Become a CATALYST for Arts & Culture

Art State Arizona is a leading community nonprofit advancing the creation, preservation, and celebration of the arts. Our work strengthens people, place, and purpose across the region.

Your Impact

Gifts of any size stay 100% local and directly support:

• Emerging artist programs
• Arts-in-healthcare initiatives in hospitals and assisted living communities
• Creative placemaking projects in neighborhoods throughout Southern Arizona

Donor Benefits

• Recognition in the annual Undercover Arts Magazine and on our donor roll online
• Invitations to member-only gatherings, private culinary and music events, and honorary programs at the CATALYST Arts & Maker Space
• Opportunities for naming recognition at the CATALYST Creative Collective at Tucson Mall

Join us in building a more vibrant, creative Arizona.

Join the Alliance! SAACA strengthens the bonds between people, place and purpose through collaborative, arts-driven experiences. Southern Arizona has long served as a hub for art and culture. But despite the profusion of talent, our creative individuals found difficulties in making a living from their work and sharing it with the community. We created SAACA (formerly the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council) to address these needs by cultivating programming that puts a spotlight on our local creatives and celebrates our unique culture, while providing direct opportunities for artists to make and sell their work. ​ To date, SAACA has created over 500,000 arts-driven experiences, from innovative community festivals and cultural celebrations to creative sector development, and accessible arts enrichment programs. We continue to grow both our footprint and our impact as we pursue our mission of strengthening the bonds between people, place and purpose.