April Updates from Creative Flagstaff — Get your tickets for the 14th Annual Viola Awards before they sell out!

April Updates from Creative Flagstaff

Get your tickets for the 14th Annual Viola Awards before they sell out!

Tickets for the 14th Annual Viola Awards are now on sale & moving fast. Don’t miss this celebration of art, science, & culture in our community. This year’s ceremony will honor 41 finalists. Learn more about this year’s finalists on our website.

Volunteer for the Viola Awards

Interested in volunteering for the Viola Awards? Volunteers are need to help set-up before the event as well as volunteering during the event. Interested? Send Jack an email at jdarbourne@creativeflagstaff.org

Join the Board of Creative Flagstaff

Creative Flagstaff, formerly Flagstaff Arts Council, the City’s nonprofit art, science, and culture agency seeks applicants to serve as board members. Applicants will fill seats previously filled by long-time board members that have terms ending June 30, 2022.

 

Diversifying stakeholders, community groups, experience, and expertise represented by the Board of Directors is an important part of Creative Flagstaff’s strategic plan adopted in June 2021.

 

Over the coming couple of years, the Board anticipates recruiting members that provide leadership experience in nonprofit governance, philanthropy, arts, education, sciences, public policy, and programming from diverse lived experiences including BIPOC and creative professionals.

 

The board application can be found online here. Applicants interested in attending April 27, 2022 board meeting or meeting with an existing board member to learn more should email Executive Director, Jonathan Stone at jstone@creativeflagstaff.org.

April’s ArtWalk was buzzing with activity!

Between the events at downtown galleries & businesses to the events in Heritage Square, it certainly felt like ArtWalk was back in a big way. Read more about April’s ArtWalkFLG & how to get involved in coming months here.

 

Image: NPA’s Advanced Jazz band plays in Heritage Square on April 1st during ArtWalk.

Winners of the Through My Eyes: Diversity in My Community Art Contest

From right to left, 1st place winners in each category: K-3rd grade: Athena Smith, 4th-5th grade: Nina Terriquez, 6th-8th grade: Elodie Salberg, 9th-12th grade: Justine Sloan

The Through My Eyes: Diversity in My Community Art Contest featured 13 artworks from local youth from ages 5 to 18. During the April 1st ArtWalk,  nearly 300 people voted for their favorite artwork in four categories: K-3rd grade, 4th-5th grade, 6-8th grade, and 9-12th grade. See all the winners & finalists here.

That’s a wrap on Youth Arts 2022! 

From left to right: Youth Arts participants visit the gallery; Flagstaff School of Music percussion student performs with teacher Owen Davis; Erica Tsouras leads the printmaking workshop on March 26.

March 2022 was a Youth Arts month to remember! Each March, Coconino Center for the Arts (CCA) participates in the national Youth Art Month. In 2022 CCA took Youth Arts to a new level, filling the entire month with art, music, and workshops for youth K-12. All Youth Arts programming was free to the public. All said and done, more than 850 visitors came through CCA during the month of March to participate in and celebrate Youth Arts.

Upcoming events at CCA 

Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival: Crumbs from the Table of Joy

Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival presents Crumbs from the Table of Joy, a nuanced look into a Black family’s experience in 1950’s Brooklyn.

Multiple performances from May 5th – 15th

Thank you, Corporate Partners!

Champion Level ($5,000 per year)

Leader Level ($2,500 per year)

Partner Level ($1,000 per year)

Eric Souders, Chartered SRI Counselor

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