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].

 

Jun
24
Fri
AZ ArtWorker: Douglas, Cafesito con Claudio Dicochea: A conversation over coffee and pan dulce
Jun 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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.

Jun
25
Sat
AZ ArtWorker: Douglas, Painting Workshop with Claudio Dicochea
Jun 25 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

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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Jun
30
Thu
Quarterly Commission Meeting
Jun 30 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Jul
4
Mon
Independence Day | Office Closed
Jul 4 all-day
Jul
23
Sat
Competitive Grant Writing for Artists Workshop
Jul 23 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at Xico Galería in Phoenix on Saturday, July 23, 2016, for a free 3-hour workshop designed to help artists craft superior grant applications. Whether you’re an emerging artist just learning the ropes or a seasoned pro looking to polish your presentation, this workshop covers the fundamentals while offering an insiders perspective on what funders and review panelists are looking for in a grant application.  Using the Arts Commission’s Artist Research and Development Grant as a model, participants will learn the essential components of a strong application as they play the role of reviewers in a mock grant review panel.

Cost: Free

Register at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lhhhlrqab&oeidk=a07ecxrb6gm33b8747a

Aug
9
Tue
Online Information Session: 2017 Artist Research and Development Grants
Aug 9 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This online information session will include discussion of ARDG application and eligibility requirements, a breakdown of the application components and a live Q&A with Arts Commission staff.

Register

Aug
12
Fri
A Conversation with Jane Chu
Aug 12 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

The National Endowment for the Arts, the Arizona Commission on the Arts and Mesa Arts Center invite you to join us for a Town Hall conversation with NEA Chairman Jane Chu on Friday, August 12, 2016.

This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is appreciated.

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Aug
26
Fri
Consortium of Arizona Local Arts Agencies (CAZLAA)
Aug 26 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Consortium of Arizona Local Arts Agencies (CAZLAA)

Arizona Commission on the Arts, Conference Room

Sep
5
Mon
Labor Day | Office Closed
Sep 5 all-day
Sep
12
Mon
Deadline: FY2016 Community Investment Grant, Festival Grant and Arts Learning Grant Final Report Deadline
Sep 12 @ 11:59 pm – 11:59 pm

FY2016 Community Investment Grant, Festival Grant and Arts Learning Grant Final Report Deadline

Complete a Final Report in the GO system at http://arizona.culturegrants.org. While Final Reports must be submitted no later than Monday, September 12, 2016, the Arts Commission recommends that Final Reports be submitted within 30 days of the completion of the funded activities (for Festival and Arts Learning Grants) or the organization’s Fiscal Year (for Community Investment Grants).

Failure to submit a FY2016 Final Report by the posted deadline will render your organization ineligible to apply for future Arts Commission grants.

All grant-related materials must be received by the Arizona Commission on the Arts by close of the business day on the deadline date. Without exception, organizations that neglect to submit required materials by the published deadlines will forfeit their current grant award and/or be ineligible for future funding.

For assistance, please contact Kristen Pierce, Organizational Grants and Services Manager, (602) 771-6517 or [email protected]

 

Sep
14
Wed
Accessibility Webinar: Access 101
Sep 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

In September 2016 the Arizona Commission on the Arts and VSA Arizona will present a pair of webinars on ADA compliance for nonprofit arts organizations. With sessions designed for both those who are just getting started and those who are ready to move beyond mere compliance, all nonprofit arts organizations are encouraged to participate.

Access 101
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Are you new to the role of Accessibility Coordinator this season? Join our webinar for tips on how your organization can be accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.

Register at https://www.anymeeting.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EC56D687854D3A

Webinar is offered free of charge. Advance registration is required.

Sep
17
Sat
AZ ArtWorker: Phoenix, Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process: Introductory Workshop
Sep 17 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

AZ ArtWorker Workshop with Liz Lerman

Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process: Introductory workshop

With an introduction by Julia Akerly and Allyson Yoder of [nueBOX]

Join Macarthur “Genius Grant” recipient Liz Lerman for an introductory workshop on her Critical Response Process (CRP), a facilitated structure for giving and getting feedback on artistic works in progress. Grounded in principles of meaning, inquiry, and dialogue, it is designed to leave the maker eager and motivated to get back to work on the project under consideration. This workshop will introduce the four steps of CRP and explore the values that support useful critique through conversation, participation, and reflection.

Participants in this introductory workshop will have priority registration privileges for a one-day CRP intensive presented by [nueBOX] in November.

Cost: $10
Workshop size is limited to 30 participants.