Denver Arts & Venues announces 2018 Denver Music Advancement Fund and IMAGINE 2020 Fund grantees
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Denver Arts & Venues, Denver Music Advisory Panel and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs are excited to reveal the 2018 Denver Music Advancement Fund and IMAGINE 2020 Fund recipients.
“Art, culture and music are vital parts of Denver’s community, economy, diversity and livability,” said Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock. “We are dedicated to supporting and growing our cultural scene, and with these grants we can continue to sustain existing talent, as well as foster new programs and support emerging talent.”
While originally slated to provide $80,000 during 2018 (its pilot year), the Denver Music Advancement Fund will provide $100,000 to individuals and organizations that spur growth in the local music ecosystem as well as grow new audiences, particularly youth audiences. The grants are funded through a public/private partnership with Denver Arts & Venues, Illegal Pete’s and LivWell Enlightened Health. Grantees are awarded up to $7,500 to support Denver’s music ecosystem. Out of an applicant pool of almost 100, 30 grantees were selected.
2018 Denver Music Advancement Fund Grantees
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7th Circle Collective: AV Club Adam Baumeister: Colorado Audio Archive Adrian H. Molina: Rap as Literature Amber Blais: Zabiti - An Immersive Circus Adventure Andre Carbonell: Insomniacs Live ArtHyve: Escaping Erasure: A Musician's Guide to Archiving Birdseed Collective: Globeville Center "Visionary Music Program" Black in Bluhm Project: The Black in Bluhm Project (BiBP) Bring Music to Life: Instruments to Support Denver Public Schools Catherine Beeson: Sensory Friendly Family Concerts Denver Bass Squad: Double Bass Doubling Denver Children's Choir: Neighborhood Choir Program Denver Public Library: United by Music / Unidos Por La Musica Denver Young Artists Orchestra Association: DYAO Cultural Exchange Central European Tour DocuWest Film Festival: Film and Music Festival El Sistema Colorado: Profressional Development for Teaching Artists |
Girls Rock Denver: Girls Rock After School Program Lauren Kashuk: shesaid.so Denver Levitt Denver: BandStart - Inspiring, Teaching, Engaging in Music (ITEM) Performance Series Nathan Hall: Active Music Patrick Riley: Mutually Detrimental - Denver Artists Fund Su Teatro: Inclusive or Derivative Workshops and Performances The Black Box, LLC: Studio and Career Exploration The HadaNou Collective: Vocal Coalition presents Universo Holografico con 2MX2 The Hollow, LLC: Mental Wellness Meetup The Newman Center: Musical Explorers Think 360 Arts for Learning: Colorado Song Laboratory: Where History Meets Tomorrow Toluwanimi Obiwole: Rhyme and Rhythms West Community Economic Development Corporation: Músicos de Westwood Youth on Record: My Youth on Record Podcast: The Past, Present, Future of the Colorado Sound
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The IMAGINE 2020 Fund, in its fourth year, provides up to $7,500 in funding support for new, creative and innovative programs inspired by one or more of the seven vision elements outlined in IMAGINE 2020, Denver’s Cultural Plan - Integration, Amplification, Accessibility, Lifelong Learning, Local Talent, Economic Vitality and Collective Leadership. Funded projects further develop Denver’s creative landscape and bring Denver’s collective vision a reality.
In 2018, Denver Arts & Venues and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs will distribute $130,000 in funding for programs taking place in the calendar years 2017-18. More than 70 applications were submitted, with 27 recipients selected. Last year, Denver Arts & Venues funded $75,000 in projects.
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2018 IMAGINE 2020 Fund Grantees
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Access Gallery: Art of Access Alliance Programming Cherry Creek Arts Festival: CherryArts’ Mobile ArtCart - Ink the Neighborhood Colorado Artists of Color: InterFest Colorado Colorado Ballet Company: Tour De Force Community Cypher: Place Matters Curious Theatre Company: Staging Justice: Denver Faces its KKK History Through Theatre Dencity Media, Inc.: Dencity Online Platform Launch Edgar L. Page, Feel the Movement: The Feeling of an Emotion Go Play Denver: From A to Zine Kathryn Speer: Live Arts Festival Latino Cultural Arts Center: Building Creativity Into the Future! Lisa Engelken, LLC: Breaking Barriers Lucha Martinez de Luna: Chicano Murals Website/Archive Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation, Inc.: Creative Industries Internship |
Mirror Image Arts: It Starts With Us - Empathy through Collaborative Theatre Making No Easy Props, Inc: Queenz of Hip-Hop 10th Anniversary Jam Phamaly Theatre Company: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration PlatteForum: ArtLab Underground Rocky Mountain PBS: Rocky Mountain Public Media Arts Bureau R&D - Phase I Sarah Megyesy: Not in My Backyard Su Teatro: The Westside Blowouts The Art Garage: Re\Visioned Theatre Artibus, LLC: Recipe Toluwanimi Obiwole: Pan African Festival United for a New Economy: Transformative Leadership for Change - Artists in Residence Youth Employment Academy: Vibrant Denver - Inside and Out Youth on Record: FEMpowered |
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Denver Arts & Venues’ mission is to amplify Denver’s quality of life and economic vitality through premier public venues, arts and entertainment opportunities. Arts & Venues is the City and County of Denver agency responsible for operating some of the region’s most renowned facilities, including Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Colorado Convention Center, Denver Coliseum and McNichols Civic Center Building. Arts & Venues also oversees the Denver Public Art Program, Create Denver, SCFD Tier III granting process, Arts Education Fund and other entertainment and cultural events such as the Five Points Jazz Festival, Urban Arts Fund, P.S. You Are Here and implementation of IMAGINE 2020: Denver’s Cultural Plan. Denver Arts & Venues is committed to diversity, equity and inclusiveness in all our programs, initiatives and decision-making processes.