Artist Hiring Incentive Grant - Round Three
Awarded October 6, 2023
- 3rd Law Dance/Theater, SINGULARITY, $3,000
- Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Concerts with Jennifer Hayghe and Michael O'Neil, $3,000
- Future Arts Foundation, Andy Thorn's High-Country Holiday, $3,000
- Junkyard Social Club, Little Banned Book Library, $3,000
- Roots Music Project Foundation, Songwriter Series, $3,000
- The New Local, The Creative Path of Motherhood, $3,000
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
- University Hill Elementary (4th grade classroom of Alex Gibbons), to the Dairy Arts Center for the Magic Flute by Mozart performed by the Boulder Opera, $1,400
- University Hill Elementary (4th grade classroom of Cecilia Lopez), to the Dairy Arts Center for the Magic Flute by Mozart performed by the Boulder Opera, $1,400
- University Hill Elementary (4th grade classroom of Micah Nelson), to the Dairy Arts Center for the Magic Flute by Mozart performed by the Boulder Opera, $1,400
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 - View Application
- Boulder International Film Festival, Colorado Film Society Educational Outreach Program, $3,000 - View application
- Boulder Opera Company, Xochitl las nina de las flores: workshop and opera at schools, $3,000 - View application
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare & Violence Prevention, $3,000 - View application
- LOCAL Theater Company, LocalWRITES, $3,000 - View application
- Luna Cultura, art, science and culture for thriving communities, Historia y Saberes para el cuidado de la Madre Tierra, $3,000 - View application
- Manhattan Middle School, Technical Theatre and Traveling Theatre at Manhattan, $2,700 - View application
- Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Youth Mural & Arts Programs, $3,000 - View application
- T2 Dance Company, The Color Wheel Project, $3,000 - View application
- 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 - View application
- The Hill Boulder, Live from the Hill 2023, $6,000 - View application
- The Mariposa Collective, Emergence, $10,000 - View application
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 - View application
- Ana María Hernando, Making a Mountain, $5,000 - View application
- Betsy Tobin, MOMENT in TIME, $5,000 - View application
- Samuel Tomatz, Changing the Tide of Teen Mental Health & Suicide in Boulder ASAP, $3,925 - View application
- Wing Wong, Keys to Inclusivity: Piano Music for All, $5,000 - View application
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 - View application
- Boulder Symphony, Expanded GLOW Project 2023, $10,000 - View application
- Motus Theater, TRANSformative Monologues: Autobiographical Stories From Transgender Leaders, $10,000
- Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder Community Dance Films, $10,000 - View application
- Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Mural Series, $10,000 - View application
- Community Roots Art Festival, Community Roots Art Festival (CRAFt), $10,000 - View application
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 Chorale, Mardi Gras Celebration of the Boulder Chorale, eTown Hall Fee Waiver
- 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