ASU professor hopes to be mirror of pride for Arizonans as poet laureate / The State Press The unofficial purpose of Arizona’s poet laureate—according to Alberto Ríos, the state’s first poet laureate—is to hold a mirror up to the state,…

NFL spotlights Chicana, Native American artist Lucinda ‘La Morena’ Hinojos for Super Bowl LVII / NFL News The NFL has partnered with artist Lucinda “La Morena” Hinojos of Phoenix to be the marquee artist of Super Bowl LVII, becoming the first Chicana,…

Governor’s FY2024 Executive Budget Proposes $20 million for the Arts / Arizona Commission on the Arts The 2024 executive budget from the Office of Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs proposes a historic $20 million one-time allocation to the Arizona Commission on…

Arizona Commission on the Arts hires Jacky Alling as interim executive director / Arizona Commission on the Arts The Arizona Commission on the Arts announced the hiring of Jacky Alling as interim executive director, who comes to the agency from…

Phoenix City Council approves $500 million bond program. Here’s where the money will go / Arizona Republic If approved by Phoenix voters in 2023, more than $50 million would be set aside for arts and culture projects, including the construction…

  NAU to provide full tuition to members of Arizona’s tribes / Navajo-Hopi Observer Northern Arizona University will provide full tuition coverage for members of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes beginning in fall 2023 through an expansion to the Access2Excellence…

The Flinn Foundation is featuring the work of 27 Arizona artists during its latest art exhibition, nearly double the number of works from its inaugural display earlier this year. The new exhibit, which opened Oct. 26 at the Flinn Foundation…