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Colorado is really creative

Patrick Fort
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Aspen Public Radio

Colorado has the most creative people in the country, according to a nationwide study from the National Endowment for the arts. 65 percent of Coloradans “personally perform or create artworks,” according to the research.

Other Western states, including Montana and Utah, were at the top of lists measuring participation and attendance in the arts.

 

Margaret Hunt from Colorado Creative Industries said this attendance and creation of art is because of Western states’ efforts to bolster rural economies with art programs. She also cited Colorado’s growing young population, and increasing access to technology,[ which allows easier creation of art.

 

Hunt’s group has only been able to measure employment statistics before this.

 

It’s the first time the National Endowment for the Arts has released state-by-state data since the agency started researching art participation in the ’80s.

You can read more about the data here.

Patrick Fort grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, nurturing a love for ice hockey and deli sandwiches. After moving to Colorado in 2010 to attend the University of Colorado to study music, Patrick discovered his love for journalism. In 2013, Patrick created and hosted the award-winning radio program Colorado Stories, a news program that covered CU and the surrounding community. An avid mountain and road cyclist, Patrick also referees youth ice hockey. He loves '60s pop bands and and trying new recipes ranging from milk-braised carnitas to flourless cakes.
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