2023
Cultural Field Trips Fund
- Columbine Elementary (4th and 5th grade classrooms of Stephanie Fida), to the Dairy Arts Center for the Magic Flute by Mozart performed by the Boulder Opera, $1,620
- Columbine Elementary (4th grade classroom of Stephanie Fida), to Macky Auditorium to see the Boulder Philharmonic, Discovery Concert, $341
- Pioneer Elementary School, (4th and 5th grade classrooms of Wanda Vásquez García), to the Dairy Arts Center for the Magic Flute by Mozart performed by the Boulder Opera, $2,000
Leadership Pipeline Fund Scholarship
Awarded August 23, 2023
- Jessica Bertram, CU Boulder Arts Administration Graduate Certificate Program, $8,000
- Lee Trombly, Colby College, $8,000
Artist Hiring Incentive Grant – Round Two
Awarded July 11, 2023
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Mirela Alistar’s Biofilm Dome, $3,000
- Boulder Opera Company, Hiring Mezzo-soprano Casey Klopp, $3,000
- NoBo Art District, Onecho Mural @ The Carniceria, $3,000
- Parlando School for the Arts, Piano Performance/Instruction/Collaboration with Britta De Groot, $3,000
- T2 Dance Company, Lost and Found, $3,000
- Tara Performing Arts High School, Mosaic Sign, $3,000
Arts Education Project Grants
Awarded June 28, 2023
- Boulder High School, BHS Panther Paw Project, $3,000
- Boulder International Film Festival, Colorado Film Society Educational Outreach Program, $3,000
- Boulder Opera Company, Xochitl las nina de las flores: workshop and opera at schools, $3,000
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare & Violence Prevention, $3,000
- LOCAL Theater Company, LocalWRITES, $3,000
- Luna Cultura, art, science and culture for thriving communities, Historia y Saberes para el cuidado de la Madre Tierra, $3,000
- Manhattan Middle School, Technical Theatre and Traveling Theatre at Manhattan, $2,700
- Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Youth Mural & Arts Programs, $3,000
- T2 Dance Company, The Color Wheel Project, $3,000
- The Cultural Caravan, The Cultural Caravan’s 2023-2024 Education & Family Concerts, $3,000
Community Projects for Organizations
Awarded June 28, 2023
- Dairy Arts Center, Native American Heritage Month Arts Market, $10,000
- The Hill Boulder, Live from the Hill 2023, $6,000
- The Mariposa Collective, Emergence, $10,000
Awarded May and June through the Human Relations Fund
Immigrant Heritage Month
- La Vecindad, Sol Jam, $1,500 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,500 from the Human Relations Fund
- Motus Theatre, UndocuAmerica & The Reminders, $500 from Boulder Arts Commission / $1,500 from the Human Relations Fund
- Luna Cultura, Tastes, Sounds and Resilience, $1,000 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,000 from the Human Relations Fund
- Haula Community Organization, Immigrant Heritage Month Cultural Performances, $1,000 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,000 from the Human Relations Fund
Juneteenth
- Out Boulder, Juneteenth Open Mic, $1,000 from the Boulder Arts Commission
Indigenous People’s Day
- La Vecindad, Taihui, $2,000 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $2,000 from the Human Relations Fund
- Luna Cultura, From Zapatistas’ YA BASTA to Building Alternatives, $1,500 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,500 from the Human Relations Fund
- Out Boulder, Indigenous People’s Day Celebration, $500 from Boulder Arts Commission / $1,500 from the Human Relations Fund
2023 Professional Development
Round Two, Awarded May 30, 2023
- Brian Jack, master class at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory, Toronto, Canada, $1,000
- Ethan Hecht, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Crested Butte, CO, $500
- Kaori Uno-Jack, master class at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory, Toronto, Canada, $1,000
- Merlyn Holmes, Growing Intentional, Happy, Sustainable Communities, Pacha Mama Community, Costa Rica, $1,000
- Patrick Allen, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Crested Butte, CO, $500
Community Projects for Individuals
Awarded May 24, 2023
- Amanda Berg Wilson, Brown Sugar Nutcracker, The Studio Boulder, $5,000
- Ana María Hernando, Making a Mountain, $5,000
- Betsy Tobin, MOMENT in TIME, $5,000
- Samuel Tomatz, Changing the Tide of Teen Mental Health & Suicide in Boulder ASAP, $3,925
- Wing Wong, Keys to Inclusivity: Piano Music for All, $5,000
Artist Hiring Incentive Grant – Round One
Awarded May 12, 2023
- Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts, Colorado Music Festival, $3,000
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, 2023 Autumn Concert, $3,000
- Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, LASTWORK (working title), $3,000
- Mi Chantli, Poetry with Changa/Writer’s Block, $3,000
- Musical Ambassadors of Peace, Tarjama Ensemble, $3,000
- The Spark A Performing Arts Community, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Musicals, $3,000
Community Project Grants for Organizations
Awarded April 26, 2023
- Boulder Community Media, The Arapaho Covered Wagon Redux (Redux) Original Silent Movie Score Performance, $10,000
- Boulder Symphony, Expanded GLOW Project 2023, $10,000
- Motus Theater, TRANSformative Monologues: Autobiographical Stories From Transgender Leaders, $10,000
- Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder Community Dance Films, $10,000
- Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Mural Series, $10,000
- Community Roots Art Festival, Community Roots Art Festival (CRAFt), $10,000
General Operating Support Grants – awarded annually for two years
Extra-Large Organization Grant – Awarded March 22, 2023
$26,035 awarded
Large Organization Grant – Awarded March 22, 2023
$10,414 awarded
Mid-Sized Organization Grant – Awarded March 22, 2023
$5,207 awarded
Small Organization Grants – Awarded March 22, 2023
$4,166 awarded
2023 Professional Development
Round One, Awarded March 10, 2023
- Alex Milewski, Functional Anatomy: Internal Strength Seminar, Boston, MA, $500
- Ellen Allen, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Crested Butte, CO, $500
- Leah Woods, 10 Month Fighting Monkey Mentorship Opportunity, Online, $500
- Melinda Laz, American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, Denver, CO, $500
- Parisa Tashakori, Bienal del Cartel Bolivia BICeBé 2023, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, $1,000
- Sara Pike, American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, Denver, CO, $500
- Stephen Bott, Modern Band Summit 2023, Fort Collins, CO, $500
Boulder Arts Week 2023 Sponsorships
$500
- Andrew Barker, Boulder Arts Week NoBo Studio Tours
- Art of Modeling, Boulder Arts Week Figure Drawing Marathon
- Belgin Yucelen, Foggy Night – premiere for a new theater play
- Beth Naumann, New Work for Boulder Arts Week
- Bonnie Lowdermilk, Bonnie Lowdermilk Quintet
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Open Wall
- Butterfly Effect Theatre of Company, BETC presents “Eden Prairie, 1971”
- Courtney Griffin, Boulder Arts Week Open Studios
- Creativity Alive, Art Exhibit at Ozo Coffee
- Karen Dombrowski-Sobel and Cindy Britan, Pathway to Creativity
- Luna Cultura, DIY Mexican Folk Art Fabric Books / Hágalo usted mismo Libros de Tela de Arte Popular Mexicano
- Megan McCarthy, Wilderness Art Open Studios
- NoBo Art District, NOBO BAW EVENTS: Artist Panel in support of the annual NoBo Group Show + Live music to support NoBo Art Center’s Demery Frankenhiemer exhibit on Second Saturday
- Parisa Tashakori, Caffeinated Morning: First Friday speaking series with Parisa Tashakori
- RICK DALLAGO, Boulder Art Association Virtual Art Critique
- Tiffany Crowder, Boulder Arts Week event music at The Crowd Collective
Venue and Event Affordability Fund Grants, eTown Hall, and Macky Auditorium Fee Waivers
- Amanda Berg Wilson, Brown Sugar Nutcracker, The Studio Boulder, $1,000
- Ars Nova Singers, Ars Nova Singers Presents VOCES8, Macky Auditorium, Macky Fee Waiver and $1,000
- BOCO FLAMENCO, BOCO Flamenco Fall show, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Boulder Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Boulder Burlesque, The Return to the Dark Forest, The Spark, $800
- Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Series and Orchestral Concerts, Boulder Adventist Church, $1,000
- Boulder Chorale, A Nation of Immigrants, First United Methodist Church of Boulder, $1,000
- Boulder County Film Commission, Creative Industry Nights, eTown Hall, eTown Hall Fee Waiver
- Boulder Experiments in Art and Technology, Trick or B.E.A.T. – Experimental Arts and Technology Showcase, Junkyard Social Club, $1,000
- Boulder Jazz Dance Collective, Boulder Jazz Dance Collective Performance, Charlotte York Irey Theatre, $1,000
- Boulder Opera Company, Family Series: The Magic Flute, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Ravel and Rachmaninoff, Macky Auditorium, Macky Fee Waiver
- Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Transformation with Anne-Marie McDermott, Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- Boulder Samba School, Colorado Brazil Fest, Boulder Bandshell, $1,000
- Boulder Symphony, Boulder Symphony 2023 Season, Grace Commons Church, $1,000
- Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC), BETC presents “Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B”, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Colorado Art Therapy Association, Annual Art Therapy Conference, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Colorado Art and Fashion Charitable Outreach Network, Boulder Fashion Week, $1,000
- Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA), Arts + Environmental Sustainability Forum, eTown Hall Fee Waiver
- Colorado MahlerFest, MahlerFest XXXVI, Macky Auditorium, Macky Fee Waiver and Mountain View United Methodist Church, $1,000
- Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts, Colorado Music Festival, Chautauqua Auditorium, $1,000
- Connected by Music, At the Jamboree Album Release Fundraiser for TGTHR, eTown Hall fee waiver and $1,000
- east window, Fashion Show, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Empathy Theatre Project, Staged Reading of “Tiny Vessels,” a Screenplay by Saraphina Redalieu, eTown Fee Waiver
- Empathy Theatre Project, We’re Still Here: A New American Musical, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- eTown, eTown Radio Show, Macky Auditorium, Macky Fee Waiver and $1,000
- Flatirons Chamber Music Festival, Celebrating FCMF’s Fifth Season: Leyeandas, eTown Hall Fee Waiver
- Frequent Flyers Productions, 25th Anniversary Aerial Dance Festival 2023 Performance Showcase, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Future Arts Foundation, Bluebird Music Festival, Macky Fee Waiver and $1,000
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, 2022 Fall Concert, $1,000
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, 2023 Spring Concert and 2023 Autumn Concert, Macky Auditorium, Macky Fee Waivers
- Jude Landsman, Two Ladies Walk Into a Bar, Boulder Shambhala Center, $1,000
- Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, LASTWORK (working title), Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- LOCAL Theater Company, You Enjoy Myself by Topher Payne, Dairy Arts Center and livestreamed online, $1,000
- Mi Chantli, Sol Jam, Mi Chantli, $1,000
- Miriam Paisner, Hawaiian Hula Performance, The Spark Performing Arts Center, $800
- Moon & Stars Foundation dba Kutandara, Under One Sky Concert Series – 2023 Winter Concert: Dance with the Moon, eTown Hall and eTown Hall Fee Waiver, $1,000
- Motus Theater, TRANSformative Stories, eTown Fee Waiver
- NAACP Boulder Authorized Committee, NAACP Boulder County Presents the Nashville African American Wind Symphony, Macky Auditorium, Macky Fee Waiver and $1,000
- NoBo Art District, First Fridays, NoBo Art District, $1,000
- Parlando School for the Arts, New Musical Project and Festival, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, World Premiere by Jesse Lausé, Mountain View United Methodist Church, $1,000
- Rocky Mountain Revels, A Solstice Celebration, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Season Premiere, Museum of Boulder, $1,000
- Society for Creative Aging/VIVA Theater, Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- square product theatre, Celebration, Florida by Greg Wohead at the Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- T2 Dance Company, Lost & Found, Dairy Arts Center, $726.00
- The Catamounts, FEED: Après, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- The Cultural Caravan, June Festival (Canyon Theater Concerts), Boulder Public Library, $1,000
- The Found Collective, The Found Collective x The Dairy Fall Market, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Trash the Runway, Trash the Runway – Recycled Couture, Macky Auditorium, Macky Fee Waiver
- Vani Sundaram, Community Roots Art Festival (CRAFt), at VisionQuest in North Boulder, $1,000
Grant Writing Fund
$500
- Amy Sabreen / Sabreen Media
- Mi Chantli
- Pop Culture Classroom
- The Found Collective LLC
- The Hill Boulder Merchant Association
- The Mariposa Collective
- The New Local
- Wing Wong
2022
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2023 Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture)
Awarded November 28, 2022 through the Human Relations Commission
- Haula Community Organization, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day 2023 Events, $1,167 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,167 from the Human Relations Commission
- Motus Theater, Dr. King Jr. and the Radical Roots at the Heart of Justice, with The ReMINDers, Dr. Reiland Rabaka, and a Motus Theater JustUs Monologue, $667 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,166 from the Human Relations Commission
- Museum of Boulder, Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: “The DREAM…Keep Hope at the Center!”, $1,000 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $833 from the Human Relations Commission
- NAACP Boulder County Branch, Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: “The DREAM…Keep Hope at the Center!”, $1,166 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,166 from the Human Relations Commission
- Second Baptist Church (SBC), Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: “The DREAM…Keep Hope at the Center!”, $1,000 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $834 from the Human Relations Commission
Artist Hiring Incentive Grants – Round Two
Awarded November 8, 2022
- Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Beethoven Mass in C with the Boulder Chorale, $3,000
- Boulder Opera Company, Hiring local soprano Sabina Balsamo, $3,000
- Frequent Flyers Productions, Cafe des Trois Amis: Live Music and Aerial Dance, $3,000
- Musical Ambassadors of Peace, World Music and Dance Concert, $3,000
- Parlando School for the Arts, Visda Carson, Artist-in-Residence, $3,000
- The Cultural Caravan, The Cultural Caravan’s 2023 Season, $3,000
Cultural Field Trips Fund
- Columbine Elementary (4th grade classroom of Jeanette Scotti), to the Dairy Arts Center for Hansel and Gretel by the Boulder Opera, $1,025
- Columbine Elementary (5th grade classroom of Jeanette Scotti), to the Dairy Arts Center for Hansel and Gretel by the Boulder Opera, $1,250
- Columbine Elementary (4th grade classroom of Stephanie Fida), to Macky Auditorium for the Boulder Philharmonic‘s Discovery Concert, $661
- University Hill (4th grade classroom of Celia Lopez), to the Dairy Arts Center for Hansel and Gretel by the Boulder Opera, $1,425
- Escuela Bilingüe Pioneer (3rd grade classroom of Ana Cox), to the Dairy Arts Center for Hansel and Gretel by the Boulder Opera, $2,000
- Escuela Bilingüe Pioneer (music students of Wanda Vasquez Garcia), to the Dairy Arts Center for Hansel and Gretel by the Boulder Opera, $1,350
- Columbine Elementary (3rd grade classroom of Jeanette Scotti), to the Dairy Arts Center for Hansel and Gretel by the Boulder Opera, $1,145
Arts Administration Rehiring Grants
Awarded August 17, 2022
87,900 over three years
- 3rd Law Dance/Theater
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
- Boulder Opera Company
- Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
- Boulder Symphony
- Dairy Arts Center
- Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc.
- Local Theater Company
- Museum of Boulder
- T2 Dance Company
Artist Hiring Incentive Grants – Round One
Awarded August 8, 2022
- Boulder Ballet, Viki Psihoyos commission for “New Moves”, $3,000
- Creativity Alive, Restoration of Mmmwhah! Ensemble, $3,000
- LOCAL Theater Company, RAISED ON RONSTADT and POP THE HOLIDAYS, $3,000
- NoBo Art District, Sustainable Sculpture Installations – TreeSky EcoArtz, $3,000
- Street Wise Arts, Community Youth Mural with Joseph Jimenez, $3,000
- The Catamounts, FEED: Aprés, $3,000
Arts Education Grants
Awarded July 20, 2022
- Boulder County Film Commission, Film Industry Nights, $3,000
- Boulder International Film Festival, Colorado Film Society Educational Outreach Program, $3,000
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare & Violence Prevention, $3,000
- Local Theater Company, LocalWRITES, $3,000
- Luna Cultura, art, science and culture for thriving communities, LLC, El arte de la tradición oral: Narradores de historias y sus múltiples expresiones, $3,000
- Parlando School of Musical Arts, Supplementary Music Education for Columbine Elementary School, $3,000
- T2 Dance Company, The Color Wheel Project, $3,000
University of Colorado at Boulder Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration Scholarships
Awarded July 20, 2022
- Carlie Ransom
Indigenous People’s Day Grants
Awarded July 18, 2022, through the Human Relations Commission
- Luna Cultura, Art, Science and Culture for Thriving Communities, LLC., Voces Ancestrales por la Madre Tierra / Ancestral Voices for Mother Earth, $1,925 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $2,000 from the Human Relations Commission
- Right Relationship Boulder, Current Conversations: Indigenous Fire Knowledge, Trauma Healing, and Land Back, $1,925 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $2,000 from the Human Relations Commission
- The American Indian Law Program, in conjunction with the Native American Rights Fund and Center for Native American & Indigenous Studies at the University of Colorado, Indigenous Youth and Human Rights, $1,150 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,000 from the Human Relations Commission
General Operating Support Grants – awarded annually for three years
Extra-Large Organization Grants – Awarded June 15, 2022
$50,000 awarded each
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
- Colorado Chautauqua Association
- Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival
- Dairy Arts Center
- eTown
- KGNU Community Radio
- Parlando School of Musical Arts
Small Organization Grants – Awarded June 15, 2022
$8,000 awarded each
- Band of Toughs
- Boulder MUSE
- Boulder Opera Company
- Boulder Samba School
- Cantabile Singers
- Colorado MahlerFest
- Creativity Alive
- east window
- NoBo Art District
- Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra
- Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
- T2 Dance Company
2022 Professional Development
Round Two, Awarded May 25, 2022
- Adriana Paola Palacios Luna, Denver Art Museum Acrylic Painting with Mediums, Denver, Colorado, $500
- Brian Jack, International Double Reed Society Conference, Boulder, Colorado, $500
- Ellen Allen, StartUp to ScaleUp Yampa Valley by the Colorado SBDC (Small Business Development Center) workshop, Hayden, Colorado, $482
- Heidi Alina, Private Study with Jo Boatright, Concert Pianist and Artistic Director, Walden Chamber Music Society, Buena Vista, Colorado, $500
- Kaori Uno, International Double Reed Society Conference, Boulder, Colorado, $500
- Laura Malpass, Progressing Ballet Technique Teacher Workshop, online, $500
- Leah Quiller, American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, $500
- Meghan Wilmesher, Stained Glass Association of America SGAA 111th Annual Summer Conference, Toledo, Ohio, $500
General Operating Support Grants – awarded annually for three years
Large Organization Grants – Awarded May 18, 2022
$20,000 awarded each
- Boulder International Film Festival
- Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado
- Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc.
- JLF Colorado
- Junkyard Social Club
- Local Theater Company
- Motus Theater
- Museum of Boulder
- Studio Arts Boulder
Mid-sized Organization Grants – Awarded May 18, 2022
$10,000 awarded each
- 3rd Law Dance/Theater
- Art Parts Creative Reuse Center
- Boulder Chorale
- Boulder Metalsmithing Association
- EcoArts Connections
- Street Wise Arts
- The Catamounts, NFP
- The Spark
Immigrant Heritage Month Grants
Awarded April 18, 2022, through the Human Relations Commission
- Haula Community Organization, Celebration of Immigrant Heritage, $1,650 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,650 from the Human Relations Commission
- The Hypothetical Theatre Company, Inc., Ellis Island Stories: Yesterday and Today, $1,650 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,650 from the Human Relations Commission
- Motus Theater, UndocuAmerica Monologues: 10 Years of DACA in Story and Song, $1,650 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,650 from the Human Relations Commission
Community Project Grants
For Individuals
Awarded April 20, 2022
- Diana Sabreen, The Imagination Collaboration, $5,000
- Grace Gee, The Space Between Us, $5,000
- Judy Nogg, THE FAUX PRINCESS AND THE VIETNAM VET, $5,000
- Mary Wohl Haan, 4 x 4 Squared: Pop-up Dance Performances (working title), $4,200
- Silen Wellington, Place Them on the Altar, $5,000
For Organizations
Awarded March 16, 2022
- Art in Community, Inc. (AiC), Temple of Tranquility, $10,000 – View Application
- Boulder Ballet, Adaptive Dance Program, $10,000 – View Application
- Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC), BETC’s Touring Theatre Truck 2022, $10,000
- Feet Forward, “Lived Experience”, $8,175 – View Application
- Motus Theater, Power Playback Theater – Community Storytelling Performance, $10,000 – View Application
- Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Boulder 2022, $10,000 – View Application
2022 Professional Development
Round One, Awarded February 22, 2022
- Andrew Neely, Stand Up Comedy 101 in Denver, Colorado, $285
- Belgin Yucelen, Sculpture Workshop by Grzegorz Gwiazda in Mapstone and Vouzeron Studios, Vouzeron, France, $500
- Brian Deck, Adobe in Action workshops online and in Santa Fe, New Mexico, $500
- Lisa Johnston, Dance for PD®’s Complete Training Program online, $500
- Merlyn Holmes, Ngoni music lessons in Boulder, Colorado, $500
2022 Boulder Arts Week Sponsorships
$500
Through the City of Boulder Office of Arts + Culture
- Ars Nova Singers, Made Fragile performance
- Art of Modeling, Boulder Arts Week Figure Drawing Marathon
- Belgin Yucelen, Evening with Love Poems
- Bonnie Lowdermilk, Bonnie Lowdermilk Quintet performance
- Boulder Creative Collective, Pertenecer exhibition by Grace Gutierrez
- Creativity Alive, Uplift – a winged flash dance to inspire us all
- Julia Vandenoever, Still Breathing exhibition
- Lemon Sponge Cake Ballet, WALD
- Lisa Nesmith, NoBo Art Tour and Pop-ups
- Mary Wohl Haan, Dancing 4 x 4 (working title)
- Modern Arcana, Open Rehearsal and Set Decoration Tutorial
- RICK DALLAGO, WILDERNESS STUDIOS OPEN HOUSE
- Rob Lantz, Galactic Liquid
- rodney Swanstrom, SKYLIGHTS REVISITED
- Sam Tomatz, Dance Film
- Samba Colorado, 2nd Annual Brazilian Arts Weekender
- Sans Souci Dance Film Festival, Women’s History Month Virtual Screening
- Street Wise Boulder, Mural Tour for Boulder Arts Week
Grant Writing Fund
$500
- Andrew Novick
- Bill Snider // Studio Doorz
- Diana Sabreen
- east window
- Empathy Theatre Project
- Judy Nogg
- Katrin Bell
Venue and Event Affordability Fund Grants and Macky Auditorium Fee Waivers
- 3rd Law Dance/Theater, 3rd Law presents their 2022 Spring Season, Dairy Arts Center and online, $1,000
- Boulder Ballet, Black Voices of Dance, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Boulder OperaCompany, Il Trovatore by Verdi, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Colorado MahlerFest, Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
- Future Arts Foundation, Bluebird Music Festival, Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, 2022 Spring Concert and 2022 Fall Concert, Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, 2022 Fall Concert, $1,000
- Hollis+Lana, Filming from Boulder’s Open Spaces at Coot Lake, $1,000
- NAACP Boulder Authorized Committee, Freedom Fund Fisk Jubilee Singers, Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
- Rocky Mountain Revels, A Solstice Celebration, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Season Premiere, Museum of Boulder, $1,000
- T2 Dance Company, Color Wheel Project at the Dairy Arts Center, $981.50
- The Big Dream, The Imagination Collaboration, Junkyard Social Club, $1,000
- Venus Victrola, The Bouldy Rainbow Rocky Shadowcast, The Spark, $200
2021
Following direction from the Arts Commission at the October 20, 2021, meeting regarding the use of a budget restoration for the Cultural Grants Program, these applications were confirmed for funding:
Venue and Event Affordability Fund Grants
- Block 1750, PPE & Livestream classes at Block 1750, $1,000
- Boulder Ballet, Masterworks, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000.00
- Boulder Chorale, Origins: The Fertile Crescent, First United Methodist Church of Boulder, $1,000.00
- Boulder Opera Company, Family Series: L ‘enfant et les Sortileges by Ravel, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Boulder Symphony, Boulder Symphony 2022 Season, Grace Commons Church, $1,000
- Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado, BETC presents: “Fourteen Funerals” by Eric Pfeffinger, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Creativity Alive, Sound Journey Series & Improvisational Music & Movement Series, Yoga Loft, $1,000
- Dairy Arts Center, Streaming Equipment for Free Range Dairy events, $1,000
- Empathy Theatre Project, Man Up: A Musical, Nomad Playhouse, $1,000
- Flatirons Food Film Festival, Boulder Public Library, $1,000
- Future Arts Foundation, Bluebird Music Festival, Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, GBYO Fall 2021 Concert, Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- Joanna Rotkin, Dog Dance Classes, FloorSpace Studio, $1,000
- LOCAL Theater Company, Fall and Spring Local Lab New Play Festivals, COVID-19 testing, $1,000
- Luna Cultura, art, science and culture for thriving communities, LLC, Arte, proyecto de vida y justicia ambiental / Caravanas Culturales, technology for online hosting, $1,000
- Motus Theater, “Let Us Be Dissatisfied Until…”, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Museum of Boulder, Dia de los Reyes 2022: A Celebration of Cultures, Local and International, technology for online hosting, $1,000.00
- NAACP Boulder Authorized Committee, Freedom Fund Fisk Jubilee Singers, Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- NoBo Art District, Sanitation and PPE at the NoBo Art District Galleries for First Fridays, $1,000.00
- Now or Never Theater, Tales from the Tipping Point, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Live Stream Event Support, $1,000
- Rebecca Folsom, Sanctuary CD Release Event, eTown, $1,000
- Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Virtual Editions for Black History Month and Women’s History Month Screenings, $1,000
- Society for Creative Aging/Viva Theater, ‘The Last Romance’ by Joe DiPietro, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- T2 Dance Company, in/Visible, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- The Blind Café, The Boulder Blind Cafe Experience, Wesley Foundation, $1,000
- The Catamounts, One Way-Back Day, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Trash the Runway, Trash the Runway – Recycled Couture, Macky Auditorium fee waiver and $1,000
Community Project Grants for Organizations
- Boulder Symphony, GLOW Project, $10,000
- Circle of Care Project, Arts on Call Project – A Virtual Performing Arts Center for Vulnerable Boulder Seniors, $10,000
- Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc., UpStream: Art + Ecology = Awareness, $6,000
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, GBYO Student Leadership Council Presents, $10,000
- Junkyard Social Club, Lost Kid Junkyard, $10,000
- Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Happiness Project : Finding Joy in Tough Times, $10,000
- Moon & Stars Foundation dba Kutandara, Pop-Up Parking Lot Concerts, $7,800
- Museum of Boulder, Voces Vivas! Stories from the LatinX Community in Boulder, $10,000
- Parlando School for the Arts, Parlando Commissioned Composer & Artist-in-Residence Project, $10,000
- Solid State Depot, Renovation and Conversion of Maker Space at Solid State Depot, $10,000
- square product theatre, Dance Nation, $10,000
- The Catamounts, Public Domain Theatre Festival, $10,000
Community Projects for Individuals
- Edica Pacha, BELONG, $5,000
- Kelly Holmes-Starkey, Fresh Air, Fresh Fashion Runway Show, $5,000
Arts Education Grants
- Laurie Dameron, Spaceship Earth: What Can I Do?, $3,000
- T2 Dance Company, Color Wheel Project, $3,000
COVID-19 Event Safety Sponsorship ($3,572 per organization)
- Boulder Historical Society d/b/a The Museum of Boulder
- Boulder Opera Company
- Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
- Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC)
- Colorado Film Society
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival
- Creativity Alive
- Dairy Arts Center
- Future Arts Foundation
- Junkyard Social Club
- Local Theater Company
- Motus Theater
- NoBo Art District
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2022 Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture)
Awarded September 20, 2021 through the Human Relations Commission
- Boulder Community Media (BCM), “Undoing the Noble Crusade” (Working Title), $1,000 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,500)
- NAACP Boulder County, “The Dream: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”, $1,650 from Human Relations Commission / $500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,150)
- NAACP Boulder County Branch and the Executive Committee for African American Cultural Events, 2022 Black History Celebration featuring traveling exhibition from Dr. Ernest C. Withers’ Gallery & Museum Collection (Memphis, TN), $1,000 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,500)
- Second Baptist Church, Boulder, “The Dream: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”, $1,000 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,500)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture)
Awarded June 21, 2021 through the Human Relations Commission
- Right Relationship Boulder, “Celebrating Boulder’s Native Peoples”, $1,300 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,800)
- Luna Cultura, Art, Science and Culture for Thriving Communities, The Totonacapan-Nahua Fusion, $1,300 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,800)
- Junkyard Social Club, Cinnamon Kills First Sessions, $1,300 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,800)
- Creative Nations, Creative Nations: Indigenous Traditional Dances, $1,300 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,800)
Arts Education Grants
Awarded June 16, 2021
- Boulder Opera Company, Touring Schools with Gato con Botas, $3,000 – Application
- Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Boulder Philharmonic’s Early Explorers Program with Boulder County Head Start and Integral Steps, $3,000
- Boulder Symphony, Boulder Symphony and Boulder Muse Collaborate 2021-2022, $3,000 – Application
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare & Violence Prevention, $3,000 – Application
- Frequent Flyers Productions, Dreamers Fly with Frequent Flyers, $3,000 – Application
- Luna Cultura, art, science and culture for thriving communities, LLC, Arte, proyecto de vida y justicia ambiental, $3,000 – Application (partial)
- Parlando School for the Arts, Supplementary Music Education for Columbine Elementary School, $3,000 – Application
- Rocky Ridge Music Center, Boulder High School Orchestral Coaching Partnership, $2,800 – Application
- Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Youth Workshops, $3,000 – Application
- Todd Mitchell, Boulder Books for Change, $3,000 – Application
Professional Development
Round Two, Awarded May 31, 2021
- Abigail Corrigan, Choreographic Mentorship, Boulder, Colorado, $500
- Amée Villarreal, Wet Lasted Shoe Making Workshop, Bellvue, Colorado, $500
- Emilee Hodges, How to Heal with Singing Bowls, Boulder, Colorado, $500
- Heidi Alina, Private Study with Jo Boatright, Concert Pianist and Artistic Director, Walden Chamber Music Society, Buena Vista, Colorado, $500
- Jenny Shank, Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association’s fall conference, Denver, $500
- Julia Joun, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, $390
- Leah Woods, Anatomy and Movement Teacher Training in New York City, New York, $500
- Nika Garcia, Songwriting class at the Berklee College of Music, Online, $500
Community Project Grants
For Individuals
Awarded May 19, 2021
- Celia Tewey, Bear, $5,000 – Application
- Cynthia Kneen, Two Ladies Walk Into a Bar, $5,000 – Application
- Ellen Allen, “Figures” in Literature, $4,340 – Application
- Heather Schulte, Bordemos la Situación, $5,000 – Application
- JayCee Beyale, Water is Life, $5,000 – Application
For Organizations
Awarded April 21, 2021
- Block 1750, Movement Zoo Movement Research Summit, $10,000
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Community Engagement Programs for “El movimiento sigue”, $10,000 – Application
- “I Have A Dream” Foundation of Boulder County, Mariachi in the Mainstream: Centering Mexican Culture in Boulder, $10,000 – Application
- Landlocked Films, This is [Not] Who We Are documentary film, $10,000
- NAACP Boulder Authorized Committee, The Withers Museum Collection: Civil Rights and Black History, $10,000 – Application
- Street Wise Arts, 2021 Street Wise Boulder “Artivism” mural festival, $10,000 – Application
Professional Development
Round One, Awarded February 22, 2021
- James Marienthal, Music and Dance Performance Coaching and Development Private Consultation in Boulder, CO, $500
- Laura Mangus, Coaching on marketing and event production to ensure best CD and Book Release for “Becoming Honey”, Online, $500
- Merlyn Holmes, Speaker’s Playground: Coaching on public speaking and Zoom presentation skills with Johanna Walker, Online, $500
- Patti Bonnet, Annecy International Animation Film Festival in Annecy, Online, $500
- Savannah Ducharm, Berlin Drawing Room Online Workshop, Online, $500
- Travis LaBerge, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion immersive training with Lori Pace, Online, $500
CU Boulder Macky Auditorium Fee Waivers
- Colorado MahlerFest, MahlerFest XXXIV, CU Boulder Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
- Future Arts Foundation, Bluebird Music Festival, CU Boulder Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, GBYO Fall 2021 Concert and 2022 Season Finale Concert, Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
- NAACP Boulder Authorized Committee, NAACP Boulder County Presents The Fisk Jubilee Singers, CU Boulder Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
2020
University of Colorado at Boulder Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration Scholarships
Awarded August 19, 2020
- Elaine Waterman
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2021 Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture)
Awarded Monday, October 26, 2020 through the Human Relations Commission
- Dairy Arts Center, MLK & Afrofuturism, $800 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,300)
- MOTUS Theater, The Road From “Shallow Understanding” to “We Shall Overcome”: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy in Relation to the Racism and Violence of the Criminal Justice System, $800 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,300)
- NAACP Boulder County, Why Can’t We Wait: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, $800 from Human Relations Commission / $1,500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $2,300)
- Selaseee & The Fafa Family, The Black Experience in Boulder: Past and Present, $860 from Human Relations Commission / $500 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $1,360)
Arts Education Grants
Awarded August 19, 2020
- Adriana Paola Palacios Luna, Arte consciente, identidad, bienestar y justicia social, $2,996.08
- Block 1750, Breaking FUNdamentals: Online Hip Hop Dance Curriculum for Boulder Teachers, $3,000
- Boulder International Film Festival, BIFF 2021 Youth Pavilion/Cinema to Schools/Youth Advisory Council, $3,000
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Virtual Contemporary Classroom, $3,000
- Christopher Carruth, About Face, $3,000
- Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts, SheBop Weekend Workshop, $3,000
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare & Violence Prevention, $3,000
- LOCAL Theater Company, LocalWRITES, from Local Theater Company, $3,000
- Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Diverse Voices: Performance and coaching with Boulder MUSE, $3,000
- The Catamounts, Save the Pollinators: A Multi-School Arts Residency, $3,000
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture)
Awarded Monday, August 24, 2020 through the Human Relations Commission
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Colorado Professional Chapter, $1,250 from Human Relations Commission / $2,000 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $3,250)
- Our Sustainable Future, $2,000 from Human Relations Commission / $2,000 from the Office of Arts + Culture Sponsorship Program (Total $4,000)
Professional Development Scholarships
Round Two, Awarded June 2, 2020
- Addrienne Amato, Christie’s Speak With Confidence About Contemporary Art, Online, $500
- Ala Park, Website Management Courses with Dragosh Iarovoi, Boulder, CO, $500
- Amée Villarreal, Lost Wax Casting at Boulder Metalsmithing, Boulder, CO, $500
- Andrew Neely, Second City – Comedy Film Production, Chicago, IL, $1,000
- Belgin Yucelen, Artist Residency at La Macina di San Cresci, Chianti, Italy, $1,000
- Kebrina De Jesus, Orixa Intensive: Candomblé Song & Dance with Jorge Alabê, Online, $500
- Laura Ann Samuelson, Artist Residency at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN, $1,000
- Marla Schulz, Intimacy Choreography Training, Online, $500
- Merlyn Holmes, Corporate Coaching Training with Lori Vanourek, Online, $500
- Molly Kittle, Mentoring Trainer Post Graduate Development with the Contemporary Alexander School (CAS), Santa Fe, NM, $1,000
- Savannah Ducharm, Berlin Drawing Room, Online, $500
- Susanne Kianicka, Indigo classes with John Marshall, Online, $500
- Trent Poulsen, Dale Carnegie Successful Public Speaking, Online, $249
Community Project Grants
Awarded April 15, 2020
Organizations Awarded
- 90 Second Newbery, 90 Second Newbery Film Festival, $2,500 – View application
- BaoBao Foundation, Sankofa – Return to Your Roots, $10,000 – View application
- Boulder Opera Company, Opera in the Park; a celebration of culture, $10,000 – View application
- Cindy Brandle Dance Company, “Project Human”, $10,000 – View application
- El Centro AMISTAD, Dia de Muertos, $5,000 – View application
- Motus Theater, JustUs: Stories From the Frontlines of the Criminal Justice System, $10,000 – View application
- NAACP Boulder Authorized Committee, NAACP Freedom Fund Presents: FISK JUBILEE SINGERS, $10,000 – View application
Individuals Awarded
- And Art Space & Street Wise Boulder, Street Wise Boulder 2020, $5,000 – View application
- Angie Eng, Earth Wear, $5,000 – View application
- Arielle Milkman, Hostile Terrain 94 Boulder Outreach and Engagement, $4,769 – View application
- Jasmine Baetz, Los Seis de Boulder at 28th and Canyon, $5,000 – View application
- Rebecca Folsom, Sanctuary, $5,000 – View Application
Professional Development Scholarships
Round One, Awarded March 3, 2020
- Bonnie Houpt, Being Boss’s Time to Shine Online Conference, Online, $382
- Crystal Polis, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Steamboat Springs, CO, $500
- Joanna Rotkin, SHIFT~ Salon, Winona, MN, $1,000
- Julia Joun, Grant Writing and Management from TechSoup, Online, $250
- Kate Moore, Naropa University Somatic Training for the Performer, Online, $500
- Kelly Cope Russack, Marketing Fundamentals course with Krista Ripma through Authentic Audience, Online, $500
- Maya Gurarie, Art Students League Mixed Media Ceramics Class, Denver, CO, $500
- Megan Quillam, National Guild for Community Arts Education 2020 Conference, New York City, NY, $1,000
- ml Robles, ADU Academy, Portland, OR, $1,000
- Patti Bonnet, HERE Summit & Festival, Pasadena, CA, $610
- Scott Willhite, Scott Christensen Painting Workshop: Developing Your Artistic Thoughts, Victor, ID, $1,000
- Willi Eggerman, Painting Portraits in Watercolor workshop with Ted Nuttall, Boulder, CO, $500
General Operating Support Grants – awarded annually for two years
Extra Large Organization Grants – Awarded February 19, 2020
$48,100 awarded each
- Colorado Chautauqua Association
- Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts
- Museum of Boulder
- Parlando School for the Arts
Large Organization Grants – Awarded February 19, 2020
$19,100 awarded each
- Boulder Bach Festival
- Boulder Ballet
- JLF Colorado
Rental Assistance Grants
- Benjamin Johnson, Birds of a Feather, Dairy Arts Center, $817.50
- Boulder Chorale, A World in Harmony, First United Methodist Church, $1,000
- Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, Oslo by J.T. Rogers, Dairy Arts Center, $915
- Boulder Music Festival, The Deviant Spirits/Boulder Bump Shop Parking Lot, $1,000
- Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, The Firebird + Frequent Flyers and Koh Plays Violin, CU Boulder Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- BRIAH Danse, BRIAH Danse Project 2020, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Colorado MahlerFest, MahlerFest XXXIII, Macky Auditorium Fee Waiver
- Flatirons Food Film Festival, Boulder Public Library, Canyon Theater, $1,000
- Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance, Professional Company Spring 2020 Performance, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Future Arts Foundation, Bluebird Music Festival, CU Boulder Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, GBYO 2020 Season Finale concert and GBYO 10th Anniversary Concert, Macky Auditorium Fee Waivers
- Luciana da Silva Dance, Tabom – a story of resilience, courage and adaptation, Dairy Arts Center, $707.50
- Maputo Mehsah, African Dance and African Hand Drumming, The Spark, $1,000
- Mmmwhah!, ArtDance Series with Creativity Alive, Nevei Kodesh, $500
- Parlando School for the Arts, 2020 Summer Musical Theater Performances, Online, $1,000
- square product theatre, Dance Nation by Clare Barron, The Spark Boulder, $1,000
- T2 Dance Project, Versatility Dance Festival, Dairy Arts Center, $734.00
- The Catamounts, Shockheaded Peter, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- The Cindy Brandle Dance Company, From The Ashes, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- The Royal Players Guild, Stalled, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Trash the Runway, Recycled Couture, Online, $1,000
- Vivian Kim, between black and white, $326
Find an archive of grant awards from 2016 to 2019 here.