Wheat Ridge Creates

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Grant Details:

Wheat Ridge Creates can offer up to $500 per creative, per year, to assist in their continued education in the arts and/or provide financial assistance to break down barriers that many artists face, including entrance fees for shows and groups that support creatives. Although these are recommended ideas to support artists in the area, Wheat Ridge Creates will allow for any open application ideas that will be reviewed the same as applications that may be specific to continued education or art show fees to meet artists where they are in the community.

Offering up to $500 a year per creative provides Wheat Ridge Creates the opportunity to give at a minimum 10 grants, more if not all artists apply for the full $500.

Application Process:

Wheat Ridge Creates will facilitate a small application for creatives to apply for grant funds up to $500.

To view the application, please click here. Applications are reviewed on a monthly basis. Please allow 30-45 days after submission for an update on your application status.

Application Eligibility:

• Creative must live in Wheat Ridge
• Creative must use funding in one of the following categories:
  • Education opportunity
  • Membership opportunity
  • Exhibition opportunity.
• Creative must expend funding within one year of application date.
• Funding opportunities are encouraged to be local in the Denver Metro area, preferred to be in Wheat Ridge.
• Approved applicants will be reimbursed for expenditures related to their application, must email receipt proof or registration proof for exhibitions.

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Art Spot Co-Op is inviting you to submit up to 3 artworks for exhibit at one of our valued and newest resources for creatives here in Wheat Ridge - the Center for Music and Art, a nonprofit ingeniously utilizing underutilized space in the WR United Methodist Church. The deadline to fill out the form to submit their art for the show is Tuesday, November 14.

Several of Wheat Ridge's arts organizations are joining in this Community creative offering to celebrate a milestone anniversary of 1 year developing the Center, and to celebrate a growing community of intentional artists living and working in Wheat Ridge. See the announcement above, please join us. And please share with others in the Wheat Ridge area who may like to participate.

Scan the code on the announcement to access the submittal. This is an open show, and the submittal will help us anticipate the effort needed and who is available amongst us to help assemble, disassemble, and create a meaningful celebration showing.

Amy's Exhibition
Art Show and Fundraiser
Celebrating the life and works of Amy Davis

November 5th, 2022 • 4-8 P.M.

The Circle in the Square Exhibit Hall
Wheat Ridge Center for Music and Arts
7530 West 38th Ave • Wheat Ridge

The Wheat Ridge Center for Music and Arts will host a family friendly exhibition of the works of the late painter and printmaker Amy Davis at a community celebration on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The event, which is free and open to the community, will feature live music, drinks, appetizers and an assortment of more than 80 works of art for sale. Win a $1000 shopping spree! The drawing will be held at 6pm and you must be present to win. Proceeds will contribute to a scholarship for local high school graduates interested in continuing their education in the visual arts, made possible through the efforts of Wheat Ridge Creates and Localworks.

The event will take place on Saturday, November 5, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is the first art exhibit hosted by the recently established non-profit The Wheat Ridge Center for Music and Arts, which is located within the Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church (7530 W. 38th Ave). Join us to support your local creative community and the next generation of visual artists.

The last Art on the Farm for 2022 is taking place on Saturday, October 29!
Professional and amateurs are exchanging ideas and meeting the public on the last Saturday of every month. Artists are selling their art or just talking about it with others. Free attendance and admission.

Please call 303-999-5789 for more information. We look forward to you joining the art community this October 29 from 1pm to 4pm for Art on the Farm.

Come join the Wheat Ridge Creatives for another fun day of art and community on a neighborhood farm. The monthly Art on the Farm event series continues August 27 from 1-4 p.m. There will be a wide variety of artists giving live demonstrations and answering any questions you may have. Kids are welcome, please leave pets at home. We hope we will see you there!

Artists interested in participating can sign up here or email us directly at WheatRidgeCreates@ci.wheatridge.co.us.

RidgeFest - A Wheat Ridge Maker Faire is scheduled for June 18, 2022 at The Green on 38th Avenue.

What is a Maker Faire?
"From tech enthusiasts to crafters, scientists to garage tinkerers, at Maker Faire novices and experts of all ages come together to show what they've made and share what they're learning. It's a community built on curiosity, collaboration, and resourcefulness. What are you making? Come to Maker Faire and show (& tell) the world," according to makerfaire.com.

Alongside this massive show-and-tell there will be all the traditional elements of RidgeFest - food trucks, local vendors, a beer garden, kids entertainment, and live music. All events are free to the public, so please join us on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. at The Green (in front of Stevens Elementary School), located at 7101 W 38th Avenue. Learn more at wearelocalworks.org/ridgefest.

Presenting...Art in the Barn!

Hello Wheat Ridge area artists! The attached is a Call for Entry from the Wheat Ridge Art League, a one-night only fundraising event in Wheat Ridge, Colorado on June 11, 2022 called Art in the Barn.

This inaugural event is to establish a scholarship program for graduating high school art students in the Wheat Ridge area wishing to pursue additional art education, and to showcase/make for sale artwork from area artists. The scholarships will be funded through event ticket sales and proceeds from art sales go to the artist. See the attached for all the details.

We would love to have you enter artwork for this exciting Art in the Barn event. If you decide not to enter your artwork, it would be great to see you at the Barn in support of young artists scholarships, and other artists showing their work. Plus, you will enjoy an evening of live music, light appetizers, wine, beer, and other beverages both in the barn and outside (weather permitting).

Hope to see you at the Barn!

The first Art on the Farm of 2022 is on Saturday, April 30 from 1 – 4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public and will give visitors a chance to experience art being created firsthand. This wonderful event is back after a successful first year and we are thrilled to see you again!

Join other creatives to demonstrate your art, listen to good music and enjoy the Wheat Ridge Community! Everyone is welcome!