Young artists join a community event at Virginia Village Library celebrating the Happy Clouds Art Installation | PSYAH - Photo by From the Hip
 

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GRANTS

Denver Arts & Venues (DAV) believes in the strength and value of arts and culture in building healthy and inclusive communities. Arts and culture can help a city heal, recover and thrive. We are deeply committed to strengthening Denver’s communities and the arts and cultural sector through various grants and cultural investments.

Current Opportunities

Arts Complex Creates

Arts Complex Creates aims to expand and diversify the cultural offerings and attract broader audiences at the Denver Performing Arts Complex through partnerships and collaborations with Denver’s creative community, as well as local, regional and national artists and arts organizations.  

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DAV Arts & Culture Fund

Denver Arts & Venues presents the DAV Arts & Culture Fund. We invite cultural organizations, non- and for-profit entities, educational institutions, neighborhood and community-based organizations and individual artists to apply. This fund will provide up to $15,000 in support for new or existing programs inspired by one or more of the seven vision elements outlined in Denver’s Cultural Plan.

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DENVER CREATES Fund

The DENVER CREATES fund will focus on the following commitments: 1) Broaden access to arts and culture, 2) Cultivate the cultural community and 3) Support the economic vitality of Denver’s cultural sector. 

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Five Points Jazz Grants

Five Points Jazz provides support for local, year-round programming that honors the history of jazz in Denver's historic Five Points neighborhood.

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P.S. You Are Here

P.S. You Are Here (PSYAH) funds community-led outdoor projects in Denver's public spaces. These projects aim to transform underutilized or sometimes failing neighborhood elements to increase collaboration, honor heritage, build civic engagement, beautify neighborhoods and enrich communities.

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Arts in Society

Arts in Society is a collaborative grant-making program that supports the integration of arts and culture into multiple disciplines critical to the health and well-being of Coloradans. This grant is administered by RedLine and funded by a cohort of Colorado foundations.

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Leave Your Fingerprints Downtown

The Downtown Denver Partnership and Denver Arts & Venues are seeking local artists to create interactive storefront installations that tell the stories of Denver's neighborhoods. Be part of downtown's transformation and help us bring new energy to 16th Street!

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