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Your health comes first.  Arts & culture organizations across Arizona care about you. You are our patrons. You are our artistic partners. You are our community. We care about your physical and mental health, and this is why you can trust us to open gradually, with care for the well-being of all.    Putting you first is the one thing this pandemic has not changed. This is why we were among the first businesses to voluntarily close our doors. This is why artists and other creatives were among the first to find new ways to share their talents with the ...

Hello Arizonans! I am in my third term as an Arizona State Legislature.  I am also the Chair of the Appropriations Committee as well as a member of the Education Committee and Ways and Means Committee. I've been a business owner in Kingman for 26-years, owning two dental practices and a sporting goods store. As a rural legislator and lifelong sportsman, I have been a strong advocate for rural, water and land issues; and also a strong advocate for the business communities and I am champion of the tax payer. As an artist an advocate of the arts, I am looking forward to working with all of ...

Lela Alston is a native Arizonan and a product of our state's public education system, from kindergarten to graduate school. She has been a champion for public schools, teachers, children and families, protecting women's health and reproductive choices, advancing opportunities for women, girls, aging Arizonans and our homeless community, throughout her career in the Arizona Legislature. In 2020, Lela began her 28th year in the Arizona State Legislature. From 1977 through 1995, she served as an Arizona State Senator and was a member of the Appropriations Committee throughout her years in tha...

Hello friends of AZCA, I'm Yurika! I've been working with Sarah and Joseph since October. I'm doing this dual-city life where I spend the first half of the week in Phoenix and the rest of my time in Tucson where I was born and raised. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor in Finance/Business Administration, I started to explore the arts- the industry, the effects on the local economy, and the community. I was immediately drawn to the makers of all kinds. Ceramics, murals, woodwork, metalwork, and textile art are all abundant in Tucson's tight-knit community. My firs...

I don't have an artistic bone in my body. But I know the value of the arts to our communities and the value of arts education to our students. For many students ARTS are the reason they come to school and stay in school. Whether it be a favorite music class or teacher or the opportunity to express themselves on canvass, ARTS impact our students. It's heartbreaking to me, and to my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus that I lead, that so many schools can no longer offer art or music in any form. We are committed to seeing those programs funded. On a statewide scale, I was so proud of my c...

January is "services" month -  your month to create change. Here’s the plan:  Identify an “Advocacy Deputy” in your organization. This person will be your advocacy organizer and be the point of contact for us. They can be anyone: Board Member, CEO, Program Manager, or Volunteer, etc. They just need to be someone willing to be responsive to us and to organize a few meetings a year. Have the Advocacy Deputy setup meetings with your legislators. The goal is to make these elected officials aware of your organization and who you serve.  The meetings should: A) Take place at your l...