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One of our favorite moments from The BIG Create? W

One of our favorite moments from The BIG Create? Watching little Josie make friends with not one, but TWO festival mascots 💚✨

We were lucky to have the Wild Aware elk and SCFD's bear, Penny, dancing, waving, posing for photos, and spreading smiles throughout the day.

Even more exciting, our attendees helped choose the Wild Aware elk's new name during the festival! Thank you to everyone who cast a vote and welcomed our newest mascot to the community.

And if you look closely, you'll spot another BIG Create debut in the background: The Keeper of Evergreen, the whimsical wooden creature created by our teen artists during last week's summer camp. More on that project (and the talented young makers behind it) coming later this week 🌲✨

To Penny, our newly named elk, and all the families who stopped for a photo, a high five, or a dance break along the way... thank you for making The BIG Create such a joyful day.

Well... we did it. 💚✨ Our first-ever BIG Create i

Well... we did it. 💚✨

Our first-ever BIG Create is in the books, and what a day it was!

Thank you for spending your Saturday with us. Thank you for making art, supporting local artists, trying something new, and helping bring this vision to life.

If this was your first visit, we hope you'll come back. Take a class. Attend an event. Visit the gallery. Join us for Summerfest next month. There is always something creative happening here.

This event was built on the idea that art should be accessible, welcoming, and fun—and seeing our campus filled with creativity, laughter, and community all day long was something we'll never forget.

Thank you for helping make our first BIG Create such a special day. We had a great time. We hope you did too.

Until next time,
💚 The CAE Staff

Tomorrow’s the day! 💚🎨✨ The BIG Create is almost h

Tomorrow’s the day! 💚🎨✨
The BIG Create is almost here, and we cannot wait to welcome our community for a day filled with art, music, creativity, food, color, and just plain fun.

Come paint, build, splatter, create, explore, dance, snack, and discover something new. Whether you’re 5 or 95, there is something waiting for you to make.

✨ Free admission
🎨 Hands-on art activities
🎶 Live music throughout the day
🌮 Food trucks
🛍️ Art Market
💥 Splatter Tent
🌲 A first look at The Keeper of Evergreen

Bring your neighbors. Bring your friends. Bring the kids. Bring the grandparents. This is the kind of day that’s even better when shared 💚

🗓️ Saturday, June 13 from 10AM-4PM
📍 Center for the Arts Evergreen

Let’s make something together ✨

Join us tonight for the opening of Art on the Menu

Join us tonight for the opening of Art on the Menu 💚🍓✨

🗓️ Opening Reception Tonight
🕓 4–7 PM

Come meet the artists, enjoy an evening in the gallery, and experience the many ways food inspires creativity and connection.

A special thank you to our local food partners for helping make tonight's reception extra special:
🍕 Beau Jo's Evergreen
🥩 The Lazy Butcher
☕ The Hummingbird Club

We are so grateful for businesses that help bring our community together around art, food, and conversation 💚

See you tonight ✨

This week, our teen artists are building the first

This week, our teen artists are building the first iteration of The Keeper of Evergreen—a whimsical wooden creature designed to spark imagination, curiosity, and wonder.

Your very first chance to catch a glimpse of The Keeper will be at The Big Create this Saturday, and we can’t wait for the community to see what these talented young artists have been creating.

This project is truly a community effort. We collected more than 45 pallets from businesses around town that will become part of The Keeper’s unique exterior.

A special thank you to Edward Jones Financial Advisor Caitlyn Dunbar for helping make this creative camp experience possible, and to Natural Grocers, Ace Hardware, Big R, Evergreen Liquors, and the many community partners who donated materials along the way 💚

Come meet The Keeper at The Big Create on Saturday ✨🌲

The BIG Create @ CAE It’s a beautiful day to make

The BIG Create @ CAE
It’s a beautiful day to make a mess, and a messy day to make something beautiful!

Saturday, June 13 | 10 AM - 4 PM

Where creativity takes over the entire Center for the Arts Evergreen campus for a day. Designed for all ages, this hands-on community event invites you to explore, play, and connect through art in ways that feel joyful, welcoming, and just a little bit wild. If you’re looking for things to do in Evergreen this summer or a family-friendly event near Denver, this is your destination for a day filled with color, creativity, and big beautiful messes.

More info: EVERGREENARTS.ORG

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Thursday - 9 to 5
Friday - 9 to 5
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Center for the Arts Evergreen honors and acknowledges that it resides on the traditional and unceded territories of the Ute and Cheyenne Tribes and other Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize the 48 contemporary Indigenous Tribes and Nations who have historically called Colorado home. We honor their connection to this region and give thanks for the opportunity to live, work, and learn in their traditional homeland.

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