NORTH FORK VALLEY CREATIVE COALITION
SUPPORTING THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES OF COLORADO’S NORTH FORK VALLEY
The North Fork Valley of Colorado – comprised of the 3 towns of Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford – is a thriving community with visionary artists, creative businesses, and a special quality of life. The North Fork Valley Creative Coalition is a nonprofit organization that manages the Paonia Creative District, a Certified District in the Colorado Creative Industries Creative District Program.
Our goal is to grow the valley’s economy by:
- Attracting more visitors
- Encouraging artists and creative entrepreneurs to find their homes here
- Revitalizing and beautifying our community
- Celebrating and strengthening our community’s unique identity and heritage
- Showcasing cultural and artistic organizations, events and amenities
- Enhancing and preserving a quality of life here that is very special
The Welcome to Paonia sign has gone up! Thank you all to the people who came out to help out during the installation of the sign. This sign has been in the making for some time now and has been a monumental effort. So many were involved in its creation,…
The NFVCC has also recently received a $10,000 grant from the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO)to use for marketing the campaign "Small Towns, Big Personality: Where Ag and Art Meet", which will showcase the North Fork Valley as a hub of arts and cultural activity in rural Western Colorado. Thank you CTO!
On Wednesday night, many nonprofits gathered at the Blue Sage to receive grant awards from the new West Elk Community Fund (WECF). North Fork Valley Creative Coalition is honored to be one of the recipients of funds to support our Colorado Creative Corridor Project. Thank you, WECF! The West Elk…
