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Arts & Culture

Piper’s Commitment

Arts and cultural experiences create a vibrant Maricopa County

  • Literature, performance and visual arts and other cultural places enrich our quality of life.
  • A lively arts and culture scene can provide Maricopa County with much-needed economic stimulus.
  • Children’s participation in arts and culture facilitates communication ability, critical reasoning and social aptitude.

Our Approach and What We Fund

1 Improved Business and Financial Operations

Organizational planning in business, marketing and fundraising strengthens arts and culture organizations and improves sustainability.

Computers, specialized software and upgraded technology, such as installations of the comprehensive Tessiture software, are assets to help arts and culture nonprofits manage their operations, build audiences and communicate with donors.

2 Collaborations for Greater Effectiveness and Efficiencies

Collaborative projects to build a distinctive arts and culture community in Maricopa County — emphasizing arts and culture as an engine of economic development and community asset.

Examples of collaborative projects are the Cultural Data Project, (developed by The Pew Charitable Trusts), ShowUp.com online marketing website, and Culture Pass, a project to offer free tickets at libraries.

3 Revenue Generation, Cost Reduction and Mergers

Redesigning business models and alternative structures may be opportunities to increase revenues and reduce costs.

Special Trust Investment: The 2010 pilot project Arts Restructuring and Transformation Fund.

ART Fund projects include planning and development of a Phoenix film festival, a warehouse for costumes, sets and props and “monetizing” a website by offering opportunities to purchase tickets, sign up for classes and make donations.

4 Children Participating in Arts & Culture

Places and spaces to experience the arts aid children’s development and worldview.

Examples are funding for the Children’s Museum, the Arizona Science Museum and the Desert Botanical Garden’s Digital Learning website for teachers and students.