MANIFESTO
We are Denver Digerati, an innovative nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and amplification of the digital arts. We are artist-centered and aim to create spaces of experimentation that embrace failure. Our organization endeavors to promote those fearless creators who aspire to express their unique visions through their art. Our platform is focused on inclusivity and the next generation of digital interdisciplinarity. We strive to break down accessibility barriers for EVERYONE through exhibition, education, community partnerships, an emphasis on play, idea development over skills-based repetition, and an unapologetic desire to foster artist success. We are committed to the open-minded, art-adventurous, rule-breakers, niche-focused, the independent artists, and all of you that are weird and wonderful. Denver Digerati encourages out-of-the-box thinking, equity through financial stipends, and the shared goal of empowering artists and viewers through our programming.
OUR MISSION
Denver Digerati is a nonprofit that supports artists working in digital animation and motion art. We believe in the freedom to create without restrictions.
Denver Digerati promotes those who aspire to express their unique visions through their art. We produce content, commission artwork and scholarship, collaborate on community events, run an artist residency program, and host the annual Digerati Emergent Media Festival (formerly the Supernova Digital Animation Festival).
DIVERSITY, EQUITY + INCLUSION
Our ethos of inclusivity is to provide myriad opportunities for a diverse community of artists and our constituent participants. We believe that equity is achieved by inclusionary practices throughout our governance, art exhibition, community outreach and education program.
Want to know more about our DEI stats? Send us an email for data on where we’ve performed historically as well as targets for the future.
OUR ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Denver Digerati shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers, selection of vendors, and provision of services.
Staff
Board
Past
Faiyaz Jafri, Founding Board Member
Barry Whittaker, Founding Board Member
Livy Onalee Snyder, Founding Board Member
Brad Greenwald, Founding Board Chair
Ivar Zeile, Founder