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The Blue Guitar magazine and the Blue Guitar Jr. magazine are the projects of the Arizona Consortium for the Arts. Arizona Consortium for the Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, charitable organization. Contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by US Federal income tax law. Our Tax ID Number is 26-1395391. 

Click on The Blue Guitar- Welcome to the Spring 2010 issue.

We are proud to present the Spring 2010 Issue of The Blue Guitar Magazine. A huge Thank - You to Editor in Chief, Rebecca Dyer; Production Editor, Richard H. Dyer Jr., all the talented writers, Marjory Boyer for artwork inside the magazine and front and back covers and Holly Wagner, third - place winner in cover contest. 

A note from Rebecca Dyer, Editor in Chief: Welcome to the Spring 2010 issue of The Blue Guitar! It’s hard to believe, but we’re celebrating our first anniversary! We have so much to be thankful for and feel truly blessed by the outpouring of remarkable and wonderful work! It’s a testament to the unlimited talent of the people who call Arizona home and their unlimited power to make this world, and Arizona, a better place to live. Our cup truly runneth over, so much so we are launching a third edition, an issue that will come out in summer. With every edition, we find that all roads lead to Arizona. From Russia, Haiti, Havana and Mexico, from New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, Minnesota, California and Hawaii, all are represented here, as well as the immense home-grown talent, from the southernmost part of the state to its northernmost reaches. As always, folks, please keep submitting! And a huge thank-you to all who helped put this Spring 2010 issue together! We couldn’t do it without you!

We are featured on About.com as the cause of the week. To read - Click on the link http://nonprofit.about.com/u/sty/profiles/causeofweek/Building-a-Multicultural-Arts-Center-in-AZ.htm Joanne Fritz, Nonprofit Charitable Orgs Guide, says: You must take a look at the wonderful Blue Guitar Magazine. I love the intergenerational aspect of all the contributions. Wonderful reading!

Click on The Blue Guitar - Welcome to the Fall 2009 issue.

It is with great excitement and honor Arizona Consortium for the Arts announces The Blue Guitar Magazine Fall 2009 edition. It is now on the Web site www.theblueguitarmagazine.org. Rebecca Dyer, Editor in Chief, and Rick Dyer, Production Editor. Sharon McCarthy, is the featured artist. The Blue Guitar Magazine is the project of the Arizona Consortium for the Arts. The issue is filled with great literary works in many genres by Arizona writers, one-of-kind artworks, photos from our April 26, 2009, annual celebration at ASU, and a Q&A with Dog-Eared Pages Used Books owner Melanie Tighe, who is also a writer and a great supporter of the arts. By the numbers, the Fall Issue at 76 pages has 22 more pages than the inaugural Spring 2009 Issue, and has 34 contributors. All are Arizona residents. The Fall 2009 Issue of The Blue Guitar features the works of: Paige Blatnik o Jodi Cisman o Lysa Cohen o W. Jerald Cole o Richard Colosimo o Lauren Dixon o Trish Dolasinski o Keely Ernst o Andrea Ervin o Tony Fabiano o Robin K. Ferguson o Mel Flores o Devin Fuller o James Gaitis o Allison Gatlin o Brittany Gonzales o Flora Grateron o John Mikal Haaheim o Andrea Hernandez Holm o Natasha Karaczan o Lindsey Kupfer o Luis Carlos Lopez o Josh Louchheim o B Love o Melissa Matyas o Sharon McCarthy o Charlsy Panzino o Andrew Pentis o Dan Ramirez o Jeannine Savard o Richard Fenton Sederstrom o Amanda Soto o Lilvia Soto o Melanie Tighe We hope the Fall Issue will be an inspiration to everyone!. The call for submissions for our Spring 2010 Issue will go out in mid-January! This Fall Issue is dedicated to the memory of Scottsdale resident, writer and World War II veteran Richard Colosimo. His moving nonfiction essay “My Experience At Ohrdruf” about one of his World War II experiences during the liberation of the Ohrdruf, a labor camp, was sent to us from hospice and is included in this issue. On Saturday, December 12th there will be readings from the fall issue of The Blue Guitar, including a dedication of the issue in memory of Richard Colosimo. The event will be at the Peoria Home and Garden Expo Center located at 8606 W. Ludlow Drive, off the Loop 101 at Thunderbird Road. The public is invited to this event. The free event for the whole family will start at Noon. For information about Arizona Consortium for the Arts, a startup arts and culture nonprofit organization, visit www.artizona.org  or call 602-263-5373.

Click on-The Blue Guitar -  Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Blue Guitar, Spring, 2009- An Arts and Literary Magazine of the Arizona Consortium for the Arts. www.artizona.org  

The magazine features Arizona's emerging and established writers in all genres, artists and people who are great visionaries and leaders in the arts and for the arts by contributing their talent, passion and skills.

We are looking forward to feature many Arizona artists and writers.

ENTRY FEE There is no fee to submit work for call to artists/writers.

Non-profit online magazine benefits local artists By Josh Louchheim - Scottsdale Chronicle Issue date: 9/22/09 Section: Entertainment
Media Credit: The Blue Guitar Magazine cover was painted by Marjory Boyer

The Blue Guitar Magazine (BGM), the recently released online publication from The Arizona Consortium for the Arts, is currently seeking new talent to showcase in its next issue. The Arizona Consortium for the Arts is a non-profit assemblage devoted to aiding and assisting Arizona's performing, literary and visual artists. "The magazine is an arm of the Consortium that we can get out into the community," says Rebecca Dyer, editor in chief of The BGM. "This is our gift to Arizona artists and writers." Local artist Marjory Boyer who has been a member of the Consortium for a year describes the Consortium as a great organization that not only promotes the arts but also gives the artists the opportunity to show their work for free. Boyer is also the winner of The BGM's cover art competition, and her painting is now the face of the magazine. The first issue was published during the spring season. Its 57 pages showcase a play, four short stories, five works of non-fiction and the words of 14 different poets, as well as four other canvases painted by Boyer. "We've envisioned it to be a lot bigger than it is now, but reality has set in," adds Dyer. "But at the same time we've also seen that there is a lot of potential and I think once we get our name out there, hopefully more people will contribute." The magazine is currently accepting submissions for its fall issue which is due to come out between the end of October and the beginning of November. The literary fields encompass poetry, plays, short stories, and non-fiction essays. "For artists it's a struggle, and I want to make it easier," says Elena Thornton, co-founder of The BGM. "We want to have people visit our site and join our cause to build up the magazine so they get the recognition." Good material keeps coming in everyday, so don't wait until the last minute send your work in, suggests Dyer. All work must be 100 percent original and produced by Arizona residents. Visual art such as paintings and sculptures can be submitted as well but won't be shown until later issues. For more information visit www.theblueguitarmagazine.org.