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Creative Workforce Webinar Series | Arizona Commission on the Arts | The Creative Workforce webinar series offers monthly free online learning sessions designed specifically for Arizona's creative sector workers by local and national experts .Sessions begin September 29, and continue through March 16, 2027. Register for one or as many as interest you! | | | |
Apply Now: Creative Youth Grants | Arizona Commission on the Arts | Designed by and for young artists, CYGs support Arizonans, ages 12-17, 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. | | | |
Meet the 2026-27 AZ Youth Arts Council! | Over the next seven months, these 15 exceptional young people will review issues related to arts and culture programs and services for young people and learn about policy related to equal access to the arts for all young people in Arizona. | | | |
A Fond Farewell to Bethanne | With fondness and gratitude, we bid farewell to our long-time colleague and Director of Operational Projects, Bethanne Abramovich Smith. We wish her the best as she embarks on this new phase of her career and thank her for eight years of dedicated public service. | | | |
Arts educators gather for inaugural Arts Learning and Leadership AZ Summit | On Sept. 11, 2026, ArtsEd West held the inaugural Arts Learning and Leadership (ALL) AZ Summit. The summit was focused on arts education in the state of Arizona. | | | |
Register Now for 2027 Poetry Out Loud! | The registration portal for 2027 Arizona Poetry Out Loud is now open! Teachers and educators working with high school-level students can register to participate in this national arts education program and poetry recitation competition through October 31, 2026. | | | | This new report reviews Arizona’s arts and culture landscape and benchmarks its arts environment against peer states and large metropolitan areas. Using econometric methods and the TaxPI+ model from Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI), the authors attempt to quantify the sector’s contribution to economic output and evaluate how the continued vibrancy and growth of this sector can help drive the state economy forward. | | | |
2027 Operating Support Grant for Organizations
Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
Apply by December 1, 2026
| The 2027 Operating Support Grant for Organizations provides Non-profit 501(c)(3) Arts Organizations in the City of Tucson, Pima County, Southern Arizona, and Tribal Nations with funding for operating expenses that support hiring artists and/or delivering arts programming during the funding period. | | |
NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship Nominations
National Endowment for the Arts
Submit nominations by November 12, 2026
| The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships are awarded to living individuals based on nominations from the public, including members of the jazz community. Musicians who represent a range of styles and instruments will be honored. | | |
USArtists International
Mid Atlantic Arts
Apply by February 24, 2027
| USArtists International® provides support to professional performing ensembles and artists based anywhere in the U.S. so they can present their work at significant international festivals and performing arts markets around the globe. | | |
2027 Festival Grants
Levitt Family Foundation
Apply by November 20, 2027
| The Levitt Family Foundation supports free outdoor music festivals that expand access to the arts, celebrate community, and create positive social impact. To be eligible for funding, festivals must feature programming with music and performances by professional musicians who are compensated. | | |
Finance and Operations Coordinator
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
Apply by October 15, 2026
The Finance & Operations Coordinator provides essential administrative and fiscal support for agency-wide operations, including day-to-day office administration, facility maintenance coordination, and staff travel processing.
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Executive Director
Willcox Theater and Arts, Inc.
Location: Willcox, AZ
Apply by December 15, 2026
The Executive Director provides overall leadership and management of the daily operations of Willcox Theater and Arts and the Center for Art and Heritage, ensuring its viability and adherence to its vision, mission, values, and strategic plan.
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Program Supervisor
Tempe Center for the Arts
Tempe, AZ
Apply by October 29, 2026
Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) is seeking an experienced arts professional and people leader to serve as TCA Program Supervisor. Working under the direction of the TCA Manager, this position helps translate TCA’s programming vision into engaging, well-managed programs and experiences for the community.
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Glasser Curator
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block
Tucson, AZ
Open until filled
The Glasser Curator works to create and co-create relevant exhibitions, inclusive interpretation, and meaningful experiences with art that are rooted in TMA’s unique mission and longstanding commitment to its communities.
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DATES TO REMEMBER
October 20
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