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].
FY2017 Community Investment Grant & Festival Grant Award Agreement Paperwork Return Deadline
Return your grant award agreement, signed and dated by an authorizing official, and State Substitute W-9 Form by Monday, October 17, 2016.
For assistance, please contact Kristen Pierce, Organizational Grants and Services Manager, (602) 771-6517 or [email protected]
In October 2016, AZ ArtWorker will host a workshop and a binational performance led by visiting artist Yadira De La Riva in Douglas, Arizona. Participants will develop short dramatic works focused on reclaiming community narratives, some of which will be featured in a binational performance on October 22.
More info at http://azarts.gov/az-artworker/az-artworker-yadira-de-la-riva-douglas/
In October 2016, AZ ArtWorker will partner with Tohono O’odham Community College, Shining Soul, and Red Ink Magazine to present a workshop and a performance led by visiting artist Yadira De La Riva. Participants will develop short dramatic works focused on reclaiming community narratives, some of which will be featured in a performance on October 27.
More info at http://azarts.gov/az-artworker/az-art-worker-yadira-de-la-riva-sells/
Join Richard Montoya, co-founder of Chicano theatre group Culture Clash, for a writing and acting workshop. Participants will focus on the use of satire and humor to address social and culturally relevant content. This workshop is ideal for playwrights and actors whose work addresses identity and social justice.
The workshop will be introduced by Ricky Araiza, Artistic Director of Teatro Bravo.
Workshop size is limited to 15 participants. Advance registration is required. http://conta.cc/2fartMT
To learn more visit http://azarts.gov/arts-op/
Presented in partnership with ASU – SFDT Performance in the Borderlands, Teatro Bravo, and CALA Alliance
Join us for a lively roundtable conversation of arts professionals from around the country. Moderated by Adriana Gallego, artist and Deputy Director of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, the evening will include information about services to artists. Don’t miss it!
Friday, March 3, 6-8 pm
Free and open to the public
Space is limited, registration required
Register: https://
Raices Taller
218 E. 6th St.
Tucson, AZ 85705
Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at Raices Taller 222 in Tucson on Saturday, March 18, 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.
Register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lhhhlrqab&oeidk=a07edvu458346bc546c
Join us for a lecture with contemporary Mexican artist Betsabeé Romero, as part of her Phoenix residency April 3-10.
Betsabeé Romero lives and works in Mexico City. For over 15 years, her work has paid attention to issues of migration and mobility through the symbols and everyday rituals of the culture of global consumption, such as cars, tattoos and urban signage.
Romero has realized more than 30 individual exhibitions in México, the United States and Europe, and has participated in a large number of residencies and international biennials. Her work is part of important collections, including: The British Museum, Daros Collection in Switzerland, Phoenix Art Museum, Nelson & Atkins Nevada Museum of Art, World Bank in Washington D.C., Gelman (México), MOCA Los Angeles, and The Museum of Contemporary Art of Porto Alegre (Brazil). Betsabeé Romero is also renown for numerous monumental installations and interventions in urban communities, including East Los Angeles, Chicago, Mexico City, and Toulouse.
This program is organized by CALA Alliance and AZ ArtWorker, a program of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and presented in collaboration with Phoenix Art Museum.
Join us for a daylong professional development workshop with content crafted to serve Native American artists led by Linda Essig, Jake Meders, and First Peoples Fund. You will learn how to develop your entrepreneurial thinking skills, marketing basics, budgeting, and receive a free copy of the Arizona Arts Entrepreneur Toolkit.
Register: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ee18vxh9b88e6a03&oseq=&c=&ch=
Join us for the closing of “Para Un Muro Ensimismado,” Mexican contemporary artist Betsabeé Romero’s temporary art installation. During her Phoenix residency April 3-10, Romero collaborated with Arizona artists to create a site-specific project connecting global histories of migration and power.
For additional updates and information, visit the event’s Facebook page.
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/
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://
