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In 1965 quality professional theatre for the people of Tucson was just a dream. In 1966 that dream became a reality when Arizona Theatre Company, founded as Arizona Civic Theatre, began performing short plays in the basement of Tucson’s Santa Rita Hotel. Since then a number of things have changed. 49 years after being just a dream, Arizona Theatre Company is now the largest arts organization in the state, performing its season in two cities to an audience of over 200,000 people each year. ATC has received presidential citations and nationwide recognition for its two-city operation and in 1990 was designated the State Theatre of Arizona.

The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block encompasses an entire city block in historic downtown, and features original and traveling exhibitions focusing on Art of Latin America, Art of the American West, Modern and Contemporary Art and Asian Art as well as tours, education programs, studio art classes, and a Museum Store aimed at delighting and educating visitors. The Tucson Museum of Art serves the city and surrounding regions and is committed to broadening public access to the arts and enriching daily life.

The mission of MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS (MWFB) is to give all children the chance to read and succeed.. MWFB provides a full continuum of early literacy education, programs, and resources to make sharing books an important and enjoyable part of families' lives. Our highest priority is to serve economically disadvantaged families with young children (birth through five) and early childhood professionals in under-served areas of Tucson and southern Arizona. MWFB envisions a community in which all children enter kindergarten with the necessary early literacy skills to be successful in school and throughout life. The Importance of Early Literacy Success begins way before a child ever steps foot in a classroom. If we make sure young children experience quality early education and literacy-rich environments, if we ensure they have developmentally appropriate books and adults who read to them every day, they have a better chance of getting to kindergarten ready to learn. When children start kindergarten prepared, they are far more likely to graduate from high school, stay out of trouble with the law, and become productive members of the workforce.