2026

2026 General Operating Support

Awarded April 29, 2026

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2026 Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture) Awarded through the Human Relations Fund

  • Ilalle Hill Organization, “Community Action, Celebrate Diversity, Champion Equity” ($1,000 OAC, $2,000 HRF)
  • Motus Theater, “Motus Theater presents, in honor of Dr. MLK Jr. Day: “Youth Behind & Beyond Bars: Stories from the Frontlines of the Juvenile Justice System” with guests ‘The ReMINDers’ & Dr. Reiland Rabaka” ($1,000 OAC, $1,000 HRF)
  • Second Baptist Church Boulder, “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Dr. King's Everlasting Message” ($2,000 OAC, $2,000 HRF)

Artist Hiring Grant: Round 1

Cultural Field Trip Fund

  • Justice High School (12th Grade Students) to attend Bad Books at the Dairy Arts Center, $2,000
  • University Hill Elementary School (Lauren Jost 2nd Grade Classroom) to participate in arts activities at The New Local, $2,000

Professional Development Fund: Round 1

Rental Assistance (Boulder Venues) and Fee Waivers

Grant Writing Fund

  • John Trautwein
  • Benjamin Basseches
  • Sarah D'Antoni (Ancestral Weavings)
  • Courtney Jordan Siegel
  • William Thomas
  • Matthew Duffy
  • Cameron Ely-Murdock
  • Scott Cunningham (Boulder High School Theater Parent Group)
  • Ana Balzan
  • Lojohomoi Lokonobei
  • Chuck Whitman
  • Amy Marschak

2025

Indigenous People's Day 2025 Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture) Awarded through the Human Relations Fund

  • Luna Cultura, "Event: Indigenous People's Day: Games, Poetry, and Ancestral Mathematics", $2,000 from Boulder Arts Commission, $2,000 from the Human Relations Fund
  • La Vecindad "Indigenous People's Day Celebration" $1,500 from Boulder Arts Commission, $1,500 from the Human Relations Fund

Leadership Pipeline Fund

Awarded August 27, 2025

  • Harveen Gill, Dance Artist, $8,000
  • Journey LeBeau, Museum Field Studies Graduate Program at CU Boulder, $8,000

Arts Education Project Grants

Awarded July 23. 2025

Community Project Grants for Individuals

Awarded June 25, 2025

Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth 2025 Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture) Awarded through the Human Relations Commission

Community Project Grants for Organizations

Awarded May 28, 2025

Artist Hiring Incentive Grant, Round Three

Awarded May 2, 2025

2025 General Operating Support

Awarded April 26, 2025

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Cultural Field Trip Fund

Awarded on a first come, first serve basis

  • Alicia Sanchez Elementary (3rd grade class led by Julie Byle) for a cultural learning experience at the University Museum of Natural History
  • Columbine Elementary School (Classroom of Melanie Pappageorge) for International Women's Day field trip to The New Local Gallery, $2,000Escuela Bilingüe Pioner (Classroom of Wanda Vasquez Garcia) to the Newman Center to see the Musical Explorers Concert, $700
  • Escuela Bilingüe Pioner (3rd Grade Classroom of Wanda Vasquez Garcia) for The Elixir of Love presented by Boulder Opera at The Dairy Art Center, $1,750
  • Escuela Bilingüe Pioner (Classroom of Katerina Woods) for The Elixir of Love presented by Boulder Opera at The Dairy Art Center, $1,750
  • University Hill Elementary School (Classroom of Cecilia Lopez) for The Elixir of Love presented by Boulder Opera at The Dairy Art Center, $1,950

General Operating Support Grants (2022-2025) Recertification

Extra Large Organizations ($55,000)

Large Organizations ($22,000)

Mid Sized Organizations ($11,000)

Small Organizations ($8,800)

Rental Assistance (Boulder Venues) Grants and Fee Waivers

Awarded on a first come, first serve basis

Artist Hiring Incentive Grant, Round Two

Awarded March 21, 2025

Grant Writing Fund

Awarded on a first come, first serve basis

Professional Development Grant, Round Two

Awarded February 26, 2025

  • Faith Markovetz, American Dance Festival: Dance Professionals Workshop Physical Practice, Durham, NC, $1,000
  • Jennifer Lord, Mountain Water Residency and Retreat, Gardner, CO, $500
  • Leah Brenner Clack, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Grand Junction, CO $500
  • Leah Quiller, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, $500
  • Megan Mazzoni, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Grand Junction, CO $500
  • Soleil Kohl, Spymonkey's Theatre of the Funny Creation School, London, UK, $1,000

Artist Hiring Incentive Grant, Round One

Awarded January 24, 2025

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2025 Sponsorship Funding (through the Office of Arts + Culture) Awarded through the Human Relations Commission

  • Motus Theater, “Still We Rise: 3rd annual Dr. King Jr. Performance with MOTUS and The ReMINDers”, $1,000 from Boulder Arts Commission, $1,000 from Human Relations Fund (awarded 12/17/2024)
  • La Vecindad "Freed by the Hum of the Drum" $1,000 from Boulder Arts Commission, $2,600 from the Human Relations Fund (awarded 12/17/2024)
  • Second Baptist Church of Boulder, “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 30 Years-Dream Makers, Mile Markers, & Milestones What's Your Dream?" $2,000 from Boulder Arts Commission, $2,000 from the Human Relations Fund (awarded 11/15/2024)

These Boulder Arts Week sponsorships were approved for 2025:

Professional Development Scholarships - Round One

Awarded January 6, 2025

  • Bridget Ryan, Countertechnique’s ‘One Body, One Career (OBOC)’ Intensive, Chicago, IL, $1,000
  • Jesse Ogle, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Grand Junction, CO $500
  • Laura Malpass, The Power of Movement: Dance Education Traditions and Innovations (NDEO Annual Conference), Detroit, MI $1,000
  • Merlyn Holmes, Level 2 Certification with Sound Healing Academy $1,000
  • Patti Bonnet, DomeFest West 2025, Boulder, CO $500

2024

Leadership Pipeline Fund Scholarship

Awarded July 31, 2024

  • Adriana Paola Palacios Luna, Graduate Certificate in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Leadership, Harvard Extension School, $8,000
  • Iván-Daniel Espinosa, University of Colorado Boulder Theater and Dance PhD program, $8,000

Awarded May and June through the Human Relations Fund

Immigrant Heritage Month

  • Luna Cultura, Programa Herencia Migrante: Sabiduría Ancestral y El Derechos a los Cuidados, $1500 from Boulder Arts Commission / $1,500 from the Human Relations Fund
  • Museum of Boulder, Campamento de verano bilingüe, $500 from Boulder Arts Commission / $1,500 from the Human Relations Fund
  • Motus Theatre, Law Enforcement Leaders Read: “Women of Resolution”, $1000 from Boulder Arts Commission / $1,000 from the Human Relations Fund

Juneteenth

  • East Window, Juneteenth Event: Deneishia LeArtiste "Origin Story" Screening, Workshop, and Artist Talk, $580 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,000 from the Human Relations Fund
  • Executive Committee, African American Cultural Events (ECCACE), 2024 Juneteenth Celebration, $920 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $2,000 from the Human Relations Fund
  • La Vecindad, Mi Chantli Juneteenth Celebration, $500 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $2,000 from the Human Relations Fund

Indigenous People’s Day

  • La Vecindad, Mi Chantli Indigenous People's Day Celebration: Tiahui (say chi a whee): Weekend of Danza, Bookmaking, and Indigenous language workshops, $1,000 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $2,000 from the Human Relations Fund
  • Luna Cultura, Programa por el Día de los Pueblos Indígenas: Economía Solidaria, Decrecimiento y Justicia Climática, $1,500 from the Boulder Arts Commission / $1,500 from the Human Relations Fund
  • Boulder Pride dba Rocky Mountain Equality, Indigenous People’s Day Celebration, $1,000 from Boulder Arts Commission / $1,000 from the Human Relations Fund

Arts Education Project Grants

Awarded June 26, 2024

Community Projects for Individuals

Awarded May 29, 2024

Community Projects for Organizations

Awarded May 29, 2024

Professional Development Scholarships - Round Two

Awarded May 28, 2024

  • Belgin Yucelen, Arctic Residency in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Sweden, $1,000
  • Brian Jack, International Double Reed Society Conference 2024, Flagstaff, Arizona, $800
  • Bridget Ryan, b12 Dance Festival in Berlin, Germany, $1,000
  • Mimi Kruger, The League of American Orchestras’ 79th National Conference, Houston, TX, $700
  • Soleil Lohl, Principles of Eccentric Performance with Avner Eisenberg, South Paris, Maine, $1,000

Artist Hiring Incentive Grant - Round Three

Awarded May 3, 2024

Artist Hiring Incentive Grant - Round Two

Awarded March 22, 2024

Professional Development Scholarships - Round One

Awarded March 8, 2024

  • Caroline Butcher, Uprooted Teacher's Workshop, New York City, NY, $1,000
  • Margaret Saunders, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Pueblo, CO, $500
  • Sondra Blanchard, North American Federation of Healthcare Clowning Organization's Meeting of the Noses (conference), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, $1,000
  • Wendy Kinal, North American Federation of Healthcare Clowning Organization's Meeting of the Noses (conference), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, $1,000

Artist Hiring Incentive Grant - Round One

Awarded February 9, 2024

Venue and Online Event Affordability Fund and Macky Auditorium and Etown Fee Waivers

Cultural Field Trip Fund

  • Columbine Elementary (classroom of Stephanie Fida) to Macky Auditorium to see a Discovery Concert, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, $575
  • Emerald Elementary (classroom of Amber Billington) to eTown Hall to see Pinocchio Opera, Boulder Opera Company, $1,800
  • Justice High School (classroom of Sarah Clifford) to Dairy Arts Center to see What the Constitution Means to Me, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, $1,160
  • Escuela Bilingüe Pioner (Classroom of Wanda Vásquez García) to eTown Hall to see Pinocchio Opera, Boulder Opera, $2,000
  • Pioneer Elementary (Classroom of Marta Quezada) to eTown Hall to see Pinocchio Opera, Boulder Opera, $2,000
  • University Hill Elementary (Classroom of Cecilia Lopez) eTown Hall to see Pinocchio Opera, Boulder Opera, $1,400

Grant Writing Fund

These Boulder Arts Week sponsorships were approved for 2024:

2023

Artist Hiring Incentive Grant - Round Three


Awarded October 6, 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
  • 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

Arts Education Project Grants

Awarded June 28, 2023

To view previous applications, please email culturegrants@bouldercolorado.gov.

Community Projects for Organizations

Awarded June 28, 2023

To view previous applications, please email culturegrants@bouldercolorado.gov.

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

To view previous applications, please email culturegrants@bouldercolorado.gov.

  • 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

Community Project Grants for Organizations


Awarded April 26, 2023

To view previous applications, please email culturegrants@bouldercolorado.gov.

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

Venue and Event Affordability Fund Grants, eTown Hall, and Macky Auditorium Fee Waivers

Grant Writing Fund
$500