This past weekend was the Arise music festival. Tons of people from Colorado and the surrounding states flooded Sunrise Ranch to experience three days of top quality local and national musical talent. In a past interview with one of the festival’s creators a different aspect of the festival was highly stressed though. The Arise music festival was a co-collaborative festival as well. That means there was a heavy presence in both the art and culture aspects of the festival. And as I checked out the festival this was apparent. As soon as you see the main stage you can’t ignore the giant piece of burner art on the hill. It’s a ten foot metal owl with a jar asking for propane-money donations. As I approached it to get a better look I found one of the people who put it together resting in a shade shelter.