DECEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTER
In this issue:
Creede Repertory Theatre Receives NEA Challenge America Fast-Track Grant
Morgan Community College: Enriching the Arts in Northeast Colorado
Colorado Legislative Update
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ARTS FOR COLORADO
As you celebrate the holidays, we encourage you to remember Arts for Colorado in your end-of-2011 gift giving. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to support arts and culture in Colorado today.
Click here to make a tax-deductible donation.
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Thank you for supporting the arts in Colorado. All the best as you ring in the new year!
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY 2011
Creative Industries Day took place on March 1, 2011, and was a wild success. A morning of arts advocacy at the state capitol building was followed by a celebration of the 2011 Governor’s Arts Award at the Denver Art Museum. A full recap is coming soon, please check back.
Photos from the day’s events are posted here.
The day’s events and talking points are listed in the FACT SHEET and PROGRAM.
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY: CELEBRATE! ADVOCATE!
Formerly known as Arts Advocacy Day, Creative Industries Day embraces all areas of the arts and creative industries. Join us for a morning of advocacy at the state capitol building followed by a celebration of the 2011 Governor’s Arts Award at the Denver Art Museum on Tuesday, March 1, in Denver. Click here to RSVP now.
Agenda for Creative Industries Day:
8.00 a.m. – 8.30 a.m. REGISTRATION
State Capitol, Old Supreme Court Chambers (enter at the southwest side & then to the 2nd floor). Network with fellow advocates from across the state over continental breakfast provided by Atlanta Bread Company.
8.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. PREPARE TO ADVOCATE
Cultural leaders will talk about this year’s most important issues in the arts, arts education, creative enterprise and tourism.
10.30 a.m. – 12 p.m. MEET YOUR LEGISLATORS
Let your legislators know you support creative industries in Colorado. Call them today to invite them to join us for breakfast, lunch or both. Find your legislators at bit.ly/artsforcolo.
12.00 p.m. – 12.30 p.m. PERFORMANCE IN THE ROTUNDA
Enjoy performances by Fox Hollow Elementary Fifth Grade Chorus and the Morgan Community College Jazz Ensemble.
Head to the Denver Art Museum, Ponti Room (enter at the North Building behind the Central Library)
12.30 p.m. – 1.15 p.m. LUNCH
Kevin Taylor Catering will provide lunch and the National Repertory Orchestra from Breckenridge will provide the entertainment. Ponti Room, Denver Art Museum.
1.15 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. THE 2011 GOVERNOR’S ARTS AWARDS
Governor John Hickenlooper honors the 15 nominated communities and this year’s winning city. Nominated cities: Alamosa, Black Hawk, Breckenridge, Brighton, Crested Butte, Delta, Fort Collins, Fort Morgan, Lafayette, Lone Tree, Mancos Valley, Montrose, Ouray, Parker, and Salida.
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OCTOBER 2010 NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
In this issue: Help defeat ballot measures 60, 61, and 101; nomination forms now available for the 2011 Governor’s Arts Award; the community planning process; and upcoming arts advocacy events ...
STATE ECONOMISTS PROJECT CONTINUED BUDGET SHORTFALLS
While the state's economy continues to dig its way out of the worst recession since the Great Depression, state revenues are not growing fast enough to keep up with increasing demands for state services caused, in part, by the severe recession.
That was made clear Monday when state economists presented their quarterly revenue and economic forecasts to the legislator’s Joint Budget Committee. While they projected shortfalls for this fiscal year and next, they also indicated that Colorado’s ...
