The Arizona Commission on the Arts staff is diligently working with now-final budget numbers to calculate fiscal year 2010 grant awards. Because the state arts budget was not finalized until July 1, 2009, grant award announcements will not be available until July 15, or thereabouts.

Arizona Arts Jobs Preservation Grant Guidelines Now Available! Deadline to apply: Friday, July 31, 2009 (note: the online application system will launch on or near July 06, 2009). To stem job loss in the arts sector, the Arts Commission will deliver Arizona Arts Job Preservation Program grants in fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Funds for this program have been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or “The Stimulus.” Like the majority of funding programs within the federal stimulus program, this grant program focuses exclusively on job preservation. Download a related letter from the Executive Director here. Download the most current Guidelines document here.

Fiscal Year 2010 Quick Turnaround Grant Applications now available.

US Capitol Christmas Tree Juried Exhibition: Seeking applicants from Arizona artists. Deadline is Sept 7, 2009. Click here for program description, guidelines and entry form.

SWAC 2009 Registration Now Open! The 32^nd annual Southwest Arts Conference will take place August 13 and 14, 2009 at the Carefree Resort and Villas.  Click here to register and find additional information about the conference.

New! Building Public Value for the Arts in Arizona: Advocacy, Promotion and Audience Engagement publication now available online. Click here to download a copy of the pdf.

Are you interested in becoming a Volunteer Panelist for the Arizona Commission on the Arts?  Or, are you interested in nominating someone you think could make a valuable contribution to the panel process?  Click here to download the Volunteer Panelist Nomination form and instructions.

The Arizona Commission on the Arts website is being renovated between September 2008 and September 2009. If you are unable to access online material during this period, please contact us at info@azarts.gov and we will do our best to accommodate your requests. We apologize for any inconvenience.