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.
Consortium of Arizona Local Arts Agencies (CAZLAA) Summer Administrator’s Meeting #3 Agenda
1:00 – 5:00pm CAZLAA Meeting: The Arts as Economic Driver in Rural AZ
1:00 – 1:45pm Welcome/Introductions/Updates (45 min)
Including an update from the ACA on several new initiatives.
1:45 – 3:15pm Creative Placemaking in Rural Arizona (90 min)
Guest speakers:
o Juliana Brutsche, Dir. Of Dev., AZ Culture, Phoenix
o Casey Rooney, Econ. Dev. Dir., City of Cottonwood
o Kris Williams, Exec. Dir., Williams Alliance for the Arts
3:15 – 3:30pm Break (15 min)
3:30 – 4:30pm Partnering with Chambers of Commerce and Tourism Bureaus (60 min) Guest Speaker: Julie Brooks, Exec. Dir., Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce
4:30 – 5:00pm Going Forward: 2016 Meeting Planning (30 min)
Friday, February 26th & Friday, August 26th, 2016
POST MEETING EVENTS:
5:00pm – 7:00pm Happy Hour & Dinner*
Reservation at: Red Raven Restaurant http://www.redravenrestaurant.com/index.html
*No Host Event
Readings followed by book signings from Chelsea Burden, Emma Canning, Nicole Walker, Shonto Begay and Alberto Rios.
Presented by University of Arizona Poetry Center in partnership with Arizona Opera as part of the UA College of Humanities HUMANITIES WEEK series of events.
Alberto Álvaro Ríos, born in 1952 in Nogales, Arizona, is the author of ten books and chapbooks of poetry, three collections of short stories, and a memoir. In August 2013, Ríos was appointed Arizona’s first Poet Laureate. Ríos is a Regents’ Professor at Arizona State University, where he has taught for over 30 years.
12:30 – 1:30 pm (Poetry Out Loud Workshop)
2pm – 4:00 pm (Open Mic)
Open to Central and Northern Region Poetry Out Loud participants.
The inaugural Poet Laureate of Arizona and National Book Award finalist visits with his thirteenth book of poetry, which casts an intense desert light on the stories that unfold along the Mexico-US border.
In his thirteenth book, Alberto Ríos casts an intense desert light on the rich stories unfolding along the Mexico-US border. Peppered with Spanish and touches of magical realism, ordinary life and its simple props – morning showers, spilled birdseed, winter lemons – the book becomes an exploration of mortality and humanity, and the many possibilities of how lives might yet be lived.
How many times in the past month have you told a story about your organization to report out to a board member, appeal to prospective patrons, or apply for a grant? How many data points did you need to gather and analyze in order for your stories to have impact? In our hands-on workshop, learn how the CDP’s reporting features can help you combine your organization’s story and data to:
- effectively communicate with stakeholders
- highlight accomplishments for funders
- raise important issues with policymakers
