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A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS

Master-Apprentice Award | Southwest Folklife Alliance

The Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) Master-Apprentice Artist Award provides direct support for master traditional artists living in Arizona to pass on art, culture, and heritage practices to apprentice learners. The goal of this award is to strengthen the transmission of community-based traditions throughout the Southwestern United States.

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ARIZONA ARTS IN THE NEWS

Using the healing power of art to help empower more children in Arizona

Using the healing power of art to help empower more children in Arizona to create a better future for themselves. That's the mission of Free Arts AZ and it's paving the path to a lifetime of kindness and giving back to our community.

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Her massive James Baldwin mural wowed the world. Here's what's next for Antoinette Cauley

It was a Friday afternoon in Lichtenberg, Germany. Phoenix native and artist Antoinette Cauley was used to going on long drives and listening to music in Phoenix, her hometown. She couldn't do that in Germany. So she hopped on a train without plans to go anywhere in particular.

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UA program spotlighting border stories awarded $1.5 million

TUCSON - A novel program initiated by the University of Arizona aiming to enhance the understanding of people living near the southern borders has been so successful it has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by one of America's most prestigious foundations.

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Judith Durr receives Desert Caballeros Museum's Governor's Award

Earlier this month the Desert Caballeros Western Museum opened 17th annual “Cowgirl Up!” exhibition. Arizona Commission on the Arts Executive Director Anne L'Ecuyer was invited to select the winner of the competition's Governor's Award. Congratulations to artist Judith Durr!

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RESEARCH & RESOURCES

COVID-19 Sector Benchmark Insight Report: March 2022

TRG Arts and Purple Seven have released the latest update of their study into the impact of COVID-19 on the ticket sales, revenue, and audience demographics for the performing arts in North America, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in 2020 and 2021.

Download the COVID-19 Sector Benchmark Insight Report

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Youth Perspectives on Designing Equitable Out-of-School-Time Programs

​​A youth-led research project provides an indication of how young people from marginalized communities may experience out-of-school-time programming, including that they are sometimes treated differently because of race, gender identity or other factors.

Download Youth Perspectives on Designing Equitable Out-of-School-Time Programs

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2022 Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Survey

The 2022 Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Survey is now open; participate by May 6This survey, conducted every three years by the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, provides essential data for decision-makers in the nonprofit community.

TAKE THE SURVEY

OPPORTUNITIES

NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI)

Through the lens of Latinx arts and culture, the NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI) uses a comprehensive curriculum that addresses strategic planning, programming, budgeting, marketing, fundraising, governance, evaluation, and advocacy. Application for the 2022 NALAC Leadership Institute is now open! The 22nd NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI) will take place between July 11 - 16, 2022 in San Antonio, TX.

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NALAC Fund for the Arts

Call for applications now open! NFA Artist Grant Award Amount: $10,000 Flamboyan Artist Fellowship Award Amount: $5,000 Award Amount: $10,000 NALAC defines the primary applicant as the individual artist who is seeking funding for their own project or on behalf of an ensemble.

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GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS

Grants for Arts Projects is the NEA's principal grants program for organizations based in the United States. Through project-based funding, the program supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.

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Levitt AMP Grant Awards

Through our grantmaking and research, the Levitt Foundation leverages the power of free, live music to strengthen the social fabric of communities, creating places people love while amplifying local pride, injecting joy into underused public spaces and fostering more equitable, thriving and sustainable communities one city, and one concert, at a time.

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JOBS

Call for Teaching Artists

Vision Gallery

Chandler, AZ

Apply by May 2, 2022

Vision Gallery is looking for proposals for their 2022-23 Vision Kids season. Teaching artists are invited to submit one or more proposals for individual, one-session classes they would like to teach.


ArtCorps Student Worker Positions

City of Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture

Phoenix, AZ

Rolling application

Calling all undergraduate students–gain the comprehensive skills, mentorship, and experience you need to launch your arts and culture career by applying for part-time student worker positions with the Phoenix ArtCorps for Fall 2022!


Production Manager

Childsplay

Tempe, AZ

Apply by May 6, 2022

Childsplay, an internationally acclaimed ensemble-based professional theatre for young audiences located in Tempe, Arizona (Greater Phoenix) seeks a proactive, creative individual to lead our Production Department.


Choir Teacher

Arizona School for the Arts

Phoenix, AZ

Apply by June 30, 2022

Full Time choir faculty teach 2 middle school classes at the same level and 2 high school classes at the same level. There are approximately 40 students per class with a total of 4 classes in one content area per day. 

DATES TO REMEMBER

May 2-4

  • Review Panels: Festival Grants 

May 11-13, 17 & 18

  • Review Panels: Creative Catalyst Grants

May 23 & 25

  • Review Panels: Youth Arts Engagement Grants
  • Review Panels: Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants

May 30

  • State Holiday | Office Closed

AGENCY NEWSLETTERS 

AZArts Learning

News, information, and resources for Arizonans working to facilitate learning in, through, and about the arts.


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A monthly curated list of opportunities for Arizonans working in the arts.

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