For Immediate Release: Office of Gov. John Hickenlooper Colorado Creative Industries Division Elaine Mariner, 303-892-3870 elaine.mariner@state.co.us Creative Industries Calls for Grant Review Panelists Representatives from Around the State Review Applications

DENVER. Tuesday, March 14, 2011 —Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) provides grants that leverage local support for arts and cultural activities in communities across Colorado. CCI awards these grants annually on a competitive basis. Grant requests are reviewed by peer panelists who make funding recommendations to the Council in June for funding activities that take place between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.  Panels will meet in different regions of the state from mid to late May of this year.
 
Throughout the year, CCI collects resumes of interested, qualified individuals who have the experience to make impartial decisions on the quality of the grants submitted in the highly competitive process. Criteria areas include artistic excellence and merit, community involvement and benefit, and implementation capacity, such as effective planning, management, and budgeting of the project.
 
Panels are comprised of artists, arts administrators, educators, and community leaders who represent diverse geographic, ethnic, philosophical and aesthetic perspectives. If you are interested in participating in a review panel, please email a letter of interest and a resume or brief biography to coloarts@state.co.us.

The Colorado Creative Industries division of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade combines state funds with federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts to promote, support and expand the creative industries to drive Colorado’s economy, grow jobs, and enhance our quality of life.