Dylan Craddock with the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region fills us in on Arts Month happenings in October. The conversation in this episode ends up covering downtown art, murals, art on the street and public art maps, economic impact of arts nonprofits, the LART budget, the mayor, Pridefest, Veteran’s Day Parade, candidate forums, Colorado Springs City Council redistricting project, and the Mayor’s Civic Leaders Fellowship.

Our guest, Dylan Craddock, is Program Manager, Creative Economy, of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR).

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Arts Month Events: https://artsoctober.com

Colorado Springs Council Redistricting: https://coloradosprings.gov/2024Redistricting

Mayor’s Civic Leaders Fellowship: https://coloradosprings.gov/civicleadersfellowship

Peak Radar: https://peakradar.com

Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival: https://rmwfilm.org/festival/

Fine Arts Center: https://fac.coloradocollege.edu/

Ent Center for the Arts: https://entcenterforthearts.org/

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region: https://culturaloffice.org

Candidate Forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region

https://lwvppr.org/forums2024

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