Awarding grants to arts organizations and schools is at the center of the Arizona Commission on the Arts’ service. In this effort grant applicants are our partners, providing direct arts experiences throughout Arizona. The Arts Commission provides a variety of funding opportunities that enable schools, organizations and community groups to carry out projects and to maintain ongoing, high quality public arts programming.
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Research and Development Grant
Research & Development (R&D) Grants provide funding support to Arizona artists as they work to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and deepen the impact of their work.
Application Period Begins: June 15, 2023
Application Deadline: July 20, 2023
- Application Period Closed
Artist Opportunity Grant
Artist Opportunity Grants support Arizona artists as they take advantage of specific, unique opportunities that have the potential to significantly impact their professional growth. As this grant is available to artists working in all disciplines and at any stage in their career, a wide array of opportunities could be considered eligible.
Application Period Begins: May 05, 2023
Application Deadline: October 23, 2023
- Application Period Closed
Festival Grant
Festival Grants support organizations in their efforts to provide quality arts programming through festival activities and are awarded to assist with the costs of connecting artists (or their artistic work) with communities.
Application Period Begins: February 15, 2024
Application Deadline: April 04, 2024
- Application Period Closed
Lifelong Arts Engagement Grant
Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants support projects that foster meaningful arts learning experiences for adult learners of any age and/or intergenerational projects in community settings.
Application Period Begins: February 15, 2024
Application Deadline: April 04, 2024
- Application Period Closed
Youth Arts Engagement Grant
Youth Arts Engagement Grants support arts learning projects for young people that occur outside of traditional school hours.
Application Period Begins: February 15, 2024
Application Deadline: April 04, 2024
- Application Period Closed
Creative Youth Grant
Created and reviewed by the Arizona Commission on the Arts’ AZ Youth Arts Council, the Creative Youth Grant is a funding opportunity to support young artists as they develop new skills or advance their artistic practice outside the traditional school day. This may include paying for lessons, attending a workshop, or paying for supplies and equipment.
Application Period Begins: February 15, 2024
Application Deadline: April 04, 2024
- Application Period Closed
Creative Capacity Grant
Creative Capacity Grants (CCGs) provide general operating support to nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is to produce, present, teach, or serve the arts.
Application Period Begins: February 15, 2024
Application Deadline: April 11, 2024
- Application Period Closed
