REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR

ARIZONA COMMISSION
ON THE ARTS

2017

FISCAL YEAR

IMAGINE AN ARIZONA WHERE EVERYONE CAN
PARTICIPATE IN AND EXPERIENCE THE ARTS.

A member of the performing arts group Bacchus Arts Collective performs on Heritage Square in downtown Flagstaff during the Flagstaff Arts Council’s Summer Nights on the Square. Photo by Nathan Clements.

ARTS COMMISSIONERS
Mark Feldman, Chair, Phoenix
Dr. Pamela Hall, Vice Chair, Phoenix
Farhana Shifa Ahmed, Chandler
Ruben Alvarez, Phoenix
Benjamin Baer, Phoenix
Lisa Barnes, Mesa
Tim Bee, Tucson
Carol Crockett, Phoenix
Patricia “Pat” Kaufman, Scottsdale
Tamalyn E. Lewis, Scottsdale
Chelsea Lett, Phoenix

ARTS COMMISSION STAFF
Jaime Dempsey, Executive Director
Alex Nelson, Deputy Director
Brad DeBiase, Operations and Special Initiatives Coordinator
Anastasia Freyermuth, Arts Learning and Grants Coordinator
Kim McCreary, Fiscal Office Manager
Gabriela Muñoz, Artist Programs Manager
Kristen Pierce, Organizational Grants and Services Manager
Elisa Radcliffe, Arts Learning Manager
Ben Watters, Grants and Research Director*
Steve Wilcox, Communications Director
Stacey Wong, Public Relations Coordinator

417 West Roosevelt Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1326
(602) 771-6501
(602) 256-0282 fax
info@azarts.gov
www.azarts.gov

CONTRACT POSITIONS
Lies’l Hill, AZ Creative Aging Coordinator**
* Position funded in part by grants from the Flinn Foundation and Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to support ongoing work related to the
Arizona Cultural Data Project.
** Temporary contract position funded in full by a grant from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to support the Arts Commission’s AZ Creative Aging initiative.

Front Cover (clockwise from top left): Tucson’s All Soul’s Procession organized by Many Mouths, One Stomach; Ballet Yuma (photo by
Richard Calmes); Childsplay presents Wonderland: Alice’s Rock ‘n” Roll Adventure (photo by Tim Trumble); attendees of Create/Change.AZ,
presented through AZ Creative Aging, an intiative of the Arizona Commission on the Arts; Phoenix Muralist Martin Moreno works alongside
a young painter on a community art project (photo courtesy of Xico, Inc.; Tucson dance artist Mele Martinez (photo ny Kristen Watts); a
young participant in the Student Showcase at Tucson International Mariachi Conference (photo courtesy of La Frontera)

To request this or any other agency publication in an
alternative format, contact the Arizona Commission on
the Arts at (602) 771-6501 or info@azarts.gov.

TO THE HONORABLE DOUG DUCEY
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA
Dear Governor Ducey:
I am pleased to submit to you and the citizens of Arizona the summary report of the Arizona Commission on the Arts for
Fiscal Year 2017. This report fulfills the requirements of the act that established the agency (A.R.S. § 41-984).
Though under-capitalized, Arizona’s nonprofit arts sector continues to grow in strength, diversity, and influence. With the
ingenuity, determination, and self-reliance that has long distinguished the people of Arizona, these bold artists and arts leaders continue to venture into new markets and explore new avenues to connect with and serve their communities. In accordance with its mission to imagine an Arizona where everyone can participate in and experience the arts, the Arizona Commission on the Arts endeavored throughout the year to catalyze such activity, helping the sector to harness its boundless energy
and creative imagination in service of Arizona’s residents.
Additionally, the agency continues to lead by example, providing a model of innovation, market responsiveness, and
cross-sector collaboration. Two programs in particular exemplify this:

Mark Feldman
Chief Executive Officer for Miller
Russell Associates
Chair of the Arizona Commission
on the Arts

A $225,000 grant from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust funds AZ Creative Aging, a comprehensive three-year initiative that
provides training to teaching artists, supports the development of high-quality arts programs for older adults, and embeds
creative aging knowledge and best practices in the community. In Fiscal Year 2017, the Arts Commission launched the second phase of this work: Generation(s) Lab is an incubator program for arts organizations with a committed interest in better
serving Arizona’s older adults by strengthening existing programs and/or developing new initiatives. 11 organizations were
selected to participate, including Heard Museum, Ballet Arizona, and ASU Gammage.
With a second year of funding from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, the Arts Commission administered a second year of
the highly successful AZ ArtWorker initiative, an artist-to-artist professional development program which facilitates dialogue
and knowledge-sharing between Arizona artists, their national and international artist peers, and residents of Arizona communities. Fiscal Year 2017 activities included opportunities for Arizona residents to work alongside world renowned artists and
even a MacArthur Genius!
AZ Creative Aging and AZ ArtWorker maximize two of the arts sector’s distinctive talents: to power the development of
imaginative solutions to community challenges and to leverage creative partnerships for mutually-beneficial outcomes.
In Fiscal Year 2018, the governing board and staff of the Arizona Commission are building upon the successes of 2017, fostering the continued growth and stabilization of the sector, contributing to the vitality and potential of Arizona’s communities,
and expanding access to quality arts experiences throughout the state.
Yours Respectfully,

GOVERNING COMMISSION
The Commission consists of a governing board of fifteen members,
including one chairperson and one vice chairperson, appointed by
the Governor of Arizona. Commission members serve terms of three
years and are chosen for their demonstrated ability, good judgment
and experience in arts-related fields. In addition, they are selected to
ensure the geographic and ethnic representation of all areas of the
state. Commission members attend quarterly Commission meetings,
serve as chairs for selection panels, award grants, and formulate
policy consistent with the enabling legislation.
Mark Feldman
Chair
Dr. Pam Hall
Vice Chair

HISTORY OF THE ARTS COMMISSION
When Congress created the National Endowment for the Arts in 1965, they also gave funding to all state governments to form state arts commissions and asked them to conduct
surveys of each state’s existing facilities, organizations and individuals engaged in the
arts. Governor Samuel P. Goddard established the Arizona Commission on the Arts and
Humanities as a state council by executive order on January 24, 1966. The 28th Arizona
Legislature passed S.B. 139, establishing the Arizona Commission on the Arts and Humanities as a permanent state agency, and Governor Jack Williams signed the bill on March 13,
1967.
The Arts Commission became the official agency of the State of Arizona “to stimulate and
encourage public interest in the cultural resources, through the study and presentation of
the performing arts and fine arts, to ensure that their role in the life of our communities will
continue to grow and will play an even more significant part in the welfare and educational
experience of our citizens.” In 1982, Governor Bruce Babbitt signed enabling legislation
continuing the agency to 1992, and changing its name to the Arizona Commission on the
Arts. Again in 1992, the Legislature and Governor Fife Symington reinstated the agency
until 2002. In 2001, the Auditor General’s office conducted a nine-month-long Sunset Audit.
The following year, the Legislature reauthorized the agency until 2012. On Tuesday, April
17, 2012, Governor Jan Brewer signed HB2265 into law, reauthorizing the Arizona Commission on the Arts for another 10 years.

Farhana Shifa Ahmed

Ruben Alvarez

Ben Baer

Lisa Barnes

Tim Bee

Carol Crockett

Patricia “Pat” Kaufman

Chelsea Lett

Tamalyn Lewis

Photos (clockwise from top left): Central School Project, Bisbee. Cultural Coalition, Chandler. Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Xico, Phoenix. Childsplay, Tempe. Verde Valley Montessori, Cottonwood. Many Mouths One Stomach, Tucson.

AGENCY OVERVIEW
One of 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies, the Arizona Commission on the Arts supports a
statewide arts network. The agency is governed by a 15-member Governor-appointed Commission
and a professional staff grounded in the arts, including practicing artists, skilled administrators and
education specialists who serve in local and national arts leadership roles.
The Arts Commission’s leadership reaches into all areas of the state, supporting programs that
contribute to student learning, connect people in rural communities and urban centers, preserve the
rich traditions of Arizona’s diverse communities, encourage participation by people with disabilities
and by citizens of all ages and strengthen artistic and administrative skills of arts organizations to
help position them to better serve the people of Arizona.
Through the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the state makes a strategic investment of public
dollars to ensure Arizona’s competitive edge in attracting knowledge workers and their businesses.
The diversity of Arizona’s artistic offerings becomes a magnet for attracting tourists. This public
investment encourages contributions from the private sector and leverages these dollars many
times over, contributing enormously to the quality of life and education opportunities the people of
Arizona expect.

STRATEGIC PLAN
Development of the Arizona Commission on the Arts’ strategic plan took place in Fiscal Year 2011
and during the first half of Fiscal Year 2012. Titled “Building an Artistic Future for Arizona,” the plan
spans six years (FY2011– FY2016) and was ratified by the Arts Commission’s Governor-appointed
board on September 16, 2010 for implementation October 01, 2010.
The plan represents a cohesive set of strategies to advance a collective cause: stability and progress for the Arizona arts industry. Within the plan, “Desired Outcomes” are developed as ideal
results for the entire Arizona arts industry, and “Arts Commission Goals” are developed as planned
objectives for the Arts Commission itself.
The Arts Commission’s Strategic Plan can be found at
www.azarts.gov/about-us/what-we-do.

LONG-TERM VISION
Arizonans have indicated that a successful statewide arts
industry features the following attributes:

1
Arizonans have access to vibrant, quality arts and cultural
activities regardless of where they live and have opportunities to participate in the arts as practitioners, professionals,
patrons, donors and volunteers.

2
Residents have opportunities to make healthy livable wages
working in myriad facets of the arts in Arizona communities.
Their contributions are valued and respected.

3
Students have access to quality, robust arts education opportunities in Arizona schools. In-school arts opportunities are
enhanced by meaningful opportunities in out-of-school and
community settings.

4
Arts and cultural programs and organizations are considered
societal cornerstones and employed as partners in the
revitalization and sustainability of streets, neighborhoods
and communities.

5
In recognition of the arts industry’s role in economic
viability, profitability and enhanced quality of life, Arizona’s
for-profit businesses invest in the arts as partners,
supporters and champions.
The Arts Commission considers these five points to be a
long-term vision for a sustainable arts industry.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
The Arts Commission acts as a knowledge base for the state’s artists, arts organizations and educators. As a central hub for Arizona’s arts and culture community,
the Arts Commission is well-positioned to relay information, make referrals and otherwise facilitate sector-wide communication and the establishment of new partnerships.
The Arts Commission maintains an extensive and frequently updated website (www.azarts.gov) where constituents can access a wealth of pertinent and valuable
information from anywhere in the state at any time.

PROFESSIONAL/STAFF ASSISTANCE
Staffed with experts in organizational structure and development, community building through the arts, arts education, arts funding models and various arts disciplines, the Arts Commission acts as a knowledge base for the state’s artists, arts organizations and educators. Constituents are encouraged to speak with staff about
potential projects, discuss organizational or career development issues, ways in which they would like to connect to others in their communities or art forms, or to
facilitate staff and board discussions.
Though small in number and tasked with serving the entire state of Arizona, the Arts Commission’s program staff remains committed to providing highly personalized,
direct service to its constituents. Arts Commission staff members are readily accessible via phone and email, providing prompt and courteous response to all constituent correspondence.

RESEARCH
The Arts Commission maintains a wide array of research data and analysis on the arts, arts education and
arts funding trends. The Arts Commission provides these resources to constituents through azarts.gov and
print publications, as well as to other service organizations and public agencies. The Arts Commission also
tracks research and statistics on a broad range of areas, from cultural tourism to economic impact studies
of the arts to the influence of arts education on student learning.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
CONVENING
In its role as a convener, the Arizona Commission on the Arts creates opportunities for the state’s artists,
arts administrators, educators and arts supporters to gather, network, learn from each other and share
resources. Fiscal Year 2017 convenings included the following:
•

Grantwriting workshops were presented throughout the state and online.

•

The Arts Commission hosted a series of workshops presented by DataArts (formerly Cultural Data
Project) in Flagstaff, Mesa, Phoenix and Tucson. Attendees recieved training on the use of data and
storytelling to describe the impact of their programs to funders and authorizers.

•

Partering with ArtAbilityAZ (formerly VSA AZ), the Arts Commission offered workshops on ADA compliance for nonprofit arts organizations.

•

Coordinated with the second year of the agency’s AZ Creative Aging intitiative, the Arts Commission
parternerd with Minnesota’s TimeSlips to bring their Create/Change conference to Phoenix. Alongside
TimeSlips founder and MacArthur Genius Anne Basting, the Arts Commission provided 3-days of intensive training to an international cohort of over 100 practitioners, educators, and health care professionals

•

Presented by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Arizona Department of Education, and City of
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, the Joint Arts Education Conference (JAEC) drew over 150 teaching
artists, educators, arts administrators and arts education advocates from all across the state.

Arts Commission staff members also serve on panels, provide technical assistance, and present at convenings around the state such as the Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Arizona Department of Education,
the Arizona-Mexico Commission and more.
Finally, the agency regularly represents the arts in policy discussions including economic development,
cultural tourism, education, community development, public art and transportation design.

Photos: Douglas residents gather to hear visiting artist Margarita Cabrera. Photo by Erin Cinnamon. Educators and artists convene for the Joint Arts
Education Confrence in Phoenix. Photo by Elaine Kessler. Guest artist Yadira De La Riva hosts a community performance in Sells. Photo by Ash Ponders.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
AZ CREATIVE AGING
U.S. Census Bureau data estimates that by the year 2020, more than 1 in 4 Arizonans will
be over age 60.
At any stage of life, our sense of well-being is affected by our ability to live with purpose
and joy, to deal effectively with life’s changes and challenges, and to sustain positive,
meaningful, dynamic relationships, but this becomes particularly acute as we age.
Creative Aging is a national movement to advance understanding of the vital relationship
between creative expression and healthy aging, and a term used to encompass the many
types of quality arts programs which support and enrich the lives of adults across the aging
spectrum.
Decades of research have found that older adults are healthier and happier when participating in creative aging programs. Among the findings: fewer doctor visits and less medication
use for study participants engaged in professionally-conducted arts activities; improved
cognitive measures; and self-reported higher morale and less social isolation.
AZ Creative Aging is an ambitious and comprehensive initiative of the Arizona Commission
on the Arts that will build a creative aging infrastructure to enhance quality of life for older
Arizonans. AZ Creative Aging will provide training to teaching artists, arts organization and
aging/healthcare service providers, support the development of high-quality arts programs
for older adults and embed creative aging knowledge and best practices in the community.

AZ Creative Aging is funded by a grant from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.
Photos (clockwise from top left): Community dancer Arlene Lopez participates in “Dancing the
Mural,” presented by Safos Dance, Tucson. Photo by Dominic AZ Bonuccelli. A student at The
Drawing Studio in Tucson. Prescott Bluegrass Festival, Prescott. Photo by Nancy Maurer. A dance
class for older adults at Mesa Arts Center. Musical Instrument Museum guests learn to play a
steel pan, Phoenix. A Phoenix Art Museum volunteer assists with an arts program for people with
Alzheimer’s.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
AZ ARTWORKER
Recognizing the need for high-quality, accessible and culturally-relevant professional development for artists, the Arizona Commission on the Arts created
AZ ArtWorker, an artist-to-artist professional development program which facilitates dialogue and knowledge-sharing between Arizona artists, their national and
international artist peers, and residents of Arizona communities.
Through an innovative partnership with Arizona State University and the generous support of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, the Arts Commission offers
AZ ArtWorker programs in Douglas, Phoenix, Sells, and Tucson. AZ ArtWorker
provides an expansive learning platform, which includes:
•

Practical Training: Taught by international and Arizona artists and arts
experts, sessions will focus on discipline-specific techniques, sociallyengaged methodologies and creative practices.

•

Experiential Activities: Artists will participate in site/studio visits,
performances and artmaking.

•

Public Conversations: Artists will explore big ideas in art and community
practice, connecting local and global approaches. Conversations will be open
to the public and marketed to artists, arts/culture workers, educators and
community leaders.

•

Entrepreneurial Training: Artists will participate in workshops taught by the
PAVE Program in Arts Entrepreneurship and will receive digital tools supporting the business side of creative practice.

At their most targeted, AZ ArtWorker offerings provide opportunities for artists
to participate in meaningful learning experiences in the communities where they
live and work, featuring topical workshops, individual/group consultations and
networking opportunities to build strategic partnerships.
At its most expansive, AZ ArtWorker generates community-focused programs,
connecting communities and their artists in new and exciting ways.

AZ ArtWorker in Phoenix, Sells, Tucson, and Douglas. Photos by Chris Antone, Gabriela Muñoz, and Alonso Parra.

AZ ArtWorker is funded by a grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
POETRY OUT LOUD
Poetry Out Loud seeks to foster the next generation of literary readers by capitalizing on the latest trends in poetry--recitation and performance. The program
builds on the resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry
movement and the immense popularity of rap music among youth. Poetry Out
Loud invites the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken word and theater into
the English class. Through Poetry Out Loud, students can master public speaking
skills, build self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage.
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation partner with
State Arts Agencies to bring the Poetry Out Loud (POL) program to all 56 states
and US territories. In Arizona, Poetry Out Loud is administered by the Arizona
Commission on the Arts in collaboration with University of Arizona Poetry Center
and Phonetic Spit.
Each year over 10,000 Arizona high school students compete in Poetry Out Loud
for a chance to represent Arizona at the national finals and a $20,000 college
scholarship.

“There’s something about being in front
of a crowd with a microphone at your lips
that gives you this sense of power and a
beautiful ability to reach out to others with
something so personal to you: your voice.”
Zaskia Villa, 2015 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Champion
Photos by Jeff Smith and Alonso Parra.

In April 2017 Arizona artists Estrella Payton, Martin Moreno, Gloria Casillas, Leonor Aispuro,
Jenea Sanchez, Oliverio Balcells, and Giovana Aviles worked alongside visiting artist Betsabeé
Romero to create a temporary installation in downtown Phoenix, an opportunity created through
the AZ ArtWorker program in partnership with CALA Alliance.

GRANTMAKING OBJECTIVES

Awarding grants is a primary strategy in the Arts Commission’s mission to imagine an Arizona
where everyone can participate in and experience the arts. In this effort grant applicants are our
partners, providing direct arts experiences throughout Arizona.

In response to economic realities and national funding trends
in the nonprofit arts and culture sector, the Arts Commission
dramatically reimagined its investment in arts organizations
and schools in Fiscal Year 2014 to better align with the
agency’s grantmaking objectives, strategic plan and enabling
statutes. In particular, the redesign sought to accomplish the
following three objectives

1
To refocus agency grantmaking such that the primary constituents meant to benefit from the State’s investment in the arts
and culture sector are the citizens of Arizona, the taxpaying
public.

2
To incentivize best practices and innovative strategies which
prioritize fiscal ingenuity and encourage broad community
participation and engagement.

3
To ensure that the state’s investment in the arts and culture
sector reflects Arizona’s diverse population and evolving
demographics.

Grant funding is provided by the State of Arizona and funding awarded annually to the Arts Commission by the National Endowment for the Arts.

FUNDING NONPROFITS & SCHOOLS
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS
Through Community Investment Grants the Arts Commission provides
general operating support to nonprofit arts organizations that demonstrate
exceptional public value, a strong commitment to community engagement,
and proper stewardship of public funds. This support allows organizations
of all sizes to develop and present high-quality and efficacious programs
for the public. This support is also available for local arts agencies and
tribal museums.

annual ATTENDANCE AT ARTS COMMIsSIONSPONSORED EVENTS
TOTALS NEARLY

10 MILLION

FESTIVAL GRANTS
Festival Grants assist organizations in providing quality arts programming
to communities.

GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS HOST OVER
FIELD TRIPS AND SCHOOL
ENGAGEMENTS ANNUALY

6,600

ARTS LEARNING PROJECT GRANTS
Arts Learning Project Grants connect practicing artists in all disciplines
with schools, after-school programs, libraries, museums and other community settings. These programs reinforce the value of the arts as an essential part of basic education, support the implementation of the Arizona
Arts Standards and provide students and teachers opportunities to explore
the arts and participate in hands-on creative experiences with artists.

Photos (clockwise from top left): Mesa Arts Center, Mesa. American Indian Veterans Memorial, Heard Museum, Phoenix. Art
After Work provides individuals of all ages the opportunity to paint and learn together at Tempe Arts Center, Tempe. Arts in the
Plaza Fine Arts and Jazz Festival at the St. Philip’s Plaza, Tucson. Photo by Tom Kochmann. Friends of Big Band Jazz, Prescott
Jazz Summit, Prescott. Wheelchair dance moving statues, Arts for All, Tucson.

FUNDING ARIZONA ARTISTS
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
With their creative approaches to investigation, problem solving and social engagement, artists make vital contributions to the civic wellbeing, innovative capacity and
cultural life of Arizona’s diverse communities. Through grants and programs, the Arizona Commission on the Arts partners with Arizona artists, nurturing their creative
and professional development while leveraging their knowledge and talents in service to Arizonans.

ARTIST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
The highly-competitive Artist Research and Development Grant program promotes the advancement of artistic research, aids in the development of artistic work and
recognizes the contributions artists make to Arizona’s communities and sense of cultural identity.

Photos (clockwise from top left): “No. 42 (Emphaisi)” by Claire A. Warden, Phoenix; “Delight in Green” by Danielle Foushée, Phoenix; photo of dance work by Delisa Myles, Prescott; multimedia artist Hakeem Khaaliq, Scottsdale; musician Johanna Lundy, Tucson; “Scherzo” by Julie Comnick, Flagstaff; movement artist Yvonne Montoya, Tucson; literary artist Melissa Sevigny, Flagstaff; composer Henry Flurry, Prescott; Museum of Kinetic Art by Ned Schaper, Tucson.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Artists can also apply for Professional Development Grants to attend conferences, participate in residency programs, and pursue learning opportunities that further
professional and artistic skills.

FUNDING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
SPECIAL INITIATIVES
STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS THROUGH ARTS PARTNERSHIPS
According to a 2010 survey of access to arts education, 20% of Arizona schools offer zero arts courses in any discipline. Follow-up research revealed that for Arizona’s lowest-performing schools, that
percentage was even higher, at 34%. These findings prompted the Arizona Commission on the Arts to
pilot an experimental funding initiative in partnership with the Arizona Department of Education (ADE).
Strengthening Schools Through Arts Partnerships is based on a growing body of evidence demonstrating the benefits of strong arts education and/or arts integration programs, supported by community arts resources, to school improvement and capacity-building efforts.
Strengthening Schools Through Arts Partnerships grants were awarded to four partnerships, each
comprising a low-performing “D” label school and a nonprofit arts organization, in support of programs
that aimed to strengthen teaching and learning in arts education and/or arts integration.
Implemented over two consecutive school years, the programs were facilitated by local arts organizations and professional teaching artists who consulted with school staff on the needs of their students
and how their programs could support each site’s curriculum, school climate and culture.
In September 2015, the ADE Program Evaluation unit published a cross-case evaluation of the funded
programs based on their final reports, summarizing the three major areas of impact across programs
as Academic Achievement, Student Self-Efficacy and Student Engagement.
Read “Strengthening Schools Through Arts Partnership, Evaluation Summary:
First Cohort 2013-2015” at wwww.azarts.gov/resources/agency-publications

A student from Morgan Maxwell School participates in an arts-integrated math lesson led by nonprofit
arts organization Odaiko Sonora. Photo by Jes Ruvalcaba, courtesy Tucson Unified School District.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
AWARDED BY THE ARTS COMMISSION
the following pages list each individual grant made to organizations and individuals in Fiscal Year 2017. Organized alphabetically by county and then by municipality
within that county, this section lists each grantee, the title of the project or grant type, and the sources of funds for the grant.

HOW WERE THESE GRANTS SELECTED?
All grants and awards from the Arts Commission are made in accordance with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, American Disabilities Act, the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
All grants are awarded through a process that begins with the organization or individual applying for
support. Eligible applications are evaluated through a panel review process. These panels include
community leaders, local businesspeople, artists, arts administrators and educators from diverse
geographic, artistic and cultural/ethnic communities of Arizona. Arts Commission staff members do
not participate as review panelists.
Panelists review applications in a given category, generously giving of their time and expertise, and
provide recommendations for funding to the Arts Commission. Individual Governor-appointed Commissioners chair the panel meetings and as a body, carefully consider the recommendations of the
panelists in order to authorize the final grant awards. Grant recipients document and certify the use of
the funds before payment is made and must provide appropriate documentation in a final report on the
project or funding-period activities after completion.

Grant review panels include community leaders, local businesspeople, artists, arts
administrators and educators from diverse geographic, artistic and cultural/ethnic
communities of Arizona.

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
The Arizona Commission on the Arts received and disbursed funds from three sources in Fiscal Year 2017:
Federal funds, provided through Congressional appropriations to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and awarded to the Arts Commission as a State Partnership Grant following a competitive national panel review.
The Arizona Arts Trust Fund, derived from a portion of annual business filing fees for for-profit corporations, collected and managed by the Arizona Corporation Commission. Receipts from this fund are used as the required match to the Arts Commission’s NEA State Partnership Grant.
The Arts Fund, a state-held local account into which interest from the private ArtShare Endowment (held by the Arizona Community Foundation) is deposited. The Arts
Fund also holds designated foundation grants and corporate sponsorships awarded to the Arts Commission, as well as receipts from event registration fees.

FISCAL YEAR 2017 GRANT REVIEW PANELS
Grant review panels include community leaders, local businesspeople, artists, arts administrators and educators from diverse geographic, artistic and cultural/ethnic
communities of Arizona. Panelists review applications in a given category and provide recommendations for funding to the Arts Commission. Individual Governorappointed Commissioners chair the panel meetings and as a body, carefully consider the recommendations of the panelists in order to authorize the final grant awards.
ARTIST RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS,
LEVEL I-III

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS,
LEVEL V, PANEL A

ARTS LEARNING COLLABORATION GRANTS

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS,
LEVEL IV, PANEL A

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS,
LEVEL V, PANEL B

Jane Armstong, Flagstaff
Elizabeth Vogler, Flagstaff
Milta Ortiz, Tucson
Alex Jimenez, Tucson
Christina Park, Phoenix
Rogelio Gutierrez, Phoenix
Rachel Zebro, Phoenix
Paul Tunis, Globe
Robert R. Waller, Phoenix
Elisa Radcliffe, Phoenix
Jessi Black, Scottsdale

FESTIVAL GRANTS, LEVEL A

Elizabeth Broeder, Wilcox
Susan deJong, Surprise
Drew Purcell, Flagstaff
Thomas Barr, Tempe
Candace Feldman, Tucson
Neda Tavassoli, Phoenix

FESTIVAL GRANTS, LEVEL B

Margaret Lieu, Surprise
Laura Wilde, Phoenix
Donna Isaac, Phoenix
Joel Hiller, Prescott
Michael Martinez, Tucson
Zel Fowler, Phoenix

Imelda V. Cuyugan, Tucson
Joshua Gutierrez, Phoenix
Eric Holowacz, Sedona
Jen Rogers, Phoenix
Sheila Saxberg, Marana
Mara Gerst, Cave Creek

Lili DeBarbieri, Tucson
Eliana Felix Gudino, Phoenix
Robert Raygoza, Phoenix
Teresa Minarsich, Mesa
Laura Kelly, Flagstaff

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS,
LEVEL IV, PANEL B

Denise Uyehara, Tucson
Pam Kirby, Paradise Valley
Al Saterbak, Green Valley
Ben Henderson, Phoenix
Tanishia Bailey, Phoenix
John Tannous, Flagstaff

Carrie Gustavson, Bisbee
Katia A. Brown, Phoenix
Paul Brierley, Yuma
Tom Carpenter, Flagstaff
Jaclyn Roessel, Phoenix
Shawna DaCosta, Tucson

Bryan Ellisor, Scottsdale
Ann Wilkinson, Yuma
Ashley Hare, Phoenix
Michael Fenlason, Tucson
Christopher Barton , Flagstaff
D. Lynn McRainey, Scottsdale

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS,
LEVEL VI, PANEL B

Eric Walden, Flagstaff
Lynn M. Tuttle, Phoenix
Lauren Henschen, Phoenix
Octavio M. Fuentes, Tucson
Lendre Kearns, Tucson
Marcos D. Voss, Chandler

LIFELONG ARTS ENGAGEMENT GRANTS

John Tannous, Flagstaff
Ashley Hare, Phoenix
Michelle Renee Dionisio, Glendale

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

APACHE
Many Farms
Many Farms High School (FEST)

0

2000

0

2000

Teec Nos Pos
Youth Empowerment Services for
Dine Bikeyah (LAEG)

0

2500

0

2500

0

4500

0

4500

TOTAL APACHE COUNTY
COCHISE
Bisbee
Bisbee Community Chorus (CIG)
Central School Project (CIG)
The Bisbee Radio Project, Inc. (CIG)
Willcox
Gary Clement (PDG)
Willcox Historic Theater Preservation, Inc (CIG)
TOTAL COCHISE COUNTY

0
0
0

0
0
10000

2000
5000
0

2000
5000
10000

0

0

750

750

0

0

5000

5000

0

10000

12750

22750

0
0

2000
0

0
3900

2000
3900

0
0

5000
4500

0
0

5000
4500

0

2500

0

2500

COCONINO
Flagstaff
Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff (CIG)
Ashley Davidson (ARDG)
Canyon Movement Company, Inc.
(CIG)
Children’s Chorale of Flagstaff (CIG)
Coconino County Superintendent
of Schools (ALCG)

COUNTY/City/Grantee
Darcy Falk (PDG)
Dry Creek Arts Fellowship (CIG)
Eva Marshall Magnet Elementary
School (ALCG)
Flagstaff Arts Council (CIG)
Flagstaff Community Band (CIG)
Flagstaff Dance and Film Festival
(FEST)
Flagstaff Friends of Traditional
Music (CIG)
Flagstaff Master Chorale (CIG)
Flagstaff Symphony Association
(CIG)
Grand Canyon Guitar Society LTD
(CIG)
Isabelle Dove-Robinson (PDG)
Joan Garcia (PDG)
Julie Comnick (ARDG)
Melissa Sevigny (ARDG)
Museum of Northern Arizona (CIG)
Northern Arizona Book Festival,
Inc. (FEST)
Northern Arizona University (LAEG)
Orchestra Northern Arizona (CIG)
Richard Lane (PDG)
Sarah Thomas (PDG)
The PEAK School (ALCG)
Theatrikos Theatre Company (CIG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0
0

0
0

750
3000

750
3000

0
0
0

2500
0
2000

0
28000
0

2500
28000
2000

0

2000

0

2000

0
0

0
0

5000
5000

5000
5000

0

0

22000

22000

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
750
750
0
0
0

2000
0
0
5000
4046
47000

2000
750
750
5000
4046
47000

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2000
2000
3000
0
0
2500
10000

0
0
0
0
663
0
0

2000
2000
3000
0
663
2500
10000

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee
William Cordeiro (ARDG)
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center (FEST)
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon High School (ALCG)
Grand Canyon Music Festival (CIG)
Page
Page High School (ALCG)
TOTAL COCONINO COUNTY

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0

0

5000

5000

0

2000

0

2000

0
0

2500
0

0
7500

2500
7500

0

2500

0

2500

0

48500

138859

187359

COUNTY/City/Grantee
Carefree
Arizona Musicfest (CIG)
Barbara Gowan (PDG)
ProMusica Arizona Chorale and
Orchestra (PMAZ) (CIG)
Cave Creek
Julia Patterson (PDG)
Sonoran Arts League, Inc. (CIG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0
0

0
0

22000
500

22000
500

0

0

5000

5000

0
0

0
12000

683
0

683
12000

0
0

0
22000

3000
0

3000
22000

0
0
0
0

3000
750
2500
0

0
0
0
750

3000
750
2500
750

0

1500

0

1500

GRAHAM

Chandler
Chandler Children’s Choir, Inc. (CIG)
Chandler Cultural Foundation (CIG)
Chandler Symphony Orchestra
(CIG)
gauri bhobe (PDG)
Hancock Elementary School (ALCG)
Lynn Monson (PDG)
Montessori Day School - Lakeshore
(ALCG)

Thatcher
Gila Valley Arts Council (CIG)

El Mirage
City of El Mirage (FEST)

0

3000

0

3000

Gilbert
Ballet Etudes Youth Ballet of Mesa
(CIG)

0

18000

0

18000

Glendale
Amanda Schlueter (PDG)
Ironwood High School (ALCG)

0
0

750
2500

0
0

750
2500

GILA
Payson
Town of Payson (FEST)

0

3000

0

3000

San Carlos
San Carlos Secondary School
(ALCG)

0

2500

0

2500

0

5500

0

5500

TOTAL GILA COUNTY

TOTAL GRAHAM COUNTY

0

0

3000

3000

0

0

3000

3000

MARICOPA
Avondale
Catitude Gallery & Studio - A Community Arts Center (CIG)

0

0

3000

3000

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee
Litchfield Park
City of Litchfield Park (FEST)
West Valley Youth Orchestra (CIG)
Mesa
Cultural Coalition, Inc. (FEST)
Desert Sounds Performing Arts,
Inc. (CIG)
East Valley Children’s Theatre (CIG)
Fine Arts Association of Arizona
(CIG)
i.d.e.a. Museum Board of Directors,
Inc. (CIG)
Jennifer Dulik (PDG)
Kelly Houle (PDG)
Mesa Arts Center (CIG)
Mesa Encore Theatre (CIG)
Metropolitan Youth Symphony
(CIG)
Oakwood Creative Care (LAEG)
Sandra Flores-Strand (PDG)
Sonoran Desert Chorale (CIG)
Symphony of the Southwest (CIG)
The U-Turn Foundation (LAEG)
Tiffany Fairall (PDG)
Tom Trauberman (PDG)
New River
Cyd Peroni (PDG)
The Carpetbag Brigade (FEST)

FEDERAL
0
0

ATF

OTHER

3000
0

0
3000

TOTAL
3000
3000

0

0

3000

3000

0
0

0
0

5000
7500

5000
7500

0

0

3000

3000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
5000

25000
750
750
47000
0

25000
750
750
47000
5000

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
1500
750
0
3000
2500
750
0

7500
0
0
5000
0
0
0
750

7500
1500
750
5000
3000
2500
750
750

0
0

750
3000

0
0

750
3000

COUNTY/City/Grantee
Peoria
Theater Works (CIG)
Phoenix
Act One (CIG)
Amy Carpenter (ARDG)
Angelina Ramirez (PDG)
Arab American Festival (FEST)
Arizona Art Alliance (CIG)
Arizona Asian American Association (FEST)
Arizona Bach Festival (CIG)
Arizona Dance Coalition (FEST)
Arizona Dance Education Organization (AzDEO) (CIG)
Arizona Masterworks Chorale (CIG)
Arizona Opera (CIG)
Arizona School for the Arts (ALCG)
Artlink (FEST)
Ballet Arizona (CIG)
Black Theatre Troupe (CIG)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix (LAEG)
Center Dance Ensemble (CIG)
Chelsea Biondolillo (PDG)
Children’s Museum of Phoenix
(CIG)
Cindy Fowler (PDG)
City of Phoenix (LAEG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0

0

22000

22000

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
3000
0

18000
4990
750
0
3000

18000
4990
750
3000
3000

0
0
0

3000
2000
2000

0
0
0

3000
2000
2000

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
2000
0
2000
0
0
7500

3000
0
40000
0
2000
40000
0

3000
2000
40000
2000
2000
40000
7500

0
0
0

2500
0
750

0
7500
0

2500
7500
750

0
0
0

0
0
2500

40000
750
0

40000
750
2500

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee
Claire A. Warden (ARDG)
CO Greenfield Elementary (ALCG)
Create Academy (ALCG)
Danielle Foushee (ARDG)
David Hayden (PDG)
Desert Voices (CIG)
Detour Company Theatre (CIG)
Dwayne Hartford (PDG)
Fernando Lino (PDG)
Free Arts for Abused Children of
Arizona (CIG)
Genesis Academy (ALCG)
Grand Avenue Arts & Preservation
(FEST)
Grand Canyon Mens Chorale (CIG)
Great Arizona Puppet Theater (CIG)
Heard Museum (CIG)
Heritage Square Foundation, Phoenix (CIG)
India Association of Phoenix (FEST)
Isaac School District (SSTAP)
iTheatre Collaborative (CIG)
Jazz In Arizona, Inc. (CIG)
Katherine Palmer (PDG)
Ken Koshio (PDG)
Keystone Montessori (ALCG)
Mercury Mine Elementary School
(ALCG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
2500
2500
0
0
0
0
750
750

5000
0
0
4500
750
2000
7500
0
0

5000
2500
2500
4500
750
2000
7500
750
750

0
0

28000
2000

0
0

28000
2000

0
0
0
0

2000
0
0
0

0
5000
12000
47000

2000
5000
12000
47000

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

12000
0
15000
0
0
0
750
1500

0
3000
0
3000
18000
750
0
0

12000
3000
15000
3000
18000
750
750
1500

0

2500

0

2500

COUNTY/City/Grantee
Movement Source Inc., dba Movement Source Dance Company (CIG)
Musica Nova, Inc. (CIG)
Musical Instrument Museum (CIG)
Musical Theatre of Anthem (CIG)
North Valley Symphony Orchestra
(CIG)
nueBOX (CIG, PDG)
Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix,
Inc (CIG)
Phoenix Art Museum (CIG)
Phoenix Boys Choir (CIG)
Phoenix Center for the Arts (CIG)
Phoenix Chamber Music Society
(CIG)
Phoenix Children’s Chorus (CIG)
Phoenix Chorale (CIG)
Phoenix Conservatory of Music
(CIG)
Phoenix Day (LAEG)
Phoenix Film Foundation (CIG)
Phoenix Institute of Contemporar
Art (CIG)
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
(CIG)
Phoenix Performing Arts Center,
Inc. (CIG)
Phoenix Sister Cities Ennis Committee Book Festival (FEST)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0
0
0
0

0
0
25000
0

3000
3000
0
7500

3000
3000
25000
7500

0
0

2000
4500

0
875

2000
5375

0
0
0
0

0
47000
12000
22000

5000
0
0
0

5000
47000
12000
22000

0
0
0

0
22000
0

12000
0
22000

12000
22000
22000

0
0
0

0
2500
0

12000
0
7500

12000
2500
7500

0

0

3000

3000

0

40000

0

40000

0

22000

0

22000

0

2000

0

2000

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee
Phoenix Symphony Association
(CIG)
Phoenix Theatre, Inc. (CIG)
Phoenix Youth Symphony (CIG)
Rachel Bess (ARDG)
Red Rocks Music Festival (CIG)
Rising Youth Theatre (CIG)
Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation (CIG)
Rosie’s House: A Music Academy
for Children Inc (CIG)
Shemer Art Center and Museum
(CIG)
Space 55 (CIG)
The Rag Collection (CIG)
Tonatierra Community Development Institute (LAEG)
Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development (LAEG)
Valley Youth Theatre (CIG)
VALLEYLIFE (LAEG)
Voices of the Desert, Inc (CIG)
VSA arts of Arizona, Inc. (CIG)
William T. Machan School (ALCG)
Xico Inc. (CIG)
Young Arts Arizona Ltd. (CIG)
Young Sounds Of Arizona (CIG)
Youth Development Institute
(LAEG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0
0
0
0
0
0

40000
0
0
0
0
0

0
40000
7500
5000
3000
4500

40000
40000
7500
5000
3000
4500

0

0

7500

7500

0

0

18000

18000

0
0
0

7500
3000
5000

0
0
0

7500
3000
5000

0

2500

0

2500

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1500
22000
1500
3000
0
2500
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
3000
0
18000
7500
3000

1500
22000
1500
3000
3000
2500
18000
7500
3000

0

2500

0

2500

COUNTY/City/Grantee
Queen Creek
Queen Creek Cultural Foundation
(CIG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0

0

12000

12000

0

2500

0

2500

0

2000

0

2000

0

0

12000

12000

0
0
0
0

3000
0
0
2500

0
5000
750
0

3000
5000
750
2500

0
0
0

25000
0
0

0
5000
750

25000
5000
750

Sun Lakes
Arizona Classic Jazz Festival (CIG)

0

0

5000

5000

Surprise
Shawnte Orion (PDG)
West Valley Arts Council (CIG)
Wham Art Association (FEST)

0
0
0

0
0
3000

750
12000
0

750
12000
3000

Tempe
Allyson Yoder (PDG)

0

0

750

750

Scottsdale
Arcadia Neighborhood Learning
Center (ALCG)
Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation (FEST)
Foothills Community Foundation
DBA Desert Foothills Theater (CIG)
Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival (FEST)
Hakeem Khaaliq (ARDG)
Kevin Vaughan-Brubaker (PDG)
Salt River High School (ALCG)
Scottsdale Arts/Scottsdale Cultural
Council (CIG)
Scottsdale Philharmonic (CIG)
Sumana Mandala (PDG)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee
Arizona Aloha Festivals, Inc. (FEST)
Arizona State University- School of
Music (LAEG)
ASU Foundation for a New American University (FEST)
Childsplay (CIG)
City of Tempe Cultural Services
(CIG)
CONDER/dance (FEST)
Jenneva Kayser (PDG)
Kathryn Medill (PDG)
Kyrene School District (ALCG)
Lily Montgomery (PDG)
Stray Cat Theatre (CIG)
Susan Bendix (PDG)
Tracy Miller (PDG)
Wickenburg
Maricopa County Historical Society
dba Desert Caballeros Western
Museum (CIG)
Wickenburg Foundation for the
Performing Arts (CIG)
TOTAL MARICOPA COUNTY

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0

3000

0

3000

0

2500

0

2500

0
0

2000
0

0
47000

2000
47000

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
3000
0
0
2000
750
7500
750
0

28000
0
750
750
0
0
0
0
750

28000
3000
750
750
2000
750
7500
750
750

0

22000

0

22000

0

22000

0

22000

0

579250

0

3000

0

3000

0

3000

0

3000

757798 1337048

MOHAVE
Kingman
Sounds of Kingman (CIG)
TOTAL MOHAVE COUNTY

COUNTY/City/Grantee

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

NAVAJO
Fort Apache
Nowike’Bagowa Cultural Center
and Museum (CIG)

0

5000

0

5000

Polacca
Mesa Media (FEST)

0

2000

0

2000

Show Low
White Mountain Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (CIG)

0

0

3000

3000

TOTAL NAVAJO COUNTY

0

7000

3000

10000

Green Valley
Community Performing Arts Center
Foundation, Inc. (CIG)
Continental Elementary School
District (ALCG)

0

0

7500

7500

0

2500

0

2500

0

0

750

750

0

2000

0

2000

0
0

2000
0

0
750

2000
750

0

0

2000

2000

0

0

7500

7500

PIMA

Oro Valley
Natalie Fruciano (PDG)
Sahuarita
Anza Trail School (ALCG)
Copper View Elementary School
(ALCG)
Denneen Peterson (PDG)
Tucson
Arizona Choral Society, Inc. (CIG)
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
(CIG)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee
Arizona Repertory Singers (CIG)
Arizona Theatre Company (CIG)
Arts Express (CIG)
Arts for All, Inc. (CIG)
Arts Integration Solutions (CIG)
Borderlands Theater (CIG)
Bronwen Heilman (PDG)
Capoeira Institute Southwest (CIG)
Casa Libre en la Solana (CIG)
Celestino Fernandez Learning Center (ALCG)
Challenger Middle School (ALCG)
Civic Orchestra of Tucson (CIG)
Deanna Roach (PDG)
Dominic Valencia (PDG)
Eileen Bagnall (PDG)
Foundation for Creative Broadcasting, Inc. dba KXCI-FM (CIG)
Harriett Morton (PDG)
Homer Davis (ALCG)
Invisible Theatre (CIG)
Jacqueline Chanda (PDG)
James Colby (ARDG)
Johanna Lundy (ARDG)
Kore Press (CIG)
La Frontera (FEST)
Laguna Elementary School (ALCG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
12000
0
0
750
0
0

3000
47000
10000
0
7500
7500
0
4500
4500

3000
47000
10000
12000
7500
7500
750
4500
4500

0
0
0
0
0
0

2500
2500
0
750
0
0

0
0
4500
0
745
750

2500
2500
4500
750
745
750

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
2500
0
0
0
0
0
3000
2500

12000
750
0
18000
750
5000
5000
3000
0
0

12000
750
2500
18000
750
5000
5000
3000
3000
2500

COUNTY/City/Grantee
Lillian Cavett Elementary School
(ALCG)
Literacy Connects (CIG)
Live Theatre Workshop (CIG)
Loft Cinema, Inc. (CIG)
Many Mouths One Stomach (CIG)
Maryann Green (PDG)
Melani Martinez (PDG)
Michael Barrett (PDG)
Ned Schaper (ARDG)
Nosotros Academy (ALCG)
Ocotillo Literary Endeavors, Inc.
(FEST)
Odaiko Sonora (CIG)
Pan Left Productions (CIG)
Pascua Yaqui Tribe (FEST)
Picture Rocks Elementary (ALCG)
POG, Inc. (CIG)
Primavera Foundation (LAEG)
Rivera Elementary (ALCG)
Roger Valencia (PDG)
Safos Dance Theatre (CIG)
Sara Fraker (ARDG)
Sonoran Art Foundation, Inc. (dba
Sonoran Glass School) (CIG)
Sons of Orpheus--The Male Chorus
of Tucson (CIG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2000
0
0
0
0
0
0
750
0
2500

0
7500
12000
60000
10000
750
750
0
5000
0

2000
7500
12000
60000
10000
750
750
750
5000
2500

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1500
0
0
2000
2500
2000
2000
2500
0
0
0

0
5000
3000
0
0
0
0
0
750
4500
5000

1500
5000
3000
2000
2500
2000
2000
2500
750
4500
5000

0

0

12000

12000

0

0

3000

3000

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee
Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural
Alliance (CIG)
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage
Foundation (FEST)
Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra (CIG)
Southwest Folklife Alliance (CIG,
PDG)
St. John the Evangelist School
(ALCG)
Stephanie Pearmain (PDG)
Stephany Green (PDG)
Summit View Elementary School
(ALCG)
The Arizona Early Music Society,
Inc. (CIG)
The Blue Adobe Project dba Sky
Islands (ALCG)
The Community Players (CIG)
The Drawing Studio (CIG)
The Mini Time Machine Inc. (CIG)
The Rogue Theatre (CIG)
The Symphony Women’s Association (CIG)
Tortolita Middle School (ALCG)
True Concord Voices & Orchestra,
formerly Tucson Chamber Artists,
Inc. (CIG)
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus (CIG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0

22000

0

22000

0

3000

0

3000

0

0

7500

7500

0

0

21000

21000

0
0
0

1500
0
500

0
750
0

1500
750
500

0

2500

0

2500

0

0

3000

3000

0
0
0
0
0

2500
2000
0
28000
0

0
0
10000
0
12000

2500
2000
10000
28000
12000

0
0

3000
2500

0
0

3000
2500

0
0

0
12000

12000
0

12000
12000

COUNTY/City/Grantee

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

Tucson Children’s Museum (CIG)
Tucson Children’s Museum, Inc dba
Children’s Museum Tucson (CIG)
Tucson Girls Chorus (CIG)
Tucson Guitar Society (CIG)
Tucson Jewish Community Center
(FEST)
Tucson Jewish Community Center
(LAEG)
Tucson Magnet High School (ALCG)
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic
Block (TMA) (CIG)
Tucson Pops Orchestra (CIG)
Tucson Symphony Society (CIG)
Walter Douglas Elementary (ALCG)
Winding Road Theater Ensemble
(CIG)
WomanKraft (CIG)
Yanara Friedland (ARDG)
Yvonne Montoya (ARDG)
ZUZI Inc (CIG)

44983

15017

0

60000

0
0
0

60000
0
0

0
12000
3000

60000
12000
3000

0

3000

0

3000

0
0

2500
2500

0
0

2500
2500

0
0
0
0

0
3000
0
2500

40000
0
60000
0

40000
3000
60000
2500

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

2000
3000
5000
5000
3000

2000
3000
5000
5000
3000

TOTAL PIMA COUNTY

44983

218767

481495

745245

Eloy
Corazon De Latinos Unidos (FEST)

0

0

3000

3000

Gold Canyon
Gold Canyon Arts Council (CIG)

0

0

3000

3000

0

0

6000

6000

PINAL

TOTAL PINAL COUNTY

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY/City/Grantee

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

SANTA CRUZ
Nogales
Patrons of the Arts, Inc. (CIG)

0

2000

0

2000

Patagonia
Patagonia Creative Arts Association
(CIG)

0

0

2000

2000

Tubac
Santa Cruz Valley Art Association
(CIG)

0

0

12000

12000

0

2000

14000

16000

Cornville
Desert Star School (ALCG)

0

2000

0

2000

Cottonwood
Cottonwood Economic Development Council (FEST)
Cottonwood Middle School (ALCG)

0
0

2000
1500

0
0

2000
1500

TOTAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
YAVAPAI

Prescott
Delisa Myles (ARDG)
George Phippen Memorial Foundation (CIG)
Henry Flurry (ARDG)
Northern Arizona Veterans Administration Medical Center (LAEG)
Prescott Chamber of Commerce
(FEST)

0

0

5000

5000

0
0

0
0

12000
5000

12000
5000

0

2000

0

2000

0

3000

0

3000

COUNTY/City/Grantee
Prescott Fine Arts Association dba
Prescott Center for the Arts (CIG)
Prescott Meals On Wheels (LAEG)
Smoki Museum, Inc. (CIG)
Yavapai Symphony Association
(CIG)

FEDERAL

ATF

OTHER

TOTAL

0
0
0

0
2000
0

7500
0
7500

7500
2000
7500

0

0

7500

7500

0

3000

0

3000

0
0
0

0
0
2000

28000
7500
0

28000
7500
2000

0
0

22000
0

0
5000

22000
5000

0

39500

85000

124500

0

0

7500

7500

0

12000

0

12000

TOTAL YUMA COUNTY

0

12000

7500

19500

STATEWIDE TOTALS

44983

Prescott Valley
West Yavapai Guidance Clinic Foundation (FEST)
Sedona
Sedona Arts Center (CIG)
Sedona Arts Festival (CIG)
Sedona Charter School (ALCG)
Sedona International Film Festival
& Workshop (CIG)
Verde Valley Sinfonietta (CIG)
TOTAL YAVAPAI COUNTY
YUMA
Yuma
Ballet Yuma (CIG)
City of Yuma Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission (CIG)

930017 1509402 2484402

Photos (clockwise from top left): Arab American Festival; Ballet Yuma (photo by Richard Calmes); Phoenix artist
Chrstina Cardenas (photo courtesy of Xico, Inc.); artwork by Brent Q., a participant in Arts for All in Tucson;
Prescott artist Dani Fisher at Chalk It Up! Prescott; Scottsdale Philharmonic Orchestra; Tucson’s All Soul’s Procession organized by Many Mouths, One Stomach; students of Phoenix Conservatory of Music (photo by Sung Moon
Photography); Tucson International Mariachi Conference (photo courtesy of La Frontera)

GEOGRAPHIC FUNDING DISTRIBUTION

SUMMARY OF FEDERAL GRANTS
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

TOTAL GRANT

RECEIVED 2016

RECEIVED 2017

State Arts Plan

$591,500

0

$591,500

Arts Education

$65,700

0

$65,700

Underserved
Communities

$149,800

0

$149,800

Poetry Out Loud

20,000

0

20,000

State Arts Plan

570,300

270,300

0

Arts Education

65,400

65,400

0

Underserved
Communities

144,700

144,700

0

Poetry Out Loud

17,500

17,500

0

797,900

833,000

State Programs
Partnership Agreements

45.025

16-6100-2057

15-6100-2003

TOTAL RECEIVED FEDERAL
14-6100-2039

TOTAL RECEIVED FEDERAL

State Arts Plan

566,800

566,800

0

Arts Education

65,300

65,300

0

Underserved Communities

141,700

141,700

0

Poetry Out Loud

17,500

17,500

0

756,000

791,300

FUNDING,

Arizona Commission on the Arts
Fiscal Year 2018 Funding At-A-Glance
AT-A-GLANCE

PRIVATE

STATE

FEDERAL

PRIMARY FUNDING STREAMS
National Endowment for the Arts
Competitively-awarded annual federal grant; must be matched with state
funding.
• $833,000 in FY17
• $821,600 in FY18

Arizona Arts Trust Fund

Percentage of Arizona Corporation
Commission annual business filing fees.
• $1,374,930 in FY17
• $1,320,000 in FY18 (projected)

Arizona ArtShare Private
Endowment

Annual interest accrued on $1.7 million
endowment held by Arizona Community Foundation.
• $74,161 in FY17
• $75,000 in FY17 (projected)

Listed figures are estimates for the Arts Commission’s
primary funding streams and do not represent a comprehensive accounting of agency revenue. Secondary
funding streams include private foundation grants for
discrete programs, corporate sponsorships for public
initiatives, and income from collected registration fees.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING STREAMS
Additional State Funding

A one-time $1.5 million allocation
derived from interest accrued on
the State Rainy Day Fund.
This additional funding has only been secured for the current fiscal year.
• $1,500,000 in FY16
• $1,500,000 in FY17

INACTIVE FUNDING STREAMS
General Fund Appropriation

Determined by Arizona State Legislature and Governor.
• The Arts Commission has not received
a General Fund appropriation since
FY11.

Arizona ArtShare Public
Endowment

A $20 million public endowment
held by the Arizona State Treasurer.
• Eliminated through legislative fund
transfers in FY10 and FY11.

STATE OF ARIZONA FINANCIAL REPORTS
2016-2017 FY
General Fund

Funds Appropriated
Total Expended

Arts Fund

EXPENSES

RECEIPTS
0

0

Carry Forward, Prior Fiscal Year

121,856

Federal Funds Received: National Endowment for the Arts

833,000

Allocation from Budget Stablization Fund

1,500,000

Local/Other Funds

243,801

Virginia G. Piper Foundation Creative Aging Grant

69,500

Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation AZ ArtWorker Grant

40,000

Total Receipts

2,808,157

Personal Services

547,798

Employee Related Expenses

228,194

Professional/Outside Services

10,954

Travel In-State

3,755

Travel Out-of-State

6,362

Food
Aid to Organizations
Operating

10,023
1,722,412
51,819

Capital Equipment
Non-Capital Equipment

536

Debit Services

4

Transfer Out

0

Total Expended
Carry Forward to 2018

2,581,857
227,850
Fund Total

2,809,707

2016-2017 FY
Arts Trust Fund

EXPENSES

Carry Forward, Prior Fiscal Year

131,908

FY2017 Revenue

1,374,930

Transfer Out

0

Total Receipts

1,506,838

Personal Services

0

Employee Related Expenses

0

Professional/Outside Services
Travel In-State
Travel Out-of-State
Food

16,843
1,164
18,459
0

Aid to Organizations

966,900

Operating

165,167

Capital Equipment
Non-Capital Equipment
Debit Services
Transfer Out
Total Expended
Carry Forward to 2018

RECEIPTS

0
15,447
94
50,100
1,234,174
225,349
Fund Total

1,459,523

Arts Endowment

Carry Forward, Prior Fiscal Year

0

Interest

2017 Revenue

0

Total Receipts

0

Aid to Organizations

0

Total Expended

0

Carry Forward to 2018

0
4,269,230

4,314,995

FUNDING SUMMARY, 1967 - 2016
Fiscal Year

Federal Basic State
Grant

Additional Federal
Grants

State Community
Service Grants

Arts Trust Fund

State Operating
Funds

Endowment

Total Local/ Other

Federal and State

1966-67

12,053

25,000

1967-68

39,383

39,383

1968-69

30,909

30,909

1969-70

36,363

1970-71

75,377

1971-72

37,053

23,561

59,924

7,500

24,593

101,470

101,320

55,800

27,805

184,925

1972-73

127,250

58,157

51,469

236,876

1973-74

150,000

65,183

68,700

283,883

1974-75

200,000

126,360

82,500

408,860

1975-76

205,000

157,844

86,700

449,544

1976-77

205,000

190,218

98,400

493,618

1977-78

215,000

258,482

41,000

130,300

644,782

1978-79

266,900

496,767

60,000

159,600

983,267

1979-80

275,000

413,953

60,000

173,200

922,153

1980-81

275,000

270,906

60,000

203,600

809,506

198l-82

309,625

135,200

150,000

283,500

878,725

1982-83

282,700

129,910

125,000

294,100

831,710

1983-84

295,500

143,755

120,000

306,000

865,255

1984-85

363,800

140,400

280,900

335,704

1,120,804

1985-86

363,800

145,500

632,300

378,057

1,519,657

1986-87

355,300

145,600

732,300

408,100

1,641,300

1987-88

371,000

140,200

883,400

435,824

1,830,424

1988-89

376,000

159,800

1,063,400

490,600

2,089,800

1989-90

380,000

168,442

1,102,500

705,250

467,900

171,216

2,995,308

1990-91

357,642

218,793

1,021,000

968,300

491,500

166,881

3,224,116

Fiscal Year

Federal Basic State
Grant

Additional Federal
Grants

State Community
Service Grants

Arts Trust Fund

State Operating
Funds

1991-92

476,000

217,600

859,100

971,102

1992-93

470,000

470,898

836,100

1993-94

497,000

466,800

1994-95

483,000

1995-96

Endowment

Total Local/Other

Federal and State

486,800

112,649

3,123,251

970,000

469,200

122,000

3,338,198

775,000

1,068,900

483,600

222,900

3,514,200

358,600

975,000

1,078,700

517,600

165,200

3,578,100

470,000

378,137

975,000

1,078,700

536,000

192,500

3,630,337

1996-97

332,000

295,700

975,000

1,512,400

551,100

78,700

3,255,100

1997-98

488,000

85,000

1,375,000

1,200,000

575,200

47,000

3,770,200

1998-99

*567,400

37,176

1,775,000

1,199,700

585,371

88,599

192,264

4,445,507

1999-00

*566,575

30,927

1,775,000

1,299,435

590,900

227,796

309,456

4,800,089

2000-01

*523,615

45,347

1,775,000

1,360,965

601,100

387,751

630,808

5,324,586

2001-02

*575,418

32,300

1,774,600

1,465,395

598,500

304,617

164,783

4,915,613

2002-03

**665,500

5,700

1,542,700

1,453,335

530,600

178,919

429,515

4,806,269

2003-04

**666,600

0

1,263,349

1,589,490

537,751

244,016

625,299

4,926,505

2004-05

**689,962

0

1,263,100

1,609,365

555,100

272,208

520,165

4,909,900

2005-06

**663,730

17,705

1,266,884

1,623,324

580,816

314,350

368,716

4,867,655

2006-07

**643,155

39,800

1,263,100

1,719,314

625,000

541,772

466,742

5,298,883

2007-08

**708,400

87,000

1,363,100

1,760,010

667,600

1,000,134

68,524

5,654,769

2008-09

**806,900

0

860,800

1,343,775

359,421

396,875

129,889

3,897,660

2009-10

*863,400

273,200

287,700

1,431,060

537,800

141,133

85,996

3,620,289

2010-11

*938,600

0

72,600

1,593,105

607,500

4,130

45,568

3,261,503

2011-12

*858,300

0

150,326

1,397,220

0

0

0

2,405,846

2012-13

*807,200

0

86,704

1,479,270

0

0

0

2,373,174

2013-14

*756,000

0

1,080,800

1,453,605

0

0

5,000

3,295,405

2014-15

*791,300

0

1,135,581

1,441,640

0

0

5,000

3,695,031

2015-16

*797,900

0

238,816

1,416,780

0

0

2,500

2,455,996

2016-17

833,000

0

1,500,000

1,374,930

0

0

353,301

4,061,231

* Includes Basic State Grant, Arts Education, Underserved. **Includes Basic State Grant, Arts Education, Underserved, Challenge America.

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year-old agency of the State of Arizona and a
leading force in the creative and professional
development of Arizona’s arts sector. Through
robust programs, research initiatives and strategic grantmaking, the Arts Commission catalyzes
arts-based partnerships that strengthen Arizona
communities through the arts.
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