Ready to take a creative road trip? 

Colorado’s Creative Corridor runs through a handful of the state’s Certified Creative Districts, including Carbondale, the North Fork Valley, Crested Butte, Ridgway and Salida — not to mention stunning landscapes, restaurants serving locally sourced menus and the spirit of the arts around every corner. 

Join Colorado Attorneys for the Arts for a full day of legal workshops for attorneys, creative professionals and arts organizations in the newly renovated Center for the Arts Crested Butte.

The morning will feature a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation for attorneys. Attendees can earn two CLE credits and learn how they can apply their legal practice to support the creative industries in Colorado.

The afternoon session will focus on navigating common legal issues that creative professionals and entities encounter. This interactive workshop will focus on the basics of intellectual property law, common questions regarding contracts and various business entities for creative endeavors.

This arts-infused day will include a delicious lunch, networking and connections to the vibrant creative community in Crested Butte.

PRESENTED BY:

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

DATE:

Friday, September 6, 2019

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION:

The Depot

716 Elk Avenue

Crested Butte, CO 81224

REGISTRATION:

$15 registration includes lunch, sessions, networking and entertainment

$10 for students

$20 at the door

The Crested Butte Creative District Commission will be holding a public meeting on May 29, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers to review and make a recommendation for selection on one permanent sculpture and two temporary sculptures to be installed in Town Park this summer. Four finalists will have the opportunity to present their proposals for the permanent sculpture. The Commission will additionally review and select two temporary sculptures from six finalists. The agenda and packet (including the proposals selected as finalists) can be viewed at the link below.

AGENDA | PACKET

An Artist is being sought to design, construct, deliver and install custom outdoor public art (2-D, 3-D, or mixed media) in a highly visible location that will reflect the spirit and goals of the Ridgway Space to Create project, as well as complement Ridgway’s unique and creative identity.  This public art will serve to activate the Space to Create lot and elevate community awareness and support for the project, including during an unveiling event and community potluck.

Submission deadline:  Monday, May 20th at 4:00pm.

Artists of Crested Butte is thrilled to announce an extended Art Market season for you this year June 16th through October 6th! Booths are first come, first serve and placement prioritizes vendors that commit to the full season. Click on the link below to view and fill out the application (free to apply before June 1st).

Text and photos courtesy of Emily Rothman, Vice Chair of the Creative District Commission

The Crested Butte Community School, in conjunction with the Crested Butte Creative District and the Crested Butte Center for the Arts,  partnered with local professional artists to create mentor opportunities for the school’s Advanced Placement Art students. Seven AP Art students were paired with mentors who helped the young artists work on their portfolios throughout the school year. The AP Studio Art show was held on April 23, 2019 at the Crested Butte Community School. The featured artists were Sage Maestro, Tess Fenerty, Jesse Fulkerson, Maisy McLoughlin, Marion Chater, Emily Harper-Johnston and Zoe Eymere. 

The Creative District is so proud of these students for all of their hard work! Check out some photos from the show below:

The CB/Mt. CB Chamber of Commerce and the Crested Butte Creative District are pleased to present the 2019 spring off-season seminar series. All seminars are FREE, start at 7 p.m. at the Old Rock Library and are open to everyone. 

Check out this year’s topics (each date links to the facebook event):

Thursday, May 2nd: Options for Building Your Own Website with Holly Harmon

Thursday, May 9th: How the ICELab Can Help Your Small Business with Dano Marshall

Thursday, May 16th: Financial Options for Small Business with Dan Scinto

Thursday, May 23th: HR 101: Best Practices on Everything from Hiring & Benefits to Covering Your A$$ with CB HR Panelists

The Town of Crested Butte (Town) and the Crested Butte Creative District (Creative District) are looking for creative individuals to design and construct a unique destination sign for Crested Butte Town Park. Through this project, the Town and Creative District hope to engage local creatives to enhance the creative spirit of the Town.

The Town Park destination sign shall be a standalone 8-10 sq. ft. wooden sign with a custom design that says, at a minimum “Town Park” or “Crested Butte Town Park”. The sign will be visible from 6th street, along one of the sidewalks connecting to Town Park.

Proposals are due on Friday, May 17, 2019 by 5 p.m.

The Creative District is requesting proposals from creative individuals for the installation of unique, outdoor three-dimensional art or sculptures for Crested Butte Town Park. There is the potential for one permanent sculpture and two temporary sculptures or installations.

There is an opportunity for three sculptures to be featured on in-ground concrete pedestals adjacent to the Center for the Arts building along the walking path in Town Park. The Creative District will also welcome proposals for temporary public art that could be anchored in the ground without a pedestal (but could be easily moved if a utility issue arose). A site plan including installation locations and pedestal locations is shown in Appendix A in the RFP. 

The Creative District is also welcoming of proposals that include installations that move beyond a single sculpture that might include (but are not limited to) interactive or multimedia work. All selected temporary proposals will be installed for the summer season from July 1, 2019-October 15, 2019. The permanent sculpture will need to be installed prior to August 15, 2019.

Proposals are due on

Friday, May 17, 2019 by 5 p.m.

Proposals may be submitted directly to the Creative District (directions are in the RFP) or submitted via CAFE by clicking HERE.

The Town Park Sculpture Garden is a collaborative effort by the Crested Butte Creative District, Town of Crested Butte, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, and Colorado Creative Industries. This project is a component of Crested Butte’s Arts in Public Places Policy.

The Future of the Creative District: A Community Discussion

Thursday, March 28, 2019   |   5:30 p.m.

Town Council Chambers

Pizza and Refreshments Provided

The Crested Butte Creative District Commission is excited to present a restructuring proposal to the community that will better ensure the long-term sustainability of the District. In this proposal, the advocacy, programming, and partnerships aspects of the Creative District would become a program of the Center for the Arts, and the public art policy would remain under the authority of a Public Art Commission under the Town of Crested Butte.

Please join the Commission on Thursday, March 28th at 5:30 p.m. for pizza, refreshments, and a community discussion about this proposal. What questions do you have about this proposal? What would you like to see for the future of the Creative District? How can the District better support our Creative Community? The Commission is looking forward to a thoughtful discussion with our community.

To view the full proposal, please click here. Can’t make the meeting? You may email your questions and comments to Mel Yemma, Creative District/Open Space Coordinator at melyemma@crestedbutte-co.gov.

Calling Creative District gallery owners! The Crested Butte Wine and Food Festival, an annual fundraiser for the Center for the Arts, will hold an “Afternoon on Elk” on Thursday, July 25, 2019 from 4-7 pm. The event is a self-guided walking tour in which 100-150+ guests will visit 6-8 galleries on Elk Avenue, each of which will host a different Colorado winery. The winemakers will be onsite to pour samples of wine to the Afternoon on Elk guests. Colorado wineries are eligible to apply for a “Manufacturer Temporary Salesroom” permit through the state of Colorado, which will allow them to serve samples and also sell bottles of wine to guests.

Wineries and the Center for the Arts will handle all applications, permits, collection and submission of sales tax, event set up, and break down…we just need galleries with space for an 8-person table to host! Your gallery will be featured in Wine and Food Festival materials, including the printed program, Afternoon on Elk map and brochure, and Wine and Food Festival website.

For more information contact Jillian Liebl, jillian@crestedbuttearts.org.

The Town Park Public Art Project is a collaborative effort by the Crested Butte Creative District, Town of Crested Butte, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, and Colorado Creative Industries. The purpose of this project is to enhance the sense of place in the Creative District by creating new  public art that provides an opportunity for local artists to showcase their work, encourages walkability throughout the Town, inspires youth engagement with the arts, and helps anchor the new Center for the Arts building in the heart of the Creative District. This project is a component of Crested Butte’s Arts in Public Places Policy (see below for more information about the policy).

The Town Park Public Art Project proposes two components: a Sculpture Garden and a potential Music Garden. A Sculpture Garden is proposed along the walking path on the North-side of the new Center for the Arts building, and an interactive Music Garden is proposed to be integrated into the new Mary Yelenick Playground. Click here to see the proposed site plan. 

The Sculpture Garden could encompass three pedestals that will provide the opportunity to showcase three unique works of art. The Music Path component of this project includes potentially installing outdoor musical instruments in the new playground area that will inspire children of all ages to engage with the musical arts. 

The photos below show examples of sculpture and music gardens in other communities. Click here to see an example of what these musical instruments look and sound like.

Your thoughts and feedback will help determine the specific parameters for the sculptures and musical instruments (the basic infrastructure for this project will be completed by July 1, 2019). 

Sculpture Garden Examples

Music Garden Examples

The Creative District and its partners would like to hear from YOU on what you would like to see. Please attend the Community Forum on March 6th at the Center for the Arts to learn more and provide your feedback, or email your comments to melyemma@crestedbutte.co.gov by March 15, 2019.

We are especially interested in your thoughts on the following aspects of the project:

Sculpture Garden:

• Would you like to see temporary sculptures, semi-permanent or permanent sculptures?
• Would you like to see “for sale” sculptures?
• What type of sculpture bases would fit well here? Above the ground, in the ground?
• What ideas do you have?
• What concerns do you have?

Music Garden:

• Do you think a Music Garden is a good fit for this location and neighborhood? 
• How many instruments should be there?
• What type of instruments should be there?
• What ideas do you have?
• What concerns do you have?

About the Arts in Public Places Policy (AIPP)

In 2017, the Creative District Commission developed the Arts in Public Places Policy (AIPP), which was then passed by the Town Council. The AIPP guides the selection, display, maintenance, and donation of public art. The location of the Center for the Arts was included in the policy as a location for public art, specifically for temporary installations and interactive art. This Town Park Public Art project will follow the guidelines of the AIPP for the selection, installation, and maintenance of these public art installations.

Hats Off to Public Art

Creative District Public Art Community Forum

Wednesday, March 6, 2019   |   5:30 p.m.   |   Crested Butte Center for the Arts

Put on a fun hat and come join us to celebrate and learn more about the Creative District’s Arts in Public Places Policy and a new proposed public art project in Town Park.

The Crested Butte Creative District, in partnership with the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, is currently seeking proposals for a donor wall installation. The new Center for the Arts building is a 25,000 square foot and $17 million building that sits directly in the middle of Town Park in the heart of the Creative District. As a home for arts and culture, the Center for the Arts offers engaging opportunities and educational experiences to enrich and expand the life of our community. 

The Center for the Arts and Creative District are seeking unique proposals that creatively recognize the donors who made the new building possible.

This is a paid opportunity: the budget for this project is $10,000, including materials.

Submission Deadline: March 22, 2019

Are you looking for a fun (and paid) off-season project? Do you like investigating, researching, and writing? Check out this new opportunity with the Crested Butte Creative District.

The Crested Butte Creative District is currently seeking proposals for a project manager (writer and researcher) to research and create a public art catalog of all existing public art installations in the Town of Crested Butte. The overarching goal of this project is to create a comprehensive online catalog and map for locals and visitors alike to explore the unique creativity in the Crested Butte Creative District.

The project manager will be responsible for creating an inventory of all public art throughout the Town (indoor and outdoor), and researching and writing the history behind each piece (who created it, what led to its installment, what was the inspiration).

Proposals are due on February 27, 2019 by 5 p.m.

The Crested Butte Land Trust is looking for your best photos of the Gunnison Valley! They are accepting submissions for our popular wall calendar, and for promotional photos. Photos should showcase scenic views, recreation opportunities, wildflowers and wildlife, and ranching in the Gunnison Valley. They are especially looking for photos of wildlife, photos with close-ups of people, and winter shots.

The submission deadline is Friday, March 8, 2010.

Photographers will be compensated for any chosen photos.

Mountain Express needs artists to paint their new buses. They are seeking proposals for 3 big buses and 1 small bus!

Proposals are due on Friday, March 8, 2019.

Winning Designs will be selected on Thursday, March 14, 2019.

Project is slated to begin in April 2019.