Grant Opportunities

The City of Boulder Office of Arts and Culture grants program has over $10,000 still available in 2018 for classroom cultural field trips!

Apply for a grant today.

About us

The City of Boulder’s Office of Arts and Culture is currently implementing Boulder’s Community Cultural Plan. Through a set of programs including cultural grants, public art, initiatives that support artists and the creative economy, and research, the office supports the community-created Vision for Culture: Together, we will craft Boulder’s social, physical, and cultural environment to include creativity as an essential ingredient for the wellbeing, prosperity, and joy of everyone in the community.

Arts Commission

Boulder Arts Commission Meeting
Wednesday, September 19
6 p.m.
Boulder Creek Meeting Room, Main Boulder Public Library

The Boulder Arts Commission and the Office of Arts and Culture have adopted the Americans for the Arts Statement on Cultural Equity and will take steps to align the work of cultural affairs to these principles:

To support a full creative life for all, we commit to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that empower a just, inclusive, equitable nation.
Read the full Statement on Cultural Equity

NoBo Art District Study

The NoBo Art District seeks your feedback. Complete this survey to help with their future planning and initiatives for the Art District.

Public Art

SPOTLIGHT: Mary Mattingly’s “Experiments in Public Art” project, Everything At Once, was one of 49 projects honored by Americans for the Arts (AFTA) as an outstanding 2017 public art project through the Public Art Network Year in Review program, the only national program that specifically recognizes the most compelling public art. Learn more about AFTA’s Year in Review here.

NEW: Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program – find out more!

2017 Annual Report

See how the City of Boulder’s Community Cultural Plan has progressed in our 2017 Annual Report.