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Your Arizona Arts Opportunity Guide
Grants, open calls, artist resources, and professional development — curated for Arizona’s visual and performing arts community, with a focus on BIPOC artists and culturally rooted creative work.
Funding Opportunities
Arizona Arts Grants
Deadlines change each cycle. Always click through to verify current dates before beginning an application. Links open the official funder’s website.
State of Arizona
Individual Artist All Disciplines
Artist Opportunity Grant (AOG)
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Funds individual Arizona artists 18+ to take advantage of specific career-advancing opportunities — travel, equipment, studio rental, professional services, and more. Open to all disciplines and career stages.
Typical DeadlineOctober (annual)
EligibilityAZ Resident, 18+
Nonprofit Orgs Operating Support
Creative Capacity Grant (CCG)
Arizona Commission on the Arts
General operating support for nonprofits whose primary mission is to produce, present, teach, or serve the arts. Budget-tiered award levels from small to mid-size organizations.
Typical DeadlineApril (annual)
Eligibility501(c)(3) or Fiscal Sponsor
Nonprofit Orgs Festivals
Festival Grant
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Supports in-person, virtual, and hybrid arts festivals that connect artists with communities. Awards range from $1,000–$5,000. Eligible organizations may only apply for one Arts Commission grant per cycle.
Typical DeadlineApril (annual)
Award Range$1,000–$5,000
Individual Artist Residency
AZ State Parks Artist Residency
Arizona Commission on the Arts + AZ State Parks
Provides artists with dedicated time, space, and resources to create work inspired by Arizona’s state park landscapes. Promotes ecological awareness and community engagement. Rolling annual open calls.
FormatIn-Residence (park site)
EligibilityAZ Resident Artists
All Grants
Full AZ Arts Commission Grant Portal
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Browse all currently open and upcoming grant opportunities — including youth arts, lifelong learning, and research & development grants — in one place on the official state arts agency portal.
TypeAll Grant Programs
All Grants
State Arts Agencies
Creative west
Browse all currently open and upcoming grant opportunities — including youth arts, lifelong learning, and research & development grants — in one place on the official state arts agency portal.
TypeAll Grant Programs
City Grants
Individual Artist Phoenix Only
Artists to Work Grant
City of Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture
$8,000 awards (10 given) for Phoenix-based individual artists to create and publicly present original work within Phoenix city limits. Rotates eligible disciplines each cycle (2026 cycle: Literary & Performing Arts).
Award $8,000
Typical Deadline Late September
EligibilityPhoenix Resident, Individual
Orgs & Collectives Phoenix
Project Support Program (PSP)
City of Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture
Up to $5,000 for arts and culture projects — workshops, performances, exhibitions — that engage Phoenix residents. Supports diversity and inclusivity. Open to nonprofits and fiscally-sponsored groups.
AwardUp to $5,000
EligibilityNonprofit / Fiscal Sponsor
Nonprofits & LLCs Tempe
Tempe Community Arts Grants
City of Tempe Arts & Culture
Two tracks: Creative Current Grant (up to $10,000 for established nonprofits) and Next Wave Grant (up to $2,500 for emerging nonprofits and small creative businesses). $216K+ awarded in 2025–26 cycle.
Award $2,500–$10,000
EligibilityTempe-based orgs
Foundation & Museum Awards
Individual Artist Emerging Artist Visual Arts
Lehmann Emerging Artist Award + Sette/Cohn Award
Phoenix Art Museum
Two awards: $10,000 Lehmann Award (2 given) and new $5,000 Sette/Cohn Award for Arizona-based emerging visual artists. Hosted via Artlink. Award winners exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum.
Award $5,000–$10,000
Typical Open CallSpring (March)
Nonprofits Southern AZ
stART Grant — Community Impact & Artist Development
Arts Foundation for Tucson & Southern Arizona
Two tracks — Community Impact and Artist Development — supporting individuals, collectives, co-ops, and nonprofits in Southern Arizona and Tribal Nations. Fiscally sponsored organizations are eligible.
RegionTucson / Southern AZ
EligibilityIndividuals + Orgs
All Programs
All Arizona Arts Opportunities (State Portal)
Arizona Commission on the Arts
The official one-stop source for all Arts Commission opportunity listings — grants, residencies, fellowships, calls, workshops, and more. Updated regularly by ACA staff.
Exhibitions & Submissions
Open Calls for Art
Open calls have rolling deadlines. Visit each link to confirm current submission status. For a live, constantly updated list of Arizona calls, bookmark the ACA Arts Opportunities page.
Ongoing Call Aggregators — Bookmark These
Updated Regularly All Disciplines
Arts Opportunities Board
Arizona Commission on the Arts
The most comprehensive live listing of Arizona arts opportunities — calls for artists, public art RFQs, competitions, residencies, and conferences. Maintained by ACA staff. Check weekly.
Juried Shows Visual Art
EntryThingy — Arizona Calls
EntryThingy Platform
Filter by Arizona to find juried exhibitions and open calls from arts organizations statewide — including WHAM Art Center (Surprise), gallery showcases, and more. New entries added weekly.
Visual Art Performing Art
CaFÉ (Call for Entry)
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
National platform used by Arizona institutions to post calls for entry. Filter by Arizona to find juried shows, public art opportunities, and residency calls. Free to create an artist account.
AZ Artists
AZ Art Alliance — Opportunities Board
Arizona Art Alliance
Community-sourced board of Arizona-specific exhibition calls, grants, and opportunities. Also includes a curated list of available gallery rental and proposal spaces across the Phoenix metro area.
Arizona Gallery & Venue Calls
Visual Art Solo & Group
Shemer Art Center — Exhibition Submissions
City of Phoenix / Shemer Art Center
Arizona artists can submit for solo, small-group, or gift shop opportunities. Solo exhibit reviews happen twice yearly (March & September). The center takes only a 30% commission — no exclusivity required.
Review DatesMarch & September
Solo DeadlineFeb 28 for 2027 slots
Visual Art Statewide
Arizona Artists Guild — 2026 Exhibitions
Arizona Artists Guild (AAG)
Annual juried statewide exhibitions, spring themed shows, veterans art exhibitions, and quarterly gallery programming. Open to Arizona artists across disciplines.
Visual Art Flagstaff
Re-Source: Juried Exhibition
The HeArt Box Gallery — Flagstaff
Open call for work made from recycled, repurposed, or sustainably sourced materials. Theme: ecological mindfulness and creative reuse. Downtown Flagstaff, April–May 2026.
DeadlineFeb 16, 2026
OpeningApril 24, 2026
Visual Art Artlink PHX
Artlink Phoenix — Juried Exhibition & Open Calls
Artlink Inc. — Downtown Phoenix
Annual juried exhibition and TAFF grant ($1,000) for artists to create exhibitions at the mood room. Artlink also facilitates corporate commissions and First Fridays connections for AZ artists.
Support & Infrastructure
Artist Resources
Fiscal Sponsorship
Fiscal Sponsorship National
Fractured Atlas
Fractured Atlas (National, serves AZ artists)
The most widely used fiscal sponsor for independent artists nationally. Allows individual artists and collectives to receive tax-deductible donations and grants without a 501(c)(3). Accessible online for Arizona artists.
Fiscal Sponsorship National
Artspire (NYSCA/NYFA)
New York Foundation for the Arts
A leading fiscal sponsorship program open to artists and arts organizations nationwide, including Arizona. Enables grant applications, donation campaigns, and more — particularly useful for unincorporated collectives.
Fiscal Sponsorship National
TAPAZ
Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona
Offers crucial fiscal management support and helps build nonprofit organizational capacity.
Artist Registries & Networks
Directory All AZ Artists
AZ Commission on the Arts — Artist Register
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Free statewide directory to list yourself as an Arizona artist. Used by venues, schools, organizations, and grant panels to find and hire artists. Increases your visibility across the state arts ecosystem.
Directory Phoenix Focus
ArtistsAZ.com
Artlink Phoenix
An online platform created by Artlink to connect Arizona’s creative community — artists, venues, and patrons. List your work, find collaborators, and connect with opportunities in the greater Phoenix arts scene.
Submissions National
Submittable
Submittable Platform
The most widely used platform for arts grant applications, open calls, and residency submissions in Arizona and nationally. Create a free account to track your applications and discover opportunities in one place.
Art Network
NPN
National Performance Network
A vibrant network of artists and organizations committed to advancing racial and cultural justice through the arts.
Arizona Arts Organizations & Support
Arts Org Downtown Phoenix
Artlink Inc.
Downtown Phoenix
Phoenix’s oldest artist-run volunteer organization. Manages Art Detour, First Fridays, the mood room exhibition space, commissions, and the Artlink Artist Council representing diverse AZ creatives.
Arts Org Statewide
Arizona Art Alliance
Arizona Art Alliance (Scottsdale)
Statewide nonprofit facilitating growth in the AZ arts community — curates resources, hosts opportunities boards, maintains a list of available gallery spaces, and supports arts organizations across all regions.
Advocacy Statewide
AFRI-SOUL
City of Phoenix
Provides resources and support to help small business owners grow and succeed. From access to funding to expert mentorship, we empower BIPOC entrepreneurs to thrive.
Advocacy Statewide
CAHOKIA
City of Phoenix
An indigenous-led platform for creative placekeeping.
Professional Development
Workshops & Learning
Professional development workshops often run seasonally alongside grant cycles. Subscribe to mailing lists from each organization to get notified when registration opens.
Grant Writing & Application Support
Grant Writing Free English & Spanish
Artists to Work Grant Writing Workshops
City of Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture
Free grant writing workshops offered each cycle in both English and Spanish ahead of the Artists to Work deadline. Covers eligibility, narrative writing, budgeting, and work sample submission. Open to all Phoenix artists.
Frequency Each Grant Cycle
Cost Free
Grant Writing Free Webinars
AOG Applicant Info Sessions
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Free webinar-style information sessions hosted each cycle to help artists prepare competitive Artist Opportunity Grant applications. Recordings are made available after each session on the ACA website.
FormatOnline Webinar
Cost Free
Nonprofit Boards Free Flagstaff
Nonprofit Boards Workshop Series
Coconino Center for the Arts (ACA Partnership)
Free professional development workshops for arts organizations — covering nonprofit board governance, financial management, and organizational development. Presented in partnership with the ACA. In Flagstaff with regional reach.
Career & Business Development for Artists
Career Development Online
Artist Opportunity Grant — Career Building Uses
Arizona Commission on the Arts
The AOG can fund business-building activities: creating marketing materials, developing a website, professional legal or accounting fees, and equipment investment. An often-overlooked path to fund your creative business infrastructure.
Events Phoenix
Art Detour & First Fridays
Artlink Phoenix
Beyond exhibitions, Artlink hosts professional development events and artist talks connected to Art Detour (annual March event) and monthly First Fridays. These are key networking touchpoints for Phoenix-area artists.
All Opportunities Conferences & Webinars
ACA Arts Opportunities — Workshops & Conferences
Arizona Commission on the Arts
The ACA Arts Opportunities board lists local, national, and international workshops, conferences, and webinars for artists and arts administrators. Updated regularly by ACA staff — check it often for upcoming learning events.
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