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BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Karel-grace
Dye, Chairman- Karel is a former dancer, with the
Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera and numerous American
dance troupes. She is a business owner entrepreneur.
Karel-grace has received certification in non profit
management and fund development from the Frist
Center for Non Profit Management in Nashville. Karel-grace co founded the WCCAC and the Mid-South
Ballet Theater. She is a director of the Franklin
Lions Club, and a member of
the Williamson Career Women and Royal Oaks Garden
Club.
Sean Bell,
Vice Chairman- Sean is an active local performer/
dancer. Sean has performed and artistically directed
with Vanderbilt’s “Rhythm & Roots”, Millennium Music
Center and Mid-South Ballet Theater. He owns and
directs a successful full service landscaping
company.
Katherine
Ratliff, Vice Chairman- Katherine has a
doctorate of early education and has taught in
various school systems and international
universities for over 30 years. She directs Spring
Hollow Community Learning Center, Inc. which she
founded in 1977. It is an art based preschool
inspired by the renowned Reggio Emilia
Approach. Katherine’s creative clay and beaded
jewelry is represented by various art galleries.
www.springhollowschool.com/
Mary
Pendergrass, Secretary- Mary’s interest in art began
with drawing nature scenes on a dairy farm in
Normandy, TN. Today her love for nature has grown to
include the people who enrich our local and global
environment through their vision and artistic
expressions. As an executive board member and
secretary for the WCCAC I have the privilege of
supporting the Nashville Strings Chamber Orchestra
at the Williamson County Library, Bluegrass
Festival, Williamson County Fair Fine Arts Pavilion,
Natchez Street Fair with Jammie Jams and the
Mid-South Ballet.
Richard
Armentrout- Richard is the CEO/ Director of ATM
Productions which provides artists support, personal
need, Audio Video productions, event management,
radio broadcasts, artists promotion, music videos,
Epk`s, remote broadcast services, and video
biographies. ATM Productions Divisions include:
Third Coast Radio Show, Third Coast Broadcast
Company and the Nashville Artist Association.
www.thirdcoastmusic.net
Kelly
Selfe- Kelly has had the privilege of teaching Pre
School through collegial art for the last 12
years. Currently, Kelly is a National Board
Certified art teacher
in Franklin Tennessee where she serves on the
Franklin City Arts Jury and is a member of the
National Arts Education. Kelly is a notable teacher
of art classes in the community. She has been
instrumental in developing the community arts
project at the Williamson County Fair. Kelly
currently serves on the Franklin City Hall Art Jury
and works with Full Circle Art artist group in
developing and promoting artists in Nashville,
Franklin and Memphis Tennessee.
Massood Taj- Massood is in the business of creative communication. He is a professional multimedia Artist/ Designer, Musician and Educator.
Director of Full Circle Art an Artist Development, Representation and Promotion organization and owner of M8Design an Imaging/ Design, Web development, Fine Art reproduction and Art merchandising company. He is an instructor in computer applications software with a concentration on graphics, design and web development software both in a classroom setting and private instructions. He also facilitates Music, Dance and Arts exhibitions and Professional development programs and workshops. His own visual artwork is on exhibit at various galleries, healing centers, educational institutions and private collections.
www.massoodworks.com
www.fullcircleart.org
John
Hampton, John has a BA in German from Rhodes
Colleges and has a MS in computer science from UT
Knoxville TN. His first 30 business years have been
spent in computer programming and systems
analysis. He has spent his life photographing what
interests him, first as an amateur, then as a
professional. He has developed his eye and technical
skills in pursuit of being able to show others what
he sees. John says, “For me photography is the
perfect blend of art and technology”. “It keeps both
sides of my brain in tune and working together when
someone looks at one of my photos, and that changes
their vision and understanding”. “I know that I’ve
made the right choice in what to do with the second
half of my life.”
www.jhamptonphotography.com
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