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Attention Arizona artists working in all artistic disciplines: the Arizona Commission on the Arts is now accepting applications for Research & Development Grants. 

On May 12, 2021, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced more than $88 million in recommended grants to organizations in all 50 states and jurisdictions. 19 grants, totaling $568,500, were awarded to Arizona arts organizations and projects.

On June 5, 2022, Arizona's 2022 Poetry Out Loud State Champion, Oscar Landa Samano, will be among the nine contestants to compete in the final round of the Poetry Out Loud National Finals.

Between May 2 and May 25, panels made up of artists, arts professionals, educators, and community members will convene virtually to review grant applications from nearly 100 nonprofit arts organizations, large and small, from every corner of the state. These panel review meetings are open to the public and live-streamed online.

We are pleased to announce that Governor Ducey has signed HB2051, reauthorizing the Arizona Commission on the Arts as an agency of the State of Arizona for eight years. This is the fifth time the agency has been reauthorized since its establishment in 1967.