Support and Protect the Arts in Arizona
Business Perspective
Invest in a creative Arizona
U.S. employers rate “creativity/innovation” among the top 5 skills required of employees, and rank finding employees who possess those skills among their top challenges. – “Ready to Innovate,” 2008.
Join. Enlist your business in the effort by introducing The Choice is Art to staff, clients and customers.
Contribute. Sponsor the campaign or donate to the ArtShare Endowment, to reinforce your choice for a more creative, diversified Arizona economy.
Share. Use the instructions below to share your story about how the arts impact your ability to attract quality employees and support local economies.
What are other companies saying?
Individual Perspective
Make your choice known
“You can’t teach kids algebra if they don’t want to live. And art appeals to life. It appeals to the part of the brain where imagination lives.” – William Strickland, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild.
Join. Enlist yourself in the effort by “liking” us on Facebook and joining The Choice is Art mailing list.
Contribute. Donate to the ArtShare Endowment, where no amount is too small or too large to reinforce your choice for Arizona’s future!
Share. Use the instructions below to share your story about how the arts made a positive impact in your life or the lives of your family members.
What are other people saying?
Join the Effort
“Like” The Choice is Art on Facebook and join the mailing list to receive updates (if you are already on the Arts Commission’s mailing list, re-join to indicate your interest in The Choice is Art). Then share your story!
Contribute to The Choice is Art campaign by submitting your own 2-minute video, describing your hopes for the future of Arizona and the impact of the arts in your life.
The Arizona ArtShare Endowment
The Arizona ArtShare Endowment is a fund of the Arizona Community Foundation established to stabilize Arizona arts institutions and support arts education programs. Funds contributed to the Arizona ArtShare Endowment have been held by the Arizona Community Foundation since the private endowment’s inception in 1996. Endowment interest is distributed annually through the grantmaking activities of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Arizona’s state arts agency. Grants are delivered to statewide arts organizations and nonprofit community institutions which provide arts-based programs and services.
All donations to the Arizona ArtShare Endowment are tax-deductible.
The Arizona Community Foundation is currently offering a $50,000 challenge grant to match donations to the Arizona ArtShare Endowment, dollar for dollar, up to a limit of $50,000. Double your contribution by acting now and taking advantage of this limited match offer!
Campaign Images
Campaign Toolkit
A primary way to support the The Choice is Art campaign is to share the images with your organizations, members, audiences and community. Download these zip files to find a variety of ad sizes, language to describe the campaign and an icon for your website. We invite you to include the campaign images and related language in your publications, newsletters and programs throughout calendar year 2011. Contact the Arts Commission at 602-771-6502 if you require assistance or to request an alternative file type.
Contains web ready icons and campaign language for The Choice is Art.
Specs: 300 dpi 2 x 2.5 RGB jpg, gif and png files.
Contains print ready ads for The Choice is Art.
Specs: 300 dpi CMYK jpgs for 4.75 x 3.687, 2.25 x 7.5, 4.75 x 1.75.
Contains print ready ads for The Choice is Art.
Specs: 300 dpi CMYK jpgs for 8.5 x 11, 4.75 x 7.75.
