For Immediate Release: March 11, 2008 Elaine Mariner, Director, elaine.mariner@state.co.us Council on the Arts Releases Request For Proposals for 2009 Masterpieces of Colorado Tour Grant will fund a dance tour that celebrates Colorado’s unique cultural heritage

DENVER (March 28, 2008) The 2009 Masterpieces of Colorado Request For Proposals (RFP) seeks applicants who can develop and implement a statewide dance tour that will acquaint Coloradoans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy.

The proposed activity must be a tour of dance performances that are artistically, historically and culturally significant and in some way highlight and celebrate the extraordinary and rich evolution of dance and choreography as it relates to Colorado. Proposed programs may focus solely on a particular choreographer, style, tradition, or subject area relevant to our state or region. Examples may include but are not limited to:

• Recognize a dance tradition that is revered in the cultural fabric of our state.
• Recognize an American Master choreographer from Colorado or the Rocky Mountain West, who has significantly influenced the genre.
• Recognize choreography or dance works that illuminate a cultural, historical, or artistic era that has significance to Colorado or the Rocky Mountain West.

Commissions for new works are not eligible. The tour must be accompanied by related educational and interpretive components.

The Colorado Council on the Arts will award one grant in the amount of $50,000 to $55,000. The grant requires a one-to-one match, 50% of which must be in cash. The deadline for responding to the RFP is July 1, 2008.

To read the complete Request For Proposal and apply for funding, go to the Council’s web site at www.coloarts.org. The Council may host one Q & A session for potential applicants; date and location to be announced via the web site. Answers to questions received via email or phone will be posted to the web site as well.

About the Colorado Council on the Arts
The Mission of The Colorado Council on the Arts, a division of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, is to promote the cultural, educational, and economic growth of Colorado through development of its arts and cultural heritage. For more information, please visit www.coloarts.org.

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