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].

 

Feb
18
Sat
Poetry Out Loud Central Region Competition
Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Central Region Competition
Saturday, February 18 at 1:00pm
Mesa Arts Center – Dobson Lecture Hall
1 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201

Poetry Out Loud Southern Region Competition
Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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

Feb
25
Sat
Poetry Out Loud Northern Region Competition
Feb 25 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Northern Region Competition
Saturday, February 25 at 2:00pm
Lowell Observatory – Giclas Lecture Hall
1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Mar
4
Sat
Fiscal Year 2018 Online Information Session – Community Investment Grants
Mar 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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.

Fiscal Year 2018 Online Information Session – Festival Grants
Mar 4 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

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.

Mar
11
Sat
Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Mar 11 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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

Apr
18
Tue
Online Info Session: Strengthening Schools Through Arts Partnership Grants
Apr 18 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Support for substantive school/community partnerships that strengthen teaching and learning in arts education and/or arts integration in Arizona Title I schools.

The application period (for Grant Cycle: July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) is now open.

The application deadline is 11:59pm Thursday, June 1, 2017.

To help potential applicants prepare to apply, the Arts Commission will host two online information sessions. These sessions are open to all and offered free of charge, but advance registration is required.

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 3:30 pm
http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED50DE8087493F

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 3:30 pm
http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED50DE80874838

 

May
3
Wed
Online Info Session: Strengthening Schools Through Arts Partnership Grants
May 3 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Support for substantive school/community partnerships that strengthen teaching and learning in arts education and/or arts integration in Arizona Title I schools.

The application period (for Grant Cycle: July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) is now open.

The application deadline is 11:59pm Thursday, June 1, 2017.

To help potential applicants prepare to apply, the Arts Commission will host two online information sessions. These sessions are open to all and offered free of charge, but advance registration is required.

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 3:30 pm
http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED50DE8087493F

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 3:30 pm
http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED50DE80874838

 

May
16
Tue
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Community Investment Grants, Level I, group A
May 16 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 Art Alliance
  • Arizona Bach Festival
  • Arizona Choral Society, Inc
  • Arizona Dance Education Organization (AzDEO)
  • Arizona Early Music Society
  • Arizona Masterworks Chorale
  • Bisbee Community Chorus
  • Capoeira Amizade Flagstaff
  • Capoeira Institute Southwest
  • Casa Libre en la Solana
  • Catitude Gallery & Studio – A Community Arts Center
  • Children’s Chorale of Flagstaff (CCF)
  • Civic Orchestra of Tucson Association
  • Convergence Ballet Company
May
17
Wed
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Community Investment Grants, Level I, group B
May 17 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.

  • Fine Arts Association of Arizona
  • Flagstaff Community Band
  • George Phar Legler, Inc. (dba Valley of the Moon)
  • Gila Valley Arts Council
  • Grand Canyon Guitar Society, LTD
  • Heritage Square Trust
  • iTheatre Collaborative
  • Lake Havasu Regional Orchestra
  • Living Traditions Presentations
  • Maricopa ARTS Council ( MAC )
  • Movement Source, Inc.
  • nueBOX
  • Orchestra Northern Arizona
May
18
Thu
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Community Investment Grants, Levels I, group C
May 18 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.

  • Patagonia Creative Arts Association
  • Patrons of the Arts, Inc.
  • POG Inc.
  • Rising Youth Theatre
  • Safos Dance Theatre, INC
  • Sons of Orpheus – The Male Chorus of Tucson
  • Space 55 Theater Ensemble
  • Tucson Guitar Society
  • VSA arts of Arizona. Inc. (dba ARTabilityAZ)
  • West Valley Youth Orchestra
  • White Mountain Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
  • Winding Road Theater Ensemble
  • Young Sounds of Arizona, Inc
May
19
Fri
Grant Review Panels for FY18 Community Investment Grants, Level II
May 19 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 Repertory Singers
  • Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff
  • Chandler Symphony Orchestra
  • Desert Sounds Performing Arts, Inc.
  • Dry Creek Arts Fellowship
  • Flagstaff Master Chorale, Inc.
  • Grand Canyon Music Festival
  • Musica Nova, Inc.
  • North Valley Symphony Orchestra
  • Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art
  • Phoenix Women’s Chorus
  • ProMusica Arizona Chorale & Orchestra
  • Red Rocks Music Festival
  • Scottsdale Philharmonic
  • Sonoran Desert Chorale, Inc
  • Stray Cat Theatre
  • Sun Lakes Community Theatre, Inc.
  • Symphony of the Southwest
  • The Symphony Women’s Association
  • Tucson Pops Orchestra
  • WomanKraft
  • Young Arts Arizona Ltd.