The calendar below features upcoming Arts Commission deadlines, events, information sessions and workshop opportunities. Times, dates and event details may be subject to change. For more information, please email [email protected].
FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that panel review meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.
- Arizona Dance Coalition
- Artlink
- ASU Foundation for a New American University
- Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation
- Casa Grande Friends of the Arts
- Cottonwood Economic Development Council
- Flagstaff Dance and Film Festival
- Grand Avenue Arts & Preservation
- Many Farms High School
- Mesa Media Inc
- Mohave Library Alliance
- Northern Arizona Book Festival, Inc.
- Ocotillo Literary Endeavors
- Pascua Yaqui Festival of the Arts
- Phoenix Sister Cities Ennis Committee Book Festival
- Superior Chamber of Commerce
- Town of Guadalupe
- Tucson Fringe Festival
- Willow Bend Environmental Education Center
FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that panel review meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.
- Arab American Festival
- Arizona Aloha Festival
- Arizona Asian American Association
- Arizona Matsuri
- City of El Mirage
- City of Litchfield Park
- CONDER/dance
- Corazon De Latinos Unidos
- Cultural Coalition, Inc.
- Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival
- India Association
- La Frontera
- Prescott Chamber of Commerce
- Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation
- The Carpetbag Brigade
- Town of Payson
- Tucson Jewish Community Center
- Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association
- West Yavapai Guidance Clinic Foundation
- Wham Art Association
Each year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts awards Artist Research & Development Grants (ARDG) artists working in all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.
In June 2016, the Arts Commission will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of ARDG recipients.
For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.
Gallery Hours:
Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, June 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Friday, June 17, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, June 18, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Private viewings may be available by request. Email Gabriela Muñoz at [email protected] to request an appointment.
In June 2016, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of Artist Research and Development Grant recipients.
On Saturday, June 4, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, the Arts Commission’s AZ ArtWorker program will host an artist panel with featured artists Alex! Jimenez, Lauren Strohacker and Kendra Sollars. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.
Each year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts awards Artist Research & Development Grants (ARDG) artists working in all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.
In June 2016, the Arts Commission will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of ARDG recipients.
For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.
Gallery Hours:
Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, June 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Friday, June 17, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, June 18, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Private viewings may be available by request. Email Gabriela Muñoz at [email protected] to request an appointment.
Cafesito con Margarita Cabrera: A conversation over coffee and pan dulce.
Join us for a meet and greet with Margarita Cabrera, a Mexican-American artist whose objects and activities address timely issues related to border relations, labor practices and immigration. Margarita will talk about her latest project Space in Between, a collaboration with ASU Art Museum, Desert Botanical Gardens and various community organizations. The artist will also introduce the project Douglas Abre la Boca. Don’t miss it!
Acompáñenos a conocer y saludar a Margarita Cabrera, artista y activista mexico-americana cuyos objetos y actividades abordan temas actuales sobre las relaciones fronterizas, las prácticas laborales y la inmigración. Margarita hablará sobre su más reciente proyecto Space in Between, cuyo nombre se deriva de la palabra Nahuatl: Nepantla. El proyecto en una colaboración con el Museo de Arte de ASU, Desert Botanical Gardens y varias organizaciones comunitarias. La artista también presentará el proyecto Douglas Abre la Boca. ¡No se lo pierdan!
* Bilingual meet and greet. Convivio bilingüe.
* Workshop size is limited to 30 participants.
As part of the Land Tracings exhibition, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will present an evening of durational patchmaking with P.Nosa.
With a portable sewing machine powered by a solar panel and a bicycle that generates electricity, Nosa tours the country, settling in public areas where he sets up his machine and asks people to describe a scenario in five words or less. He interprets these scenarios in the moment, sewing intricate designs onto a patch.
For more information about Land Tracings and the featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.
Each year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts awards Artist Research & Development Grants (ARDG) artists working in all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.
In June 2016, the Arts Commission will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of ARDG recipients.
For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.
Gallery Hours:
Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, June 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Friday, June 17, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, June 18, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Private viewings may be available by request. Email Gabriela Muñoz at [email protected] to request an appointment.
Each year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts awards Artist Research & Development Grants (ARDG) artists working in all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.
In June 2016, the Arts Commission will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of ARDG recipients.
For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.
Gallery Hours:
Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, June 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Friday, June 17, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, June 18, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm
Private viewings may be available by request. Email Gabriela Muñoz at [email protected] to request an appointment.
Cafesito con Claudio Dicochea: A conversation over coffee and pan dulce.
Join us for a conversation with artist Claudio Dicochea. He will talk about the personal creative journey of artmaking as well as the social process of placing our work out in the world. Dicochea will present and share insight on his work as a means of exploring practical questions about the commitment, discipline, and passion necessary for a life in the arts. The conversation will focus also on the more social and professional aspects of artmaking, which includes the development of varied skills outside the studio to help us convey the importance of our work in a meaningful and successful manner. Through open discussion, we’ll share ways of developing our own unique artistic visions and of strengthening our social participation and effect as creative thinkers.
Acompáñenos a una conversación con el artista Claudio Dicochea. Él hablará sobre su trayectoria artística, así como el proceso social de colocar su trabajo en el mundo. Dicochea presentará y compartirá su visión sobre su trabajo como un medio para explorar preguntas prácticas sobre el compromiso, la disciplina y la pasión necesaria para una vida en las artes. La conversación se centrará también en los aspectos más sociales y profesionales de la creación artística, incluyendo el desarrollo de habilidades variadas fuera del estudio que transmiten la importancia de nuestro trabajo de una manera significativa y exitosa. Mediante la discusión abierta, vamos a compartir formas de desarrollar nuestras propias visiones artísticas y fortalecer nuestra participación social nuestra influencia como creativos.
* Bilingual meet and greet. Convivio bilingüe.
Painting Workshop with Claudio Dicochea
Join us for a workshop that will provide you with an understanding of paint as a material for artistic expression and painting as an activity that explores our sense of self and our sense of place. Through a set of different exercises, this workshop will cover the techniques, information, and skills necessary for building an ongoing studio practice. Including an understanding of pigments, blending and glazing, medium and surface drying time, gels, archival tips, mixed media, and more. Artists of all experience will learn about the versatility of painting as a contemporary discipline along with its potential for open and rewarding creative exploration.
Acompáñenos a un taller enfocado en la comprensión de la pintura como material para la expresión artística y la pintura como una actividad que explora nuestro sentido de ser y nuestro lugar en la comunidad. A través de una serie de diferentes ejercicios, este taller cubrirá las técnicas, información y habilidades necesarias para la construcción de una práctica artística en el estudio. Incluyendo la comprensión de los pigmentos, la mezcla y el tiempo de secado de la superficie de pintar, geles, tips para la preservación, técnicas mixtas, y mucho más. Los artistas a todo nivel de experiencia aprenderán acerca de la versatilidad de la pintura como una disciplina contemporánea, así como su potencial para la exploración creativa abierta y gratificante.
Bilingual painting workshop. Taller de pintura bilingüe.
Cost: $20
Workshop size is limited to 20 participants. Advance registration is required. Register online at: http://conta.cc/1tiGzWu
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