A Tucson human rights lawyer saw a need to create a conversation about issues within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Tucson’s newest theater company Teatro Dignidad produces plays about matters of human rights to open dialogue. When Stage Director [of this specific production] Barclay Goldsmith was introduced to the play he felt that it was…
Small, rural communities like Bisbee don’t have to worry about cuts to funding for art programs yet, but the fear is lingering. President Donald Trump wants to cut federal funding to the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal program that gives about $145 million across the country for art programs. Arizona receives about $1.5…
Joe Pagac, a local fine artist, has been providing the Tucson community with street art for the past 14 years. Pagac found his calling in art during his sophomore year at the University of Arizona after taking an introductory drawing class. “Once I graduated I just put an ad ‘artist for hire’ in the…
Go to college, major in a practical field, get a job, contribute to society, rinse and repeat. It’s the norm, but some know there’s more to life than following the paved road. Today these risk takers are dreamers, those who follow their passions and are faced with straying from the comfortable in order to reach…
For small towns like Douglas, grants for the arts can be deeply influential. With the election of a new mayor in 2016, Douglas is looking at a future that thrives on arts and culture, and is using National Endowment for the Arts funding to bring back life to this troubled…
