For Immediate Release
July 6, 2016
Contact: Steve Wilcox
602-771-6536
[email protected]

State of Arizona Increases Investment in the Arts, Awards $2,266,000 in Grants Statewide

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.

In total, the competitive grant review process for fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017) resulted in an aggregate investment of $2,266,000, and represents a more than 100% increase to total funding awarded during last year’s first grantmaking cycle.

See a full list of grantees organized by Grant Type or by County below.

The increased investment in arts organizations, festivals and community-based programs was made possible through a one-time $1.5 million allocation in the state’s fiscal year 2017 budget to the Arizona Commission on the Arts. This additional funding, derived from interest accrued on the State’s Rainy-Day Fund, will bolster further grantmaking throughout the coming fiscal year as well as programs and services that contribute to the growth and stabilization of Arizona’s arts sector, enhance student learning, nurture artists’ creative and professional development, and preserve the rich traditions of Arizona communities.

“Even with the unprecedented funding challenges Arizona has faced in recent years, leaders in the House and Senate, on both sides of the aisle, fought for our communities, persistently making the case that a vibrant arts sector is a key ingredient of a healthy and improving economy,” said Mark Feldman, Chairman of the Arizona Commission on the Arts. “Representative Kate Brophy McGee, Senator Bob Worsley, Senator Steve Pierce and Senator Steve Farley were particularly steadfast advocates, working with elected officials at all levels to ensure that arts funding was included in the final legislative budget presented to the governor. We are grateful to leaders in the State Legislature and to Governor Ducey for making this additional investment a reality.”

Grants were awarded in four categories:

Community Investment Grants provide operating support to nonprofit arts organizations, local arts agencies and tribal cultural organizations whose mission is to produce, present, teach or serve the arts.

Festival Grants support organizations in their efforts to provide quality arts and cultural programming through community festival activities.

Arts Learning Collaboration Grants enhance the work of arts educators, classroom teachers and school-based arts programs through collaborative projects.

Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants enhance the work of community and social service organizations/ governmental entities through partnership projects with professional teaching artists and/or arts organizations.

In accordance with the Arts Commission’s strategic plan and governing statutes, schools and nonprofit arts organizations are awarded grants based on such factors as community investment, quality of programming, fiscal ingenuity and responsible stewardship of public funds.

Grant applications are reviewed within rigorous panel processes which are open to applicants as well as the broader public. Review panels are led by Governor-appointed Commissioners and are composed of diverse community leaders, volunteer experts, educators and arts practitioners from rural, urban and suburban areas throughout Arizona.

Grant funding is provided by the State of Arizona and funding awarded annually to the Arts Commission by the National Endowment for the Arts.

“From Yuma to Teec Nos Pos, from Kingman to Bisbee, the Arts Commission utilizes its grant programs to provide essential investment in communities across Arizona,” said Robert Booker, Executive Director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts. “As part of this grantmaking effort, the State of Arizona is an indispensable partner to Arizona’s arts sector in pursuit of a shared mission: to imagine an Arizona where everyone can participate in and experience the arts.

About the Arizona Commission on the Arts

One of 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies across the United States, the Arizona Commission on the Arts is a 49-year-old agency of the State of Arizona and a leading force in the creative and professional development of Arizona’s arts sector. Through robust programs, research initiatives and strategic grantmaking, the Arts Commission catalyzes arts-based partnerships that strengthen Arizona communities through the arts.

For more information about the grants, services and programs of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, visit www.azarts.gov.

We imagine an Arizona where everyone can participate in and experience the arts.

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To request this or any other agency publication in an alternative format, contact the Arts Commission offices at (602) 771-6502.

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Grantees by Grant Category

Community Investment Grants

Act One Foundation CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  18,000
Arizona Art Alliance CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    3,000
Arizona Bach Festival CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
Arizona Choral Society CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
Arizona Classic Jazz Festival CIG, Level III Sun Lakes  $    5,000
Arizona Dance Education Organization CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Arizona Early Music Society CIG, Level I Tucson  $    3,000
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music CIG, Level IV Tucson  $    7,500
Arizona Masterworks Chorale CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
Arizona Musicfest CIG, Level V Carefree  $  22,000
Arizona Opera Company CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Arizona Repertory Singers CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Arizona Theatre Company* CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  47,000
Artists Coalition of Flagstaff CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Arts Express CIG, Level III Tucson  $  10,000
Arts for All, Inc. CIG, Level V Tucson  $  12,000
Arts Integration Solutions CIG, Level IV Tucson  $    7,500
Ballet Arizona CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Ballet Etudes Youth Ballet of Mesa CIG, Level IV Mesa  $  18,000
Ballet Yuma CIG, Level III Yuma  $    7,500
Bisbee Community Chorus CIG, Level I Bisbee  $    2,000
Black Theatre Troupe, Inc. CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
Borderlands Theater CIG, Level II Tucson  $    7,500
Canyon Movement Company, Inc. CIG, Level III Flagstaff  $    5,000
Capoeira Institute Southwest CIG, Level I Tucson  $    4,500
Casa Libre en la Solana CIG, Level I Tucson  $    4,500
Catitude Gallery & Studio-A Community Arts Center CIG, Level I Avondale  $    3,000
Center Dance Ensemble CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
Central School Project CIG, Level II Bisbee  $    5,000
Chandler Childrens Choir, Inc. CIG, Level II Chandler  $    3,000
Chandler Cultural Foundation CIG, Level V Chandler  $  22,000
Chandler Symphony Orchestra CIG, Level II Chandler  $    3,000
Children’s Chorale of Flagstaff CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    4,500
Childrens Museum of Phoenix CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Childsplay, Inc. CIG, Level VI Tempe  $  47,000
City of Tempe Cultural Services CIG, Level V Tempe  $  28,000
City of Yuma Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission CIG, Level V Yuma  $  12,000
Civic Orchestra of Tucson CIG, Level I Tucson  $    4,500
Community Performing Arts Center Foundation CIG, Level IV Green Valley  $    7,500
Desert Foothills Theater CIG, Level IV Scottsdale  $  12,000
Desert Sounds Performing Arts Inc. CIG, Level II Chandler  $    5,000
Desert Voices CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
Detour Company Theatre, Inc. CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    7,500
Dry Creek Arts Fellowship CIG, Level II Flagstaff  $    3,000
East Valley Childrens Theatre CIG, Level III Mesa  $    7,500
Fine Arts Association of Arizona CIG, Level I Chandler  $    3,000
Flagstaff Arts Council CIG, Level V Flagstaff  $  28,000
Flagstaff Community Band CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music CIG, Level III Flagstaff  $    5,000
Flagstaff Master Chorale CIG, Level II Flagstaff  $    5,000
Flagstaff Symphony Association CIG, Level V Flagstaff  $  22,000
Foundation for Creative Broadcasting CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  28,000
George Phippen Memorial Foundation CIG, Level IV Prescott  $  12,000
Gila Valley Arts Council CIG, Level I Safford  $    3,000
Gold Canyon Arts Council CIG, Level II Gold Canyon  $    3,000
Grand Canyon Guitar Society, LTD CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Grand Canyon Mens Chorale CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    5,000
Grand Canyon Music Festival, Inc. CIG, Level II Grand Canyon  $    7,500
Great Arizona Puppet Theater CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  12,000
Heard Museum CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  47,000
Heritage Square Foundation, Phoenix CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  12,000
i.d.e.a. Museum Board of Directors, Inc. CIG, Level VI Mesa  $  25,000
Invisible Theatre CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  18,000
iTheatre Collaborative CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Jazz in Arizona, Inc. CIG, Level IV Scottsdale  $  18,000
Kore Press CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Literacy Connects CIG, Level III Tucson  $    7,500
Live Theatre Workshop CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Loft Cinema, Inc. CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  60,000
Many Mouths One Stomach CIG, Level III Tucson  $  10,000
Maricopa County Historical Society CIG, Level V Wickenburg  $  22,000
Mesa Arts Center CIG, Level VI Mesa  $  47,000
Mesa Encore Theatre CIG, Level III Mesa  $    5,000
Metropolitan Youth Symphony CIG, Level III Mesa  $    7,500
Movement Source Inc. CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Museum of Northern Arizona CIG, Level VI Flagstaff  $  47,000
Musica Nova CIG, Level I Scottsdale  $    3,000
Musical Instrument Museum CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  25,000
Musical Theatre of Anthem CIG, Level IV Anthem  $    7,500
North Valley Symphony Orchestra CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
nueBOX CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    4,500
Odaiko Sonora CIG, Level III Tucson  $    5,000
Orchestra Northern Arizona CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    3,000
Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix, Inc. CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    5,000
Pan Left Productions CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Patagonia Creative Arts Association CIG, Level I Patagonia  $    2,000
Patrons of the Arts, Inc. CIG, Level I Nogales  $    2,000
Phoenix Art Museum CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  47,000
Phoenix Boys Choir CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  12,000
Phoenix Center for the Arts CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Phoenix Chamber Music Society CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  12,000
Phoenix Children’s Chorus CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Phoenix Chorale CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Phoenix Conservatory of Music CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  12,000
Phoenix Film Foundation CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $    7,500
Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Herberger Theater Center CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Phoenix Symphony Association CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Phoenix Theatre, Inc. CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Phoenix Youth Symphony CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
POG, Inc CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
Prescott Fine Arts Association CIG, Level IV Prescott  $    7,500
ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra CIG, Level III Anthem  $    5,000
Queen Creek Cultural Foundation CIG, Level V Queen Creek  $  12,000
Red Rocks Music Festival CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    3,000
Rising Youth Theatre CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    4,500
Roosevelt Row Community Development Corp CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
Rosies House – A Music Academy for Children CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  18,000
Safos Dance Theatre CIG, Level I Tucson  $    4,500
Santa Cruz Valley Art Association CIG, Level IV Tubac  $  12,000
Scottsdale Cultural Council CIG, Level VI Scottsdale  $  25,000
Scottsdale Philharmonic CIG, Level II Scottsdale  $    5,000
Sedona Arts Center CIG, Level V Sedona  $  28,000
Sedona Arts Festival CIG, Level III Sedona  $    7,500
Sedona International Film Festival CIG, Level V Sedona  $  22,000
Shemer Art Center and Museum Association, Inc. CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture CIG, Level IV Prescott  $    7,500
Sonoran Art Foundation CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Sonoran Arts League, Inc. CIG, Level IV Cave Creek  $  12,000
Sonoran Desert Chorale, Inc. CIG, Level II Mesa  $    5,000
Sons of Orpheus – The Male Chorus of Tucson CIG, Level I Tucson  $    3,000
Sounds of Kingman CIG, Level I Kingman  $    3,000
Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance CIG, Level V Tucson  $  22,000
Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra CIG, Level III Tucson  $    7,500
Southwest Folklife Alliance CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  18,000
Space 55 CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Stray Cat Theatre CIG, Level II Tempe  $    7,500
Symphony of the Southwest CIG, Level II Mesa  $    3,000
The Bisbee Radio Project, Inc. CIG, Level III Bisbee  $  10,000
The Community Players CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
The Drawing Studio CIG, Level III Tucson  $  10,000
The Mini Time Machine, Inc. CIG, Level V Tucson  $  28,000
The Rag Collection CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    5,000
The Rogue Theatre CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
The Symphony Women’s Association CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Theater Works CIG, Level V Peoria  $  22,000
Theatrikos Theatre Company CIG, Level III Flagstaff  $  10,000
True Concord Voices & Orchestra CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus CIG, Level V Tucson  $  12,000
Children’s Museum Tucson CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  60,000
Tucson Girls Chorus CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Tucson Guitar Society CIG, Level I Tucson  $    3,000
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  40,000
Tucson Pops Orchestra CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Tucson Symphony Society CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  60,000
Valley Youth Theatre CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Verde Valley Sinfonietta CIG, Level II Tucson  $    5,000
Voices of the Desert, Inc. CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
VSA arts of Arizona, Inc. CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
West Valley Arts Council CIG, Level IV Surprise  $  12,000
West Valley Youth Orchestra CIG, Level I Litchfield Park  $    3,000
White Mountain Apache Tribe CIG, Level III Fort Apache  $    5,000
White Mountain Symphony Orchestra, Inc. CIG, Level I Show Low  $    3,000
Wickenburg Foundation for the Performing Arts CIG, Level V Wickenburg  $  22,000
Willcox Historic Theater Preservation, Inc. CIG, Level III Willcox  $    5,000
Winding Road Theater Ensemble CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
WomanKraft CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Xico CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  18,000
Yavapai Symphony Association, Inc. CIG, Level III Prescott  $    7,500
Young Arts Arizona Ltd. CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    7,500
Young Sounds of Arizona CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
ZUZI! Dance Company, School and Theater CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000

 

Festival Grants

Arab American Festival Phoenix  $    3,000
Arizona Aloha Festivals, Inc. Tempe  $    3,000
Arizona Asian American Association Phoenix  $    3,000
Arizona Dance Coalition Phoenix  $    2,000
Artlink Phoenix  $    2,000
ASU Foundation for a New American University Tempe  $    2,000
Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation Scottsdale  $    2,000
Casa Grande Friends of the Arts Casa Grande  $    1,500
City of El Mirage El Mirage  $    3,000
City of Litchfield Park Litchfield Park  $    3,000
CONDER/dance Tempe  $    3,000
Corazon De Latinos Unidos Eloy  $    3,000
Cottonwood Economic Development Council Cottonwood  $    2,000
Cultural Coalition, Inc. Mesa  $    3,000
Flagstaff Dance and Film Festival Flagstaff  $    2,000
Grand Avenue Arts & Preservation Phoenix  $    2,000
Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival Scottsdale  $    3,000
India Association of Phoenix Phoenix  $    3,000
La Frontera Tucson  $    3,000
Many Farms High School Many Farms  $    2,000
Mesa Media Polacca  $    2,000
Mohave Library Alliance Kingman  $    2,000
Northern Arizona Book Festival, Inc. Flagstaff  $    2,000
Ocotillo Literary Endeavors, Inc. Tucson  $    1,500
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson  $    2,000
Phoenix Sister Cities Ennis Committee Book Festival Phoenix  $    2,000
Prescott Chamber of Commerce Prescott  $    3,000
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation Tucson  $    3,000
The Carpetbag Brigade New River  $    3,000
Town of Payson Payson  $    3,000
Tucson Jewish Community Center Tucson  $    3,000
West Yavapai Guidance Clinic Foundation Prescott Valley  $    3,000
Wham Art Association Surprise  $    3,000
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center Flagstaff  $    2,000

Arts Learning Collaboration Grants

Alhambra High School Phoenix  $    2,500
Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center Scottsdale  $    2,500
Arizona School for the Arts Phoenix  $    2,000
C. O. Greenfield Elementary School Phoenix  $    2,500
Celestino Fernandez Learning Center Tucson  $    2,500
Challenger Middle School Tucson  $    2,500
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Flagstaff  $    2,500
Copper Point School Tucson  $    2,500
Cottonwood Middle School Cottonwood  $    1,500
Create Academy Phoenix  $    2,500
Creighton School District #14 Phoenix  $    2,500
Flowing Wells High School Art Program Tucson  $    2,500
Genesis City Phoenix  $    2,000
Grand Canyon Unified School District Grand Canyon  $    2,500
Homer Davis Tucson  $    2,500
Ironwood High School Glendale  $    2,500
Laguna Elementary School Tucson  $    2,500
Lillian Cavett Elementary School Tucson  $    2,500
Marshall Magnet Elementary School Flagstaff  $    2,500
Mercury Mine Elementary School Phoenix  $    2,500
Montessori Day School – Lakeshore Chandler  $    1,500
Nosotros Academy Tucson  $    2,500
Page High School Page  $    2,500
Picture Rocks Elementary Tucson  $    2,500
Salt River High School Scottsdale  $    2,500
San Carlos Secondary School San Carlos  $    2,500
Summit View Elementary Tucson  $    2,500
The Blue Adobe Project dba Sky Islands Tucson  $    2,500
The PEAK School Flagstaff  $    2,500
Tortolita Middle School Tucson  $    2,500
Tucson Magnet High School Tucson  $    2,500
Walter Douglas Elementary Tucson  $    2,500

 

Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants

ASU Foundation Tempe  $    1,500
Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped Phoenix  $    2,500
Benevilla Surprise  $    2,500
Saguaro National Park Tucson  $    2,500
Scottsdale School of Film + Theatre (Theatre Arts Program), SCC Scottsdale  $    2,500
The U-Turn Foundation Mesa  $    2,500
Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development Phoenix  $    2,500
Youth Development Institute Phoenix  $    2,500
Youth Empowerment Services  for Dine Bikeyah Teec Nos Pos  $    2,500

 

Grantees by County

 

Apache

Many Farms High School Festivals, Level I Many Farms  $    2,000
Youth Empowerment Services  for Dine Bikeyah Lifelong Arts Engagement Teec Nos Pos  $    2,500

 

 

Cochise

Bisbee Community Chorus CIG, Level I Bisbee  $    2,000
Central School Project CIG, Level II Bisbee  $    5,000
The Bisbee Radio Project, Inc. CIG, Level III Bisbee  $  10,000
Willcox Historic Theater Preservation, Inc. CIG, Level III Willcox  $    5,000

 

Coconino

Artists Coalition of Flagstaff CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Canyon Movement Company, Inc. CIG, Level III Flagstaff  $    5,000
Children’s Chorale of Flagstaff CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    4,500
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Arts Learning Collaboration Flagstaff  $    2,500
Dry Creek Arts Fellowship CIG, Level II Flagstaff  $    3,000
Flagstaff Arts Council CIG, Level V Flagstaff  $  28,000
Flagstaff Community Band CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Flagstaff Dance and Film Festival Festivals, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music CIG, Level III Flagstaff  $    5,000
Flagstaff Master Chorale CIG, Level II Flagstaff  $    5,000
Flagstaff Symphony Association CIG, Level V Flagstaff  $  22,000
Grand Canyon Guitar Society, LTD CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Marshall Magnet Elementary School Arts Learning Collaboration Flagstaff  $    2,500
Museum of Northern Arizona CIG, Level VI Flagstaff  $  47,000
Northern Arizona Book Festival, Inc. Festivals, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Orchestra Northern Arizona CIG, Level I Flagstaff  $    3,000
The PEAK School Arts Learning Collaboration Flagstaff  $    2,500
Theatrikos Theatre Company CIG, Level III Flagstaff  $  10,000
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center Festivals, Level I Flagstaff  $    2,000
Grand Canyon Music Festival, Inc. CIG, Level II Grand Canyon  $    7,500
Grand Canyon Unified School District Arts Learning Collaboration Grand Canyon  $    2,500
Page High School Arts Learning Collaboration Page  $    2,500
Sedona Arts Center CIG, Level V Sedona  $  28,000

 

Gila

Town of Payson Festivals, Level II Payson  $    3,000
San Carlos Secondary School Arts Learning Collaboration San Carlos  $    2,500

 

Graham

Gila Valley Arts Council CIG, Level I Safford  $    3,000

 

Maricopa

Musical Theatre of Anthem CIG, Level IV Anthem  $    7,500
ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra (PMAZ) CIG, Level III Anthem  $    5,000
Catitude Gallery & Studio-A Community Arts Center CIG, Level I Avondale  $    3,000
Arizona Musicfest CIG, Level V Carefree  $  22,000
Sonoran Arts League, Inc. CIG, Level IV Cave Creek  $  12,000
Chandler Childrens Choir, Inc. CIG, Level II Chandler  $    3,000
Chandler Cultural Foundation CIG, Level V Chandler  $  22,000
Chandler Symphony Orchestra CIG, Level II Chandler  $    3,000
Desert Sounds Performing Arts Inc. CIG, Level II Chandler  $    5,000
Fine Arts Association of Arizona CIG, Level I Chandler  $    3,000
Montessori Day School – Lakeshore Arts Learning Collaboration Chandler  $    1,500
City of El Mirage Festivals, Level II El Mirage  $    3,000
Ironwood High School Arts Learning Collaboration Glendale  $    2,500
City of Litchfield Park Festivals, Level II Litchfield Park  $    3,000
West Valley Youth Orchestra CIG, Level I Litchfield Park  $    3,000
Ballet Etudes Youth Ballet of Mesa CIG, Level IV Mesa  $  18,000
Cultural Coalition, Inc. Festivals, Level II Mesa  $    3,000
East Valley Childrens Theatre CIG, Level III Mesa  $    7,500
i.d.e.a. Museum Board of Directors, Inc. CIG, Level VI Mesa  $  25,000
Mesa Arts Center CIG, Level VI Mesa  $  47,000
Mesa Encore Theatre CIG, Level III Mesa  $    5,000
Metropolitan Youth Symphony CIG, Level III Mesa  $    7,500
Sonoran Desert Chorale, Inc. CIG, Level II Mesa  $    5,000
Symphony of the Southwest CIG, Level II Mesa  $    3,000
The U-Turn Foundation Lifelong Arts Engagement Mesa  $    2,500
The Carpetbag Brigade Festivals, Level II New River  $    3,000
Theater Works CIG, Level V Peoria  $  22,000
Act One Foundation CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  18,000
Alhambra High School Arts Learning Collaboration Phoenix  $    2,500
Arab American Festival Festivals, Level II Phoenix  $    3,000
Arizona Art Alliance CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    3,000
Arizona Asian American Association Festivals, Level II Phoenix  $    3,000
Arizona Bach Festival CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
Arizona Dance Coalition Festivals, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
Arizona Dance Education Organization CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped Lifelong Arts Engagement Phoenix  $    2,500
Arizona Masterworks Chorale CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
Arizona Opera Company CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Arizona School for the Arts Arts Learning Collaboration Phoenix  $    2,000
Artlink Festivals, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
Ballet Arizona CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Black Theatre Troupe, Inc. CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
C. O. Greenfield Elementary School Arts Learning Collaboration Phoenix  $    2,500
Center Dance Ensemble CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
Childrens Museum of Phoenix CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Create Academy Arts Learning Collaboration Phoenix  $    2,500
Creighton School District #14 Arts Learning Collaboration Phoenix  $    2,500
Detour Company Theatre, Inc. CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    7,500
Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  28,000
Genesis City Arts Learning Collaboration Phoenix  $    2,000
Grand Avenue Arts & Preservation Festivals, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
Grand Canyon Mens Chorale CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    5,000
Great Arizona Puppet Theater CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  12,000
Heard Museum CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  47,000
Heritage Square Foundation, Phoenix CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  12,000
India Association of Phoenix Festivals, Level II Phoenix  $    3,000
iTheatre Collaborative CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Mercury Mine Elementary School Arts Learning Collaboration Phoenix  $    2,500
Movement Source Inc. CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Musical Instrument Museum CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  25,000
North Valley Symphony Orchestra CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
nueBOX CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    4,500
Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix, Inc. CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    5,000
Phoenix Art Museum CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  47,000
Phoenix Boys Choir CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  12,000
Phoenix Center for the Arts CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Phoenix Chamber Music Society CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  12,000
Phoenix Children’s Chorus CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Phoenix Chorale CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Phoenix Conservatory of Music CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  12,000
Phoenix Film Foundation CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $    7,500
Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Herberger Theater Center CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Phoenix Sister Cities Ennis Committee Book Festival Festivals, Level I Phoenix  $    2,000
Phoenix Symphony Association CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Phoenix Theatre, Inc. CIG, Level VI Phoenix  $  40,000
Phoenix Youth Symphony CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
Red Rocks Music Festival CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    3,000
Rising Youth Theatre CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    4,500
Roosevelt Row Community Development Corp CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
Rosies House – A Music Academy for Children CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  18,000
Shemer Art Center and Museum Association, Inc.(SACAMA) CIG, Level III Phoenix  $    7,500
Space 55 CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
The Rag Collection CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    5,000
Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development Lifelong Arts Engagement Phoenix  $    2,500
Valley Youth Theatre CIG, Level V Phoenix  $  22,000
Voices of the Desert, Inc. CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
VSA arts of Arizona, Inc. CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Xico CIG, Level IV Phoenix  $  18,000
Young Arts Arizona Ltd. CIG, Level II Phoenix  $    7,500
Young Sounds of Arizona CIG, Level I Phoenix  $    3,000
Youth Development Institute Lifelong Arts Engagement Phoenix  $    2,500
Mesa Media Festivals, Level I Polacca  $    2,000
George Phippen Memorial Foundation CIG, Level IV Prescott  $  12,000
Prescott Chamber of Commerce Festivals, Level II Prescott  $    3,000
Prescott Fine Arts Association CIG, Level IV Prescott  $    7,500
Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture CIG, Level IV Prescott  $    7,500
Yavapai Symphony Association, Inc. CIG, Level III Prescott  $    7,500
Queen Creek Cultural Foundation CIG, Level V Queen Creek  $  12,000
Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center Arts Learning Collaboration Scottsdale  $    2,500
Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation Festivals, Level I Scottsdale  $    2,000
Desert Foothills Theater CIG, Level IV Scottsdale  $  12,000
Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival Festivals, Level II Scottsdale  $    3,000
Jazz in Arizona, Inc. CIG, Level IV Scottsdale  $  18,000
Musica Nova CIG, Level I Scottsdale  $    3,000
Salt River High School Arts Learning Collaboration Scottsdale  $    2,500
Scottsdale Cultural Council CIG, Level VI Scottsdale  $  25,000
Scottsdale Philharmonic CIG, Level II Scottsdale  $    5,000
Scottsdale School of Film + Theatre (Theatre Arts Program), SCC Lifelong Arts Engagement Scottsdale  $    2,500
Arizona Classic Jazz Festival CIG, Level III Sun Lakes  $    5,000
Benevilla Lifelong Arts Engagement Surprise  $    2,500
West Valley Arts Council CIG, Level IV Surprise  $  12,000
Wham Art Association Festivals, Level II Surprise  $    3,000
Arizona Aloha Festivals, Inc. Festivals, Level II Tempe  $    3,000
ASU Foundation Lifelong Arts Engagement Tempe  $    1,500
ASU Foundation for a New American University Festivals, Level I Tempe  $    2,000
Childsplay, Inc. CIG, Level VI Tempe  $  47,000
City of Tempe Cultural Services CIG, Level V Tempe  $  28,000
CONDER/dance Festivals, Level II Tempe  $    3,000
Stray Cat Theatre CIG, Level II Tempe  $    7,500
Maricopa County Historical Society CIG, Level V Wickenburg  $  22,000
Wickenburg Foundation for the Performing Arts CIG, Level V Wickenburg  $  22,000

 

Mohave

Mohave Library Alliance Festivals, Level I Kingman  $    2,000
Sounds of Kingman CIG, Level I Kingman  $    3,000

 

Navajo

White Mountain Apache Tribe CIG, Level III Fort Apache  $    5,000
Mesa Media Festivals, Level I Polacca  $    2,000
White Mountain Symphony Orchestra CIG, Level I Show Low  $    3,000

 

Pima

Community Performing Arts Center Foundation CIG, Level IV Green Valley  $    7,500
Arizona Choral Society CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
Arizona Early Music Society CIG, Level I Tucson  $    3,000
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music CIG, Level IV Tucson  $    7,500
Arizona Repertory Singers CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Arizona Theatre Company* CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  47,000
Arts Express CIG, Level III Tucson  $  10,000
Arts for All, Inc. CIG, Level V Tucson  $  12,000
Arts Integration Solutions CIG, Level IV Tucson  $    7,500
Borderlands Theater CIG, Level II Tucson  $    7,500
Capoeira Institute Southwest CIG, Level I Tucson  $    4,500
Casa Libre en la Solana CIG, Level I Tucson  $    4,500
Celestino Fernandez Learning Center Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Challenger Middle School Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Civic Orchestra of Tucson CIG, Level I Tucson  $    4,500
Copper Point School Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Desert Voices CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
Flowing Wells High School Art Program Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Foundation for Creative Broadcasting CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Homer Davis Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Invisible Theatre CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  18,000
Kore Press CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
La Frontera Festivals, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Laguna Elementary School Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Lillian Cavett Elementary School Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Literacy Connects CIG, Level III Tucson  $    7,500
Live Theatre Workshop CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Loft Cinema, Inc. CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  60,000
Many Mouths One Stomach CIG, Level III Tucson  $  10,000
Nosotros Academy Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Ocotillo Literary Endeavors, Inc. Festivals, Level I Tucson  $    1,500
Odaiko Sonora CIG, Level III Tucson  $    5,000
Pan Left Productions CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Festivals, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
Picture Rocks Elementary Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
POG, Inc CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
Safos Dance Theatre CIG, Level I Tucson  $    4,500
Saguaro National Park Lifelong Arts Engagement Tucson  $    2,500
Sonoran Art Foundation CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Sons of Orpheus – The Male Chorus of Tucson CIG, Level I Tucson  $    3,000
Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance CIG, Level V Tucson  $  22,000
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation Festivals, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra CIG, Level III Tucson  $    7,500
Southwest Folklife Alliance CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  18,000
Summit View Elementary Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
The Blue Adobe Project dba Sky Islands Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
The Community Players CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
The Drawing Studio CIG, Level III Tucson  $  10,000
The Mini Time Machine, Inc. CIG, Level V Tucson  $  28,000
The Rogue Theatre CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
The Symphony Women’s Association CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Tortolita Middle School Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
True Concord Voices & Orchestra (Tucson Chamber Artists, Inc.) CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus CIG, Level V Tucson  $  12,000
Tucson Children’s Museum dba Children’s Museum Tucson CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  60,000
Tucson Girls Chorus CIG, Level IV Tucson  $  12,000
Tucson Guitar Society CIG, Level I Tucson  $    3,000
Tucson Jewish Community Center Festivals, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Tucson Magnet High School Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  40,000
Tucson Pops Orchestra CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
Tucson Symphony Society CIG, Level VI Tucson  $  60,000
Verde Valley Sinfonietta CIG, Level II Tucson  $    5,000
Walter Douglas Elementary Arts Learning Collaboration Tucson  $    2,500
Winding Road Theater Ensemble CIG, Level I Tucson  $    2,000
WomanKraft CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000
ZUZI! Dance Company, School and Theater CIG, Level II Tucson  $    3,000

 

Pinal

Casa Grande Friends of the Arts Festivals, Level I Casa Grande  $    1,500
Corazon De Latinos Unidos Festivals, Level II Eloy  $    3,000
Gold Canyon Arts Council CIG, Level II Gold Canyon  $    3,000

 

Santa Cruz

Patrons of the Arts, Inc. CIG, Level I Nogales  $    2,000
Patagonia Creative Arts Association CIG, Level I Patagonia  $    2,000
Santa Cruz Valley Art Association CIG, Level IV Tubac  $  12,000

 

Yavapai

Cottonwood Economic Development Council Festivals, Level I Cottonwood  $    2,000
Cottonwood Middle School Arts Learning Collaboration Cottonwood  $    1,500
George Phippen Memorial Foundation CIG, Level IV Prescott  $  12,000
Prescott Chamber of Commerce Festivals, Level II Prescott  $    3,000
Prescott Fine Arts Association CIG, Level IV Prescott  $    7,500
Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture CIG, Level IV Prescott  $    7,500
Yavapai Symphony Association, Inc. CIG, Level III Prescott  $    7,500
West Yavapai Guidance Clinic Foundation Festivals, Level II Prescott Valley  $    3,000
Sedona Arts Festival CIG, Level III Sedona  $    7,500
Sedona International Film Festival CIG, Level V Sedona  $  22,000

 

Yuma

Ballet Yuma CIG, Level III Yuma  $    7,500
City of Yuma Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission CIG, Level V Yuma  $  12,000

 

* At their quarterly board meeting held on June 30, 2016, the Governor-appointed commissioners of the Arizona Commission on the Arts elected to defer action on a recommended fiscal year 2017 Community Investment Grant award of $47,000 to Arizona Theatre Company to allow for further consideration of the organization’s operational status.