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.

 

May
2
Mon
Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington DC
May 2 – May 4 all-day

Poetry Out Loud National 2016 Finals 

The POL 2016 National Finals will take place May 2-4, 2016 at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Visit http://www.poetryoutloud.org/competition/national-finals for complete schedule and details.

May
18
Wed
Introduction and Approaches to Creative Aging: Yuma
May 18 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Introduction and Approaches to Creative Aging

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Arizona Western College and WACOG Area Agency on Aging to learn more about Creative Aging, an exciting national movement to advance understanding of the vital relationship between creative expression and healthy aging.

Guest artist Jorge Merced will provide an interactive exploration of the different approaches used across the continuum of care, and the brain/body research which shows that older adults who are engaged in the arts experience better overall health, enjoy a higher quality of life, and are more active in their communities. Participants will connect with other providers and artists interested in enriching the lives of older adults in their community, and will leave with concrete tools and ideas for Creative Aging in their own programs and work.

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in the vital relationship between the arts and quality of life for older adults, including aging or healthcare service organization staff, caregivers, volunteers, teaching artists, and arts organizations.

This is a bilingual workshop for both English and Spanish speakers.

Este taller es bilingüe y se ofrecerá en inglés y español.

For more information about this event and the guest artists, please visit http://azarts.gov/news/introduction-approaches-creative-aging-yuma/

Space is limited. Cost: Free. Advanced registration required. To register, visit http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lhhhlrqab&oeidk=a07ech6opqc91283cab

 

 

Grant Review Panels – CIG V (A)
May 18 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Public Meeting Notice

FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that Panel Review Meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.

Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts

Arizona Musicfest

Arts for All, Inc.

Chandler Cultural Foundation

City of Tempe Cultural Services

City of Yuma Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission

Flagstaff Arts Council

Flagstaff Symphony Association

Fountain Hills Community Theater

Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona

Maricopa County Historic Society dba Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Phoenix Boys Choir

Phoenix Center for the Arts

May
19
Thu
Grant Review Panels – CIG V (B)
May 19 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Public Meeting Notice

FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that Panel Review Meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.

Phoenix Children’s Chorus

Phoenix Chorale

Phoenix Performing Arts Center dba Herberger Theatre Center

Queen Creek Cultural Foundation

Sedona Arts Center

Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop

Southern Arizona Arts and Culture Alliance

The Mini Time Machine Inc. dba The Mini Time Machine Museum

Theater Works

Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus

Tucson Festival of Books

Valley Youth Theatre

Wickenburg Foundation for the Performing Arts dba Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts

AZ ArtWorker: Tucson, Artist Workshop with Jorge Merced
May 19 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Workshop with Jorge Merced | Taller bilingüe de teatro con Jorge Merced
RE-CREATIONS: Mapping the road from the Page to the Stage
With an introduction by playwright Milta Ortiz

Join theatre professional Jorge Merced of Pregones Theater in a workshop that provides a creative primer on the art of adaptations. Participants learn to think of both literary and non-literary texts as inspiration and raw material for theater! The evening includes illustrative examples from the ensemble’s existing original repertory and hands-on exercises using said text as a springboard for new interpretations.

Acompáñenos a un taller de teatro con Jorge Merced, artista y Director Asociado del Teatro Pregones. El taller proveerá estrategias para el arte de hacer adaptaciones. Los participantes aprenderán a destilar inspiración de textos literarios y no-literarios como material teatral.

* Bilingual workshop in English and Spanish. Taller bilingüe en español e inglés.
* Workshop size is limited to 20 participants. Register online at http://conta.cc/1VXY5KP.

May
21
Sat
AZ ArtWorker: Douglas, Artist Workshop with Southwest Folklife Alliance
May 21 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Workshop with Southwest Folklife Alliance | Taller de Capacitación con la Alianza del Suroeste para el Avance de las Culturas Populares

Who Tells the Best Jokes? Who Makes the Best Tortillas? — Asset Mapping as a Tool for Community Empowerment

¿Quién cuenta los mejores chistes? ¿Quién hace las mejores tortillas? — Mapas de activos comunitarios como herramientas para cambio social

In this interactive, hands-on workshop artists, neighborhood and business leaders will learn how to adapt and use the tools frequently used by anthropologists to conduct research in communities all over the world. Using maps, questionnaires, photography, film, observation, personal interviews and techniques for making the most out of “hanging out” with people in casual settings, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the field of “place making” and its potential benefits for community prosperity.

En este taller interactivo los artistas, líderes comunitarios y comerciantes aprenderán a adaptar y utilizar las herramientas que usan frecuentemente los antropólogos para llevar a cabo la investigación en comunidades alrededor del mundo. Los participantes aprenderán a sacar el mayor provecho de “pasar un rato informal” con la gente en nuestro entorno mediante el uso de: mapas, cuestionarios, fotografías, el cine, la observación, entrevistas personales y otras técnicas. Los participantes obtendrán una comprensión más profunda del campo de la “creación de lugares” y sus potenciales beneficios en fomentar la prosperidad de la comunidad.

* Bilingual workshop in English and Spanish. Taller bilingüe en español e inglés.
* Workshop size is limited to 25-30 participants. Register online at http://conta.cc/1TLL0kC.

May
23
Mon
Grant Review Panels – CIG IV (A)
May 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that Panel Review Meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.

Act One Foundation dba Act One

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music

Arts Integration Solutions

Ballet Etudes Youth Ballet of Mesa

Community Performing Arts Center Foundation

Desert Foothills Theater

Foundation for Creative Broadcasting, Inc. dba KXCI-FM

George Phippen Memorial Foundation dba Phippen Museum

Great Arizona Puppet Theater

Heritage Square Foundation, Phoenix

Invisible Theatre

Jazz in Arizona, Inc.

Live Theatre Workshop

Musical Theatre of Anthem

Phoenix Chamber Music Society

May
24
Tue
Grant Review Panels – CIG IV (B)
May 24 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Public Meeting Notice

FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that Panel Review Meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.

Phoenix Conservatory of Music

Phoenix Film Foundation

Prescott Fine Arts Association dba Prescott Center for the Arts

Rosie’s House

Santa Cruz Valley Art Association dba Tubac Center of the Arts

Scottsdale Community Players dba Greasepaint Youtheatre

Sedona Chamber Music Society dba Chamber Music Sedona

Smoki Museum, Inc.

Sonoran Art Foundation dba Sonoran Glass School

Sonoran Arts League, Inc.

Southwest Folklife Alliance

The Rogue Theatre

True Concord Voices & Orchestra

Tucson Girls Chorus

West Valley Arts Council

Xico, Inc.

May
25
Wed
Grant Review Panels – CIG VI
May 25 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Public Meeting Notice

FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that Panel Review Meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.

Arizona Opera

Arizona Theatre Company

Ballet Arizona

Children’s Museum of Phoenix

Childsplay, Inc.

Heard Museum

i.d.e.a. Museum

Loft Cinema, Inc.

Mesa Arts Center

Museum of Northern Arizona

Musical Instrument Museum

Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture

Phoenix Symphony Association

Phoenix Theatre, Inc.

Scottsdale Cultural Council

Tucson Children’s Museum, Inc. dba Children’s Museum of Tucson

Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block

Tucson Symphony Society

May
26
Thu
Grant Review Panels – CIG I – III
May 26 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Public Meeting Notice

FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that Panel Review Meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.

Level I

Arizona Choral Society, Inc.

Capoeira Institute Southwest

Castaneda Museum of Ethnic Costume

Catitude Gallery & Studio – A Community Arts Center

Children’s Chorale of Flagstaff dba Flagstaff Youth Chorale

Flagstaff Community Band

Living Traditions Presentations

nueBox

Sounds of Kingman

Space 55 Theatre Ensemble

The Community Players

Voices of the Desert

West Valley Youth Orchestra

White Mountain Symphony Orchestra, Inc.

Level II

Chandler Symphony Orchestra

Scottsdale Philharmonic

Symphony of the Southwest

Level III

Ballet Yuma

Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society

Phoenix Youth Symphony

Sedona Arts Festiva

Yavapai Symphony Association

May
30
Mon
Memorial Day | Office Closed
May 30 all-day
Jun
1
Wed
Grant Review Panels – Festivals A
Jun 1 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Public Meeting Notice

FY2017 Grant Panel Review Meeting (application review order). Please note that panel review meetings will begin at 10:00am with a panel orientation and general business. Grant review discussion will begin at approximately 11:00am.

  • Arizona Dance Coalition
  • Artlink
  • ASU Foundation for a New American University
  • Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation
  • Casa Grande Friends of the Arts
  • Cottonwood Economic Development Council
  • Flagstaff Dance and Film Festival
  • Grand Avenue Arts & Preservation
  • Many Farms High School
  • Mesa Media Inc
  • Mohave Library Alliance
  • Northern Arizona Book Festival, Inc.
  • Ocotillo Literary Endeavors
  • Pascua Yaqui Festival of the Arts
  • Phoenix Sister Cities Ennis Committee Book Festival
  • Superior Chamber of Commerce
  • Town of Guadalupe
  • Tucson Fringe Festival
  • Willow Bend Environmental Education Center