Visual Arts Department
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Our Mission
The Knox County Schools Visual Arts Department provides every student an outstanding comprehensive and standards based visual arts education.Our Vision
The Knox County Schools Visual Arts Department will be the best art department in the country.
Visual Arts Information
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The Visual Arts Department, part of the Fine Arts Department, is proud to be housed within the Humanities Department. Humanities is supervised by Dr. Heather Casteel, and is part of the larger Teaching & Learning Department, which is under the leadership of Executive Director, Shannon Jackson.This Visual Arts Department is comprised of 110 Visual Arts educators. We serve 79 schools, grades K-12, across Knox County.Please click here for a link to our textbooks.
Humanities Supervisor Contact
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Heather Casteel, PhD
Humanities Supervisor
Visual Arts Specialist
UTT Tower4th Floor400 W Summit Hill DrKnoxville, TN 37902(865) 594-1727 Office
(865) 594-3659 Fax
Humanities Support Staff
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Candice Janco
Administrative SecretaryHumanities DepartmentUT Tower4th Floor400 W. Summit Hill DriveKnoxville, TN 37902(865) 594-1727
Announcements
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See recent coverage of philanthropic art lead by the art teacher at Farragut Intermediate, Lily Allen. (This video begins with an ad.) https://www.wbir.com/article/features/weaving-with-a-purpose/51-535532369