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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

DIRECTORY OF CREATIVES

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23may(may 23)10:00 am28oct(oct 28)5:00 pmArt Exhibition at West Elk ClinicART SHOW

27may(may 27)3:00 pm29(may 29)8:00 pmBig B's Folk N Roots RendezvousFESTIVAL

27may5:00 pm9:00 pmFinal Friday FrolicMonthly Artwalk - May

27may(may 27)5:00 pm18jun(jun 18)5:00 pmArt Exhibition: Tara Miller & Justin HessART SHOW

27may(may 27)5:00 pm22jun(jun 22)5:00 pmElyssa Edgerly Art Show at Cirque GalleryART SHOW

Marketing Workshop with Colorado Tourism Office

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MARKETING WORKSHOP WITH COLORADO TOURISM OFFICE HOSTED BY NORTH FORK VALLEY CREATIVE COALITION You’re invited to attend a Marketing Workshop on Monday, May 9 at 6-7:30pm at Paonia Town Hall Community Room. All tourism-related entities get a free business listing, event listings and up to 3 special offers (includes: restaurants, lodging,…

Final Friday Frolic – March 2022

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JOIN US for Final Friday Frolic on Friday, March 25th from 5 to 9pm in Downtown Paonia, CO!  Make your way downtown to participate in Final Friday Frolic, a monthly artwalk in Paonia Creative District! This month, we have a lighter schedule with shows happening at Blue Sage Center for the Arts and Paonia…

NFVCC presents Mountain Harvest Festival 2022

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North Fork Valley Creative Coalition is excited to announce that we will be producing the 21st Annual Mountain Harvest Festival in Paonia, Colorado on September 23-25, 2022.   Our team is gearing up to bring you a spectacular event complete with live music, art vendors, a farmers market, kids activities,…

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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