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Takeover Lounge, Prime Interview, 2020. Project Creosote Grantee. Photo by G. Barreda

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2025 ARPA Grantee Spotlight: Caroline Tracey

2025 ARPA Grantee Spotlight: Caroline Tracey

Grants and Programs Coordinator, Tiera Rainey, sat down with local author Caroline Tracey to discuss her new book, Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History, which comes out on March 17, 2026. Caroline, a 2025 ARPA Artist Grant Recipient, reflects on how spending a decade ...
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Arts News

Current events, announcements, and news about the arts and artists of Tucson and Southern Arizona. 

Tucson Poet Laureate(RFQ)

Tucson Poet Laureate(RFQ)

Over 200 Tucson Area Artists Welcome You Back for the 2025 Open Studio Tours, November 14, 15, and 16. 

Over 200 Tucson Area Artists Welcome You Back for the 2025 Open Studio Tours, November 14, 15, and 16. 

Tugo Bike Wraps Project Unveiled in Tucson

Tugo Bike Wraps Project Unveiled in Tucson

Curious Conversation: Art & Wellbeing with Elizabeth Burden

Curious Conversation: Art & Wellbeing with Elizabeth Burden

Arts funding dispersed in Tucson just before NEA tried to rescind it

Arts funding dispersed in Tucson just before NEA tried to rescind it

Save the Date: Open Studio Tours Returns in 2025!

Save the Date: Open Studio Tours Returns in 2025!

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Opportunities

Calls to artists and other opportunities for artists.

El Pueblo Night Market – Looking for Vendors

El Pueblo Night Market – Looking for Vendors

Creative Youth Grants

Creative Youth Grants

Femme Frontera Felowwship

Femme Frontera Felowwship

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Arts Calendar

A local arts calendar, including upcoming events, important dates, and deadlines.

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