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.
Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts and Arizona Department of Education for this online presentation about the most recent data on access to arts education in Arizona schools.
Admission is free, but registration is required.
A recording of this presentation will be available for viewing at https://azarts.gov/azartsed-explorer/ on Tuesday, March 3.
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.
AZ Creative Aging Researchapalooza is a year-long data collection and research challenge focused on gathering data about existing creative aging programs and their participants.
It is also a capacity-building program for teaching artists, arts organizations and health/aging organizations with a serious and committed interest in strengthening existing Creative Aging programs through research and development efforts.
Application period extended. Applications will now be accepted through March 26, 2020.
As a participant you will…
- Build the capacity of your creative aging programs through research and development efforts
- Work one-on-one with a research consultant to gain new assessment and evaluation skills and knowledge
- Collect demographic & programmatic data to better understand equity and equitable evaluation within your programs
- Develop tools to advocate the benefits of creative aging programs to funders, policy and decision makers
- Strengthen your connection to the creative aging community
Extended Application Due Date
11:59 PM, Thursday, March 26, 2020
Program Timeframe
March 2020 – March 2021
Schedule
The following schedule is approximate and will be finalized with participants.
February 2020– March 2020: Recruitment
Eligible applicants are invited to apply for Researchapalooza by completing a short proposal to be considered for the year-long challenge.
April 2020 – July 2020: Development
Selected participants will be placed into cohorts based on where they are in their data collection journey. During this phase, the participants will engage in regular virtual convenings for sharing and learning with their cohort. Each participant will have the opportunity to engage with a researcher one-on-one as a consultant for their research and evaluation plan. This individualized attention will allow each participant to practically and sustainably apply the skills they will develop.
August 2020 – December 2020: Implementation
Participants will take their research and evaluation plan and implement it in at least one of their programs during the Fall 2020 or analyze existing data Researchers will be engaged throughout this phase to help with data review and analysis.
January 2021 – March 2021: Evaluation
Participants will gather to share their research journey. Researchers will conduct final individual meetings to help analyze the data. Findings will be communicated with the participants and the community at large.
When you’re ready, go click on “Apply Now” below. This will take you to a website called Submittable where you’ll submit your application materials. You do not have to complete the application in one session; Submittable allows you to save a draft of your application and complete/submit it later.
Please review the Researchapalooza Guidelines thoroughly before beginning your application.
If you’d prefer to prepare the narrative section of your application in a word processing program before entering your responses in Submittable, click here to download a Word document version of the overview and narrative questions.
The application consists of the following:
Profile
In this section, you will provide general information about the applicant (individual or organization).
Application Narrative
Answer each of these questions. You can type up your proposal narrative (650 words), or you can upload it in a video or audio recording (no more than 5 minutes in length). Describe your work in the creative aging field. How would you describe your programming? Do you currently work with any partners?
- Describe where you currently are in your data collection and research journey.
- Please describe 1-3 areas you currently feel you/your organization would focus on if paired with a creative aging research consultant.
- If you share your proposal narrative in a video or audio recording keep it simple and to the point. The recording should be just you, describing your proposal and answering the three questions listed above. Please do not include edits of your work samples or special effects. Production quality of this recording will not be considered in your review. Just make sure we can hear and understand you and keep editing and post-production embellishment to a minimum.
The call for applications is open to all artists, arts organizations and health/aging organizations with Creative Aging programming based in Arizona. Organizations who apply must be incorporated as a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status or be a unit of government. Applicants must have programming scheduled for the Fall 2020 or existing data to review.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is seeking up to 12 teaching artists, arts organizations and health/aging organizations to participate in this program.
Applications will be reviewed by AZ Creative Aging partners and Arts Commission staff. Late or incomplete applications will be ineligible for review or funding.
The reviewers will seek a balance of arts disciplines and geography within the participant cohort. Up to 12 artists, arts organizations and health/aging organizations will be selected.
Applicants will be notified of their application status by mid-April, 2020.
In 2019, the Arts Commission and Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, in partnership with the Institute of Sustainable Communities, developed a five-month engagement process that prioritized the perspective and voices of the creative aging sector in an effort to strengthen the creative aging movement in Arizona. The process successfully gathered information from community leaders and local creative aging experts to articulate and define a set of strategies unique to Arizona. The creative aging visioning process resulted in the following final strategies; Researchapalooza was developed out of this process and in response to these collective strategies.
Strategy A
Build the capacity for the creative aging sector to deepen collaboration and relationships between artists and organizations.
Strategy B
Increase advocacy to policy makers and general public awareness of creative aging programming and the benefits it has among older adults and an entire community
Strategy C
Strengthen the creative aging community through:
- Dedicated research and evaluation efforts by all
- Increased collaboration and connectivity
- Increased communication among peers
Strategy D
Ensure equity is prioritized throughout the creative aging sector.
Strategy E
Build a creative aging culture where the community is able to remain innovative, imaginative and nimble.
AZ Creative Aging Virtual Conversation
Friday, April 10, 2020
10:00 – 11:00 am
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.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
4:30 – 5:30 pm
A peer to peer-driven conversation for Young Artists in Arizona to virtually check-in, share challenges and opportunities. This discussion will be led by the Arizona Youth Arts Council. This space is for and by young people. Adults are kindly asked not to participate.
A link and instructions for joining the session will be emailed to you upon registration.
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
“Learn From My Mistakes!” An interactive bilingual info session on what to do and what not to do when applying for pandemic unemployment assistance as a freelance artist and as a freelancer/part time employee.
Facilitated by Milta Ortiz
The link to this online event has changed since yesterday. The new link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88514159456?pwd=ajNPbXZoSmhPZmxwZkVBUVBrWW5nUT09
On Sunday, May 2, 2021 beginning at 12pm ET, the Poetry Out Loud national semifinals will be broadcast through a one-time-only webcast at arts.gov/poetry-out-loud. Each of the 55 champions submit in advance video recordings of their poetry recitations, which will be reviewed and scored by judges with expertise in poetry, performance, and the literary arts. The recitations from all 55 students will be broadcast on May 2 as part of one of three regional semifinals, and will include the announcement of the top nine students (three from each region) who will advance in the competition. Visit arts.gov/poetry-out-loud for the full semifinals schedule.
For the first time in the program’s 16-year history, the Poetry Out Loud™ national semifinals and finals will be held virtually this May. Each year, high school students nationwide experience Poetry Out Loud, memorizing and reciting classic and contemporary poetry and participating in local, regional, and state competitions. From the thousands of students who competed in 2020-2021, 55 finalists—one from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa—will advance to compete in the Poetry Out Loud national finals. The virtual finals will culminate in the announcement of the 2021 national champion, who will receive a grand prize of $20,000. Visit poetryoutloud.org for the list of the 2021 Poetry Out Loud state and jurisdictional champions and their high schools.
On Thursday, May 27 at 7:00 pm ET, actor and writer Shaun Taylor-Corbett will host the 2021 Poetry Out Loud national finals. Webcast at arts.gov/poetry-out-loud, the evening will feature pre-recorded recitations, live interviews with the top nine finalists, and the live announcement of the 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Champion. The national finals judges will include Cathy Linh Che, Eduardo C. Corral, Gabriel Cortez, Idris Goodwin, Elisa New, and Branden Wellington.
For the first time in the program’s 16-year history, the Poetry Out Loud™ national semifinals and finals will be held virtually this May. Each year, high school students nationwide experience Poetry Out Loud, memorizing and reciting classic and contemporary poetry and participating in local, regional, and state competitions. From the thousands of students who competed in 2020-2021, 55 finalists—one from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa—will advance to compete in the Poetry Out Loud national finals. The virtual finals will culminate in the announcement of the 2021 national champion, who will receive a grand prize of $20,000. Visit poetryoutloud.org for the list of the 2021 Poetry Out Loud state and jurisdictional champions and their high schools.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts invites teen creatives to join the AZ Youth Arts Council to ensure that Arizona’s youth perspective is heard in arts programming and policy.
Who Are We?
We’re an agency of the State of Arizona dedicated to creating opportunities for all Arizonans to participate in and experience the arts.
Who Are You?
You’re a creative, passionate, community-minded Arizonan, age 14-19.
AZ Youth Arts Council Members Will…
- Learn about policy to advocate for equal access to the arts for all young people in Arizona
- Advise the Arts Commission on grant programs and initiatives that directly affect young people
- Administer a Youth Engagement Grant in their community
- Review issues related to arts and culture programs and services for young people
- Create arts and media projects highlighting the arts in their communities
- Receive a stipend of up to $800
Applications must be submitted by August 15, 2021.
