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].

 

Oct
21
Wed
Author Visit – Alberto Ríos: A Small Story About the Sky
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The inaugural Poet Laureate of Arizona and National Book Award finalist visits with his thirteenth book of poetry, which casts an intense desert light on the stories that unfold along the Mexico-US border.

In his thirteenth book, Alberto Ríos casts an intense desert light on the rich stories unfolding along the Mexico-US border. Peppered with Spanish and touches of magical realism, ordinary life and its simple props – morning showers, spilled birdseed, winter lemons – the book becomes an exploration of mortality and humanity, and the many possibilities of how lives might yet be lived.

Nov
13
Fri
2015 Arizona Humanities Awards Ceremony
Nov 13 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Join Arizona Humanities for an evening celebrating our 2015 Arizona Humanities Award recipients, including Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Álvaro Ríos. Enjoy appetizers, drinks, a silent auction and live music at the North Mountain Visitor Center in Phoenix.

Nov
17
Tue
ASU Creative Writing 30th Anniversary Celebration
Nov 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The ASU Department of English’s MFA in Creative Writing Program celebrates its 30th year with readings, art, and music. Hosted by Arizona Poet Laureate, Alberto Ríos, and featuring readings by MFA program alumni Adrienne Celt and Oliver de la Paz, as well as distinguished faculty and former faculty including poets Peggy Shumaker and Beckian Fritz-Goldberg and authors Tara Ison, Melissa Pritchard and Matt Bell. Alumni Dan Breazeale and Dean Stover will provide music, presenting a jazz poem with piano. Additionally, in recognition of the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, there will be a special exhibition of When the Water Came, a collaborative project between photographer Rebecca Ross and poet Cynthia Hogue, current director of the MFA Program.

Feb
23
Tue
Hot Coffee Art Lecture Series with Alberto Ríos
Feb 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join Goodyear Arts & Culture Commission on February 23, 2016, at 7:00pm to hear Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Rios share about his life and literary work. Light refreshments will be served. This program is offered for free and does not require registration.

For more info, please contact Goodyear Arts & Culture Commission at 623-882-7530.

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.

Apr
24
Mon
Poetry Out Loud National Finals
Apr 24 – Apr 26 all-day

The 2017 Poetry Out Loud National Finals will be held April 25-26, 2017 at the Lisner Auditorium at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. The semifinals and finals will be webcast live. Click here to view details of the webcast or to host a viewing party.

Don’t forget to follow the action on Twitter @poetryoutloud and #POL17.