Thurman Francis Arts Academy

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Collage of students engaged in activities: two girls gesturing, a silhouette of a puppet show, children playing violins, and three girls in red shirts performing.

Four photos showing a group of students using musical instruments. The top left shows students using light sticks.

Four images of children. One reads from a book, another plays the drums, another plays a tuba, and the last one performs an exercise.

A collage of a band rehearsal shows a boy with a guitar, a girl playing a wind instrument, and others seated or standing around instruments.

September 30, 2026

Rutherford County Schools

Thurman Francis Arts Academy hosted its first Artists in Action performances of the school year on Wednesday.

The showcase featured students sharing what they’ve learned in class during the first nine weeks of school through dance, guitar and ukulele, percussion, strings, choirs, dance ensembles and even shadow puppets.