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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

Muse Performance Space

Mission Statement

Mission Statement: to share uplifting experiences through authentic music and visual arts in a welcoming and beautiful environment. We offer a warm and intimate space to connect artists with audiences and mentors with students.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Bug Theatre logo
Performing Arts

Bug Performance and Media Art Center

Mission Statement

To foster a supportive community of artists in Denver by providing the opportunity for the development of unique voices, a diverse audience, and dynamic programming. We believe in the spirit of artistry as the driving force behind every production, in the integrity of the creative individual, and in the power of shared artistic experience.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Arvada Center logo
Performing Arts

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Mission Statement

To celebrate and elevate the human condition with engaging arts, humanities, education, and entertainment that expand the cultural landscape for everyone who visits us.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
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Visual Arts

The Art Garage

Mission Statement

To inspire, empower and promote creative self-expression by people of all ages.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Motus Theater logo
Performing Arts

Motus Theater

Mission Statement

To create original theater to facilitate dialogue on critical issues of our time. We aim to use the power of art to build alliances across diverse segments of our community.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts

Athena Project

Mission Statement

Athena Project empowers women through the arts. We envision a world with gender equity where women's voices are valued and amplified in the arts. We value (in order): 1) The inherent power in the artistic voices of women. 2) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. 3) Equality in opportunities, representation, and pay. 4) The creative process. 5) The power of art to connect communities.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts

Central City Opera

Mission Statement

To present innovative opera productions spanning all genres that meet the highest artistic standards, prepare young singers for professional careers through the artists training program, provide performances and arts experiences that inspire audiences of all ages through the Education & Community Engagement Activities, and preserve and improve historic properties owned by the Company.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Cherry Creek Chorale logo
Performing Arts

Cherry Creek Chorale

Mission Statement

To offer engaging and varied musical experiences that connect singers and audiences, and to be a catalyst for collaborative performances that share our artistic excellence and passion for the choral art.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Ovation West Performing Arts logo
Performing Arts

Ovation West Performing Arts

Mission Statement

To teach, create, and perform outstanding music and musical theatre and to provide a high quality performing arts venue.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD
Boulder Chorale logo
Performing Arts

Boulder Chorale

Mission Statement

Our mission is to enrich and inspire a broad community through music.
1 of 349 organizations funded by SCFD

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

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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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Colorado MahlerFest

Mahler in New York: a Film
Thu May 14, 11AM-12PM
Boulder, CO
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Colorado MahlerFest

MAHLER | Kindertotenlieder ZEMLINSKY | Clarinet Trio in D minor, Op. 3
Thu May 14, 3-4PM
Boulder, CO
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Colorado MahlerFest

The Mahlers in New York: a Play
Thu May 14, 7:30-9PM
Boulder, CO
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Mizel Institute

Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) Free Day: SCFD Free Day
Fri May 15, 10AM-4PM
Denver, CO
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Access Gallery

Access Gallery Presents Paper Works from April 3 through May 16, 2026. The exhibition features more than 20 drawings, prints, and other works on paper by Access Gallery artists and was developed through a collaborative curatorial process with Denver artist and longtime Access Gallery collaborator James-Allan Holmes and Access Gallery artists Brittany Murdock and Stephen Ray Esparza.
Fri May 15, 6-8PM
Denver, CO
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Colorado MahlerFest

Mahler: Ideas & Insights- a Symposium
Sat May 16, 10AM-1PM
Boulder, CO
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Colorado Honor Band Association

Colorado Youth Bands Spring Concert
Sun May 17, 3-5:30PM
Lakewood, CO
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Highlands Ranch Concert Band

"Swing into Spring" - Swing Shift Jazz Band
Sun May 17, 3-4PM
Highlands Ranch, CO
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Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum

Free Day
Tue May 19, 10AM-5PM
Denver, 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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Meet Krystin Maloney, Lead Animal Ambassador Care Specialist at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance

In the season 1 finale of the SCFD Wonder-Cast, meet Krystin Maloney, Lead Animal Ambassador Care Specialist at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance! Learn more about DZCA’s animal ambassador program…

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Meet Kin Quitugua, Master Falconer at HawkQuest

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Meet Heidi Echtenkamp, Wardrobe Supervisor at the DCPA with the SCFD Wonder-Cast

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Meet Cynthia Cazanas Garin on the SCFD Wonder-Cast

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