Through the #GiveAZArts social media campaign, let's remind friends and neighbors who will engage in gift-giving as a part of their holiday traditions this year to think about ways they can support Arizona arts organizations, arts-based businesses, and the artists at the center of all of the work.

Young creatives from across the state are advising the State of Arizona on grant programs and initiatives that directly affect young people. The Arizona Commission on the Arts recently announced the 15 young people selected to serve on the agency's AZ Youth Arts Council this year.

COVID-19 has decimated the arts community. Artists, museums, galleries, and makers have seen their livelihoods dry up and, in some cases, they have lost everything. We'll hear from two artists in their own words about what the pandemic has done to them. Angelina Ramirez, founder of Flamenco Por La Vida, talks about her struggles with COVID-19.

These Native American creatives celebrate their culture and tradition through work that includes fashion, painting, poetry, food and more.

Arts for All, Museum of Indigenous People, Rising Youth Theatre and Xico Inc. will receive grants ranging from $30,000 to $74,000.

Let's face it: 2020 has been a miserable year. What we need is a salve for our savaged souls. And there's no better salve than art. So, we turned to Tucson artists to help us create a gift for our readers: unique wrapping paper just in time for the gift-giving season.

For 20 years now, a handful of people at the Grand Canyon have been treated to a professional string quartet playing pieces composed by Navajo and Hopi high school students.

New research reveals that the arts may prime our neural circuitry for a broad range of activities, boosting crucial cognitive and social skills like spoken and written language, focus, self-control, and empathy. In a 2016 study, for example, T.

This winter, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will present 4 webinars for BIPOC teaching artists interested in exchanging best practices. Teaching artist Sharah Nieto will facilitate four sessions specific to different age groups and disciplines. This is a great opportunity to connect with peers in your area of expertise, ask questions, share ideas and build community.

Southwest Folklife Alliance is committed to helping traditional artists and culture bearers in Arizona during the COVID-19 crisis. We have secured additional funds to provide relief to those with financial needs. SFA will make up to 20 awards during this award period. Awards of $500 will be distributed by Dec.

While the Piper Center regularly offers creative writing classes and workshops through the Piper Writers Studio throughout the year, the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Virtual Writers Conference brings together over 300 writers from all backgrounds, genres, and levels of experience for three days of literary craft, culture, and community.