{"id":17058,"date":"2014-11-10T16:19:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T23:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=17058"},"modified":"2017-01-05T12:13:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T19:13:04","slug":"galleries-of-contemporary-arts-brilliant-2014-earns-best-of-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=17058","title":{"rendered":"Galleries of Contemporary Art\u2019s \u201cBrilliant 2014\u201d earns Best Of award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daisy McConnell hold’s the CS Indy’s Best of 2014 award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The readers of the\u00a0Colorado Springs Independent\u00a0named\u00a0UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art\u2019s \u201cBrilliant 2014\u201d as one of the top fund raising events in the newspaper\u2019s 2014 Best of Colorado Springs edition, published Oct. 22.<\/p>\n

In categories ranging from best bank to best place for a blind date,\u00a0<\/em>Independent readers stated their preferences for local businesses and activities. In the top fundraising events category, \u201cBrilliant 2014\u201d took home bronze, with Indy Give! and The Waldo Waldo 5k earning gold and silver respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of us at GOCA \u2013 from the staff to the board \u2013 are honored and thrilled to receive this award from the readers of the Indy,\u201d Daisy McConnell, director, GOCA said. \u201c\u2018Brilliant\u2019 was created to break the boundaries of a traditional fundraiser event by celebrating the arts in a one-night extravaganza, raising funds to create more culture in the region at the same time. We think this community is brilliant, and we\u2019re so happy for the support.\u201d<\/p>\n

The June 14 party fundraiser extravaganza was GOCA\u2019s\u00a0third annual event and raised more than $12,000, roughly a third of GOCA\u2019s annual program budget. The funds will be used to bring 2014-2015 art exhibits and programs in the GOCA 1420 campus gallery, as well as the downtown gallery, GOCA 121.<\/p>\n

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“Brilliant” combines artists and dancers, cocktails, Nosh catered food, live auction, art installation and music<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For more information about GOCA, visit www.uccs.edu\/goca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To view the full list of \u201cBest of\u201d winners, visit Best Of Colorado Springs 2014 Vol. 1<\/a> or Best Of Colorado Springs 2014 Vol. 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

— Photos by Philip Denman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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