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As the state arts agency of Arizona, we are committed to making the arts fundamental to education, particularly in programs that serve PreK-12 students, classroom teachers, arts specialists, teaching artists and administrators in school, after-school and out-of-school programs. We believe that an education in the arts builds a foundation for student success. The Arts Commission… Read more »

Today, as part of Arts in Education Week, the Arts Commission encourages you to thank an arts educator. Maybe it’s the music teacher at your local elementary school, a teaching artist working in afterschool programs, an arts administrator that brings arts experiences to children, or even one of your own admired arts teachers. Who is… Read more »

We all know of great arts education programs, and there are not nearly enough awards to recognize all the great programming out there.  However, there are some local and national awards that recognize quality arts education programs. Consider nominating your program, or a favorite program of another organization, today!

This week is the first National Arts in Education Week, as designated by the U. S. House of Representatives via a resolution passed on July 26, 2010. To commemorate and celebrate, the Arts Commission will publish arts-education focused blog posts, resources and more throughout the week. To kick off the week, we invite you to… Read more »

Americans for the Arts Public Art Webinars: Building an Artistic Future for Arizona Three-part Webinar Series, Five State-wide Locations to Choose From Do you have a collaborative artistic nature? Have you always known you had the potential to be a crossover artist? If you are keen on learning about working in the field of public… Read more »

The numbers in the year 2010 symbolically commemorate two significant events in the accessibility arena – the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 10th birthday of the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) Conference. Both were celebrated with aplomb at the recent LEAD Conference that took… Read more »

Adriana Gallego, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Arts Commission, recently contributed an article to the Arizona Mexico Commission’s (AMC) publication, CATALYST, on behalf of the AMC’s Arts and Culture Committee. An extended version of the published article is posted below. During the spring, the San Luis Corporation for the Arts and Humanities invited the… Read more »

Through a combination of learning experiences, work projects and group collaborations, interns become integral members of the Arts Commission team. Volunteer interns receive personal career mentoring from/by Arts Commission staff, and they may also be eligible for university credit for their internship (course/credit must be identified and arranged by intern with counsel from his/her university… Read more »

Each year Barry Hessenius, author of Barry’s Blog and recent keynote speaker at the Southwest Arts Conference, publishes a list of the nonprofit arts sector’s 25 most powerful and influential leaders. Barry solicits nominations from leaders in our field “from all parts of our sector and parts of the country – from large and small… Read more »

A picture is worth a thousand words — or in this case, it’s worth a year-long research project, a convening of 160 arts educators, teaching artists and arts administrators, and a collection of valuable feedback and insight from the Arizona arts learning community.