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].

 

Nov
6
Wed
SMU DataArts Workshop Tucson
Nov 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

This November, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, in partnership with the Flinn Foundation and Virginia G. Piper Trust, are pleased to offer regional, in-person training workshops to enrich your understanding of the data you submit to SMU DataArts’ Cultural Data Project. Workshops were designed based on the responses you provided in recent surveys and will include opportunities to meet SMU DataArts staff and ask questions specific to your organization.

Additionally, our friends at the Flinn Foundation invite all workshop participants to join a lunch hour discussion alongside the workshop. A light lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. Your lunch RSVP is separate from your registration for the workshop(s), so be sure to do both.

Tucson

Speaking of Data
Attendees will take a deep-dive into their own organization’s data and practice learning from and using that data as part of their work. This intensive session is ideal for decision-making staff and board members interested in learning how to read their SMU DataArts Analytic Reports and practice using them in conversations with various stakeholders and audiences.

This workshop is produced in partnership with the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona.

November 6, 2019
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Historic Brings Coworking
(large conf. room, 2nd floor)
236 S Scott Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701

Register: http://culturaldata.nonprofitsoapbox.com/calendar/event/773
Parking available at 160S S Scott Ave (Corral & Scott Ave)

Lunch discussion to follow
Hosted by the Flinn Foundation

RSVP: https://conta.cc/2VUIEr4

Nov
7
Thu
SMU DataArts Workshop Phoenix
Nov 7 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

This November, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, in partnership with the Flinn Foundation and Virginia G. Piper Trust, are pleased to offer regional, in-person training workshops to enrich your understanding of the data you submit to SMU DataArts’ Cultural Data Project. Workshops were designed based on the responses you provided in recent surveys and will include opportunities to meet SMU DataArts staff and ask questions specific to your organization.

Additionally, our friends at the Flinn Foundation invite all workshop participants to join a lunch hour discussion alongside the workshop. A light lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. Your lunch RSVP is separate from your registration for the workshop(s), so be sure to do both.

Phoenix

Data at Work: Introduction to DataArts Analytic Tools
This workshop will dive into how to use SMU DataArts’ free tools to help you better understand how to analyze trends in your data, benchmark against peer organizations, and gain insight into your work with key performance indicators. This session is ideal for those who have already completed at least one Cultural Data Profile Survey, although new users are also welcome.

This workshop is produced in partnership with the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, and Ballet Arizona.

November 7, 2019
10:00 am – 11:00 am

Ballet Arizona
2835 Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Register: http://culturaldata.nonprofitsoapbox.com/calendar/event/771
Parking details can be found here under the Dorrance Theatre directions section.

Lunch discussion to follow
Hosted by the Flinn Foundation

RSVP: https://conta.cc/2VOAxfo

Speaking of Data
Attendees will take a deep-dive into their own organization’s data and practice learning from and using that data as part of their work. This intensive session is ideal for decision-making staff and board members interested in learning how to read their SMU DataArts Analytic Reports and practice using them in conversations with various stakeholders and audiences.

This workshop is produced in partnership with the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona.

November 7, 2019
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Ballet Arizona
2835 Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Register: http://culturaldata.nonprofitsoapbox.com/calendar/event/772
Parking details can be found here under the Dorrance Theatre directions section.

Nov
8
Fri
SMU DataArts Workshop Flagstaff
Nov 8 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

This November, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, in partnership with the Flinn Foundation and Virginia G. Piper Trust, are pleased to offer regional, in-person training workshops to enrich your understanding of the data you submit to SMU DataArts’ Cultural Data Project. Workshops were designed based on the responses you provided in recent surveys and will include opportunities to meet SMU DataArts staff and ask questions specific to your organization.

Additionally, our friends at the Flinn Foundation invite all workshop participants to join a lunch hour discussion alongside the workshop. A light lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. Your lunch RSVP is separate from your registration for the workshop(s), so be sure to do both.

Flagstaff

Speaking of Data
Attendees will take a deep-dive into their own organization’s data and practice learning from and using that data as part of their work. This intensive session is ideal for decision-making staff and board members interested in learning how to read their SMU DataArts Analytic Reports and practice using them in conversations with various stakeholders and audiences.

This workshop is produced in partnership with the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Flagstaff Arts Council.

November 8, 2019
10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Coconino Center for the Arts
2300 N Fort Valley Rd
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Register: http://culturaldata.nonprofitsoapbox.com/calendar/event/770

Lunch discussion to follow
Hosted by the Flinn Foundation

RSVP: https://conta.cc/2Bmodd2

Feb
15
Sat
2020 Poetry Out Loud Northern Region Competition
Feb 15 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Northern Region
Saturday, February 15, 2020
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Native American Cultural Center
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

2020 Poetry Out Loud Central Region Competition
Feb 15 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Central Region
Saturday, February 15, 2020
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Mesa Arts Center
1 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85201

Feb
29
Sat
2020 Poetry Out Loud Southern Region Competition
Feb 29 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Southern Region
Saturday, February 29, 2020
1:00 – 4:00 pm
UA Poetry Center
1508 E. Helen St., Tucson, AZ 85719

Mar
7
Sat
2020 Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Mar 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

March 7, 2020 – 2020 Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Burton Barr Central Library
1221 N Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004

Doors open at 1:30 pm.

Apr
9
Thu
Crisis Engagement: 12 Tasks to Sustain Donors in Turbulent Times
Apr 9 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am

Crisis Engagement: 12 Tasks to Sustain Donors in Turbulent Times

Thursday, April 9, 2020
10:00 – 10:30 am
 

REGISTER

Presented by Social Prosperity Partners, in partnership with City of Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and Arizona Citizens for the Arts, this short webinar for leaders of nonprofit organizations offers substantive & actionable recommendations designed to help organizations sustain the support of their donors, members, volunteers, and other stakeholders.

Arizona Teaching Artist Virtual Conversation
Apr 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Arizona Teaching Artist Virtual Conversation

Thursday, April 9, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 pm 

REGISTER

A peer-to-peer driven conversation for Arizona Teaching Artists to virtually check-in, share strategies, insights, tools, and resources relevant in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A link and instructions for joining the session will be emailed to you upon registration.

Apr
10
Fri
AZ Creative Aging Virtual Conversation
Apr 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

AZ Creative Aging Virtual Conversation

Friday, April 10, 2020
10:00 – 11:00 am
 

REGISTER

A peer to peer driven conversation for creative aging practitioners in Arizona to virtually check-in, share strategies, insights, tools, and resources relevant in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in this time of isolation for older adults.

A link and instructions for joining the session will be emailed to you upon registration.

Apr
17
Fri
Artist Community Check-in
Apr 17 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Friday, April 17, 2020
5:30 – 6:30 pm
 

REGISTER

A conversation about strategies for staying connected to community during “social distancing” and imagining new ways to sustain your creative practice and share your craft during the coronavirus pandemic.

A link and instructions for joining the session will be emailed to you upon registration.

Nik Ridley is a Resident interdisciplinary Artist at Phoenix Center for the Arts and an ASU Gammage Teaching Artist trained in the Kennedy Center Arts’ Integration Method. His passion is in creating residential, corporate, and event-specific art. A proud Purdue Boilermaker, Ridley brings more than 20 years experience in the arts (visual, poetry, theater, spoken word, and music).
Email: [email protected]

Painter Antoinette Cauley has spent the past several years working as a full time artist in her studio in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended Mesa Community College where she studied Fine Art with an emphasis in painting. Cauley is currently represented by the monOrchid Gallery in Phoenix.
Email: [email protected]

Gina Ribaudo, owner of I Love Murals, is a professional muralist and portrait artist. With 25 years experience, she is mastered the art of mural painting. Always loving portraiture, several years ago, she started painting iconic legends in her studio. Her portraits are large scale and her style is very colorful, expressionistic and spontaneous.
Email: [email protected]

Lindsey Krause relocated to Arizona seven years ago from Pennsylvania, and currently manages the north location of Phoenix Center for the Arts: Thunderbird Arts Center. She holds her Master’s Degree in Humanities with a focus on expressive arts therapies, social justice, and non-profit community arts organizations. Lindsey is proficient in several art mediums and has been known to teach and show her art in her home state and in select locations in Arizona.
Email: [email protected]

Tiesha Harrison is an Arizona native and a multi-disciplinary creative collaborator who is an Abstract Artist and Founder of I Love This Journey LLC, an inspirational event planning company that focuses on Art, Creative Expression and Collaboration. Tiesha thrives on self-mastery, creativity and self-reflection to help bring awareness to important topics like mental health, vulnerability and authenticity.
Email: [email protected]

Motown born making home in the Valley of the Sun, Billy “Issim” Ramsey is a father, husband, creative & activist that utilizes arts and arts experiences to connect and cultivate “the village”. The Co-founder of Arizona Talking Drum Performance Studio Network and BlackPoet Ventures, LLC, Issim is working on bettering connections between youth across the metropolitan area and offering tools for resiliency.
Email: [email protected]

Ty Bilunes is a local visual artist from Lansing, Michigan.
Email: [email protected]

Randi England got her start in fashion when she enrolled in The Art Institute of Phoenix for Fashion Design. She was halfway through her degree when it closed in 2018. She has volunteered and worked at F.A.B.R.I.C., a local fashion incubator, for going on three years as an event/fashion show/ model coordinator.
Email: [email protected]

Kait Ahlschwede is a professional fundraiser, informal music educator, and avid arts advocate. After spending several years in Phoenix working at the Musical Instrument Museum and Phoenix Center for the Arts, she is currently on staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Art on their Major and Planned Giving team. Kait holds her Bachelor’s degree in Arts Administration and Music from Arizona State University and is a current Master’s student at the Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy.
Email: [email protected]

Jennifer Gastelum‘s degrees in Psychology and Community Counseling serve her well in her role as Community Engagement Specialist at Mesa Arts Center. As a local resident and a Mesa native, Jennifer is driven by her passion for community and the arts, and the value of bringing the two together to make positive change.
Email: [email protected]

Apr
24
Fri
Artist Support Navigator Discussion: Artists Helping Artists
Apr 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Artist Support Navigator Discussion: Artists Helping Artists

As working artists, what ups and downs have you experienced with seeking out financial support during these uncertain times? Share and connect with others in this facilitated online conversation.

Facilitated by Jose Gonzalez