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October is National Arts and Humanities Month
Phoenix Arts and Culture joins thousands of arts organizations and communities across the nation to recognize October as National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM). NAHM was initiated to encourage Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives. Find ways to participate in Phoenix's arts and humanities offerings at Artinerary.com.
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S'edav Va'aki Museum Reopening
with New Exhibit - Following Their Roots
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S’edav Va’aki Museum is thrilled to announce that after closing over the summer for renovations, we are officially set to reopen on October 17, 2024. The staff is excited to welcome guests back to explore the museum's wonders once more. The renovations include new flooring, a refreshed lobby with an artistic surprise, and a compelling new exhibit. Along with these changes, the reopening also features implementing the museum's new hours of operation and admission rates.
Our “Following Their Roots—Traditional Native American Farming in Arizona, Past and Present” explores and celebrates the deep connections between Arizona’s Indigenous communities and their agricultural traditions. It offers a rich historical perspective and a glimpse into the contemporary practices that sustain these cultural lifeways today. The exhibit will be open until Summer 2025.
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Nature Fest PHX
Celebrate Urban Wildlife and Community on October 19
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Phoenix Arts and Culture is proud to partner with the Office of Environmental Programs for this year's Nature Fest PHX. Dive into the wonders of nature on Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join Martin Moreno as he guides participants in painting a custom sculpture inspired by the flora and fauna of the Rio Salado. Discover the art of capturing stunning nature photography with Jasmine Meza during her Walk for the Wild. Kids can unleash their creativity in artist Lesly Perez's Drawing Nature for Kids workshop.
Bring the whole family for a fun, educational, and exciting morning! Enjoy live animal encounters, tree planting activities, and various entertainment. Plus, don’t miss your chance to win fantastic prizes!
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Artist + Researcher 4
Application Deadline: October 31
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Artist + Researcher (ARx) is the Phoenix Bioscience Core Arts Committee’s largest initiative, pairing local Phoenix artists with researchers and scientists from the PBC to develop translational pieces of art that communicate groundbreaking life science research in new and innovative ways.
After participants are paired, each team is given nine months to collaborate on the development of translational works of art that communicate research into visual language. After the nine months of collaboration and fabrication, the work will presented alongside other teams' work that year, allowing ARx to have a full exhibition to showcase. Each team is asked to present in front of a live audience their work and their experience with the program.
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IMLS Museums for America Grant
Application Deadline: November 15
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The Museums for America program supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Museums for America has three project categories:
- Lifelong Learning
- Community Engagement
- Collections Stewardship and Access
Grant awards range between $5,000 and $250,000; the grant period can be up to three years. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 15, 2024.
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AZ Humanities Project Grants
Intent to Apply is November 1
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Arizona Humanities supports innovative, community-based projects that use humanities disciplines to connect Arizonans to the cultures, peoples, and histories of the state and beyond. We welcome proposals from a wide range of nonprofit, educational, and governmental organizations and encourage projects that are innovative in their approach toward the humanities and public programming. Projects should use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective to issues of significance to Arizonans.
Project Grants are competitive grants supporting public programming using the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective to the Arizona experience and explore issues of significance to Arizonans. Organizations may request up to $10,000 to support their program implementation. Project Grants are awarded twice yearly and there is no annual budget limit for applicants.
Project Grants open on October 1, Intent to Apply is November 1, and the Grant Deadline is December 15, 2024.
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Artist Opportunity Grant
Deadline to Apply is October 24
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Artist Opportunity Grants support Arizona artists as they take advantage of specific, unique opportunities that have the potential to significantly impact their professional growth. This grant is available to artists working in all disciplines, and at any stage in their careers, so many opportunities could be considered eligible.
As this grant is available to artists working in all disciplines and at any stage in their careers, a wide array of opportunities could be considered eligible, so long as there is potential for significant impact in one or more of these three categories, including introducing work to new audiences, developing new skills, and developing artists' entrepreneurship.
Applicants must be individuals and may submit only one application per cycle. Organizations are not eligible to apply. At the time an application is submitted and the grant is awarded, an applicant must be:
- 18 years of age or older and
- a resident of Arizona.
An individual may submit only one application per grant cycle and may receive only one Artist Opportunity Grant every two (2) fiscal years. An applicant may not receive an Artist Opportunity Grant or a Research & Development Grant in the same funding period. The deadline to apply is October 24, 2024.
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