The Main Ingredients: advocacy and civic engagement

The Main Ingredients: advocacy and civic engagement
Hard-fought election campaigns, the transition to a new Governor's administration and the lingering effects of a sluggish state economy colored every aspect of our state advocacy this year.  Our work began last July when we launched a new Vote smART ...

Artistic excellence in every corner of the state

Artistic excellence in every corner of the state
In March 2015 nearly 700 arts and culture enthusiasts celebrated the 34th annual Governor's Arts Awards recognizing 65 nominees from 23 Arizona communities and honoring the following with Governor's Arts Awards:  Musician, composer and craftsman Will...

Our Goal: more arts in schools

Our Goal: more arts in schools
Arizona Citizens for the Arts took up the challenge this year of revitalizing support for K-12 arts education after Americans for the Arts chose Arizona as one of 10 states for a national three-year pilot to revitalize arts education advocacy. In par...

Business partnerships support arts & culture

Business partnerships support arts & culture
Arizona Citizens for the Arts works every day to add value to the relationship with our organizational members. One major way we accomplish this is through the Business Volunteers for the Arts program which facilitates one-on-one matches between arts...

Making ourselves heard in the community

We constantly seek opportunities to tell the story of how arts and culture contributes to the vitality of our state.  We make generous use of social media, as well as work with community leadership organizations, local business groups and traditional...