Colorado Creative Industries

Stephen Brackett Announced as Colorado’s New Music Ambassador

DENVER -- Governor Jared Polis has named Stephen Brackett Colorado’s new Music Ambassador. As Music Ambassador, Brackett will serve as the state’s lead advocate for Colorado's diverse music scene and Colorado’s talented musicians. The music ambassador designation is derived from a thoughtful review of candidates who demonstrate a consistent, high-level commitment to public service whose efforts advance Colorado economically, socially and culturally through music.

Governor Polis to Announce New Music Ambassador Virtual Press Conference and Performance

DENVER -- Governor Polis will join Colorado Creative Industries Office, part of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), to announce Colorado’s New Music Ambassador on Thursday, October 15, 2020. 

Who: Governor Jared Polis, Colorado Creative Industries Director Margaret Hunt, leaders from Colorado’s diverse creative industries

What: Announcement of Colorado’s new Music Ambassador and a special youth performance

$495,000 Granted to 32 Colorado Artists and Organizations in Accelerated Second Round of Arts in Society Funding

Denver, CO (August 13, 2020) – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that grantees have been selected for an accelerated second round of funding in 2020 through the Arts in Society Grant program, which is funded in part by OEDIT’s Colorado Creative Industries division.

New Investments in Healing Arts Programs for the Military

Colorado Creative Industries Joins Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network

The role of the arts in helping heal the signature wounds of our recent wars is significant and expanding. Through its national initiative Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is adding new clinical sites to the network, including Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo.