The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is managed by five divisions, including Archeology and the S'edav Va'aki Museum, Facilities and Operations, Grants and Community Engagement, Public Art, and Youth and Education.
Arts and Culture Staff
The agency is led by a staff of dedicated professionals committed to supporting a robust and thriving arts and culture community in Phoenix.
Arts and Culture Director
Mitch Menchaca
Mitch Menchaca was appointed the arts and culture director for the City of Phoenix in 2018. An Arizona native, he relocated from Phoenix to Washington, D.C., in 2009 to lead the Local Arts Advancement Department at Americans for the Arts, where he guided a team of professionals serving and advancing the nation’s 5,000 local arts agencies. Before 2009, he served as the senior director of grants and programs at the Arizona Commission on the Arts, where he administered an extensive portfolio of grants from all artistic disciplines, budget sizes, and regions of the state. Mitch has also had leadership and programmatic roles at Arizona Humanities, the Association of California Symphony Orchestras, and Chorus America and served as the interim director of Phoenix Public Library. He is the past chairman of The Association of American Cultures, served on the board of directors for DataArts (formerly the Cultural Data Project), and served as the governor-appointed arts and culture co-chair for the Arizona Mexico Commission. Mitch serves as vice-chair for Latinos LEAD in Los Angeles, on the board of directors for the Arizona Community Foundation, AZ Impact for Good, and on the national board of the League of American Orchestras. He earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies and a Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University. Mitch was awarded a 2024 Leader of the Year Award in Public Policy by the Arizona Capital Times.
Meet the Team
Contact Us
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is located on the 10th Floor of City Hall.
200 West Washington Street, 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
To continue providing necessary city services while protecting the health and safety of customers and employees in our facilities, the city of Phoenix is taking additional measures to limit foot traffic at the city’s downtown buildings. As of Monday, March 23, 2020, only people with appointments for service will have access to City Hall. To make an appointment, please contact us at 602-262-4637 or arts.culture@phoenix.gov.
602-262-4637 Main line (grants, facilities, and public art)
602-495-0900 Archaeology and S'edav Va'aki Museum main line
602-262-6941 Youth and Education Office main line
602-262-6914 Department Fax
Media Contact: Seth Landau, Senior Public Information Officer
602-262-4898, seth.landau@phoenix.gov