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 [email protected].

 

May
22
Mon
Create/Change: Cultural Perspectives on Creative Aging
May 22 @ 8:15 am – 10:30 am

Join us for Create/Change: Cultural Perspectives on Creative Aging, the opening plenary of the Create/Change: AZ Institute, for a conversation about arts and aging around the complexities of creative practices across communities and organizations, featuring a diverse group of speakers including community organizers and local and visiting artists.

Light breakfast and registration from 8:15am – 9:00pm; program from 9:00am – 10:30am.

This event is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is required.

Register Here

 

Cultural Memory: Celebrating Wisdom Through Story
May 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at Grand Central Coffee Company in downtown Phoenix for an evening of story sharing from Lakota performer Charlene O’Rourke and an introduction to Anne Basting’s new storytelling project. With host Liz Warren, South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute Director.

This event is free and open to the public. Participation and community sharing encouraged.

May
23
Tue
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Community Investment Grants, Level III, group A
May 23 all-day

All panel review meetings will be held at the offices of the Arizona Commission on the Arts (417 W Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85003) at 10:00 am, beginning with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00 am. Can’t make it to our office in Phoenix? You can also listen in to a live-stream of the panels online.

  • Arizona Classic Jazz Society, Inc.
  • Ballet Yuma
  • Borderlands Theater Teatro Fronterizo Inc.
  • Canyon Movement Company, Inc.
  • Center Dance Ensemble
  • Central School Project Inc
  • Chandler Children’s Choir, Inc.
  • Detour Company Theatre
  • East Valley Children’s Theatre
  • Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music
  • Grand Canyon Men’s Chorale
  • Literacy Connect/Stories that Soar!
  • Many Mouths One Stomach
  • Mesa Encore Theatre
May
24
Wed
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Community Investment Grants, Level III, group B
May 24 all-day

All panel review meetings will be held at the offices of the Arizona Commission on the Arts (417 W Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85003) at 10:00 am, beginning with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00 am. Can’t make it to our office in Phoenix? You can also listen in to a live-stream of the panels online.

  • Metropolitan Youth Symphony, Inc.
  • Nohwike’ Bágowa Museum
  • Phoenix Symphony Guild (dba Phoenix Youth Symphony)
  • Scottsdale International Film Festival, Inc.
  • Sedona Arts Festival
  • Shemer Art Center & Museum Association, Inc.
  • Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra Association
  • The Bisbee Radio Project, Incorporated
  • The Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix, Inc.
  • Theatrikos Theatre Company
  • Verde Valley Sinfonietta
  • Willcox Historic Theater Preservation, Inc.
  • Yavapai Symphony Association
  • ZUZI Inc
May
25
Thu
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Community Investment Grants, Level IV-VI
May 25 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

All panel review meetings will be held at the offices of the Arizona Commission on the Arts (417 W Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85003). The panel meeting will begin at 1:00 pm, beginning with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will follow.

Can’t make it to our office in Phoenix? You can also listen in to a live-stream of the panels online.

Listen Online

  • Tohono Chul
  • Arizona Jewish Historical Society
  • Black Theatre Troupe
  • Chamber Music Sedona
  • Spotlight Youth Theatre
  • Ballet Arts Foundation
  • Fountain Hills Community Theater
  • The Drawing Studio, Inc.
  • Tucson Pima Arts Council
May
29
Mon
Memorial Day | Office Closed
May 29 all-day
May
31
Wed
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Festival Grants Level I and IIA
May 31 all-day

All panel review meetings will be held at the offices of the Arizona Commission on the Arts (417 W Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85003) at 10:00 am, beginning with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00 am.

Can’t make it to our office in Phoenix? You can also listen in to a live-stream of the panels online.

Listen Online

Level I

  • Casa Grande Art Museum
  • Cottonwood Economic Development Council
  • Flagstaff Dance Festival
  • Many Farms High School Music and Art Departments
  • Ocotillo Poetry Endeavors
  • Old Pueblo Playwrights
  • Pascua Yaqui Tribe
  • Special Needs Activity Program (SNAP)
  • The Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation
  • The Bridge Initiative: Women in Theatre
  • The Latina Dance Project Inc.
  • Tiny Punches
  • Town of Prescott Valley
  • Tucson Fringe Festival
  • Victim Witness Services for Coconino County
  • Willow Bend Environmental Education Center

Level II

  • Arab American Festival
  • Arizona Aloha Festivals Inc.
  • Arizona Asian American Association
  • Arizona Matsuri
  • Artlink, Inc.
  • City of El Mirage
Jun
1
Thu
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Festival Grants Level IIB
Jun 1 all-day

All panel review meetings will be held at the offices of the Arizona Commission on the Arts (417 W Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85003) at 10:00 am, beginning with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00 am.

Can’t make it to our office in Phoenix? You can also listen in to a live-stream of the panels online.

Listen Online

  • CONDER/dance
  • Copa Shorts Film Fest, Inc.
  • Corazon De Latinos Unidos
  • Cultural Coalition, Inc.
  • Desert Voices
  • Grand Canyon Salsa Festival
  • Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival
  • India Association of Phoenix
  • Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix
  • La Frontera
  • Let’s Build Car Club ‘4’ Kids Foundation
  • Living Streets Alliance
  • Phoenix Blues Society
  • Prescott Chamber of Commerce
  • SCCFRA Foundation, Inc.
  • Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation
  • Startup Tucson
  • The Carpetbag Brigade
  • Town of Payson
  • Tucson Jewish Community Center
  • Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association
  • West Yavapai Guidance Clinic Foundation

 

Jun
12
Mon
ARTabilityAZ Accessibility Conference
Jun 12 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Join us for a day of accessibility training!

Is your organization ADA compliant? Looking for new ways to reach new audiences? Join us on Monday, June 12th for an all day conference on accessibility on the arts. Hear from leaders in state on how to create accessible programs in the arts and build audiences for your programs. Connect with colleagues from around the state who share your commitment to accessibility.

Monday, June 12th from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm
Ability360 Center
Confernce Room
5025 E. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Conference registration is now open! Admission to the conference is $25 for current ARTabilityAZ members and $50 for non-members. Lunch will be provided.

REGISTER

ACCOMMODATIONS
Requests for accommodations must be made at least 2 weeks in  advance of the conference.

ACCESS REQUEST

Funding in part for the conference is provided by Arizona Commission on the Arts, Unlocking Arizona’s Creative Potential.

ARTabilitAZ| 602-757-8118 | [email protected] | artabilityaz.org

Jun
14
Wed
Competitive Grantwriting Workshop for Artists (Flagstaff)
Jun 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts for a free workshop designed to help artists craft superior grant applications. Whether you’re an emerging artist just learning the ropes or a seasoned pro looking to polish your presentation, this workshop covers the fundamentals while offering an insiders perspective on what funders and review panelists are looking for in a grant application.

Using the Arts Commission’s Artist Research and Development Grant as a model, participants will learn the essential components of a strong application as they play the role of reviewers in a mock grant review panel.

This workshop is free and open to all, but space is limited. Advanced registration is required.

Register Here: http://azarts.gov/arts-op/competitive-grantwriting-workshop-artists-2/

Jun
16
Fri
Competitive Grantwriting Workshop for Artists (Yuma)
Jun 16 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at Littlewood Fine Art & Community Co-Op in Yuma on Friday, June 16, for a free workshop designed to help artists craft superior grant applications. Whether you’re an emerging artist just learning the ropes or a seasoned pro looking to polish your presentation, this workshop covers the fundamentals while offering an insiders perspective on what funders and review panelists are looking for in a grant application. Using the Arts Commission’s Artist Research and Development Grant as a model, participants will learn the essential components of a strong application as they play the role of reviewers in a mock grant review panel.

This workshop is free and open to all, but space is limited. Advanced registration is required.

Register at: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ee4428kx2bda7388&oseq&c&ch

Jun
20
Tue
Quarterly Commission Meeting
Jun 20 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Click here for public meeting notice.