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.
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.
Arizona Teaching Artist Virtual Conversation
Thursday, April 9, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 pm
A peer-to-peer driven conversation for Arizona Teaching Artists to virtually check-in, share strategies, insights, tools, and resources relevant in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.
A link and instructions for joining the session will be emailed to you upon registration.
Dance in the Desert Webinar
Thursday, April 30, 12:00 pm
Video Work Samples for Dancemakers
What are Grant Panels Looking For?
with Kristin Gregory and Cheri Opperman of New England Foundation for the Arts
Join us for the second in a series of free webinars presented by Dance in the Desert 2020. This installment offers a grantmakers perspective on what works and what doesn’t when it comes to dancemaker work samples.
Presented by Kristin Gregory (Program Manager, Dance) and Cheri Opperman (Grants Manager, Dance) of New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA).
This online instructional resource is offered free of charge, but advance registration is required.
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.
