Arizona Commission on the Arts

Sixty-two percent, or approximately $3.1 million, of the Arizona Commission on the Arts' fiscal year 2001 spending will be used to award nearly 600 grants to arts organizations, schools, and other community organizations. These grants appear to fill important needs for those who receive them. They help to pay for operating expenses of large and small arts organizations and help fund projects such as arts education and community arts festivals. However, the Commission needs to improve its management and oversight of the State's arts endowment program known as ArtShare.