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A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE
ARIZONA
COMMISSION ON THE
ARTS
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National Endowment for the Arts Awards $480,000 in Grants to Arizona Arts Organizations and Programs
On May 15, 2019, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) made their second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2019, including 14 grants totaling $480,000 awarded to Arizona programs/organizations.
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Master-Apprentice Program: Nomination Period Extended!
Southwest Folklife Alliance
Nominate by June 1, 2019
The SFA Master-Apprentice Award seeks to support and encourage the preservation and perpetuation of traditional art forms present and thriving in Arizona.
The award supports a master artist or tradition bearer who has identified a qualified apprentice (or group of apprentices) to engage in a teaching-learning relationship that includes one-on-one mentorship and hands-on experience in a traditional artistic practice. SFA's highest priority is to support apprentices to learn from master artists within their own cultural traditions.
Artists are first nominated by peers within their community, cultural institutions, apprentices, or by self-nomination. Once a nomination has been made, SFA will invite nominees to apply. The nomination selection process is based: mastery of artform and a nominee’s ability to describe how the mastery of this art form has been recognized by the artist’s cultural community and the artist’s ability to share traditional knowledge.
Banner Image: Photos by Steven Meckler, courtesy Southwest Folklife Alliance.
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2019 Arts and Culture Grants Workshop
National Endowment for the Arts | Flagstaff, AZ
Join Congressman Tom O’Halleran, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and Flagstaff Arts Council for a Grants Workshop to learn how to harness resources to support your organization’s arts and cultural activities.
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Farewell to Frances Smith Cohen, champion of modern dance in Arizona
Choreographer Frances Smith Cohen, who championed modern dance in Arizona for more than half a century, died Wednesday, May 14 at age 87.
Cohen was the founding artistic director of Center Dance Ensemble, a resident company at the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix since the venue opened in 1989.
Previously, she founded the Kadimah Dancers in Tucson and co-founded the University of Arizona’s dance department.
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Museum of Northern Arizona announces new executive director
The Museum of Northern Arizona has named a new executive director: Mary Kershaw formerly of the New Mexico Museum of Art. The public can meet Kershaw at an event at the museum on June 6 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Kershaw has worked at museums for three decades, for institutions including the Museum of London Archaeology Service, Harrogate Borough Council, Head of Museums and Arts for the Harrogate Borough and York Museums Trust. Most recently, Kershaw was director of the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe.
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Arizona Museums Offer Free Admission to Military this Summer
This summer, museums in Arizona will open their doors to military and their families as part of the ninth annual Blue Star Museums program, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums nationwide to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
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Shelley Cohn inducted into AZ Women’s Hall of Fame
Shelley Cohn, Executive Director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts from 1985-2009, was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame in recognition of her leadership in the Arizona arts community.
Currently, Cohn works as president of the board of trustees for the Desert Botanical Garden, is the chair of Hillel at ASU’s Life & Legacy giving program, and is a current board member of Childsplay.
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ARIZONA ARTISTS IN THE NEWS
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Samantha Burton brings a Native voice to MNA
Flagstaff | Navajo-Hopi Observer
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Arts collaborations strengthen schools
Surprise | Surprise Today
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Flagstaff High wins $75,000 in Vans shoe design competition
Flagstaff | AZ Daily Sun
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Cultivating Creativity: Exploring Arts & Culture in Community Food Systems Transformation
ArtPlace and DAISA Enterprises | May 2019
The fifth in ArtPlace’s series of Creative Placemaking Field Scans, this new report explores how arts and cultural practices can be better leveraged to create equitable and place-based food systems change across the country - spanning rural, tribal, and urban settings. The scan includes framing, cases studies, and recommendations to advance work happening at this intersection and to serve as a resource for practitioners.
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Programs Supporting Art in The Public Realm: A National Field Scan
Animating Democracy and The Barr Foundation | April 2019
The Barr Foundation commissioned Animating Democracy, a program of Americans for the Arts, to conduct a national scan of public art and community-based arts and cultural initiatives, as well as professional development programs.
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SMU | Data Arts Webinars
SMU DataArts will be offering the following upcoming webinars to help you make more robust use of your organization’s data. All webinars are free and simply require registration at the links provided below.
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Mind the GAAP: Financial Data Entry Tips for Small Organizations
May 22, 2019, 11:00 AM
This webinar is designed for smaller organizations and newer organizations. We’ll highlight best practices in nonprofit accounting, including the importance of careful record keeping, creating the right chart of accounts for your organization, cost allocations, and making use of the CDP Notes feature.
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Data At Work: Introduction to DataArts Analytic Tools
June 20, 2019, 10:00 AM
This webinar will cover the basics of running analytic reports whether you want to run a trend report to see changes at your organization over time or a comparison report to benchmark against a group of peer organizations. The webinar will also include an overview of the KIPI Dashboard and other DataArts analytic tools.
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The Arts Commission is here to answer any questions you may have about your organization’s use of the Cultural Data Profile or the SMU DataArts platform more broadly! Please reach out at any time if you would like more information on how you can make better use of the SMU DataArts’ plentiful resources.
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Grants for Fiscal Year 2020 Arts Learning Projects & Partnerships
Apply by May 30, 2019 for Cycle A Funding
The application period for the first round of FY2020 Arts Learning Collaboration (ALC) and Lifelong Arts Engagement (LAE) Grants closes next week.
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Arts Learning Collaboration Grants
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Apply by 11:59 pm, May 30, 2019
Arts Learning Collaboration Grants enhance the work of school-based arts teaching and learning programs through collaborative projects taking place in-school, after-school, or during summer/inter-session and in-services in one of the following three categories:
Planning, Professional Development, or
Student Learning
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Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Apply by 11:59 pm, May 30, 2019
Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants support partnerships that foster meaningful arts learning experiences in community settings for learners of any age in one of the following three categories:Participant Engagement, Planning, or Professional Development
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Jazz Road: Touring Grants for Jazz Musicians
SouthArts
Apply by August 1, 2019
Designed for emerging and mid-career artists, Jazz Road Tours supports small, three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre.
This artist-centric grant program—designed to support approximately 50 tours each year—is made possible with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference
October 25-28, 2019 | Irvine, CA
Early registration closes June 30, 2019
Registration is now open for the 2019 VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference! VSA Intersections is the largest and most established conference in the field, so don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind professional development opportunity! Join us in Irvine, CA to connect with educators from across the country, learn from leading experts in the field, and develop new strategies to reach students with disabilities learning in and through the arts.
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May 27: State Holiday | Office Closed
May 30: Applications Due
- Arts Learning Collaboration Grants
- Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants
May 29: Festival A
May 30: Festival B
May 31: CIG Level I, Group B
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IMAGINE AN
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CAN PARTICIPATE IN AND EXPERIENCE THE
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Arizona Commission on the Arts | (602) 771-6501 | info@azarts.gov | www.azarts.gov
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