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City of Flagstaff Beautification, Arts & Sciences Program — News & Opportunities

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The Envision installation at the 2023 ARTx Art+Ideas Experience by Bryan David Griffith.

Apply for an ARTx Grant

Applications are now open for the ARTx Art + Ideas Experience 2025 grant cycle. Submit your innovative idea and bring it to life through one of four exciting categories:

  • ARTx @ ArtWalk
  • ARTx @ The Arb
  • ARTx @ Coconino Center for the Arts
  • ARTx @ Free Range

ARTx is an annual, accessible community opportunity to engage with the arts in an immersive and interactive way. Visit Creative Flagstaff’s website to learn more and help shape Flagstaff’s artistic future.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2025

Image: Envision by Bryan David Griffith.
An APS utility cabinet is adorned with vibrant artwork featuring ravens by local artist Jo Rohrbacker at the entrance to Sinagua Middle School.

Call-to-Artists | APS Utility Cabinets

Create vibrant and inspiring works of art along Route 66! The City of Flagstaff seeks artists, graphic designers and illustrators to submit original designs for vinyl wrapped APS Utility Cabinets.

  • Route 66 near Postal Avenue
  • Route 66 near Fourth Street

Application Deadline: February 25, 2025 at Noon (Arizona Time)

Image: Midnight Ravens by Jo Rohrbacker, Sinagua Middle School.
A bicyclist rides down Beaver Street in the early morning in front of Flagstaff Municipal Court.

Public Art Panelists Wanted

Shape the future of art and beautification efforts! We’re seeking community members to join selection panels for public art projects. Participation involves evaluating artists, proposals, or engaging in discussions about projects. Total time commitment is approx. 4-12 hours across multiple days. No art experience required.

Image: Among Trees by Marie Jones. Photo by Tom Alexander.
Artist Lance Yazzie discusses his sculpture with attendees at the opening reception of the Multicultural County Park Sculpture Exhibition in May 2024.

Outdoor sculpture exhibition receives
state-wide recognition

The Multicultural County Park Sculpture Exhibition is a finalist in the Art in Public Places category for the Arizona Forward Enviornmental Excellence Awards. This prestigious awards program is a benchmark for economic and environmental accomplishment. The annual exhibition, sited at the Elizabeth “Liz” C. Archuleta County Park, integrates the natural and cultural environment and provides a transformative experience for park visitors. Don’t miss the current exhibition on view through March 15.

Image: Lance Yazzie discusses his sculpture Offering to Dookó’oslííd at the opening reception of the exhibition in May 2024. Photo by Outlive Creative.
Jana Weldon, Beautification, Arts & Sciences Program Manager and Mayor Daggett celebrate the project's ribbon cutting.

Aspen Niche beautification and bicycle parking project complete

Have you experienced Aspen Niche, our newest Beautification & Public Art Project? Located on Aspen Avenue between Century Link and Pay ‘N Take, the project features bicycle parking and beautification elements like a new incised weathering steel panel fence whose engaging circular patterns may evoke water eddies or tree rings, vehicle and pedestrian gates and diamond-patterned concrete. Colorful, high-volume bike racks complete the project. Aspen Niche is a partnership between the City and Qwest Corporation that began in 2021.

Image: Jana Weldon, Beautification, Arts & Sciences Program Manager and Mayor Daggett celebrate the project opening. Photo by Emily Gerdes.