At their quarterly meeting in June 2018, the Governor-appointed board of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, a state agency that also administers funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, approved $2,647,541 in grants to Arizona nonprofit arts organizations, festivals, schools, and community-based programs throughout the state.
“Our sincere thanks to Governor Ducey, his staff, and Arizona’s state legislators for their foresight and leadership in supporting arts and culture. We are honored to work in partnership with our elected leaders, as they know what we know: investments in arts and culture directly benefit Arizonans in myriad positive ways.”
The Arizona Commission on the Arts announced today that Ben Watters will leave his position as the state agency’s Grants and Research Director on April 26, 2018. Alongside the announcement of Watters’ departure, the Arts Commission released a call for a Digital Operations Manager.
Dance in the Desert brings Latinx dancemakers together for three-day gathering Inaugural convening to be held in Phoenix, April 26-28 Phoenix, Arizona – Latinx dancemakers, arts administrators, and scholars from throughout the region and across the country will gather in Phoenix from April 26-28, 2018, for the inaugural convening of Dance in the Desert, a… Read more »
According to new data released on March 6, 2018, by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Arizona’s arts and culture industries contribute $9 Billion to the state’s economy, employing 90,000 Arizonans who earned a combined $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2015, contributing more to the State’s economy than mining, agriculture, and forestry combined.
For Immediate Release March 7, 2018 Contact: Steve Wilcox 602-771-6536 swilcox@azarts.gov Community Conversation on Arts Education in Globe-Miami Schools Slated for March 22 The second in a series of community conversations about arts education in Globe-Miami public schools will be held on March 22, 2018, at Cobre Valley Center for the Arts from 4:30-6:30 pm…. Read more »
The Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals were held at the studios of Arizona PBS in Downtown Phoenix on Saturday, March 3. After three rounds of recitations, Sophie Weinzinger, a junior at Coconino High School, was named State Champion while Antonio Juarez, a senior at Willow Canyon High School in Surprise, was named first runner-up.
“It is with gratitude and excitement that we announce the engagement of Elisa Lucía Radcliffe as the Arts Commission’s next Arts Learning Manager. Elisa brings to the work an invaluable combination of professional experience as a practitioner, educator, scholar, and leader of collaborative programs.”
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of the Artist Research and Development Grants for Fiscal Year 2018. This year, thanks to the state’s continued additional investment in the arts for the current fiscal year, 18 Arizona artists received an award of up to $5,000 in funding—seven more than were awarded funding in 2016.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announces that Alexandra Nelson will be promoted to the position of Deputy Director. Alongside the announcement of Nelson’s promotion, the Arts Commission released a call for applicants for the positions of Arts Learning Manager and Operations and Human Resources Associate.
Thanks to the The East Valley Tribune for highlighting Mesa Arts Center's Community Investment Grant, one of 233 grants awarded throughout the state by the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
Mesa Arts Center gets $47K state grant
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The Arizona Commission on the Arts has awarded 233 grants throughout the state, including $253,500 to East Valley arts organizations and programs, a 24 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2018.The last day to register for Arizona Community Foundation's Water Public Art Challenge is Thursday, August 16. Five collaborative teams will receive awards of $50,000 to develop temporary public art projects that build connectivity between cultures through creative expression.
Teams will be judged on their ability to illustrate how their creative idea honors the legacy of the ancestral Sonoran Desert people (Huhugam), whose water-bringing irrigation engineering and agricultural achievements laid the foundation for the very existence of life in the Valley of the Sun.
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The New Arizona Prize Water Public Art Challenge will offer awards of $50,000 to the top five collaborative teams proposing temporary public art projects that build connectivity between cultures throu...We're very excited to be in Wickenburg this morning for the 12th Annual Arizona Rural Policy Forum where participants in the inaugural AZ Creative Communities Institute (AZ CCI) are presenting on their experience, including our own Jaime Dempsey and Brad DeBiase, program partner Ricky Araiza (ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts), artst Estrella Payton who worked with the AZ CCI team from Douglas and Isaac Russell representing the team from Yuma. Also in attendance: Globe team member Paul Tunis (Cobre Valley Center for the Arts) and Rina Rien of team Casa Grande (Casa Grande Mainstreet). Thanks to Local First Arizona for shining a spotlight on this incredible program! Learn more about AZ Creative Communities at azarts.gov/nextaz/az-creative-communities/
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The AZ Creative Communities Institute (AZ CCI) offers small teams, made up of diverse members of your community, a unique opportunity to explore the many ways creativity can be put to work for positiv...