$295,000 Awarded to 33 Artists Advancing Creative Work Across Tucson’s Six Wards and Beyond. TUCSON, AZ — The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona is pleased to announce the 2026 Artist Grant recipients, celebrating innovative artists expanding the definition of artistic work in our region. This year’s program will invest $295,000 in support of 33 artists working across … Read more
The University of Arizona’s Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry invites artists, creatives, and community practitioners from the Arizona-Sonora border region and Southern Arizona tribal nations to apply for the new Confluencias: Voices and Visions of the Arizona-Sonora Border grant. As part of the Fronteridades program, this initiative seeks innovative art and education-based projects that elevate overlooked … Read more
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is now accepting applications for Creative Youth Grants (CYGs). Designed by and for young artists, CYGs support Arizonans, ages 12-17, as they develop new skills or advance their artistic practice outside the traditional school day. This may include… -private lessons, -attending a workshop, or -buying supplies and equipment. Individuals … Read more
The BAC Fellowship is a ten-month program designed to support artists whose lives, work, and histories are shaped by the U.S.–Mexico border. Fellows take part in an immersive process that explores the region’s layered histories of migration, social justice, and cultural exchange. Grounded in border identity, the program centers community-based storytelling and empowers artists to … Read more
AZ Burners is looking to provide financial support for artists to bring their art to Saguaro Man. Saguaro Man is a multi-day campout in Willcox, AZ from April 22-26, 2026. It is Arizona’s regional celebration of outdoor art, music, performance art, and the culture of Burning Man.
Now accepting proposals for one $3,000 grant to fund a science communication/design project that promotes increased public understanding around the issue of invasive plants in the Sonoran Desert. Proposed projects must foster public engagement and awareness around this issue. A public reception will be held for the completed project in late May/early June 2026. Learn … Read more
Now accepting proposals for one $3,000 grant to fund a film project that promotes increased public understanding around the issue of invasive plants in the Sonoran Desert. Proposed projects must foster public engagement and awareness around this issue. A public screening will be held for the completed film in late May/early June 2026. Learn more … Read more
Now accepting proposals for one $3,000 grant to fund an art project that promotes increased public understanding around the issue of invasive plants in the Sonoran Desert. Proposed projects must foster public engagement and awareness around this issue. A public reception will be held for the completed project in late May/early June 2026. Learn more … Read more
Night Bloom: Grants for Artists supports the arts ecosystem in the greater Tucson area through funding collaboratively-focused visual arts projects by individual artists and artist groups within Tucson and the broader Sonoran Desert region. Grants in amounts ranging from $3,500 – $7,500 support efforts to create experimental and community-embedded opportunities for artistic exchange that engage … Read more
Naco Heritage Alliance announces deadline extension of Fellowship for Arts, Culture, and Scholarship, graciously funded by the Mellon Foundation The Naco Heritage Alliance (NHA) is seeking proposals from diverse disciplines to tell the stories of African American military service, Indigenous communities, Mexican communities, and borderlands experiences. Scholars and creators from various disciplines including history, written … Read more