Dr. Dwight Walth, Director of Grants Services and Community Initiatives for the City of Phoenix’s Office of Arts and Culture, is responsible for administering a $1 million grant program in support of nonprofit arts and cultural activities. He also provides technical assistance and consulting services to nonprofit organizations in areas of governance and administration.

Dr. Walth is the Office of Arts and Culture’s liaison to capital construction projects funded through a 2006 City of Phoenix Cultural Bond issue. He also recently completed a year-long study of the economic impact of Phoenix arts and culture organizations and audiences that is part of a national study conducted by Americans for the Arts.

Dr. Walth graduated from Arizona State University with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance (1994), and a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting (1985). He has served on the Music and Opera, Grants and Policy, Heritage and Preservation, and Education and Access panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as panels for the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Indianapolis Arts Council.

Dr. Walth is past founding Chair of the Town of Gilbert Arts Advisory Board, and is active as a conductor and soloist.

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