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.
Central Region Competition
Date: Saturday, February 9th, 2019
Location: Herberger Young Scholars Academy
Address: 4701 West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ
Time: Registration (4 pm to 4:45 pm) Competition (5 pm to 8 pm)
Southern Region Competition
Date: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
Location: University of Arizona: Poetry Center
Address: 1508 E Helen St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Northern Region Competition
Due to weather, the Northern Region Competition has been rescheduled with a new date below.
Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2019
Location: Native American Cultural Center
Address: 318 W. McCreary Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Building 14
Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm
Arizona State Finals
Date: Saturday, March 16th, 2019
Location: Burton Barr Central Library
1221 N Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Time: TBD
Northern Region
Saturday, February 15, 2020
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Native American Cultural Center
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Central Region
Saturday, February 15, 2020
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Mesa Arts Center
1 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85201
Southern Region
Saturday, February 29, 2020
1:00 – 4:00 pm
UA Poetry Center
1508 E. Helen St., Tucson, AZ 85719
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.
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
On Saturday, March 11, nine exceptional young people will compete for the opportunity to represent the State of Arizona at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, DC, and a shot at the grand prize: a $20,000 college scholarship.
Live Webcast
1:00 pm, Saturday, March 11, 2023
Visit https://poetry.arizona.edu/poetry-out-loud for more information.