Art, Craft, and Special Interest Classes and Workshops

Registration Information and Class Sites (pdf)

Registration Form (pdf)

August to December 2009 Classes Booklet (pdf)

Current Class Offerings

Instructors Wanted

Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation is looking for new instructors to teach at any of the county’s Leisure Class locations, but especially the Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center. We are seeking instructors in any and all media and/or disciplines, such as language, drawing, painting, needle arts, exercise, dance, etc. We are looking for instructors for youth and/or teen classes as well as adult classes.

Pima County contracts with instructors. Potential instructors will need to submit a completed Request for Proposal (RFP). We will have the RFP open and available for interested parties in mid-March or early April and will be offering contracts so that new instructors can potentially offer classes in fall 2010. The RFP will be advertised in The Territorial newspaper for 5 days after it has been issued; and in the classified ad section of the Sunday Arizona Star of the following week, and the Arizona Daily Star on Wednesday of the following week.

Pre-proposal meetings are scheduled on a Tuesday and Thursday following the issuance of the RFP at the Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 West Ruthrauff Road, and at the Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation office, 3500 West River Road, respectfully. Both meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. for those who want more information about submitting a proposal, classroom facilities, or the type of classes wanted. Proposals will be due to Pima County Procurement on a date that will be specified in the RFP no later than 10:00 a.m. Late proposals will be returned to applicant without opening.

lf interested, you may log on to the Pima County Procurement Department website www.pima.gov/procure, click on "Materials and Services Solicitation" in the left hand column under "Services", and look for a copy of the RFP  which you will be able to print out, or you may pick up a copy of the solicitation at the Pima County Procurement Office, 3rd floor, Pima County Administration Building, 130 West Congress from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal to teach classes you should log onto the Procurement website and register under the "New & Update Vendor Registration Portal (VRAMP)". After logging onto the Procurement website click on “How to do Business with Pima County”, then click on "New & Update Vendor Registration Portal (VRAMP)" and complete the registration form. If you are listed on VRAMP you will be sent a copy of the RFP automatically.

For more information, contact Jennifer Moore at 740-8164 or jennifer.moore@pima.gov or Carolyn Lenz at 877-6156 or carolyn.lenz@pima.gov