Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) today announced the five-year certification of three new Creative Districts in Durango, Loveland and Sterling.
In addition, 40 West Arts District Lakewood, Downtown Colorado Springs Creative District, Greeley Creative District, Downtown Longmont Arts and Entertainment District and RiNo Art District were approved for recertification.
Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) today announced the five-year certification of three new Creative Districts in Durango, Loveland and Sterling.
In addition, 40 West Arts District Lakewood, Downtown Colorado Springs Creative District, Greeley Creative District, Downtown Longmont Arts and Entertainment District and RiNo Art District were approved for recertification.
Think 360 Arts for Learning and Colorado Creative Industries, a division of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, announce the Colorado Arts Partnership (CAP) Grants recipients for the 2019-2020 cycle. CAP Grants support Colorado schools in executing innovation and creativity surrounding their arts in education programs, and they support Colorado artists and arts education organizations through coll
RedLine is excited to announce 52 finalists who will submit full proposals to be considered for Arts in Society grants in the coming year. The Arts in Society grant-making program fosters cross-sector work through the arts by funding projects that utilize art to address social issues and community needs across Colorado, and is a collaboration between Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, Hemera Foundation, the SCFD, and The Colorado Health Foundation in partnership with RedLine Contemporary Art Center.
Coloradans have a knack for discovering their passion and utilizing it to support an economic future. Pueblo is one of the many examples of communities that have found this balance and are being recognized for it.
Pueblo was recently named a 2019 Maker Cities Grantee by Etsy. The Maker Cities initiative seeks to unlock the potential of creative entrepreneurship to drive local economic development, revitalize cities and help traditionally underrepresented groups participate in the creative economy.
Creativity Direct has been selected for the Creative Capitol Exhibition. The exhibit will be active from August to December 2019.
Governor Polis announced today that Bobby LeFebre has been selected as the new Colorado Poet Laureate, succeeding Joseph Hutchison.
In 2017, Colorado was chosen to be a pilot site for a new initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Healing Through the Arts, under the direction of Colorado Creative Industries.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced Josephine Lobato as one of their 2019 National Heritage Fellows.
The National Heritage Fellowships—the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts—recognize recipients’ artistic excellence and support their continuing contributions to the country’s traditional arts heritage.
The National Endowment for the Arts announced in May that 21 Colorado arts organizations received $2,797,100 in the second round of 2019 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Awards.
“Colorado has a large, diverse and rich arts scene that supports hundreds of jobs across the state,” said Margaret Hunt, Director of the Colorado Creative Industries. “We are excited to see so many Colorado arts organizations recognized for their exceptional work.”