Meow Wolf, with help from the city of Denver, recently awarded $70,000 in grants to 19 Denver art and music spaces. And with that help, the city’s creatives will improve and in some cases work to save what they’ve built.
For some, that means simply getting the boost they need to expand or offer more resources. For others, it’s a lifeline that will help them bring their DIY spaces up to code.
“A grant like this is hugely helpful. We were so, so happy to get it,” said Chris Scott, co-founder of ReCreative.
ReCreative is, in short, a 501c3 nonprofit creative reuse center. The longer explanation is that ReCreative is a retail store that takes donations of creative materials and resells them at discounts — usually around 75 percent off. Tucked inside the Point Gallery on Santa Fe Drive, they also offer a wood shop, studios for rent and a community makerspace…
