Tucson Poet Logan Phillips to read from new poetry collection at book release event in Phoenix

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The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the ASU School of Theatre and Film’s Performance in the Borderlands will present an evening of poetry and performance commemorating the release of Sonoran Strange, a book-length poetry collection by Tucson poet Logan Phillips, on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. The event is sponsored by AZ Humanities.

Arts Commission Awards Artist Research and Development Grants to 13 Arizona Artists

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On December 29, 2014, the Arizona Commission on the Arts announced the recipients of Artist Research and Development Grants for Fiscal Year 2015. This highly-competitive grant program awards funding to Arizona artists practicing in a variety of artistic disciplines in support of research and development leading to the creation of new works of art. This year, 13 of 95 applicants received up to $5,000 in funding.

Report: Access to Arts Education in Arizona Has Increased but Improvement is Needed

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2014 Contact: Arizona Department of Education Sally Stewart, Public Information Officer Sally.Stewart@azed.gov 602-542-5072        Arizona Commission on the Arts Steve Wilcox, Communications and Research Director swilcox@azarts.gov 602-771-6536  Report: Access to Arts Education in Arizona Has Increased but Improvement is Needed More than 115,000 Arizona students lack access to… Read more »