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What’s happening 

Featured Events 

Contact us to have your event featured. 

Colorado Creative Industries 2025 Annual Summit 

May 1-4, 2025.  Grand Junction Colorado 

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September 20 2025

History Live! With South West Colorado Humanities of the Round Table.  

Details to follow 

November 2025

First Annual Ignacio Invitational! SAVE THE DATE 

Details to follow 

December 2025

Taste of Xmas! First Friday in December! Community event and parade 

Details to follow 

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August 1st 2026

150/250 event!   Contact us today to join our upcoming event to celebrate the Colorado 150/ 250 event! 

Programming 

We are excited to host and partner with amazing organizations for creative programming! If you have an idea for a program or project you would like to develop, Contact us today!  to join our network of resources to make it happen.  

close up of "the Artist" by John Cerney of paint by numbers sunflowers

Connecting artists with the community, and the community with art.  We believe in the access of art for all!  â€‹

To join our list of potential art sites, join the artist roster, or to sponsor a project, contact us today! 

promotional tool for "history Live' with Southwest Colorado Humanities of the Round Table, depicting a woman holding her pet bob-cat.  Photo courtesy of Fox Fire Farms.

History Live! celebrates the humanities in Southwest Colorado with lectures, workshops, and live portrayals of historic figures. Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable is proud to offer a full month of programming each September!

logo for Rural Creative Collective with Startup Colorado

A community hub for creatives across rural Colorado!

Our group embraces the diversity of creativity, recognizing that it extends far beyond traditional artistic mediums. Whether you're a painter, musician, writer, photographer, designer, artisan, or any other kind of creative soul, this is your home. 

logo for tracks across boarders Scenic byway

Take a unique journey through two states, Native American cultures, breathtaking countryside, treaties, and technology, across ancient and historic times, and varied communities of the present day. From the romance of the rails and authentic Native American culture to spectacular scenery and a myriad of recreational opportunities, Colorado’s and New Mexico's newest Byway is a richly layered time capsule offering the back road traveler a comprehensive experience

photo of the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum with the words: Native Youth Expressions" on top

Free summer art program, including ample studio time, for Native youth in partnership with the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum.  This program focuses on the fundamentals of drawing and painting, led by esteemed Native artists, culminating in a student show held at the annual Pino Nuche Art Market, and a silent auction to offer students a chance to sell their work.    Stay tuned for future programming! 

Museum on Mainstreet photo courtesy of The Smithsonian Institute and Colorado Humanities, depicting a sign at a crossroad.

Museums on Mainstreet engages small town communities through educational resources and programming to become a catalyst for conversations.  Colorado Humanities tour "Crossroads: Change in Rural America", a Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street (MoMS) Comes to Ignacio April 2024. 

The Ignacio Creative District is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all visitors, artists, and community members, regardless of ability. We strive to make our spaces, events, and online platforms accessible by adhering to current accessibility guidelines, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Section 504/ADA compliance. This includes features like accessible pathways, designated accessible seating, accessible signage, and alternative formats for content where appropriate. If you encounter any accessibility barriers or need assistance accessing our spaces or events, please contact us at IgnacioCreativeDistrict@gmail.com and we will make reasonable accommodations to ensure your participation.

Support the ICD 

Your TAX - DEDUCTABLE donations help the ICD beautify the Ignacio community, create a collaborative cultural vision, diversify our local economy, advocate for funding the arts, attract creative entrepreneurs to our community, celebrate and strengthen our unique identity, and enhance our local quality of life.  In addition, we are actively seeking grant funding for our community in partnership with the Town of Ignacio, La Plata County, State and other resources.

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