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Life is more colorful with SCFD

We fund culture

Seven counties. 300 organizations. One mission: To make sure you have amazing experiences. Let us introduce you to our funded partners.

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Performing Arts

Sound of the Rockies

Mission Statement

To entertain with excellence To mold singers* of all ages To enrich and inspire our communities Sound of the Rockies is an affiliate of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) This IRS filing covers BHS and affiliates: BHS VISION: Everyone in Harmony: A B
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts

Band of Toughs

Mission Statement

Band of Toughs is committed to producing original, genre-mashing, theatrical work; developing projects in a creative, educational, laboratory process in which the audience is invited to engage in an exchange of ideas as collaborators. Audience responses are incorporated into the ensuing rehearsal process and directly inform the development of final productions.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Rocky Mountain Revels logo
Performing Arts

Rocky Mountain Revels

Mission Statement

To build community through music, dance and drama. To engage audiences in performances that bring the world's cultural traditions to life.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Colorado Children's Chorale logo
Performing Arts

Colorado Children’s Chorale

Mission Statement

To present professional choral concerts and educational programs that entertain, inspire, and bring joy to audiences and communities.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Miners Alley Playhouse logo in color
Performing Arts

Miners Alley Playhouse

Mission Statement

To be an educational and experience oriented professional theatre. To provide opportunities for actors, directors, writers, designers, and technicians to gain valuable experience in a positive and supportive environment and get paid a living wage.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Mudra Dance logo
Performing Arts

Mudra Dance Studio

Mission Statement

To enable any person; without any discrimination of caste, creed, color, race, religion, nationality, economic, orientation, educational and social status. To learn the classical, contemporary and folk dances and performing arts of India and participate freely and fully without any reservations in the celebrations of life and diversity through the universal language of dance and music.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts

Sage Singers

Mission Statement

The Mission of Sage Singers is: to celebrate the lives of LGBTQ elders through story and song; to create a safe and supportive community for LGBTQ elders; and to serve and engage the general public by sharing our music.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
40W logo
Visual Arts

40 West Arts

Mission Statement

The 40 West Arts mission is to enrich the community and enhance the creative, cultural, and economic vitality of the historic West Colfax corridor by creating community arts spaces and community arts events and by supporting creative enterprises, experiences, and activities in the district.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Visual Arts

Groundworks Art Lab

Mission Statement

Groundworks Art Lab's mission is to cultivate the artist in each of us by inviting creative collaboration in the study, practice, and advancement of the studio arts.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Mission Statement

We engage and inspire through the transformative power of live theatre.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD

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SCFD funds over 300 organizations in the 7-county Denver metro area.

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Free Days Are Back

Enjoy in-person and virtual programming from the cultural community. Please always check with organizations prior to attending as dates and times are subject to change.

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Museum of Outdoor Arts

Marjorie Park SCFD Free Day
Wed Sep 30, 10AM-4PM
Greenwood Village, CO
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Colorado Railroad Museum

Colorado Railroad Museum SCFD Free Day
Thu Oct 01, 9AM-5PM
Golden, CO
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Historic Denver/ Molly Brown House Museum

SCFD Free Evenings - First Thursday of each month, free evening for SCFD Residents only from 4-7pm.
Thu Oct 01, 4-7PM
Denver, CO
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Youth On Record

16 LIVE is bringing Denver's Dance & DJ culture to downtown. Two Thursdays a month August - October.
Thu Oct 01, 5-9PM
Denver, CO
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Open Studios

Open Studios Tour takes place in artists' studios in all towns in Boulder County as well as studios in unincorporated areas.
Sat Oct 03, 12-5PM
Boulder, CO
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Chicano Humanities and Arts Council

Celebrar las Culturas
Sat Oct 03, 1-7PM
Brighton, CO
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Open Studios

Open Studios Tour takes place in artists' studios in all towns in Boulder County as well as studios in unincorporated areas.
Sun Oct 04, 12-5PM
Boulder, CO
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Denver Young Artists Orchestra (DYAO)

Scènes de Ballet
Sun Oct 04, 2:30-4PM
Denver, CO
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South Suburban Parks and Recreation – Nature Programs

Hudson Gardens Self-Guided Field Trips - Explore the Gardens with your group at your own pace. Facilitators are welcome to bring their own activities and lessons to aid in the field trip experience.
Mon Oct 05, 9AM-3PM
Littleton, CO
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There's so much culture to experience. Learn more about SCFD-funded organizations here.
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Wonder looks good on you

Culture creates vibrancy for us individually and collectively. It gives our kids a unique perspective and understanding of the world. It inspires all of us to get off the couch, discover the radical and the beautiful, and stretches our capacity to be transformed. Through our diverse, local culture, we come together, we come to new ideas, we come to our senses.

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