Awards
Carmen & Zarco Honored at XICO 50 Year Anniversary Gala
On April 5 Carmen and Zarco Guerrero were awarded the Virginia E. Cardenas Arts Advocate Award at the Xico 50th Annual Gala. “It was a dream come true to be recognized as the original founders of Xicanindio, an organization that fueled our careers as arts advocates in Arizona. This recognition symbolizes the beginning of a…
Read MoreMariachi STEAM Program Receives Funding
Cultural Coalition is excited to share that we have been select as part of the 2023 Cohort for the Equity in STEAM Initiative 2.0 from YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix and Intel! Working with youth mariachis and volunteers from the Intel Latinx Group Chapter and ASU’s student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Cultural Coalition…
Read MoreCultural Coalition to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Cultural Coalition is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $10,000. This grant will support our 12th Annual MIKIZTLI: Día de los Muertos Festival in October of 2023. This grant is one of 1,251 Grants for Arts Projects…
Read MoreFunding the Arts
On June 23, Cultural Coalition received some great news – We were notified that the organization had been awarded TWO grants! Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff and board members, Cultural Coalition was the recipient of a Maricopa County Resiliency Grant and a Phoenix Suns Grant, totalling $35,000. These funds will…
Read MoreCelebration of Women Book Launch
Congrats to our Executive Director, Carmen Guerrero, for being recognized as a Legend by Achieving My Purpose (AMP) at this year’s Celebration of Women Book Launch!!
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