Projects Recently Funded

Project Name Amount Requested Amount Allocated
Plastic Free Manitou: ReCork Project $260 $160
Plastic Free Manitou: The Last Plastic Straw $300 $200
Dying With Flowers and Plants $400 $400
Plastic Free Manitou Springs: Dish Detergent $500 $500
Security Cameras at St. Andrews Episcopal Church $500 $500
Learn to "Whatu" - Basics of Māori Weaving $550 $550
Mindfulness through Fingerpainting Year Two $650 $325
Art Supplies for the Community Resource Box $700 $350
Manitou Monster Project $750 $750
Colorado Springs Philharmonic $750 $750
Manitou Drum Circle community drums $750 $750
Wormhole Bins $750 $750
Manitou Puppet Theatre $750 $750
PaC-Man "Let's Walk and Roll, Manitou!" Budget for 2023 $750 $550
The Art of Being Strategic $750 $500
Conscious Puppets for Parades in Manitou $750 $750
Dear Summer Fest $750 $500
Manitou Movement and Meditation $750 $500
Tool Library $750 $500
Project Name Amount Requested Amount Allocated
Arts enrichment, Manitou Springs Elementary School- Mariachi Band $800 800
Emma Crawford Memorial plaque $1,400 $1,400
MSES Pottery Unity $1,500 $650
Sallie Knox Hall Street Mural at 441 Manitou Ave. $1,610 $1,610
Dragon Theatre Productions Performance in Manitou Springs $1,750 $1,750
Manitou Springs Creative Census and Directory $1,850 $925
Manitou Springs Middle School STEAM Night $2,000 $2,000
Indigenous Peoples Day $2,000 $1,000
SOUL SONGS: For Hope & Restoration, Renewal & Healing with Judith Piazza $2,720 $1,360
Imagine Art Summer Camp $3,270 $2,970
Keithley cabin historic district photo and document preservation $3,500 $2,250
Clayfest $4,000 $3,000
Manitou Springs EPIC Concert $4,000 $2,500
FAB LAB programming 2023 $4,200 $4,200
Lantern Parade 2023 $4,500 $4,500
Ormao Dance Group, Exploring math and movement $4,800 $1,600
Children of Gaia, Night of Remembrance 2023 $5,000 $3,500
Art in Action $5,000 $3,500
Manitou Area Comedy Festival (Working Title) $5,000 $2,500
Blue Hands Festival $5,500 $5,000
2023 Indigenous Peoples Day celebration $6,000 $6,000
Moonlight Market $7,250 $3,625
Purchase Mountain Bench to Donate to Manitou Springs Community $7,500 $7,500
Aquaphillia Water Station at FPF $7,600 $6,600
Manitou Made $7,750 $5,250
Commonwheel Artists 49th Annual Labor Art Festival $8,900 $3,910
Manitou Springs World Dance Festivals $9,000 $4,500
Poetry Heals: Using Creative Expression to Connect and to Heal $9,526 $4,763
Manitou Springs 2023 Carnivale Parade $10,697 $1,500
Indigenous Peoples Day Festival $14,000 $6,000
Manitou Live Community Music $15,015 $11,000
Art on the Avenue 2023 $15,520 $15,345
Manitou Springs Pollinator Festival/Pollinator Party Day/Pollinator Sweepstakes $16,682 $7,500
Project Eco 2023 $17,895 $4,630
Lulu's Downstairs - Community Programming, Planning, Recovery & Revitalization $44,000 $6,750
Location Amount Allocated
Carnegie Library $100,438
Hiawatha Gardens $75.000
Manitou Art Center $47,847
Miramont Castle $47,847
Heritage Center $47,847