Arrow Electronics and Cherry Creek Arts Festival Take Home “Best Individual Sponsorship” Award from International Festivals and Events Association
Centennial, Colo, October 13, 2016 /3BL Media/ - Arrow Electronics and the nonprofit Cherry Creek Arts Festival won a gold award for “Best Individual Sponsorship” from the International Festivals and Events Association. The award was presented at the association’s annual conference in Tucson, Arizona on September 28.
The award is based on the creativity and collaboration demonstrated through Arrow’s longstanding collaboration with the Festival, as reflected through the Five Years Out Art Challenge and the novel and engaging street routines by the performance troupe Handsome Little Devils.
The Five Years Out Art Challenge is a competitive, juried art competition that inspires artists from around the world to take the concept of innovation and express what Arrow’s Five Years Out brand promise looks like in an artistic medium. Artwork from the Challenge winner and finalists is displayed at the Festival each year before becoming a part of Arrow’s permanent art collection, displayed in Arrow offices around the world, including the company’s Colorado headquarters building.
In 2016. Arrow expanded its sponsored programming at the Festival by adding comedic and theatric street performances by the performance group Handsome Little Devils. In addition to performing, the troupe runs an educational outreach program featuring instruction in juggling, dancing, physical comedy and circus arts, as well as specialty programs teaching life and job skills for at-risk youth.
To learn more about Arrow’s collaboration with the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and the annual Five Years Our Art Challenge, please visit http://community.arrow.com/arts/.
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 460 serving over 85 countries. Learn more at www.fiveyearsout.com.
About The Cherry Creek Arts Festival
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival is a three-day, world-class and award-winning celebration of the visual, culinary, and performing arts and enjoys an annual attendance of 350,000 visitors. Special exhibits, art and culinary demonstrations, and interactive family activities on Activity Avenue complement the Festival experience.
Since 1991, the CherryArts 501c3 nonprofit mission provides access to arts experiences and supports art education via the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and statewide education programs. For more information, visit www.CherryArts.org, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat (cherryarts) or Periscope (cherryarts). Come Alive with Art using the hashtag #CherryArts.
