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.

Aug
17
Fri
Poetry Out Loud Registration Opens
Aug 17 all-day

Registration for 2019 Arizona Poetry Out Loud will open on Friday, August 17, 2018.

Register

Aug
28
Tue
Artist Grants Committee Meeting
Aug 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Proposed changes to the agency’s Artist Research and Development Grant policies were presented. The committee recommended three amendments to the proposed changes (described in the meeting minutes). A motion was made by Ruben Alvarez to approve the policy manual updates, amended to include the Committee’s recommendations, seconded by Ben Baer, and unanimously approved.