Life is more colorful with SCFD
We fund culture
Seven counties. 320 organizations. One mission: To make sure you have amazing experiences. Let us introduce you to our funded partners.
Performing Arts
Foothills-Arts & Events Agency
Mission Statement
To create, establish, put on, and provide classes and opportunities for District-wide cultural arts services for the benefit of the taxpayers of the District.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural History
Wild Bear Nature Center
Mission Statement
To provide year-round educational programs to people of all ages to foster a lifelong appreciation of the environment and to promote an environmentally aware, responsible and ecologically sound community.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Boulder Opera
Mission Statement
To making opera accessible, inspiring and engaging to the community.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Forney Museum of Transportation
Mission Statement
The Forney Museum of Transportation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization which exists to collect, preserve, and exhibit items of artistic, historical and technological interest relating to transportation for the purposes of education and personal enrichment.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Visual Arts
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)
Mission Statement
To strengthen the community through the arts with a primary focus on youth engagement. Every student that walks through our doors experiences the transformative power of high quality out-of-school programs that develop art, social, and life skills.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Centro Cultural Mexicano (Mexican Cultural Center)
Mission Statement
To increase awareness of Mexico's splendid traditions of travel, cuisine, art, music and handcrafts among the audiences of Colorado.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra
Mission Statement
Our purpose is to establish an active community within the freedom and culture expressed inauthentic and engaging jazz experiences. As a performing arts organization, our goal is to strengthen the community through jazz performances, recordings, and education. Jazz musictransports the listener through the best of the past, as well as the direction of the future.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural Sciences
HawkQuest
Mission Statement
To provide an educational opportunity to understand and appreciate the interaction of wild living things in their natural environment, and the importance of preserving the world in which they live.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Evergreen Players
Mission Statement
To create community through the power of theater.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Mission Statement
To provide cross-cultural instruction, performances and enrichment programs empowering all our communities by cultivating the healthy mind, body and spirit development for intergenerational students, artists and audiences.Learn More
1 of 314 organizations funded by SCFD
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.
Discipline
Location
Date(s)
Parker Arts
Adult Prom Fundraiser
Denver Art Museum
SCFD Free Day at the DAM - Enjoy FREE general admission! Museum tickets, including free days, are currently managed for capacity. Please visit our ticketing site for additional details. For information on exhibitions on view on this day, visit www.denverartmuseum.org. Free Days at the DAM are made possible by Your 6 Front Range Toyota Stores and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).
Parker Symphony Orchestra
Ukraine Benefit Concert - Join us for a concert to benefit Ukraine. Sunday, June 5 2022 at 4:00pm Cherry Creek High School – Fine Arts Theater. Ticket minimum is $10 - additional donations are appreciated.
Denver Botanic Gardens
SCFD Free Days at York St & Chatfield Farms
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Free English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts Group - Come share your current project or learn from others. Please wear a mask.
Clyfford Still Museum
SCFD Free Day at Clyfford Still Museum - In appreciation of the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), the Clyfford Still Museum offers free admission once a month on select days throughout the year. Walk-ins are welcome. Reservations are not required.
Four Mile Historic Park
SCFD Free Day at Four Mile Historic Park
Denver Art Museum
SCFD Free Day at the DAM - Enjoy FREE general admission and extended evening hours and programs! Museum tickets, including free days, are currently managed for capacity. Please visit our ticketing site for additional details. For information on exhibitions on view on this day, visit www.denverartmuseum.org. Free Days at the DAM are made possible by Your 6 Front Range Toyota Stores and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).
Denver Botanic Gardens
SCFD Free Days at Plains Conservation Center
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.
Get to know Joyce Tsai, innovative leader of the Clyfford Still Museum
Less than one year ago, Joyce Tsai took the helm of the Clyfford Still Museum from its founding director. She is an award-winning educator and scholar whose research received support with fellowships from, among others, the Fulbright Foundation, Dedalus Foundation, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, and the Phillips Collection. She has published…
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