Category: ARTrepreneurship
ARTrepreneur of the Month–October 2014
Artistic director and choreographer Garrett Ammon, along with producing director Dawn Fay, created Wonderbound, a new American dance company in the heart of the River North Art District (RiNo). Garrett has created over 50 ballets, is a recipient of the 2013 Denver Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and is the October 2014 ARTrepreneur […]
Defining Yourself as an Artist
By Kathy Beekman. [email protected] When someone meets you asks, “What do you do?” what it the answer that bursts from your lips? If it is anything other than “I’m an artist,” then you’ve got work to do. Knowing that you are an artist must be the first step in marketing your art. Defining who you […]
Trinidad ArtoCade Photo Recap
Some of the nation’s best cartists shook up the sleepy town of Trinidad for their second annual ArtoCade. See the amazing, the terrifying, and the fantastical final art car parade for the 2014 season. For more photos of the Trinidad ArtoCade, visit the CREATE Facebook Album.
ARTrepreneur of the Month–September 2014
Lucky Murphy is the owner of L&L Fine Art Gallery located on Main Street in Trinidad, Colorado. He is an entrepreneur, framer, chef, gallery owner, philanthropist and the September 2014 ARTrepreneur of the Month. 1) Tell me your story. When and why did you get into art? I don’t do much art myself, instead I […]
GIS for the Creative Industries
by Wayne Kocina/GeoWize [email protected] For many artists, their art comes first, and being in business is an afterthought. Artists who want to be successful need to view themselves and their art as a business. Every business, whether they sell to consumers, other businesses, or both, needs to know who its customers are, where they are […]
ARTrepreneur of the Month–August 2014
Singer/songwriter Peggy Mann has sung over 250 radio commercials, including one for American Furniture Warehouse that ran for over 13 years, and recorded seven CDs, including her summer 2014 release “Don’t Waste Time.” Peggy is Grand County’s 2010 Entertainer of the Year and the August 2014 ARTrepreneur of the Month. 1) Tell me how you […]
Trinidad ArtoCade – Art Car Parade
By Angela Kerr [email protected] On a recent trip to Trinidad, Colorado, I had the opportunity to meet Lucky Murphy who just opened L&L Fine Art Gallery on Main Street. Lucky is a mover and shaker in this town. In our discussions of the local music scene and musicians supporting the art walk, he shared a […]
Colorado Dog Days of Summer Festivals
July 27 – August 9, 2014 Vail International Dance Festival – Vail August 1-3, 2014 Crestone Music Festival – Crestone Bluegrass and Beer Festival – Keystone Telluride Jazz Festival – Telluride 42nd Annual Crested Butte Arts Festival – Crested Butte August 1-17, 2014 Piknik Theatre Festival – Steamboat August 7-17 , 2014 Telluride Chamber Music […]
Creatives CREATE-ing a BUZZ
Check out how CREATE MSU Denver is helping creatives Turn their Business into a Work of Art! A few of their clients include the Driftin’ Suns, Ted Davis, AndoGro, and Janet Eickelman. Driftin’ Suns After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the Driftin’ Suns are celebrating the release of their newest EP on August 23, 2014, at […]
ARTrepreneur of the Month–July 2014
Jimmy Descant, better known as Salida’s Rocketman, is a Severe ReConstructivist, live assemblage art perform, community and arts activist, and is our July 2014 ARTrepreneur of the Month. 1) How did you get into art? Why Salida? I worked as a road dog for 15 years for bands across the world ‘til I found a […]
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