Behind every cultural grant, there is a story. Learn how funding for organizations and individuals can transform our community into a place that inspires, sparks curiosity and broadens our understanding of one another.

The Office of Arts and Culture awards around $1 million of cultural grant funding to the Boulder community each year. These grants afford opportunities for individuals, organizations and classrooms to cultivate rich creative experiences. From exhibitions and performances to workshops and field trips, funding from the Boulder Arts Commission strives to make artistic expression more accessible for all members of our community. Hear stories from the people and organizations that use cultural grants to make Boulder a more inspiring, more beautiful and more connected place by reading cultural grantee profiles.

Image Credit: The Catamounts, June 2022, Buntport Theater performs Public Domain Theater Festival

"Funding from sources including Boulder Arts Commission Cultural Grants makes dreams and visions and partnerships possible.”

- Emily Zinn, Director of Education, Museum of Boulder