Posts Categorized: News

The Arizona Art Alliance, a non-profit organization whose membership represents over 3,500 Arizona visual artists who produce fine art in over a dozen mediums, will manage an exhibition for the office of the Arizona Attorney General. The call to artists is open to submissions of two and three-dimensional art pieces by Arizona artists over the age of 18. The… Read more »

Cultural industries are economic powerhouses and states have the data to prove it, according to a new analysis from the National Endowment for the Arts. Drawing on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Arts and the GDP: Value Added by Selected Cultural Industries is a new NEA research note that examines the value added… Read more »

The City of Mesa Department of Arts and Culture recently announced a new program that makes available rental-reduction support for non-profit organizations interested in using Mesa Arts Center facilities. Learn more and find guidelines and application at mesaaz.gov/artsculture.

Having a hard time firguring out how to spend your free days in the Arizona summer? Thanks to a partnership between the Phoenix metro public libraries and arts and cultural organizations, library cardholders can check out the Culture Pass for admission for two to many arts and culture institutions in the greater Phoenix area. Here’s… Read more »

The following post is by Georgina Madrigal. Georgina is currently the Strategic Initiatives Intern at the Arizona Commission on the Arts. She holds a B.A. in Museum Studies and Art History from Arizona State University and has previously held internship positions with the Heard Museum, Tempe Public Art and Willo North Gallery. It is that… Read more »

Arizona State University’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation is offering a unique opportunity for emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector to build their skills alongside a group of their peers and future partners. Condiser applying to be a part of Class IV of Generation Next! The Generation Next Nonprofit Leadership Academy is a… Read more »

Good news for individual artists, arts administrators and art educators! Professional Development Grants continue to be offered, in keeping with the commitment of the agency to fostering an Arizona where everyone can participate in the arts. Despite significant budgetary reductions, staff and constituents felt strongly about the potential and impact of this mini-grant program, advocating… Read more »

Jessica Jones has served in two Arts Learning Internship positions at the Arizona Commission on the Arts between 2009 and 2011. Jessica Jones a recent graduate from Arizona State University’s Herberger School of Dance. She has performed with several Arizona dance companies, and most recently, with Ashleigh Leite Dance at the Gotham Arts Festival in… Read more »

The following post is by Arizona Republic reporter, Kerry Lengel. Kerry Lengel is the theater writer at The Arizona Republic. In his 16-year career with the newspaper, he has held a variety of positions, including arts and entertainment editor, and has moonlighted as pop-music critic, film critic and beer critic. He is a graduate of… Read more »

If you happen to be spending some of the hot Arizona summer looking for a career transition, an internship or re-entry to the workforce, tips from two recent articles might prove to be helpful in your pursuits. In a recent post to the Fractured Atlas blog, Ciara Pressler of Pressler Collaborative talks about the (many)… Read more »