Arizona
Facts and Figures
In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $13,407,344 in federal funds, either directly or through state and regional partners, in Arizona.
In the most recent information (2020) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Arizona...
- Added 2.6 percent or $9.6 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
- Employed 79,005 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling more than $5.6 billion
Almost 43 percent of Arizona’s adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while nearly 20 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.
In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country:
Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 66 participating museums in Arizona.
An average of 4,852 students from 112 high schools in Arizona participated in Poetry Out Loud annually.
The NEA Big Read initiative generated 65 community events in the state, involving more than 2,360 adults and students.
Arizona Fact Sheet
On this page, find information on the arts and culture for Arizona, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. Below are highlights of just some of Arts Endowment grantees and artists working in Arizona.
To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Arizona, go to our Recent Grant Search.
State Highlights
Creating a Latinx Space in the American Artistic Landscape
Being a Good Neighbor: American Rescue Plan Spotlight on the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
A Culture of Survival
Jetsonorama
Spotlight on the Musical Instrument Museum
Grant Spotlight on the Cowboy Poetry Education Program at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Jim Griffith

Chesley Goseyun Wilson
Bringing Poetry to Communities: A Behind-the-Scenes Look from Two NEA Big Read Poets

Dianne Freund
Art Talk with Gabriel Ayala
Composing Enlightenment
United States of Arts: Arizona
State & Regional Contacts
Arizona Commission on the Arts
417 West Roosevelt
Phoenix, AZ 85003
602/255-5882
info@azarts.gov
Western States Arts Federation (Regional Arts Organization)
1743 Wazee Street, suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
303/629-1166
staff@westaf.org