Posts Categorized: Press Releases

For Immediate Release Contact: Casey Blake (602) 771-6536 [email protected] ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL POETRY OUT LOUD RECITATION CONTEST Over 13,000 Arizona high school students participate in Arizona Poetry Out Loud PHOENIX, AZ (May 11, 2012) – Joshua Furtado, a senior at Tucson Magnet High School in Tucson, Arizona, was selected as… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact:  Casey Blake (602) 771-6536 [email protected] Over 13,000 Arizona High School Students Compete in Poetry Out Loud; Seventh Annual Arizona Poetry Out Loud Recitation Finals Announced Phoenix, Arizona (March 22, 2012) – The Seventh Annual Poetry Out Loud State Recitation Finals will be held on Thursday, March 29 at 7pm at the… Read more »

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Casey Blake, 602-771-6536, [email protected] Rey Torres, 602-926-3233, [email protected] PHOENIX, AZ (January 13, 2012)—Visions of Arizona, an exhibition conceived by State Representative Debbie Lesko and developed through a partnership between the Arizona State House of Representatives, the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Art Alliance, is now on view throughout the… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: Casey Blake 602-771-6536 [email protected] Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Adriana Gallego, Takes on Prominent National Role at the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) PHOENIX, AZ (January 10, 2012)—Adriana Gallego, currently the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Arizona Commission on the Arts,… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: Casey Blake 602-771-6536 [email protected] 5 Arizona Artists Awarded Arts Commission Project Grants to Create New Works PHOENIX, AZ (December 27, 2011) – In December 2011, the Governor-appointed board of the Arizona Commission on the Arts awarded the prestigious Artist Project Grants to artists from across Arizona, practicing in a variety of… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: Casey Blake 602-771-6536 [email protected] 5 Arizona Artists Awarded Arts Commission Project Grants to Create New Works PHOENIX, AZ (December 27, 2011) – In December 2011, the Governor-appointed board of the Arizona Commission on the Arts awarded the prestigious Artist Project Grants to artists from across Arizona, practicing in a variety of… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: Casey Blake 602-771-6536 [email protected] 5 Arizona Artists Awarded Arts Commission Project Grants to Create New Works PHOENIX, AZ (December 27, 2011) – In December 2011, the Governor-appointed board of the Arizona Commission on the Arts awarded the prestigious Artist Project Grants to artists from across Arizona, practicing in a variety of… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: Casey Blake 602-771-6536 [email protected] 5 Arizona Artists Awarded Arts Commission Project Grants to Create New Works PHOENIX, AZ (December 27, 2011) – In December 2011, the Governor-appointed board of the Arizona Commission on the Arts awarded the prestigious Artist Project Grants to artists from across Arizona, practicing in a variety of… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: Casey Blake 602-771-6536 [email protected] Former Arizona State Senators and prominent figures from the business and education sectors appointed to the Arizona Commission on the Arts by Governor Jan Brewer Phoenix, AZ (November 23, 2011)–Governor Jan Brewer has appointed a new chair for the Arizona Commission on the Arts as well as… Read more »

More than $100,000 awarded nationally to students and schools in 2011. October 31, 2011 deadline for 2012 Arizona Poetry Out Loud participation. Phoenix, AZ (September 9, 2011)–The Arizona Commission on the Arts invites Arizona high schools to participate in the 2012 Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, a free national program sponsored by the National… Read more »