TPAC News
May 7, 2012
TPAC Announces 2012 Lumies Arts & Business Award Nominees
Tucson Pima Arts Council is thrilled to announce the slate of nominees for the 2012 Lumies Arts and Business Awards, which celebrate the outstanding businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals who help build the unique and distinctive character of Tucson and Pima County.
November 18, 2011
Tracing the Ties Between Art and Democracy
TPAC Executive Director Roberto Bedoya and artist Denise Uyehara interviewed on PBS – Arizona Illustrated, KUAT, AZPM. The interview was in relation to the event “Arts, Culture & Democracy” .
You can also listen to the KXCI podcast of the “Arts, Culture & Democracy” discussion.
November 2, 2011
Arts, Culture & Democracy: A Tucson Community Discussion
The Tucson Pima Arts Council and Alliance for Audience/ShowUp.com present a free provocative community discussion about the role arts and culture will play as part of civil discourse in the lives of Tucsonans.
October 25, 2011
Survey of City Council Candidates Shows
Survey of City Council Candidates Shows support for Public Art; Increase in Arts funding not likely until economy improves
September 23, 2011
Public Art for the Tucson Modern Streetcar
Due to launch in 2013, artwork and planning for the Tucson Modern Streetcar is underway.
June 21, 2011
Arizona Public Media interviews Roberto Bedoya and Josh Schacter
Roberto Bedoya, executive director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council, and artist Josh Schachter discuss arts funding in Tucson.
June 1, 2011
Regional Arts Luminaries in the Spotlight
TPAC’s LUMIE award ceremony was held on Thursday, June 9, 2011.
December 2, 2010
TPAC presents Peter Sellars
TPAC presents a talk by the international opera director and visionary Peter Sellars on “Joy & Resistance: Art, Creativity and Civil Society.”
June 25, 2010
TPAC Featured in Arizona Daily Star
The Tucson Pima Arts Council divvied up more than $80,000 among 15 local organizations after the agency received a $200,000 grant.
Folklorico dancers at Tucson Meet Yourself. Photo by Steven Meckler.
