Create Denver

@CERFplus is providing one-time $1,000 grants to meet urgent food, housing and/or health insecurities caused by COVID. Artists working in craft disciplines can apply starting July 8. cerfplus.org/cerf-covid-19-r…

Lifelines such as food, water and shelter play a critical role in our survival. A new grant from @fema and @RedLineDenver—the Arts in Mitigation Fund—asks artists to create new work that expands public understanding of these lifelines. Apply by July 21. redlineart.org/the-arts-in-m…

The @DENAirport regularly creates photo exhibitions. Do you have photos of human connection during COVID? Submit them for their next show! bit.ly/DENdistance

We know that COVID-19 is profoundly impacting the creative sector. We are working to support artists, cultural workers, and organizations during this challenging time. Learn about our efforts, including the new #IMAGINE2020 Artist Assistance Fund, here: artsandvenuesdenver.com/covi…

The Colorado Creative Industries Summit is just around the corner on May 14-15! Register for this fun gathering (this year in Steamboat Springs!) before April 1 for the early-bird discount. coloradocreativeindustries.o…

Want up to $10,000 in a matching grant for a neighborhood art project? Learn about P.S. You Are Here. Apply here: bit.ly/2mzTWDi vimeo.com/290592659

Don't underestimate the creative sector! From 2014 to 2016, the average annual growth rate in the contribution of arts and culture was 4.16 percent, nearly double the 2.22 percent growth rate of the total U.S. economy.

Consumers love the performing arts—and not just "Hamilton!" According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, between 1998 and 2016, consumer spending on performing arts admissions more than doubled, rising from 0.12 percent of U.S. GDP in 1998 to 0.26 percent, $32.7 billion.

Starting in 2020, public event planners will need to submit new kinds of documentation—such as a communications plan—to get a permit. Read the fact sheet from the @DDPHE for full details. ow.ly/7RSZ50vHzuI

If you want to invest in your creative business, you have to start with yourself! @DenverArts offers partial scholarships to the Leading Edge course at the @denversbdc. See if this 10-week course is right for you. #IMAGINE2020 Lifelong Learning ow.ly/U9Ce50vppXQ

Sound and color! Check out our photos from the dedication of @BirdSeedCo's and @micjohmck's P.S. You Are Here projects. This placemaking grant will open for 2020 proposals in September.

Get your art in front of millions! The @USPS is seeking new artists for stamp designs. Details here. ow.ly/E7cV50uMBOT

How do you solve big problems in your creative business? When life gives Colorado big rocks, we make monuments! via @qz ow.ly/oLJt50uCsb9

From gardens, to kitchens, to recording studios, communities are defining place from the bottom up. @NextCityOrg surveys U.S. creative placemaking initiatives and spotlights Denver youth music incubator @YouthonRecord. #IMAGINE2020 Accessibility ow.ly/FdBk50uCriK

Our placemaking grants like P.S. You Are Here support neighborhood character, but what to do when neighborhoods change? @BobbyLefebre’s Northside the Play explores changing Denver. See it June 13-30. Photo via 9news ow.ly/456o50uBQ2o

All year long, with funding from #IMAGINE2020, @GoPlayDenver has been teaching students how to create zines in a project called from a to zine! Check out what the kiddos have learned, lesson plans and actual zines on fromatozine.com

.@DenverArts seeks local arts ambassadors for the Commission on Cultural Affairs. Ready to give back in support of the arts? Applications are due May 29! ow.ly/GT7u50urmwS