We create live events, video series, board books NOT for babies, collaborating with everything from circus freaks, lowrider car clubs, comedians, mariachis, food battles, and truly anything that gets regular people to connect and have a say in the decisions, storytelling, and culture work of their community. We work with residents to take crucial, boring, heated, or otherwise challenging issues and make sure that they are as accessible and disarming and engaging as possible, for people who are least likely to show up and take part, so that they have a say in their own history, present, and future.
We explore the power of creativity and how it interacts with civic life through our events and programs. Our artistic and civic approach begins with the idea that there are systemic reasons why certain art and certain residents have power. We do what we can to widen that circle, level the playing field, highlight creativity and have fun.
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Our programs are developed alongside residents and artists who are experts on the issues impacting their community, creating fun ways for folks to get involved. When you work out at a gym, you want to see and feel results! It’s the same way when we exercise our civic health. Our work ensures that civic life is connected to people’s everyday lives, and we make it fun!
we’re focusing in three geographic areas
Urban
Suburban
Rural
and the connections between all three
Roddenberry Fellowship
New Pluralists: Healing Starts Here Award
Trust for Civic Life Award
New America’s US@250 Initiative Award
National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Award
Innovate for Good Award Winner
National Creative Placemaking Award Winner
Arts in Society Award Winner
Imagine 2020 Award Winner
Art Tank Award Winner
Westword “Best Civic Group” and “Best Neighborhood Olympics” Winner
Creative in Residence at the Denver Art Museum
Colorado Governor’s Award for Creative Leadership
Parr Widener Civic Leadership Award
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Since 2012 we’ve been so fortunate to be invited to work with dozens of community-based organizations, municipalities, artists, and institutions throughout our home state of Colorado, as well as across the country. If it makes sense for your community and for us, we’re down to collaborate!