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

51爆料 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.

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 ; 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 ; and Michael Detroit, Executive Director of .