Telluride Arts

Telluride Arts programs served 126,882 people for in-person Arts and cultural experiences in 2022, our number increasing significantly (although calculated conservatively) with the addition of new public art programs in conjunction with the town of mountain village homeowners association, the town of mountain village, and the town of Telluride. Ourspace for the artsprogram ensures there are venues spaces to support diverse cultural activities in Telluride now and in the future. This program is our largest investment of time, energy and funds due to the restoration and repurposing of the Telluride transfer warehouse as a permanent space for the Arts. (continued on schedule o)in 2022, the roofless space continued to provide an oasis for our community, providing a safe place to gather for in person Arts events in the roofless ruin, especially to those with trepidations or who are at risk as we emerged from the pandemic. On the capital side, in 2022, we successfully received all of the design approvals from the town of Telluride and the state historic foundation for our restoration plans. In addition to the transfer warehouse project, we established two new spaces on Telluride's main street for galleries and community cultural events, with offices for our growing staff upstairs. We also added 1000 sf of studio space that serves 11 digital media artists in the town of Telluride, and established a new studio serving 8 visual artists at to a new location just outside of town. We continue to serve all members of our community by offering regular free programming and subsidized nonprofit rates at all of our locations. Through our Telluride Arts district marketingprogram we provide a central organizing force to help promote the whole culture of the Arts that is thriving in the Telluride region, including the wide variety of cultural events, exhibits, artists, galleries, and Arts institutions that comprise the vibrant Telluride Arts district. In 2022, 25 galleries participated in our Telluride gallery guide which is translated into spanish. We promoted ten Telluride art walks on first thursdays in collaboration with galleries and businesses across town. We provided monthly eblasts featuring the local Arts scene, and featuring a local artist monthly. We maintained www.telluridearts.org, as a hub for all of the Arts in the region, with an artist's database, an Arts directory, resources, and an Arts calendar, and we maintained a social media account dedicated to promoting all of the Arts in the area. Ourresources for artistsprogram supports artists of all disciplines through paid gigs, contracts, commissions, art sales, and grants and awards. We provide low-cost studios, high quality exhibit and event spaces, and produce numerous Arts exhibitions and events that pay artists a fair wage for their work. We promote artists through our website and on our social media, amplifying their impact, and celebrating their creativity. Our art events programs has seen significant growth over the past few years, as we expand our own events programming, deepen our collaborations with other non-profit organizations and artists, and also provide free and low cost space at the warehouse and our hq galleries. In total, we produced or hosted 177 unique events in 2022, 113 that were free and open to the public. Events spanned from singer songwriter series, to poetry readings, art openings, movies, meetings, and much more. We engage with community partners in order to co-produce events that reach throughout a wide range of audiences and interests in our community, providing a welcoming place for community connections across demographics.