Updates

Meet Aly: Artcorp Student Worker

Portrait of Aly Masaquaptewa

Meet Cultural Coalition’s newest team member – Aly Masaquaptewa! Thanks to the Artcorp Student Worker grant program by City of Phoenix Department of Arts & Culture, we are one of 20 different arts nonprofits who were provided funding to hire undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in the arts. As our new…

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Cuentos de Carmen: Travels of a Piper Fellow Part 2

Exterior view of American Visionary Art Museum brick building with painted mural on the side of a multicolored open palm hand

Back in May, Cultural Coalition Executive Director Carmen Guerrero attended the American Alliance of Museum’s Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD. While there she also explored many museums and cultural centers in the area that focused on art, Indigenous culture, and community storytelling. During her updates to Cultural Coalition staff and board about this trip, there…

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Welcome New Board Member: Carmen Cornejo

Profile photograph of Carmen Cornejo, a smiling woman with long light brown hair, curled at the ends, wearing a blue v-neck shirt, black blazer and a gold necklace.

Cultural Coalition is thrilled to announce Carmen Cornejo as our newest Board Member! With an unanimous vote, Carmen was welcomed with applause and enthusiasm by the Board and staff, beginning her term in January 2024. As our Board President Zarco Guerrero put it, “We are all very happy to have you! And looking forward to…

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Meet the Staff: Renee Aguilar

Image of woman standing outside with blue sky and white clouds above and green grass and white chairs in the background. Woman has half her face painted as a calaca with red flowers in her hair and a tie-die shirt that has a dia de los muertos design on it

Cultural Coalition is proud to announce that it has hired its first full time employee! Please join us in welcoming our new Assistant Director Renee Aguilar. Renee has been working with Cultural Coalition part time as a contract employee since 2020, assisting with marketing, public relations, grant writing, and our Mask Alive Museum & Cultural…

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