For Tucson and Southern Arizona Our Mission is to advance artistic expression, civic participation, and equitable economic growth of our diverse community by supporting, promoting, and advocating for arts and culture in our region.
Nomad Design Studio, provides high-quality architectural services that exceed clients’ expectations. We create innovative designs that are both functional and beautiful.
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution. They promote greater understanding and sustainability of cultural heritage across the United States and around the world through research, education, and community engagement.
Beginning February 2026, SFA formally established a partnership with the UC Berkeley Disabled Ecologies Lab (DE Lab) to expand the fields of folklife and disability studies using Disability Justice principles as a core tool of analysis within already established cultural communities. The partnership is supported by a three-year Mellon Foundation grant establishing two DE Lab … Read more
SFA and TMY serve as a presenter of interactive educational content at the Children’s Day Festival (Día del Niño) and Vive el Grito! Mexican Independence Celebration, two Arizona Bilingual events.
Regeneración is a grassroots coalition of southside Tucson residents advancing community health and prosperity through participatory action research, leadership development, and solidarity-economy initiatives.
The Alliance for Northern Folklore and Cultural Heritage (Alianza para el Folclore y el Patrimonio Cultural del Norte) is an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the traditions, crafts, and cultural heritage of northern Mexico and the border region. Key initiatives include:
Artists At Work (AAW) is a national workforce resilience program, in the spirit of the Works Progress Administration, that supports artists and their communities through artistic civic engagement. The program funds artists in cities across the United States. In Tucson, the Southwest Folkilfe Alliance serves as the lead partner. AAW leverages the creativity of artists to address pressing issues … Read more
Tohono O’odham Young Voices Podcast (TOYVP) aims to provide a platform for sharing the work of Indigenous artists, activists, culture bearers, teachers, students, business owners, and others. Guests include community members from the Tohono O’odham Nation, Gila River Indian Community, Hia-Ced O’odham, Pascua Yaqui, and other areas. Through relationships with podcast guests and supporters, TOYVP also … Read more
La Semilla Food Center (LSFC) is a hybrid organization of front-line, land-based programs and culture shifting policy and narrative change programs. Its work spans the Paso del Norte region, which includes the border adjacent communities and colonias of southern New Mexico and El Paso County, TX, with increasing collaborations in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Its interconnected … Read more