On July 20, 2017, the Center for the Future of Arizona awarded the 2017 Gabe Zimmerman Award for Public Service in the emerging leader category to Jaime Dempsey, Deputy Director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona. The honors were presented at a luncheon on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the Arizona City/County Management Association Summer Conference.
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State of Arizona Increases Investment in the Arts, Awards $2,354,500 in Grants Statewide
On July 20, 2017, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced 234 grants to Arizona nonprofit arts organizations, local arts agencies, schools, and community organizations. In total, the competitive grant review process for fiscal year 2018 resulted in an aggregate investment of $2,354,500.
9 Arizona Communities Selected for Inaugural AZ Creative Communities Institute
Today, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (HIDA), and Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) announced the 9 communities that will participate in the inaugural AZ Creative Communities Institute (AZCCI).
Robert Booker Announces August Retirement; Jaime Dempsey Accepts Position as Executive Director of Arizona Commission on the Arts
After more than a decade as the executive director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts and a 40-year career in the field of arts administration, Robert C. Booker will retire from his current position on August 7, 2017. He will be succeeded by Jaime Dempsey, who has served as the Arts Commission’s Deputy Director since 2006.
FY2018 State Budget Includes Additional $1.5 Million for the Arts
The $9.8 billion fiscal year 2018 budget signed today by Governor Doug Ducey includes a $1.5 million appropriation to the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Derived from interest accrued on the state’s Rainy Day Fund, this one-time allocation will not increase overall state spending.
AZ Creative Communities Institute Invites Cities/Towns to Explore Creative Potential
The AZ Creative Communities Institute (AZ CCI) offers small teams, made up of diverse community members, a unique opportunity to explore the many ways Arizona’s creativity can be put to work for positive community impact. AZ CCI teams will learn from and with local and national experts, and peers from other Arizona cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
State of Arizona Awards Grants to Arts Learning Collaborations and Lifelong Arts Engagement Programs
(April 4, 2017–Phoenix) The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced 6 grants awarded to Arizona schools and nonprofit organizations in support of programs that establish or enhance opportunities for Arizona residents of all ages to learn through or about the arts.
Arizona School for the Arts Sophomore Kellen Vu is Arizona’s Poetry Out Loud State Champion
Kellen Vu, a sophomore at Arizona School for the Arts in Phoenix, will represent Arizona at the 12th Annual Poetry Out Loud national finals competition in Washington, D.C., April 25-26, 2017.
Arizona High School Students to Compete at State Finals of National Poetry Recitation Contest
For Immediate Release March 6, 2017 Contact: Steve Wilcox 602-771-6536 swilcox@azarts.gov Arizona High School Students to Compete at State Finals of National Poetry Recitation Contest Over 10,000 Arizona high school students participated in Poetry Out Loud in 2016-17 The Arizona Commission on the Arts will present the 12th Annual Arizona Poetry Out Loud state finals… Read more »
Create/Change: AZ Institute Brings Creative Aging Training to Arizona
In May, global leaders in the field of creative aging will convene in Tempe, Arizona, for Create/Change: AZ, a 3-day institute focused on transforming care for elders through creative engagement. Long-term care professionals, teaching artists, and students pursuing degrees in social work, performing or visual arts, psychology, or nursing are encouraged to register.
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