A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS

NEWS

2022 Arizona Poetry Out Loud Champion Advances to Final Round of Nationals

On June 5, 2022, Arizona's 2022 Poetry Out Loud State Champion, Oscar Landa Samano, will be among the nine contestants to compete in the final round of the Poetry Out Loud National Finals. The winner will be named National Champion and will be awarded a $20,000 scholarship.

Give Oscar a Virtual Cheer

You can submit a personal message of encouragement and congratulations to Oscar through a simple online form on our website!

Give Oscar a Cheer!

Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Review Panel Meetings

Between May 2 and May 25, panels made up of artists, arts professionals, educators, and community members will convene virtually to review grant applications from nearly 100 nonprofit arts organizations, large and small, from every corner of the state. These panel review meetings are open to the public and live-streamed online.

RESEARCH & RESOURCES

Online tool paints detailed picture of arts education in Arizona schools

The landscape of arts education in Arizona's public and charter schools has never been clearer. Through an intuitive interactive online dashboard, Arizonans can venture deep into arts education data, including statewide geographic comparisons; county-, district-, and school-level reporting, and year-over changes in enrollment.

Arizona Arts Education Data Explorer

Explore arts education data from your community and across the state through this simple and intuitive data explorer dashboard.

Go to the Arizona Arts Education Data Explorer

Arizona Arts Education Data Project: 2021 Highlights Report

Highlights from the 2021 update are reported in this one-pager.

Download Arizona Arts Education Data Project: 2021 Highlights

OPPORTUNITIES

Creative Aging Development Program

West Valley Arts

West Valley Arts is offering a free six-hour training course for teaching artists and creative educators interested in working with older adult populations. Participants will learn to apply creative tools that will better serve older adults and prepare teaching artists to work with the aging population, fostering lifelong learning in our growing communities

Master-Apprentice Award

Southwest Folklife Alliance

The Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) Master-Apprentice Artist Award supports a master artist or tradition bearer to work with a qualified apprentice (or group of apprentices) to engage in a teaching-learning relationship that includes one-on-one mentorship and hands-on experience.

Call for Session Proposals

National Art Education Association

The National Art Education Association (NAEA) has opened its proposal submission process for the National Convention to be held in San Antonio, TX, April 13-15, 2023. NAEA invites submissions that share expertise with visual arts educators who are committed to NAEA’s mission.

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Power of Us Survey of Youth Fields Workforce

The Power of Us is a nationwide campaign to understand the youth fields workforce, which is comprised of professionals and volunteers who work with young people outside of the school day. The Power of Us 2022 Workforce Survey is designed to capture information about this vital workforce.

Take the Survey

ARTS LEARNING STAFF

Elisa Radcliffe

Arts Learning Manager

eradcliffe@azarts.gov

Anastasia Freyermuth

Evaluation and Learning Manager

afreyermuth@azarts.gov

AGENCY NEWSLETTERS

AZArts Newsletter

News, information, and resources for Arizonans working in, with, and for the arts.

AZArts Opportunities

A monthly curated list of opportunities for Arizona artists working in all disciplines.

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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