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 info@azarts.gov.

 

Feb
6
Tue
FY 2019 Community Investment Grant Online Information Session
Feb 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

The Arizona Commission on the Arts has published guidelines for Fiscal Year 2019 Community Investment Grants (CIG) and Festival Grants. We encourage prospective applicants to review these guidelines thoroughly and begin preparing application responses and materials as soon as possible.

To further help potential applicants prepare successful applications, we are presenting online information sessions for both Community Investment Grants and Festival Grants. These online information sessions will walk potential applicants through the grant application guidelines, including eligibility requirements, funding restrictions, and application process. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Recordings of each session will be available for viewing on this page the following day.

To register, visit https://azarts.gov/news/fiscal-year-2019-grants-information-session-nonprofits/

Feb
7
Wed
FY 2019 Festival Grant Online Information Session
Feb 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

The Arizona Commission on the Arts has published guidelines for Fiscal Year 2019 Community Investment Grants (CIG) and Festival Grants. We encourage prospective applicants to review these guidelines thoroughly and begin preparing application responses and materials as soon as possible.

To further help potential applicants prepare successful applications, we are presenting online information sessions for both Community Investment Grants and Festival Grants. These online information sessions will walk potential applicants through the grant application guidelines, including eligibility requirements, funding restrictions, and application process. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Recordings of each session will be available for viewing on this page the following day.

To register, visit https://azarts.gov/news/fiscal-year-2019-grants-information-session-nonprofits/

Feb
10
Sat
Poetry Out Loud Northern Region Competition
Feb 10 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Poetry Out Loud Southern Region Competition
Feb 10 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Feb
24
Sat
Poetry Out Loud Central Region Competition
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Feb
27
Tue
FY 2019 Community Investment Grant Online Information Session
Feb 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

The Arizona Commission on the Arts has published guidelines for Fiscal Year 2019 Community Investment Grants (CIG) and Festival Grants. We encourage prospective applicants to review these guidelines thoroughly and begin preparing application responses and materials as soon as possible.

To further help potential applicants prepare successful applications, we are presenting online information sessions for both Community Investment Grants and Festival Grants. These online information sessions will walk potential applicants through the grant application guidelines, including eligibility requirements, funding restrictions, and application process. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Recordings of each session will be available for viewing on this page the following day.

To register, visit https://azarts.gov/news/fiscal-year-2019-grants-information-session-nonprofits/

Feb
28
Wed
FY 2019 Festival Grant Online Information Session
Feb 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

The Arizona Commission on the Arts has published guidelines for Fiscal Year 2019 Community Investment Grants (CIG) and Festival Grants. We encourage prospective applicants to review these guidelines thoroughly and begin preparing application responses and materials as soon as possible.

To further help potential applicants prepare successful applications, we are presenting online information sessions for both Community Investment Grants and Festival Grants. These online information sessions will walk potential applicants through the grant application guidelines, including eligibility requirements, funding restrictions, and application process. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Recordings of each session will be available for viewing on this page the following day.

To register, visit https://azarts.gov/news/fiscal-year-2019-grants-information-session-nonprofits/

Mar
3
Sat
2018 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Mar 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

 

The 2018 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals are open to the public and admission is free, but space is limited. We request anyone planning to attend RSVP via the online form below:

RSVP

Apr
28
Sat
Dance in the Desert: Community Share Out
Apr 28 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us as we share what we learned during the inaugural Dance in the Desert: A Gathering of Latinx dancemakers working in Arizona and beyond. The Community Share out will include feedback from participating artists and arts leaders, a brief synopsis of research conducted, and a short dance performance.

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

Register

Dance in the Desert is an inaugural gathering of Latinx dancemakers working in Arizona and beyond. Learn more at https://azarts.gov/az-artworker/dance-in-the-desert/

This project is supported by Safos Dance Theatre, AZ Artworker, an initiative of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Liz Lerman LLC, Phoenix Hostel & Cultural Center, and Projecting All Voices, an initiative launched by ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and supported by ASU Gammage.

This project received support from WESTAF and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Dance in the Desert: Pachanga
Apr 28 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Join us as we celebrate the closing of the inaugural Dance in the Desert: A Gathering of Latinx Dancemakers. The Pachanga will feature music by DJ Musa and pop up dance performances.

This event is free and open to the public.

Dance in the Desert is an inaugural gathering of Latinx dancemakers working in Arizona and beyond. Learn more at https://azarts.gov/az-artworker/dance-in-the-desert/

This project is supported by Safos Dance Theatre, AZ Artworker, an initiative of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Liz Lerman LLC, Phoenix Hostel & Cultural Center, and Projecting All Voices, an initiative launched by ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and supported by ASU Gammage.

This project received support from WESTAF and the National Endowment for the Arts.

May
15
Tue
FY2019 CIG – Level IV A Grant Review Panel Meeting
May 15 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm

FY19 CIG Panel – IV A
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 10:00am – 4:30pm

Panel Orientation will at 10:00am, discussion will begin at 10:30am.

Applicants are listed in the order they will be reviewed.

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
Arizona Jewish Historical Society
Community Performing Arts Center Inc.
Desert Foothills Theater
Fountain Hills Theater
George Phippen Memorial Foundation
Great Arizona Puppet Theater
Heritage Square Foundation
Invisible Theatre
Jazz in Arizona Inc.
Live Theatre Workshop
Musical Theatre of Anthem, INC.
Phoenix Chamber Music Society
Phoenix Conservatory of Music
Phoenix Film Foundation

Reminder: Applicant organizations funded through the CIG program in FY18, submitted Alternate Year applications for the FY19 CIG application cycle for Levels I, II & III. These applications will not go to panel review, but will maintain their funding priority from FY18.

May
16
Wed
FY2019 CIG – Level IV B Grant Review Panel Meeting
May 16 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm

FY19 CIG Panel – IV B
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:00am – 4:30pm

Panel Orientation will at 10:00am, discussion will begin at 10:30am.

Applicants are listed in the order they will be reviewed.

Prescott Fine Arts Association
Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children
Santa Cruz Valley Art Association
Shemer Art Center and Museum Association, Inc.
Sonoran Art Foundation
Sonoran Arts League, Inc.
Southwest Folklife Alliance Inc.
Spotlight Youth Theater
The Drawing Studio
The Smoki Museum
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
Tucson Girls Chorus
West Valley Arts Council
Xico, Inc.

Reminder: Applicant organizations funded through the CIG program in FY18, submitted Alternate Year applications for the FY19 CIG application cycle for Levels I, II & III. These applications will not go to panel review, but will maintain their funding priority from FY18.