Mesa’s arts and culture executive Cindy Ornstein stepping down after 13 years / Phoenix Business Journal The city of Mesa has launched a search for a new director of arts and culture following the recent announcement that Cindy Ornstein will retire from…

Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall visits Arizona Science Center for documentary debut / Phoenix Magazine “Reasons for Hope,” a 45-minute IMAX film featuring the globetrotting Jane Goodall, recently opened at the Arizona Science Center. The film features Goodall presenting four different…

Miller named as first woman to be permanent director of UA Art Museum / Tucson Sentinel Olivia Miller, a University of Arizona Museum of Art staffer for more than a decade, was announced as the new permanent director of the…

My View: To maximize economic growth, we must invest in Arizona’s creative economy / Phoenix Business Journal (Op-ed) In this guest column, Chris Camacho of Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Patrick McWhortor of Arizona Citizens for the Arts examine how…

The creator of Ballet Arizona’s iconic ‘Nutcracker’ is leaving. Here’s what we know / Arizona Republic Ballet Arizona’s board of directors announced longtime artistic director Ib Andersen will depart the organization this June and be named artistic director emeritus. Sen.…

Flinn Scholar alum and percussionist Trevor Barroero lands dream job in Arizona / Flinn Foundation Class of 2012 Flinn Scholar Trevor Barroero participated in an audition to return to the city and state he loves with the position he has…

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation  There was a lot riding on this one performance.  In October of last year, Class of 2012 Flinn Scholar Trevor Barroero participated in an audition for perhaps his only chance—at least for the foreseeable future—to return…