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.
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.
Join the Arts Commission’s Artist programs team for a discussion of the Research & Development Grant, the application and review process, and tips for preparing a competitive application. Can’t make the live presentation? We’ll post a recording the following day for you to watch at your convenience!
The link to this online event has changed since yesterday. The new link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88514159456?pwd=ajNPbXZoSmhPZmxwZkVBUVBrWW5nUT09
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing Eventbrite link to register and view the Poetry Out Loud Central Region Semifnals being broadcast.
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.
The Northern Region Semifinals Facebook Live! event will take place on Saturday 3/6 from 3:00-4:30 PM MST. We will be celebrating the participating Northern region students/schools, strea
The Facebook Event link is: https://fb.me/e/28iNHEfD7
The 40th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards, a STATEWIDE CELEBRATION, will take place on Friday March 26th, 2021. Details coming soon on this hybrid-event.
The 2021 Governor’s Arts Awards, a Statewide Celebration, Presented by Billie Jo & Judd Herberger, will take place at 6:00 P.M. on March 26th, 2021. Arizona Citizens for the Arts will announce Shelley Award Honoree, winners, and it will include a silent auction.
For more information, visit https://aesaz.co/ELP/GAA2021/
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.
