Friends of the Arts

The Friends of the Arts at Belmont (FAB) is a group of community leaders and volunteers committed to supporting the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Belmont University.  The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) is composed of the School of Music, Department of Art and Department of Theatre and Dance.

FAB members agree to support the CVPA through efforts to:

  • raise awareness and support the programs the CVPA by attending and inviting community members to various programs throughout the school year
  • provide financial support for scholarships and special projects for the CVPA through the President’s Dinner and Concert and individual donations
  • provide professional guidance and career opportunities to the students and faculty of the CVPA
FAB meets five times during the school year. Each FAB member is also member of a committee focused on one of the CVPA academic areas, the President’s Dinner and Concert or the Commercial Music Showcase. New FAB members are nominated and elected annually by current members. FAB is limited to 50 members who serve three year renewable terms.

For more information on FAB or to make a donation to the CVPA scholarship funds, contact the College of Visual and Performing Arts Director of PR/Advancement at (615) 460-8115.

President’s Dinner and Concert

The President’s Dinner and Concert is hosted by FAB to raise scholarship funding for the CVPA.  The President’s Dinner and Concert is a Belmont tradition designed not only to honor our President, but to also showcase the School of Music, raise scholarship money for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and to recognize the annual Applause Award honoree.  Recipients of the Applause Award are selected for their significant contributions to music or to the arts in general.

In 2008, Steinway and Sons Piano Company will receive the Applause Award.

For more information on the President’s Dinner and/or Concert, contact the College of Visual and Performing Arts Director of PR/Advancement at (615) 460-8115.

Past Presidents of FAB
Pat Bullard
Sigourney Cheek
Jamie Dunham
Rick Hart
Ann Lautherbach
Anne Shepherd
Randy Smith
Andy Valentine

2007/2008 FAB Members
Samuel Allen
Linda Brooks
Ann Bumstead
Arlyn Cherney
Cynthia Curtis
Cathy Davis
Molly Dillingham
Pat Doerter
Pete Fisher
Chris Gero
Lynn Hodges
Marcia Holt
Anne Knestrick
Ann Lauterbach
Cynthia Leu
Ronnie McCoy
Bill Metcalfe
Mary Miller
Paul Moore
Rusty Moore
Gary Musick
Jim Perry
Susan Patton
Anne Shepherd
Sharon Sheriff
Brinson Stickland
John Styll
Beverly Treveno
Andy Valentine
Beth Weaver
Lynn Whisenant

Previous Applause Award Winners
Eddy Arnold
ASCAP
Chet Atkins
BMI
Patricia Taylor Bullard
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
James Cotham
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Vince Gill and Amy Grant
Donna Hilley
Ronn Huff
Martha Ingram
Nashville Ballet
Nashville Opera
Nashville Symphony
Barbara Massey Rogers
SESAC
Kenneth Schermerhorn
Tennessee Repertory Theatre
Jerry Warren
Sam Wilson