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.

 

Mar
3
Sat
2018 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Mar 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

 

The 2018 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals are open to the public and admission is free, but space is limited. We request anyone planning to attend RSVP via the online form below:

RSVP

Mar
5
Mon
Community Conversation: Arts Education in Coconino County
Mar 5 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Building on the information and insights gathered during our first tour this past December, The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education’s Arts Advisory & Action Committee (A3C) will return to Coconino County on March 5th to continue learning from and with Coconino County residents.

We want to hear your insights, questions, and concerns and learn about the challenges and opportunities you see for arts education in your community’s schools. Data collected through these community conversations will be reviewed by the Arts Advisory & Action Committee’s leadership team and communicated to education and civic leaders throughout the state.

This event is free and open to the public. We particularly encourage students, teachers, teaching artists, community arts workers, administrators, parents, and policymakers to attend.

Register at http://conta.cc/2Gy3JiC

Mar
6
Tue
Community Conversation: Arts Education in Prescott & Prescott Valley
Mar 6 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Building on the information and insights gathered during our first tour this past December, The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education’s Arts Advisory & Action Committee (A3C) will return to Prescott & Prescott Valley on March 6th to continue learning from and with Prescott & Prescott Valley residents.

We want to hear your insights, questions, and concerns and learn about the challenges and opportunities you see for arts education in your community’s schools. Data collected through these community conversations will be reviewed by the Arts Advisory & Action Committee’s leadership team and communicated to education and civic leaders throughout the state.

This event is free and open to the public. We particularly encourage students, teachers, teaching artists, community arts workers, administrators, parents, and policymakers to attend.

Register at http://conta.cc/2GtkkEq

Mar
12
Mon
Community Conversation: Arts Education in South Tucson
Mar 12 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Building on the information and insights gathered during our first tour this past December, The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education’s Arts Advisory & Action Committee (A3C) will return to South Tucson on March 12th to continue learning from and with South Tucson residents.

We want to hear your insights, questions, and concerns and learn about the challenges and opportunities you see for arts education in your community’s schools. Data collected through these community conversations will be reviewed by the Arts Advisory & Action Committee’s leadership team and communicated to education and civic leaders throughout the state.

This event is free and open to the public. We particularly encourage students, teachers, teaching artists, community arts workers, administrators, parents, and policymakers to attend.

Register at http://conta.cc/2GtkA6m

Mar
14
Wed
Community Conversation: Arts Education in West Valley
Mar 14 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Building on the information and insights gathered during our first tour this past December, The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education’s Arts Advisory & Action Committee (A3C) will return to West Valley on March 14th to continue learning from and with West Valley residents.

We want to hear your insights, questions, and concerns and learn about the challenges and opportunities you see for arts education in your community’s schools. Data collected through these community conversations will be reviewed by the Arts Advisory & Action Committee’s leadership team and communicated to education and civic leaders throughout the state.

This event is free and open to the public. We particularly encourage students, teachers, teaching artists, community arts workers, administrators, parents, and policymakers to attend.

Register at http://conta.cc/2GxpQpq

Mar
21
Wed
Community Conversation: Arts Education in East Valley
Mar 21 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Building on the information and insights gathered during our first tour this past December, The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education’s Arts Advisory & Action Committee (A3C) will return to East Valley on March 21st to continue learning from and with East Valley residents.

We want to hear your insights, questions, and concerns and learn about the challenges and opportunities you see for arts education in your community’s schools. Data collected through these community conversations will be reviewed by the Arts Advisory & Action Committee’s leadership team and communicated to education and civic leaders throughout the state.

This event is free and open to the public. We particularly encourage students, teachers, teaching artists, community arts workers, administrators, parents, and policymakers to attend.

Register at http://conta.cc/2Gw9Rbb

Mar
22
Thu
Community Conversation: Arts Education in Globe-Miami
Mar 22 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Building on the information and insights gathered during our first tour this past December, The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education’s Arts Advisory & Action Committee (A3C) will return to Globe-Miami on March 22nd to continue learning from and withGlobe-Miami residents.

We want to hear your insights, questions, and concerns and learn about the challenges and opportunities you see for arts education in your community’s schools. Data collected through these community conversations will be reviewed by the Arts Advisory & Action Committee’s leadership team and communicated to education and civic leaders throughout the state.

This event is free and open to the public. We particularly encourage students, teachers, teaching artists, community arts workers, administrators, parents, and policymakers to attend.

Register at http://conta.cc/2Gu8euC

Mar
28
Wed
Community Conversation: Arts Education in Pinal County
Mar 28 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Building on the information and insights gathered during our first tour this past December, The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education’s Arts Advisory & Action Committee (A3C) will return to Pinal County on March 28th to continue learning from and with Pinal County residents.

We want to hear your insights, questions, and concerns and learn about the challenges and opportunities you see for arts education in your community’s schools. Data collected through these community conversations will be reviewed by the Arts Advisory & Action Committee’s leadership team and communicated to education and civic leaders throughout the state.

This event is free and open to the public. We particularly encourage students, teachers, teaching artists, community arts workers, administrators, parents, and policymakers to attend.

Register at http://conta.cc/2GxJ9PC

Mar
29
Thu
Community Conversation: Arts Education in Phoenix
Mar 29 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Building on the information and insights gathered during our first tour this past December, The Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education’s Arts Advisory & Action Committee (A3C) will return to Phoenix on March 29th to continue learning from and with Phoenix residents.

We want to hear your insights, questions, and concerns and learn about the challenges and opportunities you see for arts education in your community’s schools. Data collected through these community conversations will be reviewed by the Arts Advisory & Action Committee’s leadership team and communicated to education and civic leaders throughout the state.

This event is free and open to the public. We particularly encourage students, teachers, teaching artists, community arts workers, administrators, parents, and policymakers to attend.

Register at http://conta.cc/2Gyl5fB

May
15
Tue
FY2019 CIG – Level IV A Grant Review Panel Meeting
May 15 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm

FY19 CIG Panel – IV A
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 10:00am – 4:30pm

Panel Orientation will at 10:00am, discussion will begin at 10:30am.

Applicants are listed in the order they will be reviewed.

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
Arizona Jewish Historical Society
Community Performing Arts Center Inc.
Desert Foothills Theater
Fountain Hills Theater
George Phippen Memorial Foundation
Great Arizona Puppet Theater
Heritage Square Foundation
Invisible Theatre
Jazz in Arizona Inc.
Live Theatre Workshop
Musical Theatre of Anthem, INC.
Phoenix Chamber Music Society
Phoenix Conservatory of Music
Phoenix Film Foundation

Reminder: Applicant organizations funded through the CIG program in FY18, submitted Alternate Year applications for the FY19 CIG application cycle for Levels I, II & III. These applications will not go to panel review, but will maintain their funding priority from FY18.

May
16
Wed
FY2019 CIG – Level IV B Grant Review Panel Meeting
May 16 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm

FY19 CIG Panel – IV B
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:00am – 4:30pm

Panel Orientation will at 10:00am, discussion will begin at 10:30am.

Applicants are listed in the order they will be reviewed.

Prescott Fine Arts Association
Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children
Santa Cruz Valley Art Association
Shemer Art Center and Museum Association, Inc.
Sonoran Art Foundation
Sonoran Arts League, Inc.
Southwest Folklife Alliance Inc.
Spotlight Youth Theater
The Drawing Studio
The Smoki Museum
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
Tucson Girls Chorus
West Valley Arts Council
Xico, Inc.

Reminder: Applicant organizations funded through the CIG program in FY18, submitted Alternate Year applications for the FY19 CIG application cycle for Levels I, II & III. These applications will not go to panel review, but will maintain their funding priority from FY18.

May
17
Thu
FY2019 CIG – Level VI Grant Review Panel Meeting
May 17 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm

FY19 CIG Panel – VI
Thursday, May 17, 2018 10:00am – 4:30pm

Panel Orientation will at 10:00am, discussion will begin at 10:30am.

Applicants are listed in the order they will be reviewed.

Arizona Opera Company
Arizona Theatre Company
Ballet Arizona
Children’s Museum of Phoenix
Childsplay, Inc.
City of Tempe Cultural Services
Heard Museum
i.d.e.a. Museum Board of Directors, Inc.
Loft Cinema, Inc.
Mesa Arts Center
Musical Instrument Museum
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
Phoenix Symphony Association
Phoenix Theatre, Inc.
Scottsdale Cultural Council
The Museum of Northern Arizona
Tohono Chul
Tucson Children’s Museum, Inc.
Tucson Symphony Society

Reminder: Applicant organizations funded through the CIG program in FY18, submitted Alternate Year applications for the FY19 CIG application cycle for Levels I, II & III. These applications will not go to panel review, but will maintain their funding priority from FY18.