Cherry Creek Arts Festival
cherry creek art festival annual festival held denver colorado first weekend july usually fourth july weekend inaugural cherry creek art festival began first president executive director art festival bill charney originally presented art festival concept cherry creek chamber commerce cherry creek commerce association board director meeting leadership cherry creek business community committed seed money group volunteer assist charney organizing committee currently tara brickell serf festival executive director covid pandemic caused cancellation th deferred september cherry creek art festival yearround c nonprofit art service organization present awardwinning annual civic event three day early july nation outdoor art festival ranked four independent industry publication presented denver cherry creek north neighborhood attendance art festival feature nation visual artist seven performance stage presenting broad range entertainment volunteer program volunteer working different committee sponsorship program retention rate cherry creek art festival continues vital part denver annual cultural economic landscape contributing approximately annually local nonprofit tax revenue ccafs overall economic impact – million year art festival hosted cherry creek north business improvement district receives commission sale artwork ccaf entirely dependent upon donation sponsorship grant addition support city county denver scfd individual level public support art festival purchasing official cherry creek art festival poster merchandise sale throughout year well refreshment sale onsite individual business also invited participate art festival festival club donor program four fulltime employee fulfill agency educational mission year art education outreach program touch coloradan annually collectively known art action includes mobile art collection alliance project artist residence program also sponsor lesson plan teacher fulfill colorado art education national art standard