Agency-wide Services & Convenings

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A variety of services and convenings provided by the Arts Commission in areas such as advocacy, accessibility, understanding participation and more. Links to services such as the Residency Roster and Peer Consultants Roster. Convenings include the annual Southwest Arts Conference, Arizona Arts Congress, Governor's Arts Awards and other statewide workshops and meetings.

Accessibility The Arts Commission's statement and compliance to the ADA, as well as links to resources about accessible facility requirements and programming, accessibility services, ARTability, accessibility tips and grievance procedures on how to report an inaccessible event or facility.

Advocacy News and updates about the current Arizona State budget, as well as links to local, national and arts learning advocacy resources.

Arizona Arts Congress is an annual event held at the Arizona State Capitol. The value and impact of public funding for the arts and arts policy are discussed and debated between legislators and arts advocates. As a key part of the democratic process, the Arizona Arts Congress connects the role of state funding with arts programs in schools and communities throughout the state.  Sponsored by Arizona Citizens for the Arts, the non-profit statewide arts advocacy organization; and Arizona Commission on the Arts.

Arizona ArtShare The Arizona Arts Endowment Fund was created in 1996 by the Arizona State Legislature and the Governor. This cultural trust fund advances the future of the arts in Arizona through both public and private contributions and is a unique partnership to build a foundation of long-term support for the arts in Arizona.

Artists

Arts Learning- Listings include opportunities for educators and teachers to attend local and national conferences, professional development, workshops and more.

Bulletin - The Arts Commission's quarterly newsletter. The Bulletin is printed four times per year. As a general rule, we do not list performances or events; jobs and artist opportunities are listed on our website. Our basic focus is on statewide and national arts news.

EGOR

Grants

Grantee Services

KUDOS - Do you know of a group or individual who has excelled in the arts or done something notable? Or has a friend of the arts recently passed away? Please let us know. Send a brief description to swong@azarts.gov.

Organizational Effectiveness

Organizations

Consultant Services Program - Connects Arizona’s non-profit arts organizations with peer professionals in the field with specialties in areas such as organizational assessment, facilitation, board development, planning, marketing, understanding participation, accessibility, arts education program planning and assessment and more. Grants available for Consultant Services and Community Cultural Inventories.

Governor's Arts Awards is an annual celebration held each Spring, recognizing the contributions of a corporation, individual supporter of the arts, artist, community project and arts education project. Sponsored by the Governor's Office; distinctive corporate sponsors; Arizonan Citizens for the Arts, the non-profit statewide arts advocacy organization and Arizona Commission on the Arts. The next Governor's Arts Awards is April 18, 2007.

Peer Consultants Roster Provides affordable and accessible consulting services to the state’s non-profit arts organizations and local arts agencies. Peer consultants are professionals who have expertise in many areas, including board development, financial management, fund raising, strategic/long-range planning, program development, marketing, public relations, community outreach and more. Funding for services by a Peer Consultant are available throughout the year through the Consultant Services Program.

Publications - Current publications from the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

Press Releases - Current press releases from the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

Information Referral and Arts Resource Center - Information about information referral from Commission staff and the Arts Resource Center, located at the Commission offices.

Technical Assistance - Available from staff in areas such as assistance in developing grant proposals to the Commission; public presentations on Commission programs; research in participation in the arts; referrals to consultants, arts professionals and other resources; consultations for organizations and individual artists in a wide variety of areas.

Residency Roster

Southwest Arts Conference/Connections Cafe

Statewide Workshops/Meetings  - Workshops and meetings are scheduled throughout the year across the State. Workshops for artists and speakers for arts organizations can be arranged in your area. For assistance, please contact us at (602) 229-8226 or cburawa@azarts.gov.

Understanding Participation The Understanding Participation (UP) program is funded in part by the Wallace Foundation and is part of their national START (State Arts Partnerships for Cultural Participation) initiative supporting 13 state arts agencies to explore new strategies to build participation in the arts. The focus of UP is to explore and learn about arts participation in our own state, and using this understanding to assist our constituent artists, organizations and communities in their own efforts to build arts participation.

For assistance, please click here for a list of staff, or contact us at (602) 771-6501 or info@azarts.gov.