January 10, 2012: Governor Hickenlooper to meet with Creative Industry Professionals in Montrose on January 14 more

December 15, 2011: Colorado Creative Industries will delay its traditional spring grant deadline by three months. Applications due by June 21, 2012. more

December 12, 2011; Deadline January 30 for Creative District Designation Grants and technical assistance available to towns, cities, neighborhoods more

November 23, 2011; Council to meeting December 9 for Council Meeting more

November 2, 2011: Colorado’s PlatteForum named winner of prestigious National award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities more

November 1, 2011; Colorado Creative Industries announces Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest High school students in Colorado invited to compete more

October 7, 2011; 2012 Governor’s Arts Award Nominations Due November 4, 2011 Artwork Commission Call For Entry Also Posted more

October 6, 2011; Colorado Arts Education Guidebook Available New Resource Provides Schools with Strategies to Improve Student Engagement more

September 14, 2011; Governor Appoints New Council Members Robert Clasen, former CEO of Starz, to serve as Chair more

September 12, 2011; Council to meeting September 16 for Council Meeting more

September 7, 2011; Design by Colorado Exhibit Open at DIA Highlighting the Talent and Economic Vitality of the Creative Capital of the Rocky Mountain West more

July 12, 2011; City of Fort Collins and Beet Street receive $100,000 NEA grant will fund community art incubator program. more

July 2, 2011; Grants Announced for Artists and Organizations $922,000 awarded to support arts and culture activities in 32 counties more

July 1, 2011: Grants Available to Schools for Arts Education Deadline August 25, 2011 for 2012 School Year Project more

June 2, 2001; Council to meeting June 10 for Council Meeting more

May 10, 2011; New Director for Office of Film, Television and Media more

April 11, 2011; 2012 Colorado Creates Regional Grant panels to meet at five locations across Colorado more

March 14, 2011; Thornton High Student Wins Poetry Out Loud State Championship Samuel Opoku will compete for national title in Washington D.C. more

March 14, 2011; Creative Industries Calls for Grant Review Panelists Representatives from Around the State Review Applications more

March 1, 2011; Fort Collins wins Governor's Arts Award Breckenridge receives Honorable Mention more

February 16, 2011; Ken Seagren To Be Honored with 2011 Office of Film, Television and Media Hall of Fame Award more

February 15, 2011; Digital Media Symposium Expands Signifies Impact of Colorado’s Digital Creative Industry
Tickets now on sale more

November 18, 2010; Colorado Creative Industries Embarks on Statewide Listening Tour Staff will share agency’s new strategic plan and provide grant training more

November 17, 2010; Harvest of Heritage On Display at the Cortez Cultural Center November 29 through December 11 more

October 26, 2010; Poetry Out Loud, national competition for hIgh school students. Teacher workshops set in Denver and Grand Junction. more

October 18; 2010; Colorado Imagination Conversation October 20 more

October 4, 2010: Nomination Forms Are Now Available for the 2011 Governor’s Arts Award more

October 1, 2010; Harvest of Heritage opens today at the Old Town Museum in Burlington more

September 7 2010: Colorado Creative Industries to Meet September 10 more

August 27, 2010; Harvest of Heritage Opens at Fort Garland Museum September 2 Colorado’s rich agricultural art and traditions come to life in a new touring exhibit more

July 19, 2010; Over The River Comment Period Begins more

July 8, 2010:Grants Announced for Artists and Organizations $1,013,500 awarded to support arts and culture activities in 34 counties more

June 30, 2-010; Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser to visit Colorado Springs for Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative 50 State Tour Colorado Appearance Scheduled for Tuesday, July 13 more

June 25, 2010; Gov. Ritter to name a new Colorado Poet Laureate on July 1 more

April 29, 2010; Six Grant Review Panels Will Meet in May and June; Colorado Creates 2011 more

March 8, 2010; Colorado Creative Industries to Meet March 12 more

March 3, 2010; Creede and Telluride win Governor's Arts Award A total of 13 Colorado cities were nominated more

February 10, 2010; Governor’s Presentation of Arts Award to Highlight Arts Advocacy Day February 26 event celebrates role of arts and creative industries in Colorado more

January 12, 2010; IMPORTANT REMINDER Colorado Creates replaces Grants to Artists and Organizations
Guidelines released in late January, deadline April 5 more

January 5, 2010; Gov. Ritter announces legislation to expand Colorado’s Creative Industries more

December 4, 2009; Colorado Creative Industries to Meet December 11 more

November 17, 2009; Lt. Governor O’Brien Co-Hosts Creative Economy Advisory Panel Industry leaders will advise state on strategic plan to grow the economy more

October 14, 2009; Gov. Ritter visits with small businesses receiving Colorado credit reserve funding more

October 7, 2009; The Colorado Creative Industries Announces The 2010 Governor’s Arts Award – Call to Colorado Artists Call for entries now available online at Call For Entry.Org more

September 10, 2009 Council to meet September 18 at the Museo de las Americas more

September 10, 2009; Colorado Jobs in the arts receive $568,040 in American Recovery and reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds more

September 10, 2009: The Colorado Creative Industries Announces the 2010 Governor’s Arts Award
Nomination Form Now Available Online more

August 20, 2009: Council on the Arts Announces Grant Awards to Schools Over $80,000 awarded to support arts education in eight districts more

July 6, 2009: Grants Announced for Artists and Organizations $907,000 awarded to support arts and culture activities in 33 counties more

June 17, 2009: Colorado Creative Industries to Meet June 26 more

May 4, 2009: Six Grant Review Panels Will Meet in May and June Panels will make recommendations on FY 2010 Grants to Artists and Organizations more

April 2, 2009; Grants to Artists and Organizations Deadline Approaching Applications Due April 23, 2009 more

March 27, 2009; 16-year-old Student Wins Poetry Out Loud State Championship Kaleena Kovach from Palmer High will compete for national title in Washington D.C. more

March 20, 2009; Revised 2009-10 Grants to Artists and Organizations Application Now Available Deadline April 23, 2009 more

March 10, 2009; New Grant Deadlines Announced for Artists, Organizations, Schools Separate deadlines for state project grants and NEA Recovery funds more

February 24, 2009; Council to meet on March 6, 2009 more

February 12, 2009; Poetry Out Loud State Finals Competition February 24 High school students from across Colorado compete in national poetry recitation contest more

February 4, 2009; 186,000 Colorado Jobs in Creative Economy New study defines 5th largest cluster of Colorado’s economy more

January 23, 2009; Arts Council to Conduct Listening Tour to Seek Input in Light of Proposed Cuts March 12 Grant Deadline Postponed for Artists, Organizations, Schools more

December 19, 2008; Grants Available for Artists, Organizations, Schools Deadline for Application is March 12, 2009 more

November 10, 2008; Council to meet on December 12, 2008 more

October 7, 2008; Colorado Ballet Receives 2009 Colorado Masterpieces Award Grant will fund a dance tour that celebrates Colorado’s unique cultural legacy more

October 6, 2008; First-Of-Its-Kind Study Reveals Higher Student Achievement at Colorado High Schools That Offer More Arts more

July 25, 2008; Nominations sought for Colorado Poet Laureate The Poet Laureate position was created to promote an appreciation of poetry in Colorado and to honor outstanding Colorado poets. Deadline October 1, 2008 more

July 25, 2008; Deadline for 2009 Masterpieces of Colorado Dance Tour is Extended to August 22 Grant will fund a dance tour that celebrates Colorado’s unique cultural heritage. more

July 25, 2008; Council on the Arts Hires Arts Education Manager New position supports arts education as a strategy for student success more

July 2, 2008; Council on the Arts Announces Grant Awards to Artists, Organizations and Schools Over $1.3 million awarded to support arts and culture activities in 36 counties more

June 3, 2008; Colorado receives National Endowment for the Arts award to attend Education Leaders Institute Lieutenant Governor O’Brien Will Lead Team more

May 30, 2008; Colorado Creative Industries Meets June 14 Quarterly Meeting 1:30-2:30 p.m. more

May 20, 2008; Public Art 101: A Conversation with an Artist Public Art 101: A Conversation with nationally acclaimed artist Thomas Sayre will be held June 3 more

May 5, 2008; Colorado Storyteller Opalanga Pugh to Perform in Washington D.C. Part of Library of Congress Homegrown Concert Series 2008 more

April 22, 2008; 2009 Grants to Artists and Organizations and StART School Review Panels To Meet
Colorado Creative Industries traveling the State more

April 1, 2008; Deadline Extended for 2008 Governor’s Arts Award Nominations Applications must be postmarked by Tuesday April 8 more

March 28, 2008; Council on the Arts Releases Request For Proposals for 2009 Masterpieces of Colorado Tour Grant will fund a dance tour that celebrates Colorado’s unique cultural heritage. more

March 11, 2008; Council on the Arts Announces the 2008 State Champion for Poetry Out Loud Freshman from Palmer High in Colorado Springs Wins First Place. more

February 28, 2008; Corporate Collections ’08 Exhibit - Opening Reception to Feature Lieutenant Governor and Renowned Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude more

February 25, 2008; New art program brings unique artistry to Anschutz Medical Campus Seven artists commissioned for $1.2 million project more

February 11, 2008; 2008 The Colorado Creative Industries Announces The 2008 Governor’s Arts Award – Call to Colorado Artists Call for entries now available online more

February 8, 2008; 2008 Governor’s Arts Award Call to Colorado Artists more

February 1, 2008; School and District Grant Information Webinar Scheduled Colorado Creative Industries staff will give overview of new Success through Art (StART) Schools grant program more

January 31, 2008; The Colorado Creative Industries Solicits 2008 Governor’s Arts Award Nominations 2007 Award to Be Installed in Governors Office on February 8 more

January 14, 2008; Corporate Art Exposed Colorado businesses reveal their private art collections at Corporate Collections ‘08 more

January 4, 2008; Online Grant Applications Available for Artists, Organizations, Schools Deadline for Application is March 13, 2008 more

November 15, 2007; Youth Fuel The Resurgence Of An Oral Art Form Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest helps students meet Colorado State Standards more

November 14 2007; Colorado Creative Industries to Meet December 11 more

September 6, 2007; Colorado Creative Industries Meet September 14 The Colorado Creative Industries (CCA) will hold its quarterly board meeting at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities more

July 17, 2007; Colorado Creative Industries Announces; 2008 Grants to Artists and Organizations Recipients more

June 13, 2007; Council on the Arts Extends Application Deadline for 2008 Masterpieces of Colorado Tour Deadline is July 2 more

June 8, 2007; Colorado Creative Industries Meet June 15 The Colorado Creative Industries (CCA) will hold its quarterly board meeting at the Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building more

May 30, 2007; Grand Junction Wins Governor's Arts Award more

April 17, 2007; Council on the Arts Releases RFP for 2008 Masterpieces of Colorado Tour more

April 12, 2007; 2008 Grants to Artists and Organizations Review Panels To Meet more

March 20, 2007; Nomination Deadline Extended for The 2007 Governor’s Arts Award more

February 26, 2007; Masterpieces of Colorado: A Rich Legacy of Landscape Painting more

February 22, 2007; Colorado students compete in national poetry competition more

February 12, 2007; Announcing The 2007 Governor’s Arts Award For Strong Arts/Strong Communities more

February 9, 2007; Corporate Collections 2007: 11th Anniversary; In the Republic Plaza more