Community Cultural Development Overview
Artist: Andrea Buckley
Title: Conservation
Medium: Oil Pastel
Tucson River of Words 2008,
City High School Residency
The Tucson Pima Arts Council's Community Cultural Development Program provides opportunities for participation and engagement in arts and cultural practice. Through artist residencies in school, exhibits, grants, and workforce development the program encourages critical thinking and civic dialogue, helping the residents of Tucson and Pima County engage in lifelong learning and community building through the arts. The program provides support to neighborhoods and communities and promotes cultural and heritage tourism by promoting rich and diverse cultural expression throughout the region.
Call to TPAC Roster Artists:
Tucson River of Words 2011-2012
Are you interested in working with K-12 students and developing an arts integration curriculum focusing on either Poetry or Visual Art and water conservation?
The Tucson River of Words (TROW) program is looking for teaching artists to work for its fall/winter residency program. To learn more about the TROW program visit : tucsonpimaartscouncil.org/community/trow.html
Each residency is integrated with water shed/water conservation lessons provided by Pima County Natural Resource Educators and the respective art form in the culmination of a one week long school based arts/science integration residency.
If you are interested in teaching a 2-3 day residency with up to 3 classes in one school, have a relatively flexible schedule and reliable transportation please send a one page letter of interest and resume to Leia Maahs, Grants Manager/Community Cultural Development Manager via e-mail: lmaahs@tucsonpimaartscouncil.org or mail to:
Tucson Pima Arts Council
Attn: TROW
100 North Stone Ave Suite #303
Tucson, Arizona 85701
The DEADLINE for support materials (letter of interest and resume) is 5:00 p.m. Monday, August 15th 2011. Selected artists will be informed by August 16th via e-mail. If selected a ½ day planning retreat is scheduled for Thursday, August 18th 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Agua Caliente Park.
For more information, questions or concerns contact: Leia Maahs @
520-624-0595 ext 18.