NOVEMBER 2014

3 Ways to Express Your Gratitude for the Arts

Thanksgiving has arrived and this year the Arts Commission encourages you to express your gratitude for the arts in Arizona. Not sure how? We have a few suggestions:

Shop the Arts. Museum memberships, art classes, tickets to performances, and works of art make great gifts, and increasingly artists and arts organizations are hopping on the Black Friday & Cyber Monday bandwagon. Don't miss your chance at a great deal on a truly creative gift.
Give to the Arts. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is now Giving Tuesday, a "national day of giving." We hope you'll remember the vital contributions made by nonprofit arts organizations in your community and consider donating a little something extra this year to the ones that mean the most to you.
Thank Your Legislators. Did you or an organization your are affiliated with receive a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts this year? Be sure to write a letter of thanks to your legislators. Let them know how you are using this funding to enrich your community and thank them for their continued support of the arts. For more ideas about how to communicate the value of public funding for the arts to elected officials, please contact our friends at Arizona Citizens for the Arts.

Call for Nominations: Governor's Arts Awards

Since 1981, 166 distinguished Arizona artists, arts organizations, businesses, educators and individuals have been recognized for their passion, creativity and devotion to the excellence and diversity of Arizona's arts and cultural community.

Each year our friends at Arizona Citizens for the Arts accept nominations from the public to insure that artists, arts organization, educators and community organizations and arts supporters from all over Arizona have an opportunity to be honored for their outstanding contributions to the arts in Arizona and the cultural life of our state. Submit your nominations today!

NEWS


Midterm Elections and the Arts How might the results of the midterm elections impact the arts and arts education? Americans for the Arts offered a webinar earlier this month featuring comprehensive analysis of federal, state, and local election results and ballot initiatives as they relate to the future of the arts and arts education. Click here to read more	Emerging Organizations Survey This Spring, the Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture will partner with three other organizations (including the Arts Commission) to offer a professional skills day for emerging arts and culture organizations. They are currently requesting input from the sector via a brief online survey. Take the survey


Phoenix Celebrates Mayor's Arts Awards On Friday, November 21, the Phoenix Center for the Arts hosted the 3rd annual Mayor's Arts Awards. This year's honorees included Jenna Raskin, Space 55, SOUNDS Academy, Flamenco Por La Vida, Kristine Kollasch and Dan Hull. Click here to read more	Serve on a Grants Review Panel The Arts Commission utilizes volunteer panelists to review applications, make funding recommendations and advise the Arts Commission on grantmaking policies. Know someone who would make a good panelist? How about you? Fill out our panelist nomination form today. Back to Top

FEATURED OPPORTUNITIES


Internship, Arizona Commission on the Arts Learn about and participate in the operations of a state arts agency. Through a combination of learning experiences, work projects and group collaborations, interns develop essential skills, acquire valuable experience and prepare to become the next generation of arts, nonprofit and cultural leaders. Click here to learn more	Internship, Arizona Citizens for the Arts Through a combination of learning experiences, work projects and group collaborations, the intern will gain an understanding of non-profit arts administration. Interns will learn skills in office management, community outreach, event coordinating and public policy. Click here to learn more


Call for Proposals, International Sonoran Desert Alliance Artists of all disciplines are invited to submit proposals for presentations, performances, exhibitions, and interactive workshops which exemplify, explore, and celebrate art for social change; art that engages and transforms community. Click here to read more	Marketing and Communications Specialist, Tucson Pima Arts Council Responsible for telling the story of the arts and cultural life in Southern Arizona. Will create a strategic marketing and outreach plan that is proactive and innovative and will engage current audiences and identify and reach new audiences. Click here to read more	VANS Custom Culture Grants Available to public high schools serving grades 9-12 that have allowed arts education to thrive in their school community. The grants are intended to encourage the inclusion of the arts as an integral component of an excellent education. Click here to read more Back to Top

Important Dates

Nov 27 - Thanksgiving (Office Closed)

Dec 2 - Artist Research & Development Grants Review Panel

Dec 11 - AZ Commission on the Arts/AZ Citizens for the Arts Joint Board Meeting

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