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!
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
Due to precautions related to COVID-19, this public meeting will be held online rather than in our office, as originally planned. The public may listen to a livestream of the meeting at https://azarts.gov/panels/public-meetings/(link is external)
March 19, 2021 10 AM- 5 PM
Research and Development Grant Panel Review
Through the State Partnership Grant, the National Endowment for the Arts provides state arts agencies with support for stable, professionally-directed programs that are responsive to a state’s diverse folk and traditional arts heritage. Since 2014, the Arizona Commission on the Arts has partnered with the Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) to serve as the state’s official folk arts partner.
SFA is the first dedicated folklife organization along the US-Mexico border corridor focused solely on uplifting, supporting, and presenting the work of traditional artists year-round. Their mission is to build more equitable and vibrant communities by celebrating the everyday expressions of culture, heritage and diversity in the Greater Southwest.
Master-Apprentice Artist Award
These awards provide direct support for master traditional artists living in Arizona to pass on art, culture, and heritage practices to apprentice learners through the annual SFA Master-Apprentice Award. The award is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and Arizona Commission on the Arts.
The Master-Apprentice Artist supports a master artist or tradition bearer to work with a qualified apprentice (or group of apprentices) to engage in a teaching-learning relationship that includes one-on-one mentorship and hands-on experience. Our highest priority is to support apprentices to learn from master artists within their own cultural traditions. Funds can be used to help cover artist fees, offset costs of raw materials, and support any travel essential to the exchange. Traditional artists & culture bearers receive a $5,000; apprentices receive $500.
Visit the SFA website for more information.
Nominations Due: May 1, 2021
Application Notification: May 15, 2021
Application Due: July 31, 2021
Award Notification: September 30, 2021
Award disbursement: October 31, 2021
