- The Arts Impact Explorer is your case making tool. Explore the intersection of the arts with 29 sectors to gather resources to educate decision-makers about the impact of the arts and encourage more arts-supportive policy action at the local level! Spin the Explorer wheel and review a snapshot of arts and your selected sector’s impact through sample projects, impact points, and selected publications.
- August 15 is the deadline for the next round of proposals for the Alex Wilson Legacy Fund – the fund that continues and expands the lifework of Alex “Tink” Wilson, a longtime leader in folk dancing, folk song and story in Boulder. The fund fosters folklore projects around Boulder and the Front Range of Colorado.
- The Dance Archive and Colorado Dance Education Organization (CoDEO) will meet together on Saturday, August 3 from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Anderson Academic Commons on the DU campus. The event is open to anyone interested in dance education. Please RSVP.
- The Town of Erie, Colorado is seeking an artist or artist teams working in all sculpture mediums to conceptualize, fabricate, and install a series of sculptures along a 15 minute, mixed-modality, pedestrian loop through urban and recreational settings. The selected artist(s) and community stakeholders will determine artwork placement along the “loop." Apply by July 29, 2024.
- Be part of CBCA Leadership Arts! For over 25 years, CBCA has built a pipeline of leaders in the arts through Leadership Arts. This unique nine-month program prepares people to serve on nonprofit boards of directors and increase their civic engagement in the arts. The Leadership Arts curriculum focuses on building the necessary skills to be an effective volunteer leader and exploring relevant topics in Colorado’s arts sector. Applications for Leadership Arts 2024 - 2025 are now open. All application materials must be received by Friday, August 9.
- Check out the Boulder County Arts Alliance Event Calendar to explore artistic happening throughout the community!
Upcoming
Evergreen Resources and Opportunities
City of Boulder
- Boulder Arts Commission Grants
- City of Boulder Public Art
- Resources for Artists Experience Harassment
- Colorado Grants Guide – Free with a Boulder Public Library card!
- Artwork Archive Blog
- Joining Vision and Action
- Grant Station
- Grant Watch
- Colorado Creative Industries
Local/State Resources
- Arts Incubator of the Rockies
- Boulder County Arts Alliance (BCAA)
- Colorado Association of Funders
- Colorado Creative Industries
- Colorado Dance Education Organization
- Colorado Visitor’s Bureau
- Community Foundation Boulder County
- Denver Actors Fund
- El Pomar Foundation
- Kroger Community Foundation
- Presenting Denver
- Rose Community Foundation
- Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD)
- Social Venture Partners
- Think360Arts: Teaching Artists
- WESTAF
National Resources
- Americans for the Arts (AFTA)
- Artwork Archive
- DanceUSA
- Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- UC Berkeley has created a Mental Health Resources Guide to help prevent creative and professional burnout
Emergency Support
- The National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness & Emergency Response is a voluntary task force of national, regional, state and local arts organizations, and other agencies. They have the capacity and ability to respond effectively to disasters and emergencies affecting the arts and culture sector.
- Americans for the Arts Public Art Network
- Call for Entry (Café)
- City of Longmont
- City of Loveland
- Denver Arts and Venues
- Town of Lyons
Fiscal Sponsorship
Literary
- Fund for Writers
- New Pages
- Money Saving Guide for Authors and Writers
- Poets & Writers Magazine
- Poetry Writing and Analysis Guide
- The Ultimate Freelance Writing Career Guide
Media
- Disney/ABC Television Group
- Film Festivals Calls for Entry
- Film Independent
- Movie Bytes
- No Film School
- New York Television Festival (NYTVF)
- Vision Maker Media
Performing
Residencies
Visual
- Art Cantina
- Art Deadlines List
- Artshow
- Call for Entry (Café)
- College Art Association
- Professional Artist Magazine
Have a suggestion to add to our list? Email culturalplan@bouldercolorado.gov.