SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The nonprofit Scottsdale Arts has received a $100,000 grant from the Phoenix-based Flinn Foundation to support its new Scottsdale Arts Presents initiative. The award follows a $25,000 planning grant awarded by the Flinn Foundation to Scottsdale Arts in 2016.
Scottsdale Arts Presents enables the organization to expand its reach, brand awareness and service to the community by presenting artists and programs at venues beyond its downtown Scottsdale campus. The Flinn Foundation’s most recent grant to Scottsdale Arts will be used to provide a strong financial foundation to develop future off-site performances and collaborations for this initiative. Scottsdale Arts Presents was developed as part of the organization’s 2015 strategic plan and successfully launched during the 2016–17 season, laying the groundwork for a distinct array of artistic and venue partnerships.
“We’re extremely grateful to the Flinn Foundation for its generous investment as we move forward with the next stage of Scottsdale Arts Presents,” said Scottsdale Arts President and CEO Neale Perl. “This initiative will help our organization grow sustainably and reach new audiences while continuing to bring creative and distinct programming to Scottsdale and the entire Valley.”
For the 2017–18 season, Scottsdale Arts Presents will showcase five artists at venues around the Valley: a highly anticipated, sold-out concert with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott on Nov. 10 at the historic Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix; a reading and book signing with best-selling author David Sedaris on Nov. 18 at the Orpheum Theatre; an evening of storytelling with Ira Glass, the host and creator of public radio’s This American Life, on Jan. 20 at the Orpheum Theatre; a concert with the acclaimed vocal ensemble The Manhattan Transfer on Jan. 31 at the Celebrity Theatre; and two performances of Rob Kapilow’s What Makes It Great?® series on Jan. 16 and Feb. 20 at the Musical Instrument Museum.
SCOTTSDALE ARTS
Through its partnership with the City of Scottsdale, the nonprofit Scottsdale Arts (formerly known as Scottsdale Cultural Council) creates diverse, inspired arts experiences and educational opportunities that foster active, lifelong community engagement with the arts. Since its founding in 1987, Scottsdale Arts has grown into a regionally and nationally significant, multidisciplinary arts organization offering an exceptional variety of programs through three acclaimed divisions – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and Scottsdale Public Art – serving more than 400,000 participants annually.
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Scottsdale Arts7380 E. Second St.Scottsdale, AZ 85251
www.ScottsdaleArts.org
480-499-TKTS (8587)