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.
Fashion Futures is hosted by StylePHX and One Million Entrepreneurs in partnership with the Arizona Commission on the Arts as part of the Artist Investment Program.
You can join the conversation in person or join our livestream from home. Click below to register:
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.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, is on the road, visiting communities throughout the state to host conversations at the intersection of Community and the Arts.
Join us in Bisbee for a 90-minute facilitated discussion about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities. We hope to hear from a variety of voices and perspectives. This event is presented in partnership with Central School Project.
All are welcome to attend, but completing the RSVP form below will help us in our planning and preparations.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, is on the road, visiting communities throughout the state to host conversations at the intersection of Community and the Arts.
Join us in Nogales for a 90-minute facilitated discussion about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities. We hope to hear from a variety of voices and perspectives. This event is presented in partnership with La Linea Art Gallery.
All are welcome to attend, but completing the RSVP form below will help us in our planning and preparations.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is on the road, visiting communities throughout the state to host conversations at the intersection of Community and the Arts.
Join us in Tucson for a 90-minute facilitated discussion about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities. We hope to hear from a variety of voices and perspectives.
All are welcome to attend, but completing the RSVP form below will help us in our planning and preparations.
This event is not sponsored or supported by the Pima County Public Library or any of its branches. The Library does not endorse any views or opinions expressed or activities taking place during this event.
Monday, May 12, 2025
9:30am – 3:30pm
CATALYST Creative Collective
Tucson Mall
4500 N Oracle Rd Suite 110
Tucson, AZ 85705
The 2025 Creative Aging Convening will showcase the innovative work taking place across Southern Arizona’s creative aging sector by local practitioners. The goal of this convening is to provide professional development in creative aging focused on trends and topics relevant to the communities throughout Southern Arizona. Designed to bring together Arizona’s vast creative aging sector including teaching artists, arts organizations, and the health and aging field, this professional development will focus on sharing tools and resources to equip attendees with the inspiration and information they need to provide meaningful creative aging programing.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is on the road, visiting communities throughout the state to host conversations at the intersection of Community and the Arts.
Join us in Yuma for a facilitated discussion about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities. We hope to hear from a variety of voices and perspectives.
All are welcome to attend, but completing the RSVP form below will help us in our planning and preparations.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is on the road, visiting communities throughout the state to host conversations at the intersection of Community and the Arts.
Join us in Peoria for a facilitated discussion about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities. We hope to hear from a variety of voices and perspectives.
All are welcome to attend, but completing the RSVP form below will help us in our planning and preparations.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is on the road, visiting communities throughout the state to host conversations at the intersection of Community and the Arts.
Join us in Mesa for a facilitated discussion about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities. We hope to hear from a variety of voices and perspectives.
All are welcome to attend, but completing the RSVP form below will help us in our planning and preparations.
As part of our Artist Investment Program, the Arizona Commission on the Arts is pleased to offer a pair of free workshops presented by award-winning ecologist and choreographer Jame McCray, PhD, founder of Ecotonic Movement. Artists working in all disciplines are encouraged to register!
Environmental Art as Community Engagement
Free Virtual Workshop
Saturday, June 7, 2025
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
This interactive 90-minute workshop provides practical strategies for creating environmental art projects that meaningfully engage communities. Using a real-world case study as inspiration, participants will explore methods for incorporating local ecological knowledge, designing educational components, and measuring project impact. The session introduces a comprehensive planning framework that complements the Community Engagement Design Worksheet—a valuable tool for developing participatory art initiatives that address environmental concerns. Through guided small-group activities, attendees will apply these concepts to their own project ideas, making this workshop ideal for artists, educators, community organizers, and environmental advocates interested in collaborative ecological art experiences.
Participants will receive a Community Engagement Design Sheet
This workshop is designed and facilitated by Dr. Jamē McCray of Ecotonic Movement.
This session will not be recorded, but the worksheets will remain available for use on our website.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is on the road, visiting communities throughout the state to host conversations at the intersection of Community and the Arts.
Join us in Kingman for a facilitated discussion about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities. We hope to hear from a variety of voices and perspectives.
All are welcome to attend, but completing the RSVP form below will help us in our planning and preparations.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is on the road, visiting communities throughout the state to host conversations at the intersection of Community and the Arts.
Join us in Lake Havasu City for a facilitated discussion about the roles the arts play in our lives and communities. We hope to hear from a variety of voices and perspectives.
All are welcome to attend, but completing the RSVP form below will help us in our planning and preparations.
We’re staying closer to our Phoenix home for the next Community Conversations, visiting the west and east valley!
Join us in Peoria at Theater Works on May 21 for one of two sessions in the Phoenix area.
Then catch us in Mesa at the Mesa Main Library on May 22!
RSVP now via the QR code, the link in our bio, or our website.