DENVER -- The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) partnered with state legislators to pass 12 bills that will infuse $228 million into Colorado’s economic recovery efforts.
Aidyn Reid of Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs was named the 2021 Colorado Poetry Out Loud State Champion. Some of Reid’s earliest memories are of being read poetry by her mother.
“When I was young, my mom would read me “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein, so I have only fond memories of prose like this,” said Reid. “I definitely find myself attracted to satirical work and even silly poetic work like Seuss.”
Denver — Colorado Creative Industries has been approved for an $808,100 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) FY 2021 partnership agreement to address priorities identified at the state level. These funds will support the arts in areas such as cultural tourism, community revitalization, economic development, education, and health and human services.
DENVER —The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced that Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) will receive $827,800 in the first round of federal funding through the American Rescue Plan (ARP). This emergency funding is designed to support Colorado’s creative sector from the devastating impact of the COVID-19.
DENVER, CO (March 16, 2021) — Colorado Creative Industries announces the winners of the Colorado Poetry Out Loud™ contest. The 2021 Colorado State Champion is Aidyn Reid from Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs. The state Runner-up is Alejandra Naranjo from Eaton High School and third place winner and second runner-up is Savannah Wanebo from Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch.
Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a division of Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade, recently secured new funding from a national grant program to advance creative aging programs for older adults in Colorado.
Colorado secured $23,000 to fund a two-year partnership between CCI and Think 360 Arts for Learning to expand the organization’s existing Creative Aging program to reach more older adults in rural Colorado.
DENVER— Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) announced today that 722 grantees have been awarded $7.4 million in COVID-19 economic relief funding through the Colorado Arts Relief Fund. This fund was made possible by the Colorado legislature during the Colorado special session in December 2020.
Denver — The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that 16 diverse Colorado arts organizations were selected as first-round award recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) 2021 grant cycle.
Partnerships support job training, addresses rural needs and highlights importance of outdoor industries
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) today announced it is accepting applications for the Colorado Arts Relief Fund for Individuals and the Colorado Arts Relief Fund for Business and Organizations. The two funds are made possible by a General Assembly funding initiative passed during the Colorado Legislature’s December special session.