Keep RiNo Wild is the 501(c)(3) non-profit arm of RiNo Art District that helps provide and advocate for affordable space for creative and entrepreneurs, manages the creative grants program, and supports public art in the community through DENVER WALLS, the public art program, and more. All donations go to support education, programming, and affordability efforts within RiNo Art District.
RiNo Art District collaborates on an ongoing basis with many organizations including Focus Points, RedLine, Denver Public Library, Denver Urban Arts Fund, Denver Arts & Venues, North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA), Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA), Birdseed Collective, CU Denver, National Western Complex, Denver Parks and Recreation, City of Denver, Curtis Park Neighbors, and more.
RiNo's programs have evolved as the district has grown, focusing on empowering community artists, and providing access to education and promotion. These programs, accessible to RiNo's approximately 400 artists as well as artists and makers in the greater Denver area, include:
These programs are tailored through community input and serve the many artists, makers, and creatives that live and work in the RiNo area, as well as provide leadership to emerging artists who are trying to get a foothold in the larger Denver art community.
Acts as a champion for the arts by providing affordable community creative space, supporting local artists, and offering educational programming, events, and experiences for all ages and backgrounds.
RiNo Art District's mission is to nurture and cultivate creativity and business in north Denver, while ensuring that art and artists remain at the heart of RiNo's evolving community. As a former industrial hub, the RiNo Art District is part of four historic Denver neighborhoods: Five Points, Cole, Globeville, and Elyria-Swansea. Once home to mostly industrial uses, the area has transformed into a vibrant community for artists, residents, and innovative businesses.
In 2004, local leaders in the area and the City of Denver began work on the River North Plan, looking at ways to revitalize the area. Soon after, in 2005, local artists Tracy Weil and Jill Hadley-Hooper joined forces to create the River North Art District to connect the artists in the area. Ten years later, the district began to see significant growth and development, leading district stakeholders to create two special districts, approved by voters in 2015. These districts were predicated on the notion that art should and would continue to be the common thread that ties the area together, creating a leader, advocate, and liaison through a strong organization with a solid budget and strategic plan.
Today, the RiNo Art District consists of a 501(c)(6) membership organization that carries out the day-to-day work of the organization as well as strategic governance and leadership; a Business Improvement District (BID) that focuses on artist and creative entrepreneurial support, placemaking, marketing and promotion, and advocacy; a General Improvement District (GID) that focuses on RiNo westside infrastructure and maintenance; and a 501(c)(3) organization that leads on RiNo's fundraising, programming, education, and events.
Organization name
Keep RiNo Wild
other names
Keep RiNo Wild
2018
Tax id (EIN)
83-1442927
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
1320 27th Street Suite GMailing
1320 27th Street Suite GDenver County, CO, US