Thank You to Our Departing Board Members
Steve Boice and Frank Schuchat are departing the Think 360 Arts Board of Directors after six years of loyal service to the organization.

The staff and board are extremely grateful for the expertise, dedication and passion of both Steve and Frank. They have helped Think 360 Arts grow throughout the past six years, and their support of the arts, arts education and the organization is invaluable.

We wish them both all the best and know they will continue to support the work we do. 

Thank you, Frank and Steve!
Think 360 Arts Professional Development

Creative Learning Labs:
NOVEMBER 3

Creative Learning Labs are 2 ½ hour professional development workshops on a variety of topics pertinent to the needs of teaching artists and arts education providers.

For more details, including pricing and registration, please click HERE.

Upcoming Creative Learning Labs:


Morning Session, 9am - 11:30am: 
STEAMOLOGY: The Power of Artful Learning
Presented by Monica and Tyler Aiello

Afternoon Session, 1pm - 3:30pm:
Think Media Images: Exploring the World of 21st Century Literacy
Presented by  Laurie Chin Sayres
Practices in Arts Integration:
OCTOBER 10, 8am - 4:30pm

Practices In Arts Integration is a day-long professional development class based on our highly successful summer course, the Institute for Creative Teaching.
 
For more information and to register please click HERE.

Location:  Polaris at Ebert Elementary 

Registration Fee:  $70

Travel stipends are available  to participants coming from outside the Denver metro area
 
Continuing education  and Adams State credits are available.
 
Teaching Artists  presenting at PAI: 
CAP Grant Applications Due October 2

The Colorado Arts Partnership Grants (CAP Grants) are fun ded by Think  3 60 Arts, Colorado  Creative Industries, and the National Endowment for the Arts. CAP Grants support innovation and creativity in Colorado schools.

CAP Grants provide Colorado public schools the exclusive opportunity to apply for funding that supplements and supports arts instruction for students during the school day. CAP Grants fund projects that demonstrate strong collaboration among community arts partners and teachers in order to provide arts instruction to students.

The new grant cycle is currently open. The deadline to submit applications is 5:00 pm on Friday, October 2, 2015.

For more information and to apply for a CAP Grant, please visit our website.

Dine Out for Arts Education
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Wurstküche - October 8

Come enjoy delicious, exotic sausages, a drink or two, and create some art on the tables at  Wurstküche on Thursday, October 8 from 5pm - close.  15% of sales will be donated to Think 360 Arts.

The art created on the tables that evening will then be displayed at the Think 360 Arts office.

Wurstküche is located in Denver at 2036 Broadway Street.  Spread the news to your friends, family and colleagues with this event flyer

Patxi's Pizza - November 4

On Wednesday, November 4 Patxi's Pizza Uptown will donate 10% of the entire day's sales to Think 360 Arts! This includes dine-in, carry out and delivery orders. So, plan a happy hour with your colleagues, a dinner with friends, or even order a half-baked pizza for another day.

In addition, you can sign up to be a Patxi's VIP member prior to November 4 and receive a free appetizer when you visit.

Patxi's Pizza is located in Denver at 1598 E 17th Ave. Share the event flyer  with friends, family and colleagues.
Monday, September 21, 6-9 P.M.
at the  Denver Museum of Nature & Science
 
More than 60  Organizations, including Think 360 Arts, are collaborating to bring you performances,  activities, and a taste of the rich opportunities that SCFD  organizations can offer you and your students.

FREE for educators plus one guest.  Reservations are required .


Colorado Creative Industries and Colorado Artists are conducting a survey to understand the critical issues facing individual artists who use the visual arts as a mode of creative expression.
 
Everyone that completes and submits this survey by October 15th will be entered to win $100 towards a store of their choice to buy materials for their art practice.

Access the survey HERE.
Mark your calendars! Give where you live for 24 hours on Colorado Gives Day: December 8, 2015.

For the sixth year, Community First Foundation and FirstBank are partnering to present Colorado Gives Day,  an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving.  You can start scheduling your Colorado Gives Day Donations on November 1. 
Guest Bloggers Needed for the Think 360 Arts Blog

Have you had a chance to check out the new Think 360 Arts Blog? We feature new posts by guest bloggers on a variety of arts and arts education topics each month.

Know someone who might be great guest blogger for Think 360 Arts? Contact 
Artist Updates for September & October
Check out what our Teaching Artists are up to outside of Think 360 programming.
will be  hosting Curious Teen Night on Friday, October 2 at
7:00 pm. Come out for an evening of food, fun and live theatre:  $5.00 for dinner and a performance of THE FLICK.  T o reserve your spot email  [email protected]

Marie Gibbons is  so excited to be a part of the exhibition "FIRED * IRON, CERAMICS AND GLASS"  at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.  The show is free and open to the public and runs through November 15.

(Rooshana) will be teaching a four week theatre workshop series at Koelbel Library for teens on Wednesdays starting October 14 from 7:00-8:30 pm. Each class will explore improv, monologues, and dialogue with emphasis on voice, gesture, costuming or writing. 
 
 
Mare Trevathan  is  in rehearsal as the Harbinger in the new play FAITH by James McLindon, opening at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder on November 21.

Bob Campagna  is moving into a new professional level darkroom at Artworks Loveland . He is preparing to teach black and white film photography to middle school students in the Thompson School District. He is also printing a series of portraits of the Meskwaki Settlement and Taos Pueblo people to exhibit in November at Artworks.
 
Hannah Kahn Dance Company will present Fruition and Other Dances at the Lakewood Cultural Center on October 23 and 24. Click HERE for tickets.

will be a guest musician with Latitude Band at  Five Points Food Wine & Jazz  on  Wed., Oct. 21, from 5:30-8:30pm at
RedLine Click  HERE for more information.

Lara Ruggles is releasing a new album in October, Cynics & Saints. Click HERE for more details.

David Reuille's  dance company, Apex Dance, presents  Lumen  September 25 and 26. Click  HERE  for tickets.              
Jennifer Ghormley's work will be on display at the  528.0 Regional Juried Printmaking Exhibition at
RedLine through September 27. She will be leading several workshops at the Art Students League in September and October, including   Mixed Media Monoprints  from 1-4 pm on October 2,9,16, and 23.

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer will be presenting a free session titled, Finding the Poetry in Your Life at the Mesa County Public Library, on October 5 at 6 pm in Grand Junction. For more information email [email protected]. On October 6 in Telluride she will be presenting another free session titled Talking Gourds Poetry Club, at Arroyo Wine Bar at 6 pm. For more info, call 970-729-1838. And on October 18 she will be at the Ridgway Public Library presenting Just Playing with Words from 10-4 pm. For info, visit Weehawken Arts.
 
Maeve Eichelberger has a solo show opening Oct. 14 from 6-8pm in the Colorado Impact Fund office space.
Think 360 Teaching Artists in Schools in September & October
  • David Reuille at Douglas County High School, Greeley Central High School and Newton Middle School
  • Cleo Parker Robinson Dance at Douglas County High School, Falcon Bluffs Middle School, Florida Pitt Waller, and Altura Elementary
  • Bob Hall at McMeen Elementary and Scholars Unlimited Columbine Elementary
  • Dona Laurita at Meadow Community School, Scholars Unlimited Amesse Elementary and East High School
  • Molina Speaks at Compassion Road Academy, Rise Up, and The Studio School
  • Peter Davison at Flagstaff Academy and Greeley Central High School
  • Jeff Porter at Bal Swan Child Center and Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies

 

Parents:  Interested in seeing your child's school on our list? Tell your school administration or classroom teacher about us. We work throughout Colorado and are always looking for ways to expand our programming.