The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced today the hire of Kesha Bruce to the position of Artist Programs Manager. Bruce joins Artist Programs Coordinator Anna Needham (Red Lake Ojibwe) who was hired this past February.
“In her work, she provided insightful, thorough, and compassionate service to hundreds of arts organizations and thousands of individuals advancing the work of arts and culture in Arizona cities, towns, and neighborhoods. We know Kristen will bring the same kind of thoughtful engagement to her next endeavor, and we are excited to watch her take this next step.”
The Arizona Commission on the Arts invites teenaged artists and creatives to join the AZ Youth Arts Council. The advisory group will work to ensure that Arizona’s youth perspective is heard in arts programming and policy. Creative young people between the ages of 14 and 19 who have an interest in the arts are encouraged… Read more »
Gabriela Muñoz has been hired in a new role with the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts’ National Accelerator for Cultural Innovation at Arizona State University, and will leave her Artist Programs Manager position at the end of July. The Arts Commission has opened a public search to fill the vacancy.
At their quarterly meeting on June 27, 2019, the Governor-appointed board of the Arizona Commission on the Arts approved the funding of 260 grants to Arizona nonprofit arts organizations, festivals, schools, and community-based programs.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, has awarded $5,000 Research and Development Grants to 31 artists throughout the state. This year, thanks to a new public-philanthropic partnership between the state agency and the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF), and through funding from the Newton and Betty Rosenzweig Fund for the Arts, the number of available awards more than doubled, from 15 to 31.
The $11.8 billion fiscal year 2020 budget passed early Tuesday morning by the Arizona State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Doug Ducey includes $2.2 million dedicated to the arts in Arizona.
Latinx dancemakers from across Arizona will gather in Tucson from May 15-20, 2019, for the second annual convening of Dance in the Desert, a unique opportunity for the Latinx dance community to come together, deepen relationships, and expand research for the field.
Edgardo Aguilar, a senior at Desert View High School in Tucson, will represent Arizona at the 14th Annual Poetry Out Loud national finals competition in Washington, DC, April 30-May 1, 2019. Aguilar’s achievement is all the more impressive considering this is his first year participating in Poetry Out Loud.
On September 18, 2018, The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) and the Arizona Commission on the Arts announced a joint effort to support Arizona artists, including additional funding from the recently established Newton and Betty Rosenzweig Fund for the Arts, an endowment held at ACF.
Arts Commission Executive Director, Jaime Dempsey, with Tom Simplot, Senior Deputy Chairman at the National Endowment for the Arts, and Mitch Menchaca, Executive Director for the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, together today, discussing how the arts fuel opportunity in Arizona communities.
Phoenix New Times article, "How Arizona Artists Are Tackling the High Cost of Health Insurance" features comments from our very own Artist Programs Manager, Kesha Bruce and other working artists.
How Arizona Artists Are Tackling the High Cost of Health Insurance
How some artists are approaching the high cost of insurance.Congratulations to Clare Hoffman and Grand Canyon Music Festival/Native American Composer Apprentice Program, a finalist for the inaugural Lewis Prize for Music awards, which recognizes ten innovative music changemakers; three finalists will receive $500,000 awards!
The Lewis Prize believes that music leaders who work closely with young people in their communities are critical catalysts for driving positive change in society. www.thelewisprize.org/finalists-2020
Finalists 2020 — The Lewis Prize for Music
We are honored to announce the ten Lewis Prize for Music finalists for our three $500,000 inaugural awards. Each finalist is deeply dedicated to strengthening young people in their communities through...