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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.

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Performing Arts
Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra
Mission Statement
To excite and inspire audiences in the Boulder-Denver area through outstanding performances of innovative and familiar music.
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1 of 318 organizations funded by SCFD
Cherry Creek Theatre logo
Performing Arts
Cherry Creek Theatre
Mission Statement
To enhance and enrich the vitality of Cherry Creek through theater and the arts by producing a broad range of theatrical and artistic productions of the highest quality that will be entertaining, educational, and diverse.
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Visual Arts
Studio Arts Boulder
Mission Statement
Studio Arts Boulder’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.
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1 of 318 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts
Parker Arts
Mission Statement
To enhance local economic vitality and quality of life by offering unique gathering spaces and providing access to a wide variety of high-quality performances, exhibits, and educational programs in arts, culture, history and science.
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Performing Arts
Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts
Mission Statement
To inspire and connect community members of all ages by providing access to the best of the world's music through education and performance.
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Performing Arts
Danse Etoile Ballet
Mission Statement
To produce quality artistic performances, programs, and instruction which will foster access to and appreciation of dance and theater for new audiences. To build self-esteem through hard work, learning self-discipline, responsibility and commitment and the value of working as part of a larger community. To make ballet accessible to people of all ages.
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1 of 318 organizations funded by SCFD
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Natural Sciences
Denver Audubon Society
Mission Statement
To advocate for the environment, connecting people with nature through education, conservation, and research.
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1 of 318 organizations funded by SCFD
eTown logo
Performing Arts
eTown
Mission Statement
To educate a diverse audience through music and conversation, to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world.
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Control Group Productions
Performing Arts
Control Group Productions
Mission Statement
Control Group Productions is a platform for live arts research, development, distribution, and advocacy. Driven by the belief that art is integral to a healthy society, and guided by values of bold innovation in artistic excellence, we advance the Denver community and the global culture by creating original works, supporting other artists' work, and engaging the public with powerful, immersive aesthetic experiences, dialog, and education.
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1 of 318 organizations funded by SCFD
Denver Children's Choir
Performing Arts
Denver Children’s Choir
Mission Statement
To inspire and unite children from diverse backgrounds by fostering harmony in music and in life.
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1 of 318 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.

Discipline
Location
Date(s)
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Free Saturdays
Sat Sep 23, 9AM-5PM
Boulder, CO
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3rd Law Dance/Theater
FREE, In-Person Dance classes for people with Parkinson's & other mobility considerations: These gentle movement classes taught by dance professionals are offered to anyone living with Parkinson's, chronic illness, and other mobility considerations at the Dairy Arts Center. Friends, family, and care partners are always welcome!
Tue Sep 26, 10:30-11:30AM
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Free Saturdays
Sat Sep 30, 9AM-5PM
Boulder, CO
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3rd Law Dance/Theater
FREE, In-Person Dance classes for people with Parkinson's & other mobility considerations: These gentle movement classes taught by dance professionals are offered to anyone living with Parkinson's, chronic illness, and other mobility considerations at the Dairy Arts Center. Friends, family, and care partners are always welcome!
Tue Oct 03, 10:30-11:30AM
Boulder, CO
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Clyfford Still Museum
SCFD Free Day - In appreciation of the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), and in the spirit of community engagement, the Clyfford Still Museum offers free admission once a month on select days throughout the year. Walk-ins are welcome. Reservations are not required.
Thu Oct 05, 10AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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3rd Law Dance/Theater
FREE Dance classes for people with Parkinson's & other mobility considerations: Online intro classes taught by dance professionals are offered to anyone living with Parkinson's, chronic illness, and other mobility considerations. Friends, family, and care partners are always welcome!
Thu Oct 05, 10:45-11:15AM
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Free Saturdays
Sat Oct 07, 9AM-5PM
Boulder, CO
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Denver Zoo
Free Days - Denver Zoo is offering seven (7) Community Free Days throughout 2023 for anyone in our community. To provide the best experience for all of our guests, we are offering a limited number of tickets for each Free Day, using an online lottery system. Anyone who wants to attend a Free Day must register online during the open lottery period for a chance to obtain up to five (5) vouchers for its corresponding Free Day. Follow the event link to enter—best of luck, and hope to see you this year!
Sat Oct 07, 10AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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Denver Art Museum
Free Day at the DAM - Visit the Denver Art Museum and enjoy free general admission all day and evening hours!
Tue Oct 10, 10AM-9PM
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.

A rehearsal of Roshni's play, Yatra: A Journey to Truth, Light and Life
The Power of a Story

When Deepali Lindblom immigrated to the United States in 2015, she was struck by how lost she felt. Deepali was born and raised in India, where she was trained in…

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Ars Nova Singers posing together
The Local Vocals of ASCENT: A Boulder Soundwalk
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Lutheran High School Performers at Parker Arts Shakespeare Festival
Parker Arts fuses community and young creatives
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Student Annie Cao and art and science students at Downtown Aurora Visual Arts
We can explore the world to open our imaginations, and we can use our imaginations to change the world
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