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A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS | |
Research & Development (R&D) Grants provide funding support to Arizona artists as they work to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and deepen the impact of their work. | |
The Rural and BIPOC Creative Aging Communities Cohort is a program for arts organizations with a serious and committed interest in better serving Arizona’s older adults by strengthening existing programs and/or developing new initiatives. | |
Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants support projects that foster meaningful arts learning experiences in community settings for adult learners of any age. Projects can include, but are not limited to, using creative expression to improve quality of life for older adults (Creative Aging), intergenerational projects, and/or providing sequential hands on learning in, through, or about the arts for adult learners. | |
Youth Arts Engagement Grants support programs focused on young people ages 24 and under that occur outside of traditional school hours, and which provide creative expression in safe and nurturing environments, are rooted in youth voices, narratives and perspectives, and utilize the assets of the community being served. | |
The Arizona Commission on the Arts invites teen creatives to join the AZ Youth Arts Council to ensure that Arizona’s youth perspective is heard in arts programming and policy. If you’re a creative, passionate, community-minded Arizonan, age 14-19, apply today! | |
Festival Grants assist local arts agencies, tribal cultural organizations, government departments or agencies, university / college departments and other nonprofit cultural and social service organizations in their efforts to provide quality arts programming through festival activities. | Apply by September 16, 2021 | |
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ASU professor Natalie Diaz wins Pulitzer Prize for poetry
Arizona Republic
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Arizona Theaters, Performing Art Centers Look Forward To Brighter Fall
The Show, KJZZ
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Hopi Artist Grapples With His Complicated Legacy And Learns To Be A Better Father
Weekend Edition, NPR
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Heritage Festival returns to Museum of Northern Arizona in July
Navajo-Hopi Observer
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Tech as Art
National Endowment for the Arts | June 2021
This report is the result of a two-year research initiative exploring the multifaceted creative practices of artists who engage with digital technologies. The research examines the creative infrastructure supporting tech-focused artistic practices and provides insight into the existing challenges and opportunities faced by artists and organizations working at the intersection of arts and technology.
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Museums and Creative Aging: A Healthful Partnership
American Alliance of Museums | May 2021
This report, commissioned by the American Alliance of Museums and written by Marjorie Schwarzer, is a call to action for museums to change the narrative about what it means to grow old in America. Opening with an overview of aging and ageism in our country, the report documents actions being taken to foster positive aging, profiles the work of museums providing creative aging programming, and shares lessons learned from the Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums initiative of Aroha Philanthropies.
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American Rescue Plan Grants to Local Arts Agencies
National Endowment for the Arts
Apply by July 22, 2021
The Rescue Plan’s Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting program recognizes the central role that local arts agencies play in supporting artists, enhancing the quality of life in their communities, and increasing public access to the arts.
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American Rescue Plan Grants
National Endowment for the Arts
Apply by August 12, 2021
The Arts Endowment will competitively award Rescue Plan funds to eligible organizations nationwide. These funds are intended to help support jobs in the arts sector, keep the doors open to arts organizations nationwide, and assist the field in its response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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American Rescue Plan Fund for Organizations
WESTAF
Apply by July 15, 2021
WESTAF ARP is a competitive grant program that provides general operating support to arts and cultural organizations in the West that are most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. WESTAF is now accepting Intents to Apply from interested organizations.
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Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge
US Department of Agriculture
Apply by July 26, 2021
USDA is making available up to $3 million in cooperative agreements under the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC) for eligible entities to help them provide planning support, technical assistance and training to foster placemaking activities in rural communities.
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NALAC National Latinx Summit
September 30 - October 2, 2021
Online | Chicago, IL
NALAC will gather virtually to engage imaginations, meet the call of the moment, and assert collective strength. All are welcome to attend. NALAC alumni based in Chicago--homelands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations--have activated some of their peers to host this national gathering in collaboration with voices from across the United States and Puerto Rico.
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2021 Western Arts Alliance Annual Conference
August 30th – September 2nd
Online | Portland, OR
Online or in-person, the 2021 WAA conference offers essential networking, outstanding showcases, valuable discovery sessions, and topical workshops–everything you need to program a season, route a tour, or launch a project—even in these challenging times.
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Executive Director
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
Apply by July 22, 2021
https://azarts.gov/jobs/executive-director-azarts/
The Executive Director is a visionary, creative, collaborative, ethical, and adaptive leader of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency whose mission is to imagine an Arizona where everyone can participate in and experience the arts.
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Development Director
Sonoran Glass School
Tucson, AZ
Open until filled
https://azarts.gov/jobs/development-director-sonoran-glass-school/
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Senior Program Coordinator of Volunteers
Free Arts
Phoenix, AZ
Apply by July 8, 2021
https://azarts.gov/jobs/senior-program-coordinator-of-volunteers-free-arts/
This position supports Free Arts programs by coordinating the implementation of volunteer mentor recruitment, supervision, training, and retention.
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Communications Manager
Fox Tucson Theatre
Tucson, AZ
Apply by July 10, 2021
https://azarts.gov/jobs/communications-manager-fox-tucson-theatre/
The historic Fox Tucson Theatre is seeking a dynamic, detail-oriented, arts enthusiast to join our team in the role of Communications Manager at a critical phase in our 90+ year history at the heart of Tucson’s vibrant downtown.
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Event Specialist
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix, AZ
Open until filled
https://azarts.gov/jobs/event-specialist-phoenix-art-museum/
Phoenix Art Museum is looking for two Event Specialists to manage all private events in keeping with Museum guidelines and policies.
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July 5 | State Holiday (Office closed)
July 8 | Due Date
July 12 | Due Date
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AGENCY NEWSLETTERS
AZArts Learning
News, information, and resources for Arizonans working to facilitate learning in, through, and about the arts.
AZArts Opportunities
A monthly curated list of opportunities for Arizonans working in the arts.
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AZArts Learning is published monthly by the Arizona Commission on the Arts
To request this or any other agency publication in an alternative format, contact the Arizona Commission on the Arts at (602) 771-6501 | info@azarts.gov
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IMAGINE AN ARIZONA WHERE EVERYONE
CAN PARTICIPATE IN AND EXPERIENCE THE ARTS
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Arizona Commission on the Arts | (602) 771-6501 | info@azarts.gov | www.azarts.gov | | | | |
