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.
Central Region Competition
Saturday, February 18 at 1:00pm
Mesa Arts Center – Dobson Lecture Hall
1 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201
Southern Region Competition
Saturday, February 18 at 1:00pm
University of Arizona Poetry Center – Dorothy Rubel Humanities Seminar Room
1508 E Helen St, Tucson, AZ 85719
Northern Region Competition
Saturday, February 25 at 2:00pm
Lowell Observatory – Giclas Lecture Hall
1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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
In-person information sessions were held in Mesa, Surprise, Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff in January 2017. In addition to the in-person information sessions, online information sessions were offered covering the same content.
To register for the online information session, click here.
In-person information sessions were held in Mesa, Surprise, Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff in January 2017. In addition to the in-person information sessions, online information sessions were offered covering the same content.
To register for the online information session, click here.
Arizona State Finals
Saturday, March 11 at 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:30pm)
Arizona PBS Studios – Arizona State University
555 North Central Avenue
Suite 500
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1252
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 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=
The 2017 Poetry Out Loud National Finals will be held April 25-26, 2017 at the Lisner Auditorium at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. The semifinals and finals will be webcast live. Click here to view details of the webcast or to host a viewing party.
Don’t forget to follow the action on Twitter @poetryoutloud and #POL17.
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.