Download the Full Press Release Here One hundred community partners have been selected to receive support to help address Boulder County’s most pressing needs. BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 18, 2025 – Community Foundation Boulder County today announced the 100 community...
One hundred four community partners have been selected to receive support to help address Boulder County’s most pressing needs BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 19, 2024 -- Community Foundation Boulder County today announced the 104 community partners selected as 2024 Community...
Firehouse Art Center is a hub for art in Longmont, Colorado. The art center, located in a historic firehouse, hosts exhibits, classes, and other programing for artists and art enthusiasts in the Longmont area. Among other core values, the Firehouse Art Center holds...
This month on A Public Affair, we discuss the arts, including Boulder Arts Week coming up in early April and the arts community here in Boulder County. Our host Jim is joined by Lauren Click, Arts Program Manager for the Office of Arts and Culture in the Community...
145 community partners have been selected to receive discretionary funding to help address Boulder County’s most pressing needs BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 28, 2023 -- Community Foundation Boulder County, the community’s trusted philanthropic partner for more than 30 years,...
Dear TRENDS Diary - If you had told my teenage self I would still be living in my hometown of Longmont at age 31, I never would have believed it. But reflecting on the love-hate relationship of the place we call home, and realizing what elements really make...
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, we checked in with a handful of the most recent grantees of Community Foundation Boulder County’s Open Door Fund. Read on for updates from OASOS, Open Studies, and Rainbow Elders. Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, we checked in with a...
We checked in with a handful of the most recent grantees of the foundation’s Community Trust, and we’re inspired. Read on for updates from Intercambio Uniting Communities, 350 Colorado, Celebrate the Beat, and the Colorado Pet Pantry. We checked in with a handful of...
The Community Trust is the permanent grantmaking fund of your Community Foundation Boulder County, addressing broad needs, countywide. The Community Trust grantmaking process runs in two cycles, and the next deadline is July 17, 2020. The Community Trust is the...
Boulder County artists, musicians, and cultural institutions are finding innovative ways to continue to bring a range of virtual creative experiences to local audiences as we shelter in place...from performance events to classes, workshops, and more. According to your...
“The City of Boulder is committed to doing some real things to educate our community around chapters of our history that have been misrepresented or ignored. So a group of us got together – natives and non-natives – to help implement the city’s resolution. Our goal is...
With 300 days of sunshine, Boulder County can be a perfect place for a plein air painting festival. But not always.Colorado’s weather is also remarkably unpredictable, as Boulder-based Open Studios has sometimes discovered with its annual Boulder Plein Air...
Leah Brenner Clack was working at a gallery in Boulder when she began to notice what she considered a dearth of public art in the community.“I felt like the arts weren’t represented in public art,” she said. “There were a lot of sculptures, but not much new in the...
For most residents of Boulder County, the Latinx Festival 2019 offered a fun day of music, dance and great food from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. For local Latinos and those from surrounding areas, the joyful expression of culture promised...
Longmont Museum’s Day of the Dead events started small 19 years ago. It began as a grassroots effort by members of the community to bring meaningful programming to the museum for Latino residents. A community committee continues to do much of the planning.“We really...
“Diversity” and “symphony orchestra” might not be an obvious pairing, but many symphony orchestras have recognized the need to attract a younger and more diverse audience — including the Boulder Philharmonic.“We’re in an industry that’s very hidebound and...
Who are the arts for? Most people in Boulder County would likely say the arts are for everyone. But for people of color, those in lower income brackets, those who do not speak English, and those with disabilities, the arts may not feel particularly welcoming.“We all...
When it comes to dealing with touchy and difficult subjects, Ashmi Desai is the person to call. A postdoctoral associate in the University of Colorado’s School of Education, Desai is certified in dialogue facilitation on divisive issues.Boulder County Arts Alliance...
Visit museums and galleries, support local musicians and go to concerts and plays.Donate time or money to arts organizations.Teach your children to appreciate the arts by taking them to cultural events.Buy art from local artists.Take a class at a local arts...
Boulder County’s arts scene is vibrant. The local community embraces the arts; artists continue to cluster here; support is strong from city and county governments, schools, audience members and volunteers, as well as the Scientific and Cultural Facilities...