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].

 

Apr
5
Wed
AZ ArtWorker: Artist Talk: Betsabeé Romero
Apr 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

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.

Apr
22
Sat
AZ ArtWorker: Entrepreneurial Workshop for Indigenous Artists with Linda Essig, Jacob Meders, and First Peoples Fund
Apr 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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=

May
5
Fri
AZ ArtWorker: Betsabeé Romero, Closing Reception
May 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

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.

May
22
Mon
Create/Change: Cultural Perspectives on Creative Aging
May 22 @ 8:15 am – 10:30 am

Join us for Create/Change: Cultural Perspectives on Creative Aging, the opening plenary of the Create/Change: AZ Institute, for a conversation about arts and aging around the complexities of creative practices across communities and organizations, featuring a diverse group of speakers including community organizers and local and visiting artists.

Light breakfast and registration from 8:15am – 9:00pm; program from 9:00am – 10:30am.

This event is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is required.

Register Here

 

Jun
12
Mon
ARTabilityAZ Accessibility Conference
Jun 12 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Join us for a day of accessibility training!

Is your organization ADA compliant? Looking for new ways to reach new audiences? Join us on Monday, June 12th for an all day conference on accessibility on the arts. Hear from leaders in state on how to create accessible programs in the arts and build audiences for your programs. Connect with colleagues from around the state who share your commitment to accessibility.

Monday, June 12th from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm
Ability360 Center
Confernce Room
5025 E. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Conference registration is now open! Admission to the conference is $25 for current ARTabilityAZ members and $50 for non-members. Lunch will be provided.

REGISTER

ACCOMMODATIONS
Requests for accommodations must be made at least 2 weeks in  advance of the conference.

ACCESS REQUEST

Funding in part for the conference is provided by Arizona Commission on the Arts, Unlocking Arizona’s Creative Potential.

ARTabilitAZ| 602-757-8118 | [email protected] | artabilityaz.org

Jun
14
Wed
Competitive Grantwriting Workshop for Artists (Flagstaff)
Jun 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

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/competitive-grantwriting-workshop-artists-2/

Jun
16
Fri
Competitive Grantwriting Workshop for Artists (Yuma)
Jun 16 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

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://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ee4428kx2bda7388&oseq&c&ch

Jun
22
Thu
Competitive Grantwriting Workshop for Artists (Tucson)
Jun 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at MOCA Tucson, 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:
http://conta.cc/2qqfVwx

Jun
28
Wed
Competitive Grantwriting Workshop for Artists (Phoenix)
Jun 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

***The workshop is currently at capacity. Visit http://azarts.gov/news/competitive-grant-writing-artists/ to get on the waiting list.***

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix on June 28, 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.

 

Jul
20
Thu
Online Information Session for Artist Research and Development Grants
Jul 20 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

To help you prepare your Artist Research and Development Grant application, the Arts Commission will present an online information session.

During a live webinar-style presentation, Arts Commission staff will walk potential applicants through the ARDG guidelines while offering tips and resources for successful grantwriting. Shortly after the live presentation, a recording will be posted to this page.

To register: https://www.anymeeting.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=ED50DA88874E3E

Jul
29
Sat
Competitive Grantwriting Workshop for Artists (Phoenix)
Jul 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

***The workshop is currently at capacity. Visit http://azarts.gov/news/competitive-grant-writing-artists/ to get on the waiting list.***

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at Xico in Phoenix on Saturday, July 29, 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.

 

Competitive Grantwriting Workshop for Artists (Chandler)
Jul 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

***The workshop is currently at capacity. Visit http://azarts.gov/news/competitive-grant-writing-artists/ to get on the waiting list.***

Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at Vision Gallery Chandler on Saturday, July 29, 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.