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December 2014
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 Save the Date! Arizona Art Tank: 2015
Next month, at regional events in four Arizona cities, artists and arts organizations from across the state will pitch innovative arts-based ventures to a live audience and a panel of experts for a shot at $10,000 in seed funding.
Save the date via your regional event's Facebook page and stay up to date on all the latest news and information: |
Arizona Art Tank: 2015, Eastern Region
January 12, 2015, 6:30pm
Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler
Arizona Art Tank: 2015, Southern Region
January 13, 2015, 6:30pm
Star Studios, Bisbee
Arizona Art Tank: 2015, Northern Region
January 15, 2015, 6:30pm
Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff
Arizona Art Tank: 2015, Western Region
January 20, 2015, 6:30pm
Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, Peoria
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 Guidelines for Grants to Organizations & Schools Now Available Grant guidelines for Community Investment Grants, Arts Learning Grants and Festival Grants are now available for download. While applications will not be accepted until February, the Arts Commission encourages prospective applicants to review the guidelines and begin preparing their application materials as early as possible. The application deadline is Thursday, March 19, 2015. Click here to learn more about the available grants and to download guidelinesIn-Person Information Sessions
To help you prepare for the Fiscal Year 2016 grant application period, the Arts Commission will be holding in-person information sessions throughout the state over the next several weeks: |
 Free Audience Development Workshop with Matt Lehrman The Arizona Commission on the Arts is partnering with Audience Avenue to bring Matt Lehrman's Audiences Everywhere™ workshop to Phoenix and Tucson in February 2015. Thanks in part to the sponsorship of Patron Technology, Audience Avenue and the Arizona Commission on the Arts are pleased to offer these workshops free of charge to those who register in advance. |
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Robert Booker Elected Chairman of Grantmakers in the Arts
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is pleased to announce that the agency's Executive Director, Robert Booker, has been elected as Chairman of Grantmakers in the Art, a national network of private, public and corporate arts funders. Click here to learn more
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Arizona Arts Education Census Update Released
An update to a 2010 census on access to arts education in Arizona schools reports that while the number of students without access to any arts education has declined, more than 115,000 students still lack access to arts instruction by highly qualified arts teachers. Click here to learn more
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NEA Awards $240,000 in Grants to Arizona Organizations
The National Endowment for the Arts announced on Tuesday, December 2, that it will award $29.1 million in 1,116 grants in three categories: Art Works, Challenge America, and NEA Literature Fellowships in Creative Writing. $240,000 will be awarded to Arizona-based projects.
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Arizona Artists Receive NALAC Fund for the Arts Grants
The National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC) announced last week the awarding of nearly $300,000 in support of Latino arts and culture. Among this year's recipients were two Arizona artists: Annie Lopez of Phoenix and Marc David Pinate of Tucson. Click here to learn more
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Exhibits & Programs Manager, Tubac Center of the Arts
The Exhibit and Program Manager is responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing all exhibitions, youth and adult education programs, as well as grant-funding applications for Tubac Center of the Arts.
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Professional Development Grants for Individuals (PDG)
Deadline: February 5, 2015
Designed to assist Arizona artists, arts administrators and arts educators with funding support for participation in professional development and skills-building activities which contribute to significant professional growth.
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Engaging Teachers Coordinator, Childsplay
Childsplay seeks a motivated, proactive individual to manage a new educator engagement program which will focus on deepening relationships with teachers through sustained cultivation and stewardship activities.
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Now Accepting Nominations for Volunteer Panelists for Annual Grant Review Process
Annually, the Arizona Commission on the Arts conducts a panel review process for grants to organizations and schools with the assistance of volunteer panelists from all over the state of Arizona. Know someone who might make a good panelist? How about you? Click here to submit a nomination
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National Endowment for the Arts 2015 Funding Guidelines Posted
Guidelines and application materials for two National Endowment for the Arts funding categories have been posted on the NEA's website. The 2015 Art Works and Challenge America programs support projects anticipated to take place beginning in 2016.
Click here to learn more
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Important Dates
Dec 25 - Christmas Day (Office Closed)
Jan 1 - New Year's Day (Office Closed)
Jan 12 - Arizona Art Tank (Chandler)
Jan 13 - Arizona Art Tank (Bisbee)
Jan 14 - Grant Information Session (Bisbee)
Jan 15 - Arizona Art Tank (Flagstaff)
Jan 16 - Grant Information Session (Flagstaff)
Jan 20 - Arizona Art Tank (Peoria)
Click here to view the calendar of events
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Arts Opportunities Newsletter:
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