We believe strongly that the arts are a precious cultural commodity. Support for the arts is an investment in our community’s vibrancy, richness, intelligence, and character.
It’s time to bring your support to your favorite venue for excellence in innovation. Our New Facility Project will be a HUGE step forward for us and for art in Colorado, and we need your support to make this happen.
Why support us? See below…
What you’re funding? See below…
Tax exemption? See below…
CGP’S NEW FACILITY PROJECT
Control Group has a new theater! In the heart of Denver’s RiNo (River North) Arts District, in partnership with experimental theatre company The LIDA Project, ensconced in Wazee Union’s new management project The Laundry on Lawrence, Control Group’s new home will provide continued vibrancy and growth for innovation in live arts.
There’s still a lot to be done to make our new home as powerful and awesome as it has the potential to be. NOW IS THE TIME! A donation to CGP right now will ensure a successful first year and sustainable growth in the future!
There is no lie or hyperbole in the statement that our New Facility Project can change the face of the arts in this state. Our new center will be the home to our vibrant community of innovative and experimental artists, and it will be a magnet for companies across the country and around the world. It can and will completely change the dialogue about the arts in Denver, in Colorado, in the Western Region. We’re already doing it. Please, help us take it to the next level. Donate to the project.
WHY SUPPORT CGP?
Two basic premises underpin our belief in the value of and the need for our activities: ART MAKES BETTER HUMANS and BETTER HUMANS MAKE A BETTER WORLD. These are not assumptions; in fact, they have borne out repeatedly in studies of the role of the arts in economic vitality, the effects of arts in schools on students’ academic performance, and the direct relationship between regularity of aesthetic experiences and quality of life. Art cannot replace food, water, shelter, and health; but it can help create a culture where those needs are more available because the economy is more robust, the culture is more open and thoughtful, and people are more highly educated and capable.
The Denver/Boulder/Front Range community that we serve is not comprehensively starved for art. Rather, the local arts communities (like that of any locality) have strengths and weaknesses, surpluses and gaps in their offerings to the broader society. CGP ’s inception and development have been needs-driven. We have identified areas within Colorado’s growing arts culture that desperately demand attention, and have structured our programs to answer unfulfilled needs. We provide a platform for local artists to innovate, for emerging artists to grow, for hungry audiences to experience unique new works, for professionals and aspiring professionals to advance their skills, and for artists and audiences to participate in the evolving global arts dialogue. By doing these things we serve the whole local arts community by making it more expansive and robust; by doing that, we serve the well-being of the entire local culture.
TAX EXEMPTION
CGP is currently a registered not-for-profit corporation. We expect to receive 501(c)3 status by the end of 2010. In the meantime, if you are interested in making a donation we recommend that you do so through our fiscal sponsor. PHCA is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions on behalf of Control Group Productions may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
To contribute by check:
Make check payable to ‘Fractured Atlas’ for ‘Control Group Productions’. Send to:
Control Group Productions
835 E. 50th Ave.
Denver, CO 80216
CGP’s budget mixes earned income from events and rehearsal rentals with charitable giving from individuals and organizations. Individual giving is crucial to our non-profit funding. Among other things, it allows us to apply for matching funds through a broad array of public and private granting organizations, keeping our finances robust through diversified funding.
