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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. 

Announcing the 2025 SaludArte Selected Artist: Elizabeth Burden

Announcing the 2025 SaludArte Selected Artist: Elizabeth Burden

Welcome to the Team, Gia Del Pino

Welcome to the Team, Gia Del Pino

New elephant conservation sculpture installed at Reid Park Zoo

New elephant conservation sculpture installed at Reid Park Zoo

June’s Color palette of the month: Xinyu Zhang

June’s Color palette of the month: Xinyu Zhang

Creative Capital: How Tucson’s arts sector is weathering a turbulent era

Creative Capital: How Tucson’s arts sector is weathering a turbulent era

Call to Public Art Panelists

Call to Public Art Panelists

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Opportunities

Calls to artists and other opportunities for artists.

BAC Fellowship 2026

BAC Fellowship 2026

RFQ/Call to Artists: NEQ of Old Town Parking Structure Public Art Project

RFQ/Call to Artists: NEQ of Old Town Parking Structure Public Art Project

Call to Artists – The Bold and Colorful Art Show

Call to Artists – The Bold and Colorful Art Show

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Arts Calendar

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

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