Tag: 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 […]
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 […]
Website Must-Haves for Creatives
Unlike Etsy, DeviantArt, or Facebook, a personal website allows artists complete control over showcasing their brand and their work without the distraction or competition of other artists’ products. Websites can be designed quickly and for cheap through sites such as Weebly, Squarespace, and Blu Domain, but what happens when your visitors aren’t engaged with your […]
ARTrepreneur of the Month–June 2014
Erika E. Righter is the owner of Hope Tank, a Denver charitable boutique which donates a portion of every item sold to a charitable organization or social cause. Erika is a social worker, social entrepreneur, and our ARTrepreneur of the Month. CREATE: Are you an artist? Erika: I use the term artist loosely. I sewed […]
Art of War Project
Winner of the 2014 Governor’s Creative Leadership Award by Curt Bean I joined the army at the ripe age of 17, having had no clue what I was getting myself into. I felt the call to serve and do my part. I went straight from high school to boot camp to my first tour in […]
Cosplay…The Future of Fashion!
A horde of zombies, corralled by Umbrella Corporation guards, mobbed through hotel hallways while Darth Vader and a fleet of stormtroopers observed in amusement. Galaxyfest III was abuzz with costumes in science fiction and fantasy fandoms, a form of fashion otherwise known as cosplay. Short for “costume play,” people dress up as their favorite pop […]
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