The $18 billion bipartisan budget passed last week by the state’s legislature and signed by Governor Doug Ducey on Tuesday, June 28, includes a $5 million appropriation to the Arizona Commission on the Arts for Fiscal Year 2023.
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Online tool paints detailed picture of arts education in Arizona schools
The landscape of arts education in Arizona’s public and charter schools has never been clearer. Through an intuitive interactive online dashboard, Arizonans can venture deep into arts education data, including statewide geographic comparisons; county-, district-, and school-level reporting, and year-over changes in enrollment.
Arizona Commission on the Arts and Arizona Community Foundation Announce Partnership, Additional Investments in Arizona Artists
On March 8, 2022, the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) and the Arizona Commission on the Arts announced a renewed joint effort to support Arizona artists, including additional funding from the Newton and Betty Rosenzweig Fund for the Arts, an endowment held at ACF.
State of Arizona Awards Grants to Arts Learning Programs
On Monday, February 7, 2022, grants of up to $10,000 were awarded to 15 programs serving populations across the aging spectrum, for a grand total of $144,244.
30 Arizona artists awarded Research & Development Grants
The Arizona Commission on the Arts awards 2022 Research & Development (R&D) Grants to 30 Arizona artists to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and deepen the impact of their work.
Arizona Commission on the Arts Announces New Executive Director
The Arizona Commission on the Arts announced today the selection of Anne L’Ecuyer as its next Executive Director. L’Ecuyer will assume leadership of the 54-year-old agency of the State of Arizona in February 2022.
State of Arizona Awards Grants to Arts Learning Programs
Today the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced the recipients of its latest round of grants in support of arts learning programs throughout the state. Grants of up to $10,000 were awarded to 25 programs serving populations across the aging spectrum.
University of Arizona Poetry Center to Administer Statewide Poetry Recitation Competition
This year, The University of Arizona Poetry Center will oversee the program in Arizona, taking over statewide administration duties from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, which has administered the program since 2008.
24 Arizona artists awarded Research & Development Grants
The Arizona Commission on the Arts awarded $5,000 research & Development grants to 24 Arizona artists working to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and deepen the impact of their work.
Jaime Dempsey, Executive Director of Arizona Commission on the Arts, accepts new position at Arizona Community Foundation
Jaime Dempsey will leave her current position as the agency’s Executive Director in June 2021 to take on the newly created role of Senior Vice President for Philanthropic Initiatives with the Arizona Community Foundation.
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