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 Colorado as a Creative Hub
Show Us Your Creative!
We all know that Colorado is
a state filled with creative and innovative minds, and it's time for the rest of the world to see that we're a premier creative hub.
Colorado Creative Industries has teamed up with Boulder Digital Works, a cutting edge graduate program through Colorado University specializing in new media for the digital age, to start a campaign to show Colorado as a truly creative state. We have also called upon our Media Leaders to consult on the project to elevate Colorado's status. We fondly call them "The Dream Team" led by Norm Shearer of Cactus Marketing Communications.
CCI is kicking off the campaign with an online portal that will showcase a wide variety of our best and brightest creative industries. From artists to entrepreneurs, game developers to designers, filmmakers to architects, these entrepreneurs and Colorado businesses will spotlight just how creative Colorado is. Each feature will highlight an individual or company, the work they create, and their unique success stories that will inspire others to come work and play in Colorado.
Send your submissions to us today! Video, photos, be creative! Email coloradocreativesubmissions@gmail.com and share your story! To learn more about Boulder Digital Works click here. Stay tuned for the launch of the Colorado creative portal in December 2010! To learn more about the project, contact Marcia.Morgan@state.co.us.
Film Office & Creative Industries Division Sponsor Colorado Filmmakers At Starz Denver Film Festival
 The Office of Film, Television & Media and Colorado Creative Industries were sponsors of a filmmaker reception, a panel called "Making It In and Out of Colorado" and a discussion called "When the Real West Met the Reel West" at the 33rd Starz Denver Film Festival this past weekend.
The "Making It In and Out of Colorado" panel included Colorado filmmakers Alexandre Philippe, Daniel Junge, Sara Siegle-Magness, Gary Magness, Joel Stangle and Kevin Shand of the Office of Film, Television and Media. The discussion focused on the infrastructure, experienced crews, incredible locations and support available to Colorado productions.
David Emrich, author of Hollywood, Colorado, presented "When the Real West Met the Reel West", an in-depth look at the history of film in Colorado. He pointed out that before film companies settled in Southern California they developed the Western genre in places like Colorado. The presentation utilized still photos and movie clips from such landmark productions as The Great Train Robbery, Tracked by Bloodhounds, A Lynching of Cripple Creek, The Cattle Rustlers and Hell's Hinges.
This year more Colorado films were accepted in the festival than any prior year according to Brit Withey, Artistic Director of the Denver Film Society. More information here. Imagination Conversation on Denver's Channel 8
Colorado' s Imagination Conversation was a lively discussion on the role imagination plays in success at work and life; how it can create a competitive advantage in the world marketplace. If you missed the event you can view it online or on TV on Denver's Channel 8.
November 11, - 5:30 & 9 p.m.
November 14, - 10 a.m.
November 23, - 5:30 p.m.
November 25, - 10 a.m.
National Creativity Network
Colorado has been asked to participate in the historic launch of a new National Creativity Network (NCN) on November 15th. The launch event precedes the Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City, a two-day event that is bringing together innovative minds from around the globe. The keynote speakers at the NCN launch include Sir Ken Robinson, an international creativity expert, author Daniel Pink, and Scott Noppe-Brandon, director of the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education. Colorado's team includes David Slayden, founder of Boulder Digital Works, Elisabeth Glass a creative entrepreneur and former CEO of HDNet Movies, and Elaine Mariner and Marcia Morgan of Colorado Creative Industries. More information. |
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Colorado Creative Industries Embarks on Statewide Listening Tour
 Colorado Creative Industries has scheduled a Listening Tour from December 2 through January 15 to gather final feedback before publishing the division's new strategic plan, and to provide training on the division's largest grant program, Colorado Creates.
The mission of Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) is to promote, support and expand the creative industries to drive Colorado's economy, grow jobs and enhance our quality of life. Artists, creative businesses, art organizations, educators and municipal leaders are encouraged to attend a Listening Tour session to learn more about CCI and provide feedback on CCI's new program priorities. The tour will stop in Montrose, Durango, Alamosa, Glenwood Springs, Burlington, Hayden, Fort Collins, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Summit County. The schedule is posted at www.coloarts.org.
As part of the Listening Tour, CCI staff will also offer training on how to apply for a Colorado Creates grant. Colorado Creates is the division's largest grant program, providing critical financial support that helps nonprofit cultural organizations and government agencies produce and present arts and cultural activities, bringing jobs to their communities and enhancing the quality of life. In the current year, 141 grants were awarded totaling $1 million, reaching 34 counties across the state.
Guidelines for the 2011-12 Colorado Creates grant program will be available on the CCI website www.coloarts.org in early December. The grant deadline is March 10, 2011 for activities taking place between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Cultural Heritage Tourism Survival Toolkit
 Find out how cultural heritage tourism attractions and organizations are beating the recession in a new toolkit here. The toolkit includes 80+ survival stories from sites, communities, heritage areas and scenic byways that have found creative ways to survive the economic downturn. Users can search the stories by region, type of attraction or organization, or by one of eleven key survival strategies. The toolkit is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and developed by the Heritage Tourism Program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information, contact cht@nthp.org.
U.S./Japan Creative Artists' Program
The U.S./Japan Creative Artists' Program provides support for up to five outstanding contemporary and traditional artists from the United States to spend a three-month residency in Japan to pursue their individual artistic goals. The deadline for this program is February 1, 2011. Eligible applicants are architects, choreographers, composers, creative writers, designers, media artists, playwrights, visual artists, or solo theater artists who work with original material (including puppeteers, storytellers and performance artists). Multidisciplinary artists and artistic directors of theater or dance companies are also eligible. Applicants should have regional or national recognition and anticipate a highly rigorous review of their work. Selected artists will receive a monthly stipend for living expenses and a housing supplement, up to $6,000 for round trip transportation and a stipend for pre-departure Japanese language study in the United States. More information.
Call for Submissions: Design by Colorado Exhibit
Denver and all of Colorado are home to a high concentration of creative design enterprises! Design can mean anything from architecture to fashion to furniture to digital media. To showcase this talent, the Colorado Creative Industries has partnered with the Denver International Airport and the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs to produce Design by Colorado 2011 for the Temporary Exhibitions program at DIA.
This exhibition, in the fall of next year, will feature the State's leading designers and creative businesses with an emphasis on creative design. This collaborative exhibition seeks to highlight Denver and Colorado as a hub of creativity, talent, and innovation for tourists, business travelers and residents.
The Design by Colorado exhibition is an incredible opportunity to showcase your craft to the over 54 million passengers who travel through DIA every year. The exhibition will appear in the Charles Ansbacher Hall walkway to the A Gates during the airport's busiest quarter of the year. If you are interested in participating in this unique exhibit please go to www.denvergov.org/createdenver and download the Call for Entries PDF.
Colorado filmmakers, visual artists, and other media storytellers get a special opportunity to participate in the 20th annual Aspen Shortsfest, April 5 - 10, 2011. This competition category is open to short films made by current Colorado residents, including full-time students. Films created in and/or about Colorado, ideally using a Colorado setting, will be considered. Shorts will tell a story, profile a person, explore a place, express a quality or essence, capture a memory, or in some way convey the filmmaker's connection to Colorado. Selected finalists will screen as part of the Aspen Shortsfest 2011 International Competition at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, competing for the Oscar-qualifying Best Short Short and cash prize. All genres, including adventure, animation, documentary, experimental, and fiction are eligible. Running time not to exceed 4 minutes. Submit by Friday, January 14, 2011. More information. |
Creative Communities
Northern Colorado Creatives - Leadership Development Opportunity
Make your creative voice heard at Leadership Northern Colorado, a six-month interactive development program focused on regional issues, regionalism and regional leadership skills. The program is designed to educate and motivate leaders who are committed to shaping the future of the region. Applications for are due November 15. Visit www.leadershipnortherncolorado.com/ | |
Be Creative . . . Buy Local
A group of professionals in the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce are encouraging you to "buy local" when it comes to photography, graphic design, branding, public relations, writing, video production, landscaping, multimedia production, website design and other creative services. The group is the South Metro Creatives, an alliance of locally operated creative companies who can help you find and use locally produced creative services. More information.
"Buying locally helps the local economy," says Neil McKenzie, a Centennial-based people and product photographer who came up with the idea for South Metro Creatives. "Buying locally produced creative services means jobs and economic activity for our community. And it gives you an opportunity to work with people who live and work here. That's good for all of us."
Share  with the NEA How "Art Works" in Your Community
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman has laid out the guiding principle that will inform his work at the agency, which can be summed up in two words: "Art works." He is visiting towns and cities across the country to learn and highlight the ways that art works in neighborhoods and towns across America. Chairman Landesman hasn't yet made a public visit to Colorado, so let's share with him via his blog how Coloradans are ensuring that "art works" in our communities. Send examples to artworks@arts.gov. |
 | | PAN Advisor Dan Wecks with the board of Ventero Open Press in San Luis |
Strategic Consulting Available from the CCI Peer Assistance Network
This program provides a 1-day consultation between a client group - nonprofit, for profit, government - and an advisor on the CCI roster. Topics can be planning, social networking, board development, and many more. Visit the CCI web site for details and the bios of the advisors. Your cost is a flat amount according to your budget ($100 is typical), and, if your advisor needs to spend the night, you are responsible for meals and motel. CCI pays the fee and mileage. There is minimal paperwork. First-come, first-served! For more information, contact Maryo Gard Ewell, program coordinator, at maryo@gard-sibley.org.
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 Nominate a Colorado Company for CBCA's 2011 Business for the Arts Awards
Successful companies recognize that arts involvement has a positive impact on business people, culture and performance. At the 24th annual Business for the Arts Awards luncheon, CBCA will honor businesses for their exemplary partnerships and engagement with the arts.
To nominate a company, use the simple nomination form on the CBCA website. CBCA will then contact nominees who will be asked to complete a short application. Nomination deadline is Friday, November 12. A panel of judges will review the nominations and select finalists in each category who will be announced in January 2011. The winners will be announced at the CBCA Business for the Arts Awards luncheon on Thursday, March 17, 2011.
Accessibility Planning and Resource Guide for Cultural Administrators. These publications provide guidance to cultural administrators on how to achieve accessible and inclusive programming for everyone including individuals with disabilities and older adults. It is designed to help your organization not only comply with Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act but also to assist in making access an integral part of your organization, including its staffing, mission, budget, education, meetings, programs and beyond. Express Yourself
Do you know of great networking and professional development opportunities that would benefit others in the creative sector? Share them with us! Follow this link to Express Yourself. |
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Colorado Student Artwork Shines at CDE and in Online Gallery
The goal of the Colorado Department of Education's new "Building Culture" initiative is to encourage and showcase student creativity and imagination as a strategy for educational success. Through the efforts of Commissioner Dwight Jones and Arts Content Specialist, Karol Gates, the Colorado Department of Education's main building at 201 E. Colfax and the agency's web site have become "living museums" of student expression through the performing and visual arts. Staff and visitors are inspired by a rotating display of student accomplishments in the arts, and will witness the connection between creativity and student success. The online gallery can be accessed here. College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts
The College Board is now accepting applications for the first annual College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts. The College Board, acting on a recommendation from its National Task Force on the Arts in Education, established this annual award to recognize and celebrate the achievements of six member institutions that have implemented an arts program that promotes student learning and creativity in exemplary and innovative ways.
One school from each of the College Board's six regions will be awarded a grant of $3,000 to support the continuation and growth of their arts programs. Of these six finalists, one school will be named the national winner and will be awarded an additional $1,000. Regional winners will be honored at their respective 2011 College Board Regional Forums; the national winner will also be honored at the College Board Forum 2011. Postmark and online application deadline: November 15, 2010 https://artsaward.collegeboard.org/
 Get Schooled in Arts Education Policy and 21st Century Skills!In celebration of October's National Arts and Humanities Month and to keep the momentum going from the first-ever National Arts in Education Week, Keepartsinschools.org created a new toolkit: Get Schooled in Arts Education Policy and 21st Century Skills. It helps parents, educators, business leaders and community members learn about new legislation and issues important to arts education. It also offers advice on how anyone can be an active advocate for student arts participation and learning. Research shows that every child benefits from exposure to the arts at school. This year it is crucial to reignite the national dialogue about the value for arts in schools especially as legislators make plans to overhaul federal education policy (ESEA--Elementary and Secondary School Education Act), also known as No Child Left Behind. Take a few minutes to click through the toolkit. It can help you to keep the momentum going and involve others to support arts learning. www.keepartsinschools.org/Get_Schooled/getschooled.html |
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