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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 Paonia Creative District, a state-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

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february

27feb7:00 pm9:00 pmCabin Fever Film Series: LiyanaMOVIE

28feb4:00 pm10:00 pmFinal Friday Frolic - FebruaryARTWALK

28feb5:00 pm9:00 pmPop-Up Art Gallery Featuring Tama Capellini, Sherrion Taylor, and Heidi HudekPOP-UP ART SHOW

28feb7:00 pm9:00 pmCabin Fever Film Series: BombshellMOVIE

28feb7:00 pm9:00 pmArt Opening: Interdimensions of Soul by Ola SunART OPENING DURING FINAL FRIDAY FROLIC

29feb3:00 pm5:00 pmCabin Fever Film Series: BombshellMOVIE

29feb7:00 pm9:00 pmCabin Fever Film Series: BombshellMOVIE

Space To Create Paonia – February 2020 Update

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SPACE TO CREATE PAONIA As the managing entity of the Paonia Creative District, the North Fork Valley Creative Coalition is committed to supporting a vibrant arts scene in Paonia. This necessitates developing and maintaining a robust membership base, strategic marketing campaigns, quality public art, impactful signage and wayfinding, authentic signature…

Membership Renewal 2020

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2020 MEMBER LETTER Are you as excited about 2020 as we are? We hope so! Things are really taking shape for the creative coalition, and we want you to know about all the amazing opportunities we have lined up for you.  Yesterday, the organization had a day-long strategic planning session…

Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibit in Paonia, CO!

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We are bringing the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street to Paonia in 2021! SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET CROSSROADS: CHANGE IN RURAL AMERICA Dates: January to February 2021 Location: Blue Sage Center for the Arts in Paonia Creative District Since 1994, Museum on Main Street (MoMS) exhibitions from the…

Watch these profile videos for a taste of our creative community…

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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