FolkWest receives $8,500 grant

Photo courtesy Michael Pierce Photography
Colorado State Sen. Ellen Roberts was on hand to present a past Colorado Creative Industries grant at the 2013 Four Corners Folk Festival. FolkWest recently received an $8,500 grant from CCI.

By Crista Munro

Special to The PREVIEW

FolkWest has received a matching grant of $8,500 from Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.

This grant was awarded through CCI’s Colorado Creates Program and will support performing artist fees at the 2016 Pagosa Folk ‘N Bluegrass and Four Corners Folk Festival events, both held annually on Reservoir Hill in downtown Pagosa Springs.