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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 North Fork Valley Creative District, one of eighteen certified creative districts in Colorado.

Our goals are 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

DIRECTORY OF CREATIVES

March 10, 2016

MAP OF CREATIVES

March 10, 2016

EVENTS

March 10, 2016

BECOME A MEMBER

March 10, 2016

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News

August 8, 2017

Social Action Artist Residency @ Elsewhere Studios

Artist Residency Application deadline Nov 15, 2017 Elsewhere Studios, located in Paonia, CO, has received a $25,000 grant from the Arts in Society Program to offer social action artist residencies. This collaboration between Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, and Hemera Foundation is in partnership with RedLine Contemporary Art Center. Elsewhere was chosen…

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News

July 22, 2017

Help us Map the Assets of the Valley

The NFV Creative Coalition been awarded a grant from the Orton Foundation to map the assets of the North Fork Valley. Please voice your opinion … Read More

UPCOMING EVENTS

august, 2017

28aug6:30 pm- 8:00 pmCLASS / BAND PRACTICENorth Fork Valley Community and Parade Band6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Hotchkiss High School Band Room

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"To preserve and promote this place as a destination for creative people and those who love the arts is a worthy and worthwhile goal. I'm proud to be a part of the creative process here and a member of the NFVCC. Thank you!"
Ben

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"The creative industries are one of the many things that make this area so abundant and magical."
Shannon

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"The Coalition helps us to growth together artistically as a community."
Lea

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"I value the creative industries because creative expression is a part of being human. If we close that off we stop growing and wither just as the plant that receives no water and sunlight."
Andrea

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"The creative industries enrich the lives of those who live and work in the North Fork value and encourage other people, who also value to arts, to move here."
Celia