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Photo above, Eagle Dancer South, Public Art Sculpture Round About Uptown Sedona
Explore Sedona's Vibrant Arts & Culture
Sedona’s beautiful scenery attracts 4 million visitors each year, offering outdoor adventures, Native American history, arts, wellness retreats, and great food. It’s also a base for exploring the Grand Canyon, Arizona wine country, and nearby towns like Flagstaff and Jerome. Local shops sell Navajo rugs, Hopi Kachina dolls, and sculptures, while galleries feature landscapes and works by artists like Dorothea Tanning and Joe Beeler. Sedona’s culture comes to life with live music, dance, poetry readings, and film festivals.
City Programs and Exhibits
Located in City Hall, The City's Arts and Culture Department launched the City Hall Arts Rotation Program in 2013.
Northen Arizona Color Society Art Exhibit: through August 27, 2025 >The City's Art in Public Places program is funded by developers at no cost to the city and has helped bring sculptures, fine art, and photography for everyone to enjoy.
Learn more about Public Art Installations >Public Art Around the City such as roundabout, public buildings and more.
Learn more >Located in City Hall, explore the historical figures exhibit brought by the Spirit of Sedona Awards recognizes outstanding volunteers
Learn more >The Artist in the Classroom program has provided quality arts education to preK-12 students in the city since 1989.
Learn more >Annual Event. The Mayor’s Arts Awards honors people, organizations, and businesses that make a big difference in supporting and growing the arts in Sedona for the last seven years.
Learn more >The first Moment of Art in April 2015 and It gives artists or arts organizations a chance to perform or present during a City Council meeting.
A Cultural Hub
Since its incorporation in 1988, the City has prioritized the arts. Nancy Lattanzi, Sedona's Arts & Culture Specialist, oversees programs like Artist in the Classroom, City Hall Art Rotation, the Mayor's Arts Awards, Monthly Moments of Art, and Art in Public Places. An artist herself, Lattanzi has advanced the City’s dedication to the arts for over a decade, fostering community connections and blending creativity with environmentalism.
Nancy's work continues the Arts Commission’s vision of Sedona as “a community animated by the arts,” where “the arts and the environment play equal and complementary roles.” Quotes from the draft vision statement for the Sedona Arts and Cultural Commission by Marilyn Nicholson, Sedona Academy/Sedona Forum VI Research Report, January 1990.