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.
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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 [email protected] 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.
Arts Commission Invites Arizonans to Imagine NextAZ, Share Their Creative Spark
Today the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, officially launched Next50, a statewide planning initiative designed to empower communities to activate creative assets and co-create ideas to fuel Arizona’s next 50 years.
Arts Commission Awards Research and Development Grants to 17 Arizona Artists
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of Artist Research and Development Grants for Fiscal Year 2017. This highly-competitive grant program awards funding to Arizona artists practicing in a variety of artistic disciplines in support of research and development leading to the creation of new works of art.
Arizona Commission on the Arts Deputy Director Elected to Board of Grantmakers in the Arts
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, is pleased to announce that the agency’s Deputy Director, Jaime Dempsey, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA), a national association of public and private arts and culture funders.
State of Arizona Awards Grants to Arts Learning Collaborations and Lifelong Arts Engagement Programs
On October 31, 2016, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced 19 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.
Biennial Arts Education Conference to be held in Phoenix on October 24
The 2016 Joint Arts Education Conference (JAEC) will take place on Monday, October 24, at Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix. Designed to bring together Arizona’s arts education community for a full day of professional development, this year’s JAEC theme is Connect and Respond.
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