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.
Join us as we share what we learned during the inaugural Dance in the Desert: A Gathering of Latinx dancemakers working in Arizona and beyond. The Community Share out will include feedback from participating artists and arts leaders, a brief synopsis of research conducted, and a short dance performance.
This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested.
Dance in the Desert is an inaugural gathering of Latinx dancemakers working in Arizona and beyond. Learn more at https://azarts.gov/az-artworker/dance-in-the-desert/
This project is supported by Safos Dance Theatre, AZ Artworker, an initiative of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Liz Lerman LLC, Phoenix Hostel & Cultural Center, and Projecting All Voices, an initiative launched by ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and supported by ASU Gammage.
This project received support from WESTAF and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Join us as we celebrate the closing of the inaugural Dance in the Desert: A Gathering of Latinx Dancemakers. The Pachanga will feature music by DJ Musa and pop up dance performances.
This event is free and open to the public.
Dance in the Desert is an inaugural gathering of Latinx dancemakers working in Arizona and beyond. Learn more at https://azarts.gov/az-artworker/dance-in-the-desert/
This project is supported by Safos Dance Theatre, AZ Artworker, an initiative of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Liz Lerman LLC, Phoenix Hostel & Cultural Center, and Projecting All Voices, an initiative launched by ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and supported by ASU Gammage.
This project received support from WESTAF and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Central Region Competition
Date: Saturday, February 9th, 2019
Location: Herberger Young Scholars Academy
Address: 4701 West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ
Time: Registration (4 pm to 4:45 pm) Competition (5 pm to 8 pm)
Southern Region Competition
Date: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
Location: University of Arizona: Poetry Center
Address: 1508 E Helen St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Northern Region Competition
Due to weather, the Northern Region Competition has been rescheduled with a new date below.
Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2019
Location: Native American Cultural Center
Address: 318 W. McCreary Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Building 14
Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm
Arizona State Finals
Date: Saturday, March 16th, 2019
Location: Burton Barr Central Library
1221 N Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Time: TBD
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is inviting teen creatives to join the AZ Youth Arts Council to ensure that Arizona’s youth perspective is heard in arts programming and policy. We are seeking creative young people between the ages of 14 and 19 who have an interest in the arts and represent Arizona’s 15 counties.
For more info visit https://azarts.gov/azyac/
Northern Region
Saturday, February 15, 2020
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Native American Cultural Center
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
![Axis Dance Company released this excellent resource to aid presenting organizations and others in integrating accessibility measures into their routine work and programming. Congratulations to project managers & writers, Kevin Gotkin (@who____girl )& Vanessa Hernandez Cruz (@galaxiesdance) for a job well done. Our own Artist Programs Coordinator, Delia Ibañez, served as a reviewer for this guide. You can engage with the guide (and see a wonderful example of accessible website design) at https://accessguide.axisdance.org/
Reposted from @axisdanceco
Photo by Konstantin Braverman
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