DENVER, CO, January 9, 2008 –The Cherry Creek Arts Festival (CCAF) enhances its company staff organization to maintain and expand corporate objectives for visual art, education outreach programming, overall communications, marketing, operations and festival customer service efforts.
Tara Brickell has been named Associate Director. This promoted position is part of a long-term plan of ensuring continued visual arts excellence and emphasis and growth with year-round education and outreach programming.
Jenny Griffin is now Creative Art Director and will lead all CCAF graphic design and printing needs in coordination with all marketing and general corporate initiatives. Griffin will continue managing signs and banners, website updates and festival photography.
R. Tony Smith is now Business and Communications Director and will lead all marketing and public relations. Smith will continue managing human resources, retail sales operations and providing oversight of finance operations.
Brickell, Griffin and Smith have been with the company since 2000, and Executive Director Terry Adams since 2001.
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CCAF is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit art services organization whose mission is to provide access to a broad array of arts experiences and support arts education in Colorado. Along with the arts festival itself, CCAF fulfills its year-round art education and outreach mission through programs including the Mobile Art Collection, Artist in Residence programs and the Student Art Buying Program.
CCAF produces its signature cultural event for Colorado annually during the 4th of July weekend. The arts festival weekend event is a world-class and award-winning celebration of the visual, culinary and performing arts, and enjoys an attendance of 350,000 visitors over the 3-day event. CCAF gives patrons the FREE, rare and special opportunity to meet and talk with international visual artists, sample fine cuisine, visit special exhibits and artist demonstrations, and entertain their families with interactive 'Artivities' and exciting performing arts.
Special Thanks to our 2008 Sponsors: Janus presents the Cherry Creek Arts Festival sponsored together with Official Sponsors Bank of the West, Qwest and the Rocky Mountain News.