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].

 

Mar
1
Tue
Online Information Session for Festival and Community Investment Grant Programs
Mar 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

In February, 2016, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will begin accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2017 Festival Grants and Community Investment Grants. Prior to the March 17 application deadline for these grant programs, arts Commission staff will present online information sessions to help applicants prepare their application materials. 

If you would like to participate in one of these web-based information sessions, please register here.

Apr
7
Thu
Online Information Session for Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Engagement Grants
Apr 7 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Grant Information Session
During the month of April, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will host an online information session on the new Arts Learning grant programs: Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants. This session will be offered on two separate occasions.

Thursday, April 7, 2016, 3:30 pm

register

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 3:30 pm

register

  • Arts Learning Collaboration Grants enhance the work of arts educators, classroom teachers and school-based arts programs through collaborative projects taking place in-school (during regular school hours), after-school, or during summer/inter-session and in-services.
  • Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants enhance the work of community and social service organizations/ governmental entities through partnership projects with professional teaching artists and/or arts organizations.

Grant guidelines for both Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants are available for review now. The application period for Cycle A will open the first week of April, 2016.

 

Apr
20
Wed
Online Information Session for Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Engagement Grants
Apr 20 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Grant Information Session
During the month of April, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will host an online information session on the new Arts Learning grant programs: Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants. This session will be offered on two separate occasions.

Thursday, April 7, 2016, 3:30 pm

register

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 3:30 pm

register

  • Arts Learning Collaboration Grants enhance the work of arts educators, classroom teachers and school-based arts programs through collaborative projects taking place in-school (during regular school hours), after-school, or during summer/inter-session and in-services.
  • Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants enhance the work of community and social service organizations/ governmental entities through partnership projects with professional teaching artists and/or arts organizations.

Grant guidelines for both Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants are available for review now. The application period for Cycle A will open the first week of April, 2016.

 

Apr
22
Fri
Nuestra Poesia: Poetry Reading with Alberto Ríos
Apr 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join the Arizona Historical Society for an evening with Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos. Ríos will share some of his work and discuss the role that oral history plays in his writing. A native of Nogales, Arizona, Ríos writes about life along the U.S. and Mexico border, blending the personal with the political in a way that makes us see both in a new light.

For more information, contact the Arizona Historical Society Archives at: 520-617-1157 [email protected]. A flyer about the event can be seen by clicking here.

Presented by the Arizona Historical Society, in partnerships with with the University of Arizona’s Spanish and Portuguese & the Gender and Women’s Studies Departments,

This event and all events in the Nuestro Tucson series are made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.

Jun
3
Fri
Land Tracings: Exhibition
Jun 3 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Each year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts awards Artist Research & Development Grants (ARDG) artists working in all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.

In June 2016, the Arts Commission will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of ARDG recipients.

For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.

Gallery Hours:

Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Saturday, June 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Friday, June 17, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Saturday, June 18, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Private viewings may be available by request. Email Gabriela Muñoz at [email protected] to request an appointment.

Jun
4
Sat
Land Tracings: AZ ArtWorker Artist Panel
Jun 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

In June 2016, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of Artist Research and Development Grant recipients.

On Saturday, June 4, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, the Arts Commission’s AZ ArtWorker program will host an artist panel with featured artists Alex! Jimenez, Lauren Strohacker and Kendra Sollars. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.

 

Land Tracings: Exhibition
Jun 4 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Each year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts awards Artist Research & Development Grants (ARDG) artists working in all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.

In June 2016, the Arts Commission will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of ARDG recipients.

For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.

Gallery Hours:

Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Saturday, June 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Friday, June 17, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Saturday, June 18, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Private viewings may be available by request. Email Gabriela Muñoz at [email protected] to request an appointment.

Jun
17
Fri
Land Tracings: Durational Patchmaking with P.Nosa
Jun 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

As part of the Land Tracings exhibition, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will present an evening of durational patchmaking with P.Nosa.

With a portable sewing machine powered by a solar panel and a bicycle that generates electricity, Nosa tours the country, settling in public areas where he sets up his machine and asks people to describe a scenario in five words or less. He interprets these scenarios in the moment, sewing intricate designs onto a patch.

For more information about Land Tracings and the featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.

Land Tracings: Exhibition
Jun 17 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Each year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts awards Artist Research & Development Grants (ARDG) artists working in all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.

In June 2016, the Arts Commission will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of ARDG recipients.

For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.

Gallery Hours:

Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Saturday, June 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Friday, June 17, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Saturday, June 18, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Private viewings may be available by request. Email Gabriela Muñoz at [email protected] to request an appointment.

Jun
18
Sat
Land Tracings: Exhibition
Jun 18 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Each year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts awards Artist Research & Development Grants (ARDG) artists working in all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities.

In June 2016, the Arts Commission will present an exhibition at Chartreuse, a contemporary art space on historic Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix, featuring work by five members of the 2015 cohort of ARDG recipients.

For more information about the exhibition and featured artists, visit www.azarts.gov/az-artworker/land-tracings.

Gallery Hours:

Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Saturday, June 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Friday, June 17, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Saturday, June 18, 2016, 6:00 pm – 10:00pm

Private viewings may be available by request. Email Gabriela Muñoz at [email protected] to request an appointment.

Sep
12
Mon
Deadline: FY2016 Community Investment Grant, Festival Grant and Arts Learning Grant Final Report Deadline
Sep 12 @ 11:59 pm – 11:59 pm

FY2016 Community Investment Grant, Festival Grant and Arts Learning Grant Final Report Deadline

Complete a Final Report in the GO system at http://arizona.culturegrants.org. While Final Reports must be submitted no later than Monday, September 12, 2016, the Arts Commission recommends that Final Reports be submitted within 30 days of the completion of the funded activities (for Festival and Arts Learning Grants) or the organization’s Fiscal Year (for Community Investment Grants).

Failure to submit a FY2016 Final Report by the posted deadline will render your organization ineligible to apply for future Arts Commission grants.

All grant-related materials must be received by the Arizona Commission on the Arts by close of the business day on the deadline date. Without exception, organizations that neglect to submit required materials by the published deadlines will forfeit their current grant award and/or be ineligible for future funding.

For assistance, please contact Kristen Pierce, Organizational Grants and Services Manager, (602) 771-6517 or [email protected]

 

Oct
17
Mon
Deadline: FY2017 Community Investment Grant & Festival Grant Award Agreement Paperwork Return Deadline
Oct 17 @ 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm

FY2017 Community Investment Grant & Festival Grant Award Agreement Paperwork Return Deadline

Return your grant award agreement, signed and dated by an authorizing official, and State Substitute W-9 Form by Monday, October 17, 2016.

For assistance, please contact Kristen Pierce, Organizational Grants and Services Manager, (602) 771-6517 or [email protected]