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.

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​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

Tempe Marketplace - Vacant Space Revitalization (Tempe, AZ)

The Ventana Medical Systems Gallery at Roche Tissue Diagnostics (Oro Valley, AZ)

Partnership with Slow Food Arizona to develop online cooking classes during COVID-19

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​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

Oro Valley Festival of the Arts & Holiday Tree Lighting

Tempe Marketplace Music Greats Mural Wall

Park Place Chalk Art Festival

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​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

We Are Human Art Exhibition in partnership with Roche Tissue Diagnostics

Arts demonstrations at the Momentum Creative City Summit

Emerging Artist and Student Lectures at the MRA Business Community Gallery

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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