In Part 3 of this blog series we explore Grapefruit Lab, a hybrid performance company in Denver that supports art which humanizes, entertains, challenges, and brings viewers into conversation. Learn how they’re teaming up with Impact Arts and Unbound Authors to form the Coalition for Creative Practice in Colorado Prisons, a collaborative Arts in Society project.
In Part 2 of this blog series we explore Unbound Authors, a Colorado-based writing center working inside and alongside the state’s correctional facilities to build communication skills, confidence, and connection through writing. Learn how they’re teaming up with Impact Arts and Grapefruit Lab to form the Coalition for Creative Practice in Colorado Prisons, a collaborative Arts in Society project.
In Part 1 of this blog series we explore Impact Arts, one of the three partners involved in the powerful Arts in Society project: “Coalition for Creative Practice in Colorado Prisons.” Learn how Impact Arts brings visibility to the work and stories of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated artists, fosters artistic community, and advocates for the importance of the arts as a healing and transformative tool in carceral spaces.
We’re excited to highlight 2025 Arts in Society project The Knock, an opera that tells the stories of military spouses on Colorado Springs’ Fort Carson. Learn more about The Opera 2030 Project and how their 2025 Arts in Society Project The Knock highlights the sacrifices that spouses make at home while their partners are away.
Meet 2025 Arts In Society project “Bringing Art and Culture into Pueblo's Public Transportation Stops,” through grantee The Pueblo Department of Public Environment (PDPHE). Learn more about PDPHE and how they uphold their mission to promote and protect the health and environment of Pueblo County.
Meet 2025 Arts in Society grantee Colorado Asian Pacific United! Learn how their project “Light Up Denver's Chinatown” aims to reactivate the alleyway that used to be Denver’s Chinatown as a pan-Asian arts, culture, and business district.
Meet 2025 Arts in Society grantee, Lighthouse Writers Workshop! Learn all about their AiS project Write to connect, and how Lighthouse helps provide the highest caliber of artistic education, support, and community for writers and readers in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond.
Learn all about 2025 Arts in Society Grantee Words To Power and how they show underserved youth the power of their words through storytelling.
Learn more about Sidewalk Poets and their Arts in Society project Globeville StoryWalk, a project that seeks to support residents in feeling seen and heard in their community, and to preserve the stories and authentic voice of a rapidly gentrifying area.
Learn all about 2025 Arts in Society Grantee Colorado African Innovation & Cultural Center (CAICC), and how they bridge culture, education, and innovation to empower underserved and underrepresented communities throughout Colorado!
