Community Engagement
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">**Show your support and**</span>[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(82, 134, 188);">**<u>DONATE</u>**</span>](https://www.coloradogives.org/index.php?section=organizations&action=newDonation&fwID=36988)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">**to our Community Engagement Programs!**</span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage Community Engagement programs support creative expression within individuals and communities by providing art-based workshops that heals, inspires and empower people who are at-risk, under-served and/or with developmental, intellectual, mental and/or physical disabilities. The Art Garage has successfully collaborated with schools, disability organizations, behavioral health partners, residential treatment centers and day habilitation programs. Workshops are conducted in a safe and nonjudgmental environment on site at our studio or at a partner location, encouraging exploration and experimentation of art materials and the discovery of one’s unique visual language with the intention of improving self-esteem, identity and personal transformation through creative self- expression. Activities vary per each partner depending on their clients needs. The program runs year-round and varies in duration depending on the partner organization.</span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">**If you are part of an organization that you would like to be part of this program or would like to partner with The Art Garage, please fill out**</span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"></span>[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(82, 134, 188);">**<u>THIS INQUIRY FORM</u>**</span>](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflyjOmDQd-uYvkG4_UURAVvY6_vKUofORnPYu8DyljNJWPvw/viewform) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">**and we will be in touch as soon as possible! You may also email or call us for more information at**</span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(82, 134, 188);">**[info@artgaragedenver.com](mailto:info@artgaragedenver.com)**</span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">**or 303-377-2353.**</span><br>
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<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">**Recent Programs:**</span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">In 2022, Art Garage collaborated with</span>
[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>WINGS Foundation</u></span>](https://www.wingsfound.org/) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors - Alison Winterle,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Claire Simpson</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/29488)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">_Adult survivors attend 48 trauma informed, art therapeutic workshops per year at the Art Garage Studio._</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Laradon</u></span>](https://laradon.org/)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> </span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors- Alison Winterle, Paige Burkhart-Lima,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Izaac Tafoya</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/27726)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Kelly Craighead</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13884)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Laradon works with Adults 21+ with disabilities giving them access to learning opportunities, skill-building activities, and meaningful, social relationships to promote independence in all aspects of daily living. Individualized programs are designed to accommodate and support specific challenges a person might face as they strive to achieve their full potential.</span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage works with Laradon to provide meaningful and engaging art activities for their members. In 2022, we also helped organize an art show of their work.</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Park Hill Elementary</u></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">and</span>](https://www.parkhillelementary.org/)[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Soccer Electric</u></span>](https://www.soccerelectric.com/)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructor-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Savannah Ducharm</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/30104)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage works with Soccer Electric at Park Hill Elementary providing fun, active art activities after school following soccer electric soccer classes. We have also worked with Soccer Electric during their summer Camplify soccer camps</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>CHIC (Collaborative Healing Initiative Within Communities)</u></span>](https://chicdenver.org/contact/)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(155, 155, 155);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Marissa Forbes</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/1409)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Kelly Craighead</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13884)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">, Brea Barr, Paige Burkhart-Lima</span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">CHIC education programs provide mind-body-spirit mentorship primarily for young women. Their curriculum builds positive identity, mindfulness, and self-efficacy to increase school engagement. The Art Garage worked with CHIC to provide art activities with therapeutic, cultural, and seasonal/holiday themes. </span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Anythink Libraries</u></span>](https://www.anythinklibraries.org/home) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Brittany Bell</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/3572)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Lisa Rooney</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/7420)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Madi Sinsel</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/31693)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Anythink serves the residents of Adams County, Colo., with seven branches in Bennett, Brighton, Commerce City, Thornton and the Perl Mack neighborhood of Denver. Anythink’s vision is to be the catalyst for innovation in Adams County. The Art Garage provided art classes for all ages at various Anythink locations. Projects included, drawing, hojalata style metal embossing, ceramics, printmaking, painting, tunnel books, and more!</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Delwest</u></span>](https://delwest.com/)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructor-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Delwest is a Denver-based real estate development firm focused on creating value within local communities through a unique combination of leadership and partnership. The Art Garage provided art activities twice a week for a few weeks in June and July 2022 for the children of the residents of two Delwest properties.</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>The Black Arts Festival</u></span>](https://colbaf.org/)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> </span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Izaac Tafoya</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/27726)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">, Kaitlyn Lafferty, Paige Burkhart-Lima,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The mission of the Colorado Black Arts Festival (CBAF) is to seek to involve the total community in helping to establish self-reliance, believing that pride in one’s culture is the foundation for long- term stability and prosperity. The Colorado Black Arts Festival strives to develop, promote and celebrate Black arts and culture in Colorado. The Art Garage joined the children’s pavilion at the festival and facilitated a mural/banner making activity for festival goers.</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Seeing Our Adolescents Rise (SOAR)</u></span>](https://www.soarcolorado.org/) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">, Alison Winterle</span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">SOAR has built relationships with several community partners in order to provide our youth with therapeutic experiences that promote connection to their community, passion, dedication, and safe prosocial opportunities. These experiential activities can include arts, outdoors, music, sports, animals, and more! SOAR participants come to The Art Garage once a month to explore various art materials to create their own artwork and build courage and confidence in their abilities</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>International Rescue Committee</u></span>](https://www.rescue.org/united-states/denver-co)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> </span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructor-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The International Rescue Committee provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. The Art Garage facilitated a fun art project that allowed the students to make their own creatures using reusable materials</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Highlands Ranch Community Association</u></span>](https://hrcaonline.org/) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">and</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Claire Simpson</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/29488)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage facilitated art projects for the education center’s “color wars” theme</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Denver Children's Advocacy Center</u></span>](https://www.denvercac.org/) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructor- Paige Burkhart-Lima</span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">DCAC’s mission is to prevent abuse, strengthen families, and restore childhood. The Art Garage facilitated an art project for their students with a therapeutic emphasis</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Sunnyside Music Festival</u></span>](https://www.sunnysidemusicfest.org/) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">and</span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>[Savannah Ducharm](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/30104) </u></span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Sunnyside Music Festival is a volunteer-run nonprofit that builds community through a free, family-friendly music festival. Our annual event supports local bands, businesses, artisans, and youth organizations through year-round programming. The Art Garage set up a table and provided a couple music themed art projects for festival goers</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Thornton Arts and Culture</u></span>](https://www.thorntonco.gov/arts/Pages/default.aspx)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> </span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructor-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Thornton Arts and Culture Center’s mission is to engage and celebrate the heritage, culture and creativity of our community and their vision is to be a community that supports all forms of cultural expression. The Art Garage provided art instruction in various media for elementary children and adults</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>NAFSA conference with the University of Denver</u></span>](https://www.nafsa.org/conferences/nafsa-2022)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> </span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructor-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art garage facilitated a community weaving project involving long strips of fabric that each person who visited could write or draw on and weave into a big weaving on an oversized loom that we provided.</span><br>
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<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Park Hill Open Studio Tour -</span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage is a hub each year for this open studio tour. Maps for the event are available and multiple artists’/instructors’ artwork is on display and for sale at our location</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>The Brain Injury Alliance</u></span>](https://biacolorado.org/) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Instructor-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Madi Sinsel</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/31693)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The Art Garage provided a printmaking activity for the participants at their 2022 symposium</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Flourish Supportive Living</u></span>](https://www.flourishsupportiveliving.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=gmb&utm_campaign=gmb)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> </span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Anna Pausch</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/31690) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">and</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Claire Simpson</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/29488)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Flourish Supportive Living is founded on the principle that individuals with brain injuries need a nurturing environment in order to foster personal growth. They specialize in supporting individuals with brain injuries. The Art Garage provided an art activity for their Christmas party</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Avenida</u></span>](https://www.liveatliliaapartments.com/?utm_source=GMB&utm_medium=organic)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> </span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">, Brea Barr</span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage provided art activities like ceramics and abstract painting for this 55+ community.</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Stanley British Primary School</u></span>](https://www.stanleybps.org/)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">-Instructors-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Anna Pauch</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/31690)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Izaac Tafoya</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/27726)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Claire Simpson</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/29488)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span>[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Lena Neirmann</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/31625)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Marissa Forbes</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/1409)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Savannah Ducharm</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/30104)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Katie Trapp</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/31691)<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">, Elyse Lani,</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">During the 2022-2023 school year, The Art Garage is working with Stanley British Primary School in their after school program and on the school’s half day schedules</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Primrose School of Denver North</u></span>](https://www.primroseschools.com/schools/denver-north/?utm_source=yext&utm_medium=maplistings&utm_campaign=localmaps)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The Art Garage has worked with Primrose multiple times facilitating various art projects for students preschool to kindergarten </span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Black Hills Youth N.D.?</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Park Hill Wine Walk</u></span>](https://parkhillwinewalk.com/)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">During the wine walk, participants had the opportunity to create a small abstract painting at our Art Garage table</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Park Hill Home Tour and Street Fair</u></span>](https://parkhillhometour.org/)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage set up a table and provided an art project for attendees of the fair</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>East High School Arts Walk</u></span>](https://east.dpsk12.org/2022/05/03/2022-east-arts-walk/)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage was invited to display artwork made by some of our students at their Arts Walk in May on and around their campus</span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Cake Crumbs</u></span>](https://www.cake-crumbs.com/)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">The Art Garage displayed various students’ artwork from 2022 summer classes in a September art show </span><br>
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[<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Morey Middle School</u></span>](https://morey.dpsk12.org/) <span class="colour" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"></span><span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Instructor-</span> [<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u>Joy Giles</u></span>](https://artgaragedenver.com/staff/13883)
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">After students toured local Denver street art, they designed and painted their own canvases using spray paint.</span><br>
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<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">**Previous Partners:**</span>
<span class="colour" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Arapahoe House, Center for Conductive Education, DC21 School, Hope House of Colorado, Joshua School, Mile High Workshops, Shiloh House, Stepwise, Synergy Outpatient, The Cube High School, Polaris Elementary School, Westwood Summer Programs, Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association, Higher Visions in Education Program, Westwood Public Art “Hub”, 5280 High School, Community Choices, Colorado Center for the Blind and Aspen Center for Women</span><br>
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