Agency Calendar

In February, 2016, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will begin accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2017 Festival Grants and Community Investment Grants. Prior to the March 17 application deadline for these grant programs, arts Commission staff will present online information sessions to help applicants prepare their application materials. 

If you would like to participate in one of these web-based information sessions, please register here.

In February, 2016, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will begin accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2017 Festival Grants and Community Investment Grants. Prior to the March 17 application deadline for these grant programs, arts Commission staff will present online information sessions to help applicants prepare their application materials. 

If you would like to participate in one of these web-based information sessions, please register here.

Grant Information Session
During the month of April, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will host an online information session on the new Arts Learning grant programs: Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants. This session will be offered on two separate occasions.

Thursday, April 7, 2016, 3:30 pm

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 3:30 pm

• Arts Learning Collaboration Grants enhance the work of arts educators, classroom teachers and school-based arts programs through collaborative projects taking place in-school (during regular school hours), after-school, or during summer/inter-session and in-services.
• Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants enhance the work of community and social service organizations/ governmental entities through partnership projects with professional teaching artists and/or arts organizations.

Grant guidelines for both Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants are available for review now. The application period for Cycle A will open the first week of April, 2016.

Grant Information Session
During the month of April, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will host an online information session on the new Arts Learning grant programs: Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants. This session will be offered on two separate occasions.

Thursday, April 7, 2016, 3:30 pm

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 3:30 pm

• Arts Learning Collaboration Grants enhance the work of arts educators, classroom teachers and school-based arts programs through collaborative projects taking place in-school (during regular school hours), after-school, or during summer/inter-session and in-services.
• Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants enhance the work of community and social service organizations/ governmental entities through partnership projects with professional teaching artists and/or arts organizations.

Grant guidelines for both Arts Learning Collaboration Grants and Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants are available for review now. The application period for Cycle A will open the first week of April, 2016.

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.

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.

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.

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.