THE DENVER OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS PRESENTS THIS YEAR'S CREATE DENVER APRIL 10-17th

The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) introduces Create Denver Week, a series of programs and happenings exemplifying Denver as the Creative Capital of the Rocky Mountain West. Create Denver Week will take place April 10 - 17, 2010 at venues throughout Denver. Create Denver Week will showcase Denver's talented and dynamic creative community, recognize the creative sector as a contributor to Denver's vibrancy and economic vitality, catalyze the creative community to become a cohesive collective and support the creative sector by providing educational programming, inspirational dialogue and ideation. Create Denver Week is a project of DOCA's Create Denver initiative, produced in collaboration with Brian Corrigan.

Some events and activities require advance registration or RSVP. For a full calendar of programs and activities and registration information, visitwww.DenverGov.org/CreateDenver. Create Denver is an initiative of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA). Create Denver seeks to strengthen the overall health and vitality of Denver by supporting the growth and development of the creative sector, including creative enterprises such as film, music, art galleries, art districts, fashion, graphic design and individual artists. Create Denver is a sector-based strategy that includes policy recommendations, programmatic initiatives, technical assistance and advocacy.

The mission of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs is to advance the arts and culture in the City and County of Denver.