An award-winning Arizona State Parks artist residency program piloted last year continues this week at Oracle State Park. Bisbee-based clay artist Chloe Foster began a three-week residency at the park on April 20, 2025.
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Governor’s Budget Proposes Ongoing Funding for the Arts
The Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget proposal released today by Governor Hobbs includes an ongoing $1 million General Fund appropriation for the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Since 2011, the State’s investments in the arts have been positioned as one-time appropriations, with no commitment to ongoing funding beyond the current fiscal year.
State Seeks Nominations for Arizona Poet Laureate
Nominations will be accepted through March 31, 2025, via a form on the Arts Commission’s website, https://azarts.gov. The Governor’s selection will be announced in September 2025 and the new Poet Laureate’s two-year term will begin in January 2026.
Governor Appoints Yuma County Resident, Cocopah Tribe Member to State Arts Commission
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced today the appointment of Yuma resident and Cocopah Indian Tribe member Wilana Ortega to its governing board of commissioners.
State Invests $2.4 Million in Nonprofit Arts & Culture Sector
A one-time investment of $2 million in support of Arizona’s arts & culture sector is reaching communities throughout the state with today’s announcement of grants awarded to nonprofit organizations, festivals, and arts learning programs. On September 4, 2024, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced 369 grant awards… Read more »
Arizona Commission on the Arts Hires Christina You-sun Park as Executive Director
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced on June 19, 2024, the hiring of Christina You-sun Park as Executive Director. Park will join the staff of the 57-year-old agency on June 21, 2024.
State Arts Commission and State Parks and Trails Partner for Arizona State Park Artist in Residence Program
The Arizona Commission on the Arts and Arizona State Parks and Trails have partnered to pilot the first ever Arizona State Parks Artist in Residence Program at Oracle State Park! Through the residency program, artists will spend up to two weeks residing and creating art in an Arizona state park.
Governor Hobbs Appoints Nicole Dahl and Simon Tipene Adlam to Arizona Commission on the Arts
With the appointment of two new commissioners, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will have a full 15-member board for the first time since 2016 and its richest geographic representation in over a decade.
21 Arizona Artists Awarded Research & Development Grants
Today the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced the 21 recipients of Research & Development (R&D) Grants for 2024. Awarded through a competitive application and review process, these $5,000 grants support Arizona artists as they work to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and deepen the… Read more »
Arizona Commission on the Arts opens search for new Executive Director
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced today the opening of their search for a new Executive Director. To aid in the search, the agency has contracted the services of All About People, a Phoenix-based professional staffing and executive search firm. Applications will be accepted through March 15, 2024.
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