Press Release - Colorado Arts Awards Totaling $568,000
COLORADO COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Contact:
Elaine Mariner, Executive Director, Colorado Council on the Arts
(303) 892-3870, elaine.Mariner@state.co.us
Pauline Herrera, Director of Communications, Denver Office of Cultural Affairs
720-865-4309, pauline.herrera@denvergov.org
Erin Bassity, Director of Marketing and Communications, WESTAF
303-629-1166, erin.bassity@westaf.org
COLORADO JOBS IN THE ARTS RECEIVE $568,040 IN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) FUNDS
DENVER, CO -- September 10, 2009 -- The Colorado Council on the Arts (CCA), the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA), and the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) today announced 47 Colorado non-profit arts organizations will receive $568,040 in federal recovery funds to preserve or restore 313 salaried and contract positions.
The grants, administered by CCA, DOCA, and WESTAF, are part of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds allocated to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help combat job loss in the arts due to declining philanthropic and other support in the current economic climate. This one-time funding allocation allowed CCA, DOCA, and WESTAF to distribute grants according to narrow federal guidelines designed to ensure jobs preservation and restoration in the arts and cultural sector over the next year.
These grants have significant impact on arts organizations statewide:
- Organizations in 15 counties and 17 cities received ARRA funding.
- More than 300 jobs, including contract positions, will be preserved or reinstated.
- 47 grantee organizations include theatre, music, dance, visual arts, film, and arts festivals.
- Many of these jobs are key leadership positions critical to the daily operation of each organization. Other positions will allow organizations to continue to provide innovative and educational programs and services that greatly benefit numerous Colorado communities.
CCA, DOCA and WESTAF reconciled their individual grant award process to maximize the impact of stimulus support, and to ensure that each grantee organization receives funds from only one source--a condition of the NEA. Recipients of ARRA funds include:
Colorado Council on the Arts
|
Organization |
City |
Amount |
|
Adams State College |
Alamosa |
$10,000 |
|
Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation |
Snowmass Village |
$10,000 |
|
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet |
Aspen |
$10,000 |
|
Bas Bleu Theatre Company |
Fort Collins |
$10,000 |
|
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra |
Boulder |
$10,000 |
|
Bravo! Colorado at Vail-Beaver Creek Inc. |
Vail |
$10,000 |
|
City of Longmont - Museum |
Longmont |
$10,000 |
|
Colorado Children's Chorale |
Denver |
$10,000 |
|
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival |
Wheat Ridge |
$10,000 |
|
Colorado Film Society |
Boulder |
$10,000 |
|
Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra |
Colorado Springs |
$10,000 |
|
Colorado Symphony Association |
Denver |
$10,000 |
|
Creede Repertory Theatre |
Creede |
$10,000 |
|
Delta Montrose Youth Services, Inc. |
Montrose |
$10,000 |
|
Denver March Powwow, Inc. |
Denver |
$10,000 |
|
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts |
Aurora |
$10,000 |
|
Durango Latino Education Coalition |
Durango |
$10,000 |
|
Fort Lewis College Theatre |
Durango |
$10,000 |
|
Gunnison Council for the Arts |
Gunnison |
$10,000 |
|
Imagination Makers Unlimited |
Boulder |
$10,000 |
|
Int'l Institute for Indigenous Resource Mgmt. |
Denver |
$10,000 |
|
Koshare Indian Museum, Inc. |
La Junta |
$10,000 |
|
PlatteForum |
Denver |
$10,000 |
|
Rocky Mountain Children's Choir |
Denver |
$10,000 |
|
Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival |
Colorado Springs |
$10,000 |
|
San Juan Symphony |
Durango |
$10,000 |
|
University of CO at Boulder - Shakespeare Festival |
Boulder |
$10,000 |
|
University of CO at Colorado Springs - THEATREWORKS |
Colorado Springs |
$10,000 |
|
Vail Jazz Foundation, Inc. |
Vail |
$10,000 |
|
Western Colorado Center for the Arts |
Grand Junction |
$10,000 |
|
YMCA of Boulder Valley |
Boulder |
$10,000 |
|
|
|
$310,000 |
Denver Office of Cultural Affairs
|
Organization |
City |
Amount |
|
ArtReach |
Denver |
$12,000 |
|
Friends of Art Street |
Denver |
$10,660 |
|
Chicano Humanities & Arts Council |
Denver |
$12,000 |
|
Colorado Chamber Players |
Denver |
$8,500 |
|
Curious Theatre Company |
Denver |
$21,000 |
|
Denver Art Museum |
Denver |
$20,000 |
|
Denver Botanic Gardens |
Denver |
$16,640 |
|
The Denver Brass |
Denver |
$17,200 |
|
Harmony A Colorado Chorale |
Denver |
$8,500 |
|
Lighthouse Writers Workshop |
Denver |
$20,000 |
|
Mizel Arts and Culture Center |
Denver |
$10,000 |
|
Museo de las Américas |
Denver |
$24,000 |
|
Museum of Contemporary Art|Denver |
Denver |
$25,000 |
|
PHAMALY (Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League) |
Denver |
$12,000 |
|
The Spirituals Project |
Denver |
$7,500 |
|
|
|
$225,000 |
Western States Arts Federation
|
Organization |
City |
Amount |
|
El Centro Su Teatro |
Denver |
$33,040 |
ARRA funds are restricted to eligible nonprofit organizations to preserve jobs in the arts through salary support for one or more positions that are critical to an organization's artistic mission and that are in jeopardy or have been eliminated as a result of the current economic climate. Funds may also be used for fees for previously engaged artists and/or contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged.
For more information about the grants awarded by CCA, DOCA and WESTAF, please visit the respective Web site listed below.
About Colorado Council on the Arts
The mission of the Colorado Council on the Arts (CCA), a division of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, is to promote the cultural, educational, and economic growth of Colorado through development of its arts and cultural heritage. For more information, visit www.coloarts.org.
About the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs
The mission of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) is to advance the arts and culture in the City and County of Denver. For more information, visit www.denvergov.org/DOCA. For information about all ARRA funds received by the City of Denver, please visit www.denvergov.org/stimulus.
About Western States Arts Federation
WESTAF, the Western States Arts Federation, is a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts in the West. For more information, visit www.westaf.org.