Voices West Wins $4,000 Colorado Arts Grant

LITTLETON, CO – Littleton-based Voices West is once again the recipient of funding from the Colorado Creative Industries' Colorado Creates grant, the agency announced.

The "Chorus of the Colorado Front Range" received $4,000 as part of the agency's $699,000 in grant funds doled out to 93 different arts agencies in 25 counties.

Funding this year will help with general operating expenses, said director Bonita Lahey in an email.

Voices West's season begins next week with a concert marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Voices West and Colorado Wind Ensemble will collaborate with a mini-concert followed by Howard Hanson's stirring Song of Democracy (with text by poet Walt Whitman) which will serve as the finale for this rousing and patriotic occasion. Performances take place Friday, Oct. 12 at Denver at the Central Presbyterian Church and Saturday, Oct. 13 at Littleton United Methodist Church.

Colorado Creative Industries is a division of the state's Office of Economic Development & International Trade.

“The state is experiencing healthy growth in the creative economy, due in large part to combined state, local and regional efforts to advance support for artists, nonprofit arts organizations and creative place making efforts,” said director of Colorado Creative Industries Margaret Hunt in a statement. “We applaud the talented and hard-working groups that contribute to our state’s vibrant economy and, just as importantly, to our amazing quality of life. We are glad to support their work with the Colorado Creates grants each year.”

Colorado Creates is the agency's largest grant program, providing "critical financial support" for nonprofit cultural institutions. The agency supports arts programs all over the state, with 40 percent of grant funds were awarded in communities located outside the Denver metro area.

Here's a list of the arts organizations that received awards for FY 2019:

• Arapahoe County
  • Aurora Singers
  • City Of Aurora – Cultural Services Division
  • Colorado Bach Ensemble
  • Mostly Strauss Orchestra
  • Vintage Theatre Productions
  • Young Voices Of Colorado
• Archuleta County
  • Folkwest Inc.
• Boulder County
  • Boulder Chorale
  • Boulder County Arts Alliance Inc.
  • Boulder International Fringe Festival, Inc.
  • Boulder Museum Of Contemporary Art
  • Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Colorado Film Society
  • EcoArts Connections
  • Frequent Flyers Productions Inc.
  • JLF ColoradoLocal Theater Company
  • Nobo Art District
  • Openarts Inc.
  • Parlando Incorporated
• Chafee County
  • Articipate
  • Salida Circus Outreach Foundation
• Delta County
  • Creamery Arts Center
  • Mountain Harvest Creative
• Denver County
  • Art From Ashes Inc.
  • Ballet Ariel, Inc.
  • Cherry Creek Arts Festival
  • Colorado Chamber Players Inc.
  • Colorado Honor Band Association
  • Colorado Symphony Association
  • Curious Theatre Company
  • Denver Brass Inc.
  • Denver Film Society
  • Denver Performing Arts Complex
  • Denver Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Lighthouse Writers Workshop Inc.
  • Metropolitan State University Of Denver Foundation Inc.
  • Museum Of Contemporary Art Denver
  • Phamaly Theatre Company
  • Platteforum
  • Redline
  • Su Teatro Inc.
  • Swallow Hill Music Association
  • The Bug Performance And Media Art Center
  • The Robert And Judi Newman Center For The Performing Arts
  • VSA Arts Of Colorado/Access Gallery
  • Wonderbound
  • Youth On Record
• Douglas County
  • City Of Lone Tree – Lone Tree Arts Center
  • Performing Arts Academy
  • South Suburban Community Orchestra
• Eagle County
  • Bravo Colorado At Vail Beaver Creek
  • The Vail Jazz Foundation, Inc.
• El Paso County
  • Colorado Springs Choral Society
  • Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
  • Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association
  • Opera Theatre Of The Rockies
• Garfield County
  • Stage Of Life Theatre Company
• Grand County
  • Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
• Hinsdale County
  • Lake City Arts Council
• Jefferson County
  • Arvada Center For The Arts And Humanities
  • Colorado Environmental Film Festival
  • Evergreen Children’s Chorale
  • Evergreen Players Inc.
  • Pro Musica Co Chamber Orchestra
  • Sculpture Evergreen
  • The Venue Theatre
  • Voices West
• La Plata County
  • Durango Arts Center Inc.
  • KSUT Public Radio
  • San Juan Symphony
• Larimer County
  • City Of Fort Collins – Lincoln Center
• Mesa County
  • Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra
• Mineral County
  • Creede Repertory Theatre Inc.
• Otero County
  • Picketwire Players
• Pitkin County
  • Aspen Film
  • Music Associates Of Aspen, Inc.
  • Theatre Aspen
• Pueblo County
  • Chamber Music With The Veronika
  • Grupo Folklorico Del Pueblo Inc.
  • Pueblo Childrens Chorale Inc.
  • Pueblo Symphony Association Inc.
• Rio Blanco County
  • The TANK Center For Sonic Arts
• Routt County
  • Friends Of Perry-Mansfield Inc.
  • Steamboat Art Museum
  • Strings Music Festival
• Saguache County
  • Crestone Performances Inc.
• San Miguel County
  • Palm Arts Inc.
  • Telluride Choral Society
  • Telluride Repertory Theatre Company
• Summit County
  • Lake Dillon Foundation For Performing Arts
  • National Repertory Orchestra

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Find out more about Voices West here.

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