As director of the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, Tucson native Kate Marquez is constantly having to toggle between speaking two languages: the subjective and intuitive expression of the artist, and the objective, bottom-line reasoning of the business professional.
“We are the in-between. That is our job,” Marquez said. “We’re always looking for the right business partner or government entity to support an artist or artist group. And that’s not always easy, because artists or creatives can sometimes get stuck in their own heads, and businesspeople don’t always know how to interact with the arts outside of just writing a sponsorship check. So, you do have to be nimble.”
But Marquez said a funny thing happened during the pandemic…
