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 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
FY21 Community Investment Grant Levels IV-VI Virtual Panel Review: Monday, May 18, 2020 from 10AM to 5PM.
During this session the following applications will be reviewed:
- Kids in Focus
- Audrey’s Angels
- Prescott Fine Arts Association / Prescott Center for the Arts
- Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
- Desert Stages Theatre, Inc.
- ABT Performing Arts Association, Inc. / Arizona Broadway Theatre
FY21 Community Investment Grant Levels I-III Virtual Panel Review: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 from 10AM to 5PM.
During this session, the following applications will be reviewed:
- EduMusication
- The Bisbee Radio Project, Inc.
- Teatro Bravo
- Tucson Musicians Museum, Inc.
- Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation
- The Arizona Masterworks Chorale
- Owl & Panther
- Arizona Cantilena Chorale
- Douglas Arts & Humanities, Inc. / BAC (Border Arts Corridor)
- Reveille Men’s Chorus
- Funhouse Movement Theater
- Esperanza Dance Project
- Children’s Museum of Yuma County, Inc.
- Stray Cat Theatre
- The Hopi School
- Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society
- Patrons of the Art, Inc. / Hilltop Gallery
- Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music Inc
- Tonto Community Concert Association (TCCA)
- Heritage Square Trust
- Prescott Valley Performing Arts, Inc.
- Chaparral Arts, Inc.
FY21 Festival Grants A Virtual Panel Review: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 from 10AM to 5PM
During this session, the following applications will be reviewed:
- African Association of Arizona
- Arizona Masters of Poetry
- Arizona State University – Dance Program
- Balkan Community Culture and Heritage Organization
- Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli – AZ
- Beads of Courage, Inc.
- Binational Arts Institute
- City of El Mirage
- Corazon de Latinos Unidos
- Dark Sky Aerial
- Dysart Unified School District
- Easterseals Blake Foundation
- Flagstaff Dance Festival
- Furious Styles Crew
- Granite Mountain Gourd Society
- Mohave Library Alliance Incorporated
- Northern Arizona Book Festival
- Now & Then Creative Company
- Ocotillo Literary Endeavors, Inc.
- Oh My Ears
- Old Pueblo Playwrights
- Payson Art League
- Prescott College
- Round Up Club
- The Latina Dance Project
- Tucson Fringe Festival
- Willow Bend Environmental Education Center
FY21 Festival Grants B Virtual Panel Review: Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 10AM to 5PM
- Amerind Foundation, Inc.
- Arizona Aloha Festivals, Inc.
- Arizona American Indian Tourism Association
- Arizona Matsuri
- Chandler Coalition for Civil and Human Rights
- City of Litchfield Park
- Coconino County
- Conder Dance, Inc.
- Convergence at Arcosanti
- Cultural Coalition, Inc.
- Highlands Center for Natural History
- India Association of Phoenix
- Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix
- Living Streets Alliance
- Oracle Piano Society
- Phoenix Blues Society
- Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour
- Soul West Fest Foundation
- Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation
- Startup Tucson
- The Carpetbag Brigade
- The Mountain Artists Guild, Inc.
- The Prescott Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- Town of Payson
- Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association
- Yuma Art Symposium, Inc.
The link to this online event has changed since yesterday. The new link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88514159456?pwd=ajNPbXZoSmhPZmxwZkVBUVBrWW5nUT09
