SAACA
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT
    • TEAM CONTACTS
    • PARTNERS, DONORS & SPONSORS
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • CULTURAL EQUITY
  • WHAT WE DO
    • BUSINESS & ARTS PARTNERSHIPS
    • ARTS & HEALTHCARE
    • ARTS EDUCATION
    • CREATIVE PLACEMAKING
    • CREATIVE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
  • GET INVOLVED
    • DONATE AND SUPPORT
    • VOLUNTEER
    • INTERN
  • EVENTS & FESTIVALS
    • CALENDAR OF EVENTS
    • EVENT & EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS
    • ART & MUSIC FESTIVALS >
      • CRUISE, BBQ & BLUES
      • DESERT RIDGE MUSIC & MURALS
      • DOWNTOWN GLENDALE ARTS & CULTURE FEST
      • LA ENCANTADA FINE ART FESTIVAL
      • SAHUARITA ART ON THE LAKE FESTIVAL
      • SKY ISLANDS FALL ARTISAN MARKET
      • ORO VALLEY FALL ARTISAN MARKET
      • ORO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS & HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
      • ORO VALLEY SPRING FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
      • TEMPE ART BLOCK PARTY
      • TUCSON FOLK FESTIVAL
    • CULINARY EVENTS >
      • DEVOUR CULINARY CLASSIC
      • SALSA, TEQUILA & TACO CHALLENGE
      • SAVOR FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
      • WORLD MARGARITA CHAMPIONSHIP
    • LIVE MUSIC >
      • LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOOKOUT
      • ORO VALLEY CONCERT SERIES
      • RIVERFRONT PARK CONCERT SERIES
      • STEAM PUMP CONCERT SERIES
  • ART PROGRAMS
    • OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS - CALL TO ARTIST
    • PUBLIC ART & MURAL ADMINISTRATION
    • SAHUARITA CAPTURING COMMUNITY PHOTO CONTEST
    • ORO VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
    • VENTANA GALLERY AT ROCHE >
      • 2023 ROCHE CULTURE LENS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION >
        • OBJECTS
        • PEOPLE
        • PLACE
        • TRADITIONS
      • 2022 ROCHE CELEBRATING MOEMENTS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
      • 2021 ROCHE LUNG CANCER AWARENESS EXHIBITION
    • AARP CELEBRATING ARTISTS VIDEO SERIES
    • UNDERCOVER ARTS MAGAZINE
    • SLOW FOOD COOKING CLASSES WITH SLOW FOOD
    • TRANSPORTATION ART BY YOUTH 2022 >
      • Gila Monster
      • Glowing Scorpions
      • Prickly Pear Everywhere
  • CATALYST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
    • UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS
    • ABOUT THE CATALYST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
    • ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
    • VENUE & SPECIAL EVENT RENTALS

BUSINESS & ARTS PARTNERSHIPS

The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance specializes in building dynamic, diverse and creative business and arts partnerships.  We collaborate with over 20 sectors to build meaningful programming that is constantly evolving the way we invest in the local Creative Sector. 
SAACA is dedicated to building stronger affiliations between the business sector and our growing creative industries. We believe that initiatives that encourage partnerships between the arts and the private sector strengthen the vitality of our communities.
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Our vision is to inspire Arizona’s business community to partner with the arts to ensure innovation, opportunity, and development in our creative sectors. We develop innovative arts and business partnerships, which in turn build sustainable communities where people want to live, work, and grow.

​ARTS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS

  • Development of sponsored online arts based outreach content
  • ​Partner with Artists and Art Groups to build collaborate arts inspired marketing campaigns
  • Integrated Business Galleries, Hosting Local Emerging and Established Artists in Workplace 
Sample Work
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Tempe Marketplace - Vacant Space Revitalization (Tempe, AZ)
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The Ventana Medical Systems Gallery at Roche Tissue Diagnostics (Oro Valley, AZ)
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Partnership with Slow Food Arizona to develop online cooking classes during COVID-19

​BUSINESSES PARTNERSHIPS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
​& QUALITY OF LIFE

​When you partner with local arts, you partner with the whole city.  The arts are essential to the health and vitality of neighborhoods, cities, states and our nation.  They enhance community development, create jobs, spur urban renewal, attract new businesses, draw tourism dollars, and create an environment that attracts skilled and educated workers.
  • ​Signature arts-based events and festivals
  • Permanent and Temporary Public Art Projects
  • Mural Installations ​
Sample Work
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Oro Valley Festival of the Arts & Holiday Tree Lighting
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Tempe Marketplace Music Greats Mural Wall
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Park Place Chalk Art Festival

​ARTS BASED INTERNAL INITATIVES DEVELOPMENT

​Integrated Artist and Arts Organization Facilitated Employee Development Programs
​▪ Team building & Collaboration
▪ Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
▪ Fostering Critical Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, Innovation & Creativity in the Workplace
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We Are Human Art Exhibition in partnership with Roche Tissue Diagnostics
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Arts demonstrations at the Momentum Creative City Summit
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Emerging Artist and Student Lectures at the MRA Business Community Gallery

BUILDING A CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM

To learn more about the hundreds of programs, events and community outreach projects that SAACA has created in collaboration with local businesses, contact Kate Marquez at (520) 240-2766, kate@saaca.org

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The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, preservation and advancement of the Arts. SAACA strengthens the bonds between people, place and purpose through collaborative, arts-driven experiences.
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT
    • TEAM CONTACTS
    • PARTNERS, DONORS & SPONSORS
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • CULTURAL EQUITY
  • WHAT WE DO
    • BUSINESS & ARTS PARTNERSHIPS
    • ARTS & HEALTHCARE
    • ARTS EDUCATION
    • CREATIVE PLACEMAKING
    • CREATIVE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
  • GET INVOLVED
    • DONATE AND SUPPORT
    • VOLUNTEER
    • INTERN
  • EVENTS & FESTIVALS
    • CALENDAR OF EVENTS
    • EVENT & EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS
    • ART & MUSIC FESTIVALS >
      • CRUISE, BBQ & BLUES
      • DESERT RIDGE MUSIC & MURALS
      • DOWNTOWN GLENDALE ARTS & CULTURE FEST
      • LA ENCANTADA FINE ART FESTIVAL
      • SAHUARITA ART ON THE LAKE FESTIVAL
      • SKY ISLANDS FALL ARTISAN MARKET
      • ORO VALLEY FALL ARTISAN MARKET
      • ORO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS & HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
      • ORO VALLEY SPRING FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
      • TEMPE ART BLOCK PARTY
      • TUCSON FOLK FESTIVAL
    • CULINARY EVENTS >
      • DEVOUR CULINARY CLASSIC
      • SALSA, TEQUILA & TACO CHALLENGE
      • SAVOR FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
      • WORLD MARGARITA CHAMPIONSHIP
    • LIVE MUSIC >
      • LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOOKOUT
      • ORO VALLEY CONCERT SERIES
      • RIVERFRONT PARK CONCERT SERIES
      • STEAM PUMP CONCERT SERIES
  • ART PROGRAMS
    • OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS - CALL TO ARTIST
    • PUBLIC ART & MURAL ADMINISTRATION
    • SAHUARITA CAPTURING COMMUNITY PHOTO CONTEST
    • ORO VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
    • VENTANA GALLERY AT ROCHE >
      • 2023 ROCHE CULTURE LENS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION >
        • OBJECTS
        • PEOPLE
        • PLACE
        • TRADITIONS
      • 2022 ROCHE CELEBRATING MOEMENTS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
      • 2021 ROCHE LUNG CANCER AWARENESS EXHIBITION
    • AARP CELEBRATING ARTISTS VIDEO SERIES
    • UNDERCOVER ARTS MAGAZINE
    • SLOW FOOD COOKING CLASSES WITH SLOW FOOD
    • TRANSPORTATION ART BY YOUTH 2022 >
      • Gila Monster
      • Glowing Scorpions
      • Prickly Pear Everywhere
  • CATALYST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
    • UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS
    • ABOUT THE CATALYST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
    • ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
    • VENUE & SPECIAL EVENT RENTALS