Table of Contents
Featured Opportunities
 PCA's Young Playwrights Festival - Accepting Submissions 
Call for Artists, Roosevelt Row CDC
Call for Artists: Many Hands Artist Cooperative 
Open Studios Tour, Tucson Pima Arts Council 
Stay Informed
Arts Learning Newsletter
Important Dates
Sept. 25 - Quarterly Commission Meeting

Oct. 2 - Deadline to Apply: Arts Learning Grants & Professional Development Grants

October 13 - Columbus Day (Office Closed)
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September 2014 
Funding Opportunities
Grant Opportunities for Creative Placemaking
A pair of national funding initiatives focused on art-based community development projects are now accepting applications.

To learn more about Artplace's National Grants Program and the NEA's Our Town Grant Program click here.
Professional Development Grants, Cycle B
Professional Development Grants are designed to assist Arizona artists, arts administrators and arts educators with funding support for participation in professional development and skills-building activities. The application deadline for Cycle B, covering activities taking place between November 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015, is next Thursday, October 2, 11:59pm.

To learn more about this program and the application process, click here.
Arts Learning, Cycle B
The application period for Arts Learning Grants, Cycle B is also closing next Thursday, October 2, 11:59pm. Arts Learning Grants provide matching funds for quality arts learning projects which support lifelong learning in, through and/or about the arts. Cycle B funds projects taking place between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015. 

To learn more about this program and the application process, click here.
News
Arts Commission Welcomes New Staff Members
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is pleased to announce the addition of two new staff members: Ben Watters and Casandra Hernandez. 
Big Month for Arts Learning 
September kicked off with the news that Americans for the Arts had selected Arizona as one of 10 states to participate in a three-year pilot program to expand policy support for local arts education and access to arts program and instruction in Arizona schools. 

The Arts Commission presented a week of exclusive blogs in observance of National Arts in Education Week, September 15-19. 

Throughout the month, schools statewide registered to participate in this year's Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest, while our partners at the UofA Poetry Center announced a series of Professional Development workshops for participating teachers. 

With the biannual Joint Arts Education Conference coming up next month, October may be an even bigger month for Arts Learning!
ArtBox Institute 
Earlier this month, Flagstaff Arts Council graduated the inaugural cohort of its ArtBox Institute, a four-month professional development program for Northern Arizona artists, arts administrators, performers, gallery owners and other arts professionals. We recently spoke with Flagstaff Arts Council's Elizabeth Vogler about the program's inception, its successful first session, and its future. Click here to read more.
 
The next ArtBox institute will take place from January 28, 2015 - May 20, 2015. The deadline for applications is October 4, 2014--to learn more about the program and the application process, click here.




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