Celebración Artística de las Américas
CALA Alliance (Celebración Artística de las Américas) is a Latinx arts organization based in Phoenix. We collaborate with artists and arts organizations to nurture artistic talent, focusing on artists from the Latin American diaspora. CALA Alliance advances its mission through innovative artist residencies, artist commissions, community workshops, and public programming that position the Metro Phoenix region as a fruitful site that acknowledges and contributes to the promotion of Latinx art throughout the United States.
CALA Alliance envisions a cultural landscape that values the creative and artistic contributions of Latinxs in the United States, understanding that these histories are integral to the cultural fabric of this country. We are dedicated to inspiring and educating Arizonans about the richness of artistic talent in our local community and across the nation.
CALA Alliance is a W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy) certified organization.
CALA ALLIANCE : Our History
CALA Alliance was established in 2010 with a mission to celebrate the richness and depth of Latinx artistic talent in Arizona, and to strengthen connections to Latin America through arts and culture. Between 2010–2014, CALA Alliance presented the CALA International Festival, which brought together Phoenix arts organizations to showcase Latinx and Latin American dance, music, theater, film, poetry, and visual art. In 2016, CALA Alliance transitioned from presenting the festival to collaborating with artists and arts organizations year-round, telling new stories about our transborder cultural connections and moving our cultural imagination forward in Arizona.
Our Supporters
National Endowment for the Arts
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
Arizona Humanities
Arizona Public Service
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
AAA
The Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
J. W. Kieckhefer Foundation
Margaret T. Morris Foundation
Salt River Project
Gammage & Burnham PLC
Molera Alvarez
The Terra Foundation for American Art
The Ford Foundation
Our Partnerships
CALA Alliance works in partnership with Arizona State University Art Museum to create arts experiences that engage the complex diversity of Latinx stories in Phoenix and reimagine Arizona’s place in the Americas.
CALA and ASUAM are committed to the production of Latinx and Latin American culture in Phoenix through exhibitions, artist commissions, international residencies, educational programs, performances, and arts experiences