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The Arizona Commission on the Arts staff is saddened to report that Glendale’s Bead Museum has announced its closure, following several years of decreased contributed income as a result of the Great Recession. The Bead Museum, dedicated to the study of world cultures through beads, was the only remaining museum with this focus in the… Read more »

Now in it’s third year, the Viola Awards celebrate excellence in the arts, and recognize the contributions of artists, arts educators, arts organizations and arts leaders in the Flagstaff area of Arizona. Nominations were submitted to the Flagstaff Cultural Partners for awards in one of ten categories. From this pool of nominees, a panel of… Read more »

Please consider joining us for one of three remaining Poetry Out Loud events; schedule posted below. Over 11,000 high school students and 200 schools participated in this year’s Arizona Poetry Out Loud. On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, nine students will compete for the title of Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Champion. The nine students –… Read more »

A new analysis of data collected by the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) reveals that nearly 75% of American adults participate in the arts. To learn more about the NEA’s expanded analysis (including a fuller spectrum of artistic genres, arts participation via electronic media and personal arts creation) spend some time with… Read more »

Faces in the Arts is a blog series dedicated to highlighting the work of Artist Project Grant recipients. These grants have been known to springboard recipients into the next level of their careers as artists, whose business is researching, developing, marketing and delivering their creative product. Through their work with communities, in education and in… Read more »

On Monday, February 7, 2011, arts advocates from across Arizona came together at the State Capitol to share with their with elected officials the impact the arts, arts organizations, and arts education have on the citizens and communities of our state. The Arts Commission’s Executive Director, Robert C. Booker, welcomed advocates with remarks, posted below. … Read more »

Arizona State University’s Eight, Arizona PBS is accepting applications for the 2011 Be More Awards™. Arizona nonprofit organizations can apply in five categories. Recipients of the Be More Awards™ will be featured in the Be More Inspired™ half-hour primetime television special. This is a stellar opportunity to build awareness of the work of your organization…. Read more »

In a recent post to Americans for the Arts ARTSblog, Local Arts Agency Program Coordinator Stephanie Evans brought up some interesting points about the involvement and influence of arts leadership in their own communities. When I think of arts leaders, the term is very comprehensive. For me it includes arts teachers, arts administrators, teaching artists,… Read more »

I was so excited to read this Grantmakers in the Arts blog post, penned by GIA’s Executive Director, Janet Brown, following the recent “Discovery in the Desert: Creativity and Healthy Aging” Conference at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. I was doubly excited to learn about some of the programs that Arizona’s own arts organizations… Read more »

EGOR, the electronic grants online resource, is now open for application submissions to the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Fiscal Year 2012 (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012) cycle for grants to organizations and schools. Guides to Grants for Organizations and Schools are available on our website at http://azarts.gov/grants/organizations-and-schools/guides/. The deadline to apply is… Read more »