Colorado Black Arts Movement

06/02/2026

🎬✨ YOUTH DIGITAL ARTS SUMMER PROGRAM IS HERE!
9th - 12th grade high school students✨🎬

Ready to turn your creativity into real-world digital media skills?

The Colorado Black Arts Movement (CBAM) is excited to offer the Digital Art Tech Ed Summer Intense Program, a hands-on experience where youth can learn, create, and showcase their talents in digital arts and multimedia storytelling!

🎥 Explore:
✅ Photography & Visual Storytelling
✅ Filmmaking & Video Production
✅ Graphic Design & Digital Media
✅ Audio Recording & Podcasting
✅ Digital Illustration & Design
✅ Content Creation & Editing

🌟 Program Highlights
• Hands-on workshops with professional teaching artists
• Learn industry-standard digital media tools
• Collaborative creative projects
• Mentorship and technical support
• Final Community Showcase

📅 Summer Sessions (9 AM – 12 PM)
Session #1: June 8–12 & June 22–26
Session #2: July 6–10 & July 13–17
Session #3: July 20–24 & July 27–31

🎤 Final Presentation: Friday, August 7th

💲 Only $20 per 2-week session
👥 Limited to 8 students per 2-Week session ( #1, #2, #3)

📍 12000 E. 47th St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80239

This is more than a class, it’s an opportunity to create, capture, and tell your story while building skills for the future.

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register today! Or click on the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-art-tech-ed-summer-intense-program-tickets-1990457278301?aff=oddtdtcreator

*For more information or if you have questions, email [email protected]

04/21/2026

REMINDER.

Honoring the Literary Arts!

CBAM is delighted to co-sponsor the Author Event and book signing of "Too Precious To Lose," by Jason Green!

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Denver Book Society 1700 Humboldt Street

Join us in person for a chill chat and book signing with Jason Green!

03/06/2026

Arts fir elementary schools.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CZ7iy8GrK/

02/05/2026

Black history isn’t just written in books…it’s painted on walls, played on stages, and carried in the voices of artists who have shaped our communities for generations. Today on COCO we talk with the managing director of and a longtime performer and champion of the Five Points art community. 💛

02/05/2026

Tune in to Colorado & Company (Channel 9) at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5th. CBAM's Managing Director, Khadija Haynes and Wil Alston talk about Black Arts for Black History Month.
Thanks to our champion Gerri Gomez Howard at the Gomez Howard Group for the PR push!

02/04/2026

COLORADO BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT (CBAM) ANNOUNCEMENT
30 spots available

Calling all artists! Join the next Artists as First Responders (A1R) Cohort by becoming certified in Mental Health First Aid: equipping artists with tools to support healing, respond to community needs, and lead with care through creative expression.

About Artists as First Responders
The Artist as First Responder course is a structured certification program designed to train artists in providing specialized care and support with art during and after disasters, emergencies, and crises. Through a series of modules, artists will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to serve as designated care providers working alongside traditional emergency responders.

You’ll Learn
✔ A 5-step action plan to help someone in crisis
✔ Mental health & substance use awareness
✔ Local resources and how to connect people to support

IN-PERSON: Adults Assisting Youth
🗓 Feb 24 & March 10 | ⏰ 6–9 PM (Dinner Provided)
12000 E. 47th St., Suite 201, Denver, CO
(Must attend both dates to receive certification)
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/mhfa-feb-24

MHFA Questions: [email protected]

*IMPORTANT: WE NEED REGISTRATION BY: 2/10 so that you can receive the pre-work that is required before the class (certification). *

To learn more about Artists As First Responders:
Bernadette McClair: [email protected]

Artists are healers. Let’s build stronger, mentally healthy creative communities together.

This training is generously sponsored by the Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) and facilitated in partnership with WellPower, because healing-centered art deserves healing-centered support.