610 Arts Collective is the result of two passionate arts organizations working together to create a shared vision of bring arts, enrichment, and Chautauqua style learning to the Ridgway, CO area.

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"610", as we call it, is the shared office space of two non-profit organizations:  The Ridgway Chautauqua Society (The Sherbino Theater) and Weehawken Creative Arts. These sister organizations, while separate in status and mission, collaborate to offer a range of programs at the theater, the 610 space and other local spaces. In addition to serving as an office space, 610 is graced with an incredible brick and mortar retail space that serves as an exhibition space for local and visiting artists, and a classroom space for programs.  Exhibitions typically feature a different artist each month, or a group show such as the 610 Open.  In addition to the exhibition space, the 610 Arts Collective holds a "Gallery Shop" with smaller cash & carry offerings from local and visiting artists.

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For nearly a decade now, a serious movement has been afoot within Ouray County for arts organizations to cooperate in the areas of event planning, scheduling, marketing, coordination, and event staffing. Willing to lead, Weehawken-RCS/Sherbino took the spirit of collaboration a step further and entered into an Agreement for Collaboration, Cooperation & Cost Sharing (MOU) in the fall of 2014. Now well into our sixth year, Weehawken Creative Arts and the RCS/Sherbino share a staff of three, share office and gallery space as well as administrative systems and equipment, are developing mutually beneficial programming, and are taking advantage of economies-of-scale efficiencies wherever possible.