Join Arizona’s new Poet Laureate, Laura Tohe, for a free community poetry workshop in Somerton on June 26, 2026! All ages and experience levels are welcome.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is proud to share its new strategic plan for 2027-2031! Grow, Sustain, & Thrive is the culmination of a year-long public input and planning process that engaged more than 1,300 Arizonans from communities across the state.
The program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 16, 2026, and will continue through Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026. Participating museums can be found in all 50 states, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and include history, art, and children’s museums; historical sites; botanical gardens; zoos; aquariums; and more.
The Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget released on Friday, January 16, 2026, by the Governor’s office proposes the continuation of a $2 million one-time legislative appropriation to the Arizona Commission on the Arts that was included in the State’s FY2025 and FY2026 budgets.
