Arts and Culture News: Artist Grants, Public Art Call to Artists, Gallery Ambassadors, and more

September 22, 2021

Arts Career Advancement Grants

The Arts Career Advancement Grants program supports artists and arts workers who have experienced income and opportunity loss because of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis and are in the process of rebuilding their arts practice. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, October 6, 2021.

Join us TONIGHT for a final webinar and FAQs. Musician Raquel Denis will share about her experience as an artist applicant. No RSVP required.

Para información en español, visité www.phoenix.gov/arts/grants

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Call to Artists

The Office of Arts and Culture is requesting qualifications from 3D artists to work with a project team to design an integrated public art streetscape concept along 32nd Street.

The selected artist will be expected to work with the community and city to create streetscape enhancements that bolster the visual identity of the area, and improve shade and pedestrian experience.

The deadline to apply is September 30, 2021.

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Gallery @ City Hall Ambassadors

The Gallery @ City Hall is dedicated to displaying rotating exhibitions of art from the City's historic municipal art collection of approximately 1,000 works as well as highlighting exemplary projects commissioned by the award-winning Phoenix Public Art Program.

Ambassadors play the part of hosts and are the most visible reflection of service in the Gallery. If you're interested in being an ambassador for the Gallery @ City Hall, or in learning more about the program, please contact Patty Dunlap, Office of Arts and Culture Program Coordinator.

NALAC National Latinx Summit

The NALAC National Latinx Summit is a three day (virtual) convening of artists, creatives, and leaders from different disciplines coming together to breathe in our collective power.

Join the gathering to reconnect with one another, reanimate our creative power and recommit to justice and inclusion in our relationships, practices, and communities. The Summit is free, and all are invited to join the conversation.

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Mayor's Arts Award Nominations

City of Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Phoenix Center for the Arts are excited to announce the Ninth Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards (MAA) will return to Hance Park Urban Plaza on November 18, 2021. Table and tickets are available beginning today, September 22, 2021.

An evening dedicated to recognizing Phoenix’s outstanding arts leaders, this fundraising event benefits Phoenix Center for the Arts in support of their mission to provide arts and culture opportunities to all.

Nominate an artist or arts organization: Complete the MAA Artist Application

Become a judge on the awards panel for MAA: Complete the Judging Panel Interest Form

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October is National Arts and Humanities Month

Next month is National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM)—a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. NAHM was launched by Americans for the Arts more than 30 years ago as National Arts Week in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1993, it was reestablished by Americans for the Arts and national arts partners as a month-long celebration, with goals of:

FOCUSING on equitable access to the arts at local, state, and national levels;

ENCOURAGING individuals, organizations, and diverse communities to participate in the arts;

ALLOWING governments and businesses to show their support of the arts; and

RAISING public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.

Visit American for the Arts to learn more and discover ways to get involved.

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