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 »
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On July 6, 2016, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced 239 grants to Arizona nonprofit arts organizations, local arts agencies, schools and community organizations, an aggregate investment of $2,266,000, representing a more than 100% increase to total funding awarded during last year’s first grantmaking cycle.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts today announced the addition of two new staff members as part of an agency restructuring prompted by the retirement of two longtime staff members.
Five Arizona artists will be featured in “Land Tracings,” a group exhibition presented by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona. The featured artists are all recipients of the Arts Commission’s Artist Research and Development Grant.
This Saturday, we continue our Peer-2-Peer webinar series for BIPOC teaching artists! This week's will focus on visual arts best practices for teaching artists working with high school-aged youth. Want to join the conversation? Register at azarts.gov/conversations
With a new year underway, please join us for 2021 Already, a virtual dialogue/exchange session for Arizona's creative workers! Via Zoom, you'll connect with other Arizona creatives and help us better understand what you need, what you’ve learned, and how you imagine the creative sector can shape our collective post-pandemic future. Register today and join the conversation!
2021 Already: Dialogue/Exchange Sessions
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Virtual dialogue/exchange sessions for Arizona’s creative workersThis Saturday, January 16, University of Arizona Poetry Center's K-12 Education team and teaching artist, Teré Fowler Chapman, will offer a professional development in support of educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although, this course is taught through a Poetry Out Loud lens, be prepared to learn teaching strategies that work beyond the subject of poetry.
Poetry OUT Loud INside the Virtual Classroom
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The University of Arizona Poetry Center is thrilled to host the 2020-2021 Poetry Out Loud program on behalf of Arizona's Southern Region! On Saturday, January 16, 2021 10:30 am - Noon, the Poetry Cent...