Cultural Coalition Announced as Tempe Center for the Arts Resident Company
Cultural Coalition is honored to share that on Thursday, June 28, 2024, our arts non-profit was listed as one of seven resident companies at the Tempe Center for the Arts! Our Executive Director Carmen Guerrero shared her excitement of this announcement, “Having presented our El Puente Festival here for over 12 years, celebrating children in the performing arts, and connecting communities through the cultural arts, this partnership will only strengthen our ability to serve our Chicano, Latiné, and Indigenous audiences, and make our unique programs more accessible to all creative families!”
Read the full announcement below:
Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) is proud to announce its Resident Company partners for the 2025 season, which will bring quality, consistent local arts programming to this premiere, centrally located venue.
The seven local performing arts and cultural organizations were chosen through a public submission and assessment process involving representatives from the Tempe Arts and Culture Commission and TCA. Each was selected for its potential to contribute creative vibrancy, cultural literacy, inclusion and belonging, and/or regional distinctiveness. Through a tailored range of marketing, rental space, and financial benefits, these companies are supported to advance their long term artistic and business goals through a multi-year commitment to presenting at TCA.
While TCA’s Resident Company program has successfully operated for years, the refreshed format provided opportunities for new organizations to apply. New local companies include Cultural Coalition, Tempe Community Chorus and Phoenix Children’s Chorus, and returning companies are Arizona Wind Symphony (AWS), CONDER/dance, Stray Cat Theatre and Hayden’s Ferry Chamber Music Series.
Each organization brings entertaining and impactful programs to TCA’s existing lineup of seasonal performances by national touring artists as well as several local performing talents. Upcoming events and performances will include diverse ancestral culture of Latine, Indigenous, and Chicano peoples, exquisite chamber music, edgy indie theatre, entertaining symphonic music, energizing dance as well as new choral opportunities for youth and adults.
“Resident companies serve as hubs for creative vitality and community involvement and play an essential role in sustaining a buzzing arts center where everyone can feel they belong,” said Brendan Ross, Deputy Director of Tempe Arts and Culture. “Over the next three years, it is estimated that these companies will collectively present 230 events, provide jobs for 375 artists, involve 1,650 community members as active arts participants, and entertain an audience of more than 55,000 people from all walks of life.
Arts and Culture plays a significant role in the City of Tempe’s Strategic Plan guided by City Council Priorities to improve quality of life and resident satisfaction.
“Local arts organizations have been a valued part of TCA since it opened 17 years ago,” said Tempe Mayor Corey D. Woods. “This refreshed resident program ensures that TCA continues to align with the current needs of the City’s arts sector. I am proud to see such a diverse range of programming and initiatives that unite our community on so many levels.”
A number of Tempe Center for the Arts Resident Company performances are free to the public, and no show is exactly the same. Please see TempeCenterForTheArts.com for upcoming performance dates and times.