Think 360 Arts

🌟 It’s Colorado Gives Day! 🌟⁠
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For more than 60 years, Think 360 Arts has worked to bring high-quality arts education to people of all ages across Colorado. Since our founding, we’ve grown from presenting K–12 arts programs to becoming Colorado’s leading arts resource for teachers, teaching artists, students, and communities — delivering transformative programs in music, dance, theatre, visual, and literary arts.
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Today, your support goes even further. Every gift helps us expand access to creative experiences for kids, older adults, educators, and community partners statewide.⁠
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If you’re able, please consider donating today to support our mission: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/think360
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- 📚 $50 ($4.17/mo) provides classroom supplies for a Wolf Trap program ⁠

- 🍎 $120 ($10/mo) provides a teacher scholarship for the Institute for Creative Teaching ⁠

- 🖋️ $240 ($20/mo) provides teaching artist training in SEL, anti-racist, anti-ageist, or disability justice practices ⁠

- 🎨 $360 ($30/mo) covers materials for a 6-week Creative Aging program ⁠

🎶 $500 ($41.67/mo) provides a whole-school interactive musical performance⁠

- 🧶 $1,000 ($83.33/mo) provides a Creative Aging residency in poetry, ceramics, songwriting, or fiber arts⁠

- 🥁 $2,500 ($208.33/mo) provides a multi-session teaching artist residency in improv, printmaking, dance, or drumming⁠
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From all of us at Think 360 Arts - thank you for believing in the transformative power of the arts!

Colorado Gives Day is just 4 days away!

Your donation can have a powerful impact on arts education across Colorado. Every gift, no matter the size, helps us bring creativity, learning, and joy to people of all ages. Here’s how your support can make a difference:⁠
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📚️ $50($4.17/mo) would provide scarves, slide whistles, or other classroom supplies for a Wolf Trap early childhood education program ⁠
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🍎 $120 ($10/mo) would provide a teacher scholarship for the Institute for Creative Teaching next year ⁠
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🖋️ $240 ($20/mo) would provide a teaching artist training in social-emotional learning, anti-racist, anti-ageist, or disability justice practices ⁠
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🎨 $360 ($30/mo) would provide the materials costs for a 6 week Creative program in printmaking, bookbinding, watercolor, or mixed media⁠
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🎶 $500 ($41.67/mo) would provide a whole-school interactive musical performance⁠
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🧶 $1,000 ($83.33/mo) would provide a Creative Aging residency in poetry, ceramics, songwriting, or fiber arts⁠
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🥁 $2,500 ($208.33/mo) would provide a multi-session teaching artist residency at a school in theatrical improv, printmaking, dance, or drumming ⁠
Support our mission of engaging Coloradans of all ages in innovative arts programming that inspires creativity, builds community, & advances equity by making a donation today: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/think360
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This Giving Tuesday, we’re filled with immense gratitude. Because of supporters like you, Think 360 Arts brought meaningful arts experiences to thousands of people —from curious preschoolers to inspired older adults—across our state.

Here’s what we achieve together this year:

- 🎨 173 programs delivered statewide

- 🤝 Collaborated with 92 community partners to bring unique art experiences to their community members.

- 🖼️ Creative Aging: Nearly 914 older adults took part in art programs that fostered joy, community, and creativity.

- 🎶 Youth Experiences: 15,298 youth got to experience transformative art programs they might not otherwise had access too.

- 🎭 Wolf Trap: 14 early childhood residencies, supporting 32 educators and 200 children ages 3–5 with arts-integrated learning.

- 🍎 Professional Development: Over 1,288 teachers strengthened their practice through specialized arts-integrated learning opportunities.

And today, your gift goes even further. 💛

Did you know? If you make a donation today on Giving Tuesday, it also counts toward Colorado Gives Day—unlocking a share of the $1 million+ Incentive Fund and boosting your impact.

Plus, new monthly donations are matched!

Colorado Gives Foundation will match your first month’s gift up to $100. It’s an incredible way to double your support and help sustain arts learning all year long!

Ready to make a gift? Here’s how:

- 1️⃣ Visit our Colorado Gives Day page: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/think360

- 2️⃣ Click “Donate” and choose either a one-time gift or a recurring monthly donation

- 3️⃣ If you go monthly, your first gift is automatically matched!

Thank you - we truly couldn't do the work we do without your support and belief in our mission 💙⁠ ⁠

Think 360 Arts is thrilled to receive a grant from the Denver Arts & Venues () Denver Creates Fund to support our Creative Aging program!

Established in 2016, our Creative Aging program seeks to improve the lives of older adults across Colorado through arts education. We do this by promoting the inclusion of quality arts programs in communities that serve older adults; preparing teaching artists to work with older adults; and fostering lifelong learning within our communities.

We are deeply grateful to Denver Arts & Venues for supporting this work and recognizing the transformative power of the arts for older adults!

🎨 GT Adventures in Art Day at Westridge Elementary! 🌟

For the third year in a row, Think 360 Arts partnered with Westridge Elementary to host a full-day art experience for the students in the GT Center, celebrating creativity, community, and artistic growth. This special day brings together 1st through 5th graders, intentionally mixing them across grade levels to strengthen connections and foster collaboration.

Over the course of the day, students rotated through five different workshops led by Think 360 teaching artist:

🕺🏻 David Rueille – Dance: In small groups, students collaborated to create their own dance routines, discovering freedom in movement and building confidence to perform.

📖 Gwylym Cano – Storytelling: Students across all grades were grouped into teams to create original stories together, gaining confidence in sharing ideas with each other.

🎨 Ren Cannon – Painting: In this collaborative painting sessions, students learned how to compromise and combine their unique styles into one giant art piece!

🐛 Nicole Banowetz – Air Dry Clay: Students crafted imaginative sculptures representing microscopic organisms and the relationships these tiny creatures have with humans - like microbes living in ice cream that could give you hypothermia!

🪘Bob Hall - African Drumming: Students explored the history and cultural significance of African drumming, then got hands-on experience making music together.

From creating stories with clay microbes to performing group dances and drumming together, students were inspired to experiment, collaborate, and celebrate their unique creativity.

Thank you Jefferson County for helping us make this program possible!

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✨ Help make programs like this possible! Support Think 360 Arts this Colorado Gives Day and give more students across Colorado experience transformative art programs like this one. https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/think360