Partnership (Washington, D.C.)
National Forum Plenary Session: What's Going On?Addressing
Social Issues Like Bullying Through Arts & Literacy
 Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute
Gandhi Visits Chattanooga 2012 and first ever statewide “Season
for Nonviolence: East Meets West” 2013

11. Completion of ADA compliance and
renovation of the Community Theatre.
Annual FREE Veterans Day Concert
in partnership with CSO.

13. Art Classes , Dance Classes, and Digital
Literacy Classes offered FREE or at low
cost to the community.
FREE monthly Sunset Concert Series, made
possible by corporate sponsorships.

14. Aerobics and Exercise Classes, Dance
Classes, Digital Literacy Classes ,
educational seminars and socials offered
FREE or at low cost to the community.
AS SEEN ON CNN iREPORT:
Cross-Generational Outreach with students
from The Howard School and senior
residents at Mary Walker Towers

15. Beautiful antebellum mansion available to
rent for weddings, receptions, and parties.
FREE art classes, songwriters open mic
nights, film events, and annual partnership
events like HubFest and Bark in the Park Hosted First Annual Gig City Film Festival,
with Friends of East Brainerd & Parks and made possible by a grant from the
Recreation. Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music
Commission & Nashville Film Festival.

16. OPEN STUDIO:
Mondays, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesdays, 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturdays, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
$25 for 25 lbs. of clay, $10 per 3-hr. session
$10 firing cost for one shelf 6-week courses “Beginning Thrown Pottery”
$200 for course, $25 for 25 lbs. of clay

17.  Remember Your Dream signature addressing social issues through the arts
 Connecting the Dots Summit exploring arts and social issues
 Sisters Speak Out addressing domestic violence and prevention through arts
 Boyz Inc. community-based male mentoring and tutoring
 Connecting the Dots with Technology nationally recognized computer initiative
 “What’s Going On?” literacy movement addressing social issues
 ANTS celebrating Arts in Non-Traditional Spaces
 Take the Lead Dance modeled after New York City program
 Unbroken community building movement

18.  A Season for Nonviolence
 Boyz Inc.
 The Third Grade Challenge

21. It’s up to us to stop it. It’s not any particular
neighborhood, school, or community because
where that bullet starts is not where that bullet
ends.
Someone gets hurt and we all pay the price.

22. As much as $38,000+ for the victim’s
ambulance and emergency room visit, and
possibly surgery and hospital stay.
As much as an additional $38,000+ for
incarceration of the shooter
TOTAL: Over $76,000+ per incident

23. Recently Education, Arts & Culture invited Mahatma Gandhi’s
grandson to share his grandfather’s message of nonviolence
Across Chattanooga.
During Gandhi’s visit, our city officially proclaimed a “Season
For Nonviolence.”

24. East Meets West visit in partnership
with Dr. Arun Gandhi, Congressman
Steve Cohen (TN Dist. 9), and the
National Civil Rights Museum, as well
as Building Bridges students in
Memphis and The Howard School The Howard School Talented Tenth Class
Talented Tenth Class in Chattanooga. visits City Council for “Season for
Nonviolence” East Meets West Kick-off

25. Chattanooga and Memphis students create and
agree on a state-wide, student led “Season
for Nonviolence movement:

27.  Homework Help
 Media Spotlights
 Service Learning
 Mentoring
 Role Model Moments with Mayors, Judges,
Inventors, Business Leaders
 Social Media

28. Pilot at the Downtown Library Branch First Day at The Howard School with Role
included guest speaker Federal Court Model of the Week WRCB Channel 3’s
Judge Curtis Collier. Antwan Harris who led a workshop on
“Communication Skills”
>>VOLUNTEER to become a Boyz Inc. mentor or “Role Model of the Week” at a
location near you.

29. AND COMING SOON…

30. We know prisons are built on the third grade
literacy rate and we can change that.
Join the next phase of our “What’s Going On?”
literacy movement with THE THIRD GRADE
CHALLENGE.
>>SPONSOR a book section for your local library branch,
recreation center, community center or faith-based
partner.
>>READ to kids afterschool, help them acquire the reading
skills they need to be at grade level by THIRD GRADE.
***EAC has $40,000 in pending grant applications to fund
Third Grade Challenge literacy outreach with books and iPads.

32. Create. Connect. Collaborate. Communicate.
We’re connecting the dots, one artist, one social service agency, one
community at a time—an Unbroken City of Compassion.
Missy Crutchfield
Administrator