Join iAM MUSIC for a celebratory Evening at Eolus! Can you believe it? iAM MUSIC is celebrating 10 years as a 501c3 non-profit organization in 2023! A decade has flown by and what better way to celebrate the impact they've had on the local creative economy than a elegant Evening at Eolus on November [...]
Celebrating 47 years of KDUR Durango! 1975 was quite a year with regards to “introductions.” 1975 was the year the world was introduced to VHS Tapes and Magic 8 Balls, Pez Dispensers, Mood Rings and The Pet Rock. That was also the year students, faculty and staff of Fort Lewis College as [...]
2021 Autumn Arts Festival WHEN: September 18th & 19th, 10am - 5pm WHERE: 2nd Ave. Downtown Durango, between College Ave & 10th St. WHO: This Festival is FREE and open to the public! Durango Autumn Arts Festival Returns! The Durango Arts Center (DAC) is excited to [...]
This pop-up art initiative provides intergenerational engagement in public art, encourages support for local businesses, and activates Durango’s social sphere! Photo by Scott DW Smith, Imagesmith Photo Please credit photographer when sharing this photo. The Durango Art Brigade (DAB) is a public art initiative that was launched last [...]
From Alissa Wolf, Executive Director of iAM Music. Local First and iAM Music are working in partnership on the Cultivate Campaign. Christiana, age 11 (quoted above), is one of several talented and dedicated students at iAM MUSIC who is receiving a scholarship to further her studies in music and pursue her passion! As a [...]
Durango's Creative Comic Allie and the Creative Arts team painting. Photo by Jennaye Derge. Allie Wolfe is a well-known performer in Durango's stand-up comedy scene. Allie Wolfe is a person who cannot be described in one word. She is a woman of many different [...]
The Adventurous Artist Sarah Sturm and Allie Wolfe painting. Photo by Jennaye Derge Sarah Sturm and Hayley Kirkman helping install the Durango Joe's mural. Sarah Zoey Sturm grew up in Albuquerque, NM. Her mother, Margie, is a potter/jeweler, and her father is a lover of biking. She [...]
Doodlin' Durangoan Sketch of the Durango Joes Mural on College Ave. Dakotah painting on the side of the Every Day gas station in April 2017. Dakotah Andreatta is truly the embodiment of "local" - having grown up in Durango, he knows the ins and outs of our [...]
Who: Local artists Hayley Kirkman, Sarah Sturm, Allie Wolfe, and Dakotah Andreatta. What: Local is the Way! mural on the side of Durango Joe's When: This project started in August 2017 How: We had originally planned to work with another local business to paint directly on their wall, but they receded their offer mid-way through planning. Thus, we [...]
Reprinted from the Denver Post See a show at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in 2015? Purchase a painting at a local art fair? How about buy a book from a Colorado author or visit a local museum? If you answered yes to any of these questions you contributed to the $13.7 billion arts [...]
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