Shawn Pitts is a founding director of Arts in McNairy. As a community arts advocate, Shawn has provided consulting services for rural arts agencies and presented widely on the rewards and challenges of cultural planning. His writing has appeared in Southern Cultures, The Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin, and The Bitter Southerner among other periodicals. Shawn has served on the boards of The Tennessee Folklore Society, Humanities Tennessee, and The Tennessee Arts Commission, as well as numerous economic and community development agencies. He lives in Selmer, Tennessee.
