A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS

Alex Nelson to Leave Arizona Commission on the Arts

After 15 years with the agency, Deputy Director Alexandra Nelson will leave to work as a strategist with Welcome Strategies and as an independent consultant specializing in operations, programs, and equitable funding practices in the education, nonprofit, government, and philanthropic sectors. Her last day with the Arts Commission will be December 15, 2023.

As Alex embarks on this exciting new journey, we hope you’ll join us in bidding her "bon voyage" with a brief message of gratitude, congratulations, and encouragement!

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City of Phoenix Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 Launch Event

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is hosting a media and community event at the Phoenix Theatre Company to share in-depth findings with Randy Cohen, vice president of research at Americans for the Arts.

Ruben Alvarez to Receive Virginia E. Cárdenas Arts Advocate Award

Ruben E. Alvarez, a special advisor to the Arizona Commission on the Arts and a former board member, is the 2024 honoree of the prestigious Virginia E. Cárdenas Arts Advocate Award. Ruben is a longtime and highly valued supporter of the local and national arts

community. The awad will be presented at Xico's 36th Annual Dinner & Art Auction in Phoenix on February 24, 2024.

Congratulations, Ruben!

AZ ARTISTS IN THE NEWS

Visionary Diné artist Baje Whitethorne, Sr. dies at 73

KNAU News Talk

Arizona Public Radio

Meet the artist behind The Suns "El Valle" Jersey

Arizona Midday

12 News

The Hopi School Recognized for Its Preservation of Culture

Hopi Tutunevi

Longtime Phoenix artist Joe Willie Smith on how the city has changed

LaurenGilger

KJZZ

RESEARCH & RESOURCES

Arts Participation Patterns in 2022: Highlights from Survey of Public Participation in the Arts

Nat'l Endowment for the Arts | October 2023

Since 1982, the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) has been administered roughly every five years by the U.S. Census Bureau. This report is the first look through the lens of federal survey data at how adults participated in arts activities for one year of the pandemic: a 12-month period from July 2021 to July 2022. The report examines areas such as attending arts events, personally creating or performing art, reading books or literature, watching or listening to arts content via media, or learning an art form. A comprehensive statistical report of the 2022 SPPA data will be released next year.

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OPPORTUNITIES

Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants

National Endowment for the Arts

Apply by January 17, 2024

Grants support community-based arts engagement programming for military and veteran populations. Through the experience of art or art-making, participants can express themselves creatively while building resilience, social connectedness, and gain support for successful adaptation to civilian life.

ArtsHERE Grants

National Endowment for the Arts

Submit Statement of Interest by January 19, 2024

ArtsHERE supports organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity within their practices and programming and have undertaken consistent engagement with underserved groups/communities. Grants are for specific projects that will strengthen the organization’s capacity to sustain meaningful community engagement and increase arts participation for underserved groups/communities.

JOBS

Operations Administrative Assistant

Scottsdale Arts

Scottsdale, AZ

Open until filled

Scottsdale Arts is seeking a full-time Operations Administrative Assistant to support the Director of Facilities and Operations. Rate of pay $18-24/hr DOE.

Events Coordinator

West Valley Arts Council

Peoria, AZ

Open until filled

The Events Coordinator is responsible for the planning and execution of West Valley Arts Council’s ongoing events and special projects. The role will provide oversight and administrative support, such as scheduling and meeting coordination, outreach, and interaction with various partners, stakeholders, vendors, and artists.

Find more job postings on our jobs board

DATES TO REMEMBER

December 7

Quarterly Board Meeting

December 25

State Holiday | Office Closed

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.

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

IMAGINE AN ARIZONA WHERE EVERYONE

CAN PARTICIPATE IN AND EXPERIENCE THE ARTS

Arizona Commission on the Arts | (602) 771-6501 | info@azarts.gov | www.azarts.gov