The Blue Sage Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization.
The mission of the Blue Sage Center for the Arts is to provide education and expression in the arts and humanities in order to engage and enrich the North Fork community.
The Blue Sage Center is all about building community, about providing a place for teachers, students, presenters, performers and audience alike. We are about promoting healthy lifestyles, inspiring and sharing creativity and helping our community maintain a sense of pride and togetherness.
Our facilities are the beautiful, historic Curtis Building and the Old Bank Building in the heart of downtown Paonia, Colorado. We provide a space that can be used for ongoing classes in movement, music, the arts, personal growth and other educational purposes. We are also a venue for performing arts events and a place that is available for special meetings, dances, classes, fine art exhibits and other gatherings.
The upper, spacious Victorian apartment in the Curtis Building offers over-night lodging with two bedrooms, full kitchen, dining, sitting room and plenty of space for additional sleeping arrangements.
Many local non-profit groups, such as the North Fork Historical Preservation Society, KVNF public radio and Western Slope Environmental Resource Council have used our facility for meeting space, concerts, plays, and other events.
The Blue Sage has sponsored many concerts, workshops and special events. We charge a small rental fee for use of the facility. All of the fees collected go directly to meet expenses, such as rent, utilities and supplies.
The Blue Sage Center for the Arts is run by a Board of Directors, elected by the members at the annual membership meeting. We are recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Financial Information
There are several ways the Blue Sage Center for the Arts receives funding:
- Membership
- Fundraisers
- Grants
- Event Admissions
- Building Rentals
Serendipity: The art of finding things not sought for. The Blue Sage Center for the Arts' Board of Directors believes that the opportunity to buy the "Old Bank Building" adjoining the continually busy home of the Blue Sage Center is serendipitous. It also seems, well, downright lucky for the community of people who have embraced the Blue Sage over the past ten years and who see the Center achieving a reputation for excellence throughout the Western Slope.
But why, with such success already, did the Board jump at the chance to buy the 100-year-old building next door?
But serendipity is not enough. We need your . . .GENEROSITY
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