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3rd Annual Creative Industries Summit
May 1-2, 2014 Salida, Colorado The annual Colorado Creative Industries Summit is a chance for creative professionals to meet and network with fellow creatives from around the state. You’ll learn from Colorado’s most inspiring speakers and presenters through workshops like creative business 101, financing your art, legal issues, social media, and website enhancement. For more […]
ARTrepreneur of the Month–April 2014
By Sarah Atereth I will never forget the first time…I was an unknowing kid marching up a rickety, paint chipped staircase on the outside of an old brick building in a strip mall in Denver to my first dance class. I didn’t know anyone at the studio, or what I was actually getting myself into. […]
Win 2 Tickets to BARE Launch Party
As quoted from baremade.com: BARE BURLAP COLLECTION STORY The seed for this collection was planted over years of global travel, a plethora of enlightening adventures and a variety of shared life experiences. It was clarified through interactions with diverse cultures, people and foreign materials. And finally, it was brought to life through unwavering dedication and […]
ARTrepreneur of the Month–March 2014
Lisa Ramfjord Elstun is revolutionizing the Colorado fashion industry with her new Fashion Design Center (FDC), which focuses on “small brands with big plans” who are looking to take that next step to New York and beyond. Lisa was recently honored as Westword’s 2014 Mastermind of Fashion/Design, and is the March 2014 ARTrepreneur of the […]
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 […]
ARTrepreneur of the Month–February 2014
Former CREATE MSU Denver client Amy Laugesen specializes in the creation of mixed media sculpture and public art using firing techniques such as raku. Her fragmented equine abstracts create a statement housed in both an ancient and contemporary context. Having showcased her sculptures in the National Western Stock Show, Amy is our first featured ARTrepreneur […]
Colorado Creative Industries investing in Communities
By Cristy Costello Few would deny that participation in and appreciation of the arts offers significant benefits for individuals — personal enjoyment, inspiration, and deeper meaning, to name a few. But the arts also deliver important social benefits – economic prosperity, student achievement, healthy and vibrant communities. In 1967 Governor John Love launched the Colorado […]
MSU Denver Students Design Paper Dress for ADCD Show
Back in 1966, Scott Paper Company invented the paper dress. Intending it to just be a marketing tool, it became a pop culture sensation instead. For one dollar, women could buy the dress and also receive coupons for Scott paper products. Women surprised the company by ordering half a million of these dresses in under […]
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