Colorado Creative Industries
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Colorado Creative Industries, formerly known as the Colorado Council on the Arts, is an agency of the state government of Colorado, responsible for the promotion of the arts. It was formed in July 2010, when the Council on the Arts and Art in Public Places programs merged to become Colorado's Creative Industries Division.{{Cite web |title=History of Colorado Creative Industries |url=https://oedit.colorado.gov/history-of-colorado-creative-industries |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121155403/https://oedit.colorado.gov/history-of-colorado-creative-industries |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |access-date=March 25, 2025 |website=Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade}} Its budget combines state funds with federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, and it is a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. Its offices are located in Denver.
Activities
The agency's activities include:
- Awarding grants to arts organizations{{Cite news |last=Lane |first=Eden |author-link=Eden Lane |date=September 1, 2024 |title=Colorado sending nearly $2 million to support arts and culture groups around the state |url=https://www.cpr.org/2024/09/01/colorado-sending-nearly-2-million-to-support-arts-and-culture-groups-around-the-state/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901103551/https://www.cpr.org/2024/09/01/colorado-sending-nearly-2-million-to-support-arts-and-culture-groups-around-the-state/ |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |access-date=March 15, 2025 |work=Colorado Public Radio}}
- Creating designated art districts in cities and towns{{Cite news |last=Yamasaki |first=Parker |date=March 31, 2024 |title=Colorado started creative districts 13 years ago. Are they working? |url=https://coloradosun.com/2024/03/31/colorado-creative-districts-economics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103005907/https://coloradosun.com/2024/03/31/colorado-creative-districts-economics/ |archive-date=January 3, 2025 |access-date=March 15, 2025 |work=The Colorado Sun}}
- Providing affordable housing to artists{{Cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Madeleine |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Affordable Housing Program for Rural Artists to Launch in Trinidad |url=https://www.cpr.org/2015/07/28/affordable-housing-program-for-rural-artists-to-launch-in-trinidad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813024439/https://www.cpr.org/2015/07/28/affordable-housing-program-for-rural-artists-to-launch-in-trinidad/ |archive-date=August 13, 2020 |access-date=March 25, 2025 |work=Colorado Public Radio}}
- Giving awards to artists{{Cite news |last=Mills |first=Kyle |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Carbondale Arts Director Amy Kimberly to be honored with Colorado ‘Creatives’ award |url=https://www.aspentimes.com/news/carbondale-arts-director-amy-kimberly-to-be-honored-with-colorado-creatives-award/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205180137/https://www.aspentimes.com/news/carbondale-arts-director-amy-kimberly-to-be-honored-with-colorado-creatives-award/ |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=March 25, 2025 |work=The Aspen Times}}
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.coloradocreativeindustries.org/ Colorado Council on the Arts website]
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