There is hereby created within the Colorado office of economic development the creative industries division, which shall be referred to in this part 3 as the “division”. The director of the division shall be the person who is appointed director of the council on creative industries by the director of the Colorado office of economic […]
The general assembly finds and declares: That encouragement and support of the arts and humanities, while primarily a matter for private and local initiative, is also an appropriate matter of concern to the state government; That many of our citizens lack the opportunity to view, enjoy, or participate in living theatrical performances, musical concerts, operas, […]
There is hereby established within the division a council on creative industries, referred to in this part 3 as the “council”. The council shall consist of eleven members, including the chair, to be appointed by the governor. The members of the council shall be broadly representative of the major fields of the arts and humanities […]
The council shall meet at the call of the chair, but not less than twice during each calendar year. Five members of the council shall constitute a quorum. All meetings of the council shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the council. The chair shall vote […]
The council has the powers necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it by this part 3, including, but not limited to, the power: To employ such administrative, technical, and other personnel, subject to the constitution and state personnel system laws of this state, as may be necessary for the performance of its powers […]
The duties of the council shall be: To stimulate and encourage throughout the state the study and development of the arts and humanities, as well as public interest and participation therein; To take such steps as may be necessary and appropriate to encourage public interest in the cultural heritage of our state and to expand […]
In carrying out its duties and powers under this part 3, the council shall never by action, directly or indirectly, interfere with the freedom of artistic expression of the established or contemplated cultural programs in any local community or institution, nor shall it make any recommendations that might be interpreted to be a form of […]
The state of Colorado, in recognition of its responsibility to create a more humane environment of distinction, enjoyment, and pride for all of its citizens and in recognition that public art is a resource that stimulates the vitality and economy of the state’s communities and that provides opportunity for artists and other skilled workers to […]
Each capital construction appropriation for a correctional facility shall include as a nondeductible item an allocation of not less than one-tenth of one percent of the capital construction costs to be used for a prison inmate art fund. The moneys in such fund shall be used for materials to allow inmates to create works of […]
The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: A creative district is a well-recognized, designated mixed-use area of a community in which a high concentration of cultural facilities, creative businesses, or arts-related businesses serve as the anchor of attraction. In certain cases, multiple vacant properties in close proximity may exist within a community that […]
The creative district community loan fund is created in the state treasury. The principal of the fund consists of moneys appropriated or transferred to the fund by the general assembly, matching moneys leveraged by the division from any community development financial institution, as described in section 38-38-100.3 (20)(j), C.R.S., with which the division enters into […]
Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Arts, culture, and entertainment artist or crew member” means an individual involved in the music, theater, motion picture, television, dance, or visual arts industry. “Arts, culture, and entertainment organization” means a nonprofit or for-profit organization involved in the music, theater, motion picture, television, dance, […]
As used in this section: “Creative districts” has the same meaning as is specified in section 24-48.5-314 (2)(b). “Division of local government” means the division of local government within the department of local affairs created in section 24-32-103. “Eligible recipient” means an entity that is eligible to receive a grant through the grant program and […]
The division shall allocate money appropriated to the creative industries cash fund pursuant to section 24-48.5-301 (2)(a)(VIII) to a nonprofit organization that administers the community arts, culture, transformation, and science (ACTS) fund, or any successor fund, to award capacity-building grants to cultural facilities described in section 32-13-107 (3)(c) that satisfy the following criteria: The cultural […]
