Coconino Center for the Arts — Artist Opportunities — Workshops, ARTx & More

FREE Professional Development
Workshop Series

We are pleased to share our upcoming Professional Development Workshop Series, featuring three FREE in-person classes designed to support Flagstaff’s creative community.

Upcoming Classes:
11/7- Writing for Artists & Creatives: Biography, Résumé & Artist Statement⁠
1/9- Introduction to Finance for Artists, Creatives & Non-Profits⁠
5/1- Artwork Photographic Documentation⁠

All events are FREE, in-person, at Coconino Center for the Arts.
Space is limited, registration required.

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LIFE EXTENDED
Exhibition Programming

Coconino Center for the Arts’ current exhibition, LIFE EXTENDED, is a career retrospective of the internationally recognized Flagstaff artist and educator Debra Egerton. A 40-year survey of the artist’s watercolor paintings, sculptural installations, and films span issues of identity, perception, race politics, and environmental justice.

Debra Egerton is an Associate Professor in the School of Art at Northern Arizona University. Achievements include as Master Status with the National Watercolor Society with Edgar A Whitney Memorial and High Wind awards, and group exhibitions internationally. Edgerton holds MFA degrees from the San Francisco Art Institute in Painting, and Vermont College in Interdisciplinary Art. ⁠

Upcoming Exhibition Related Programming:
11/14- Watercolor Workshop with Artist Debra Edgerton
12/8- Pollinator Parade: Make a Mask and Meet the Artists with Willow Bend
12/17- Wild Words: A Night of Poetry & Spoken Word with Joshua Wiss

Space is limited, registration required.

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Rolling Call for 2026/2027
ARTx applications OPEN now!

Transforming Flagstaff into an Immersive Art Experience⁠

ARTx is a series of multimedia art experiences dispersed across Flagstaff in unexpected places, aiming to spark ideas, stimulate conversation, and inspire response.⁠ For 2026/27, ARTx activations are encouraged to align with Flagstaff First Friday ArtWalk dates.

Rolling Call for 2026/2027 ARTx applications is OPEN now!

Apply for ArtX Funding

ARTx is made possible by City of Flagstaff Bed, Board & Beverage (BBB) tax revenues.

Call for Artists – The Golden Mean

The Golden Mean is back by popular demand! January 16 – February 13, 2027

Coconino Center for the Arts is pleased to announce The Golden Mean, a unique exhibition fundraiser designed to support both CCA and local artists!

Inspired by the Golden Ratio, a mathematical proportion of approximately 1:1.618, the exhibition will feature artwork across a wide variety of media and subject matter, with dimensions aligned with the Golden Mean.

Mathematics meets art through a unique auction model. Every artwork begins with a $100 bid, with subsequent bidding levels following the Fibonacci Sequence. As bids increaseartists receive an increasing share of proceeds. Proceeds from the auction will directly support participating artists, Coconino Center for the Arts’ exhibitions and programming, and Northern Arizona’s thriving arts community.

CCA invites artists to submit up to three artworks for consideration.The deadline to apply is December 1, 2026.

Artist Application

Join the Artist Registry

Coconino Center for the Arts (CCA) invites artists and creatives to share their work in a publicly accessible artist registry open to artists residing in Coconino County. The registry is a resource and networking opportunity for Visual Artists, Performing Artists, Literary Artists, and Artisans to share their work and expertise in a free online registry accessible to other artists, venues, and organizations, housed on CCA’s website.

Join the Registry