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.
The Arizona State Parks Artist Residency Program provides artists with dedicated time, space, and resources to create work inspired by local landscapes in State Parks, promoting aesthetic appreciation, environmental education, and community engagement.
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.
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!
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, seeks nominations for the next Arizona Poet Laureate. Nominations will be accepted through 11:59 pm, March 31, 2025.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is now accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2026 grants for arts organizations, arts festivals, and arts engagement programs!
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, nine Arizona high school students from all across the state will compete for the title of Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Champion and the opportunity to represent the state at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, DC!
This March, our friends in the Office of Arts Education at the Arizona Department of Education will hold the inaugural statewide arts festival in celebration of Youth Arts Month! YAM Fest will take place at Wesley Bolin Plaza, just outside the Arizona Capitol Building, on March 13, 2025. This public event will feature performances and… Read more »
Designed by and for young artists, CYGs support Arizonans, ages 12-17, as they develop new skills or advance their artistic practice outside the traditional school day. This may include paying for lessons, attending a workshop, or paying for supplies and equipment.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is pleased to announce the addition of a new staff member and a pair of promotions! Joining the team is Chaz Salazar, who will fill the position of Arts Learning Coordinator, while Brad DeBiase and Hanna Spence-Schehr have been promoted.
We’re very excited for our upcoming Community Conversation in Bisbee— happening THIS THURSDAY, April 17th! We are excited to partner with Central School Project to bring this amazing event to Bisbee!
Join us for a meaningful discussion about the arts in your community. We want to hear your voice!
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The Arizona State Parks Artist Residency Program provides artists with dedicated time, space, and resources to create work inspired by local landscapes in State Parks, promoting aesthetic appreciation...
Join us for a 15-stop series of community conversations! We want to hear from you and your community as we shape our upcoming strategic plan. Let’s make your voice heard! 
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