The 2025 Creative Aging Convening will showcase the innovative work taking place across Southern Arizona’s creative aging sector by local practitioners. The goal of this convening is to provide professional development in creative aging focused on trends and topics relevant to the communities throughout Southern Arizona.
As part of a year-long strategic planning process, the Arizona Commission on the Arts is hitting the road! Throughout the spring and summer of 2025, Arts Commission staff and board members will be visiting communities across the state to host a series of 90-minute facilitated discussions about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is pleased to announce the hire of José Herrera to the position of Deputy Director! He is passionate about growing the impact of the arts statewide and supporting the creative individuals and organizations that help Arizona thrive.
New data released on April 2, 2025, show the arts and cultural sector grew at more than twice the rate of the total economy between 2022 and 2023. Arizona’s arts & culture sector added a staggering $15.8 billion in value to the state’s economy, an 11% increase over 2022!
Yuma, we’re coming to town!
We want to hear from everyone — artists, community members, and anyone passionate about the arts!
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