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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.

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 336 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts

Columbine Chorale

Mission Statement

To provide its singers and its audiences with the highest possible level of quality in choral music experiences. It is the fundamental goal of the Chorale to present performances of the great choral literature of our age in such a manner that reflects the Chorale's deep sense of commitment to the aesthetic beauty and profound integrity of the music itself.
1 of 336 organizations funded by SCFD
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra
Performing Arts

Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras

Mission Statement

To provide a variety of opportunities for young musicians to deepen their musical skills and passion and to engage the community through performances of the highest possible artistic level.
1 of 336 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts

Atomic Theatre

Mission Statement

Mission Statement: To conduct and promote theatrical productions and other visual and performance arts events to enhance the community's cultural and social awareness; to promote charitable performing and visual arts events that foster community spirit, social awareness, and diversity; and to provide opportunities for relatively unknown artists and students to practice their art.
1 of 336 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts

Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras

Mission Statement

Provide access to musical understanding, fostering social growth, self-esteem, and lifelong love of music for all aspiring musicians.
1 of 336 organizations funded by SCFD
Forney Museum of Transportation exhibit with cars
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.
1 of 336 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts

Casa Milagro Youth Solutions

Mission Statement

To provide safe, welcoming and inclusive artistic educational programs primarily to underserved children and teens to create positive options to abuse and healing from abusive situations.
1 of 336 organizations funded by SCFD
Littleton Town Hall Arts Center
Performing Arts

Littleton Town Hall Arts Center

Mission Statement

To enrich the cultural, social and educational life of the community through professionally produced live theatre, concerts, other cultural events and year-round educational programs for children and adults.
1 of 336 organizations funded by SCFD
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Natural History

Cal-Wood Education Center

Mission Statement

Cal-Wood’s mission is to offer a unique outdoor educational experience to youth and adults. Our founding vision has guided our organization since 1982: to inspire a greater appreciation for the natural world; to offer environmental education to those who would not otherwise experience it; and to provide unique educational opportunities in a special mountain setting. In all programs, Cal-Wood strives to grow the diversity and number of people who
1 of 336 organizations funded by SCFD
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Performing Arts

Rocky Mountain Storytelling

Mission Statement

To create annual storytelling events that perpetuate the art of oral storytelling. To educate and expose the community to storytelling. To promote the history and traditions of storytelling from various social and cultural backgrounds; and provide a forum for the art, craft, and techniques of storytelling.
1 of 336 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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Mizel Institute

Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) Free Day: SCFD Free Day
Fri Jul 18, 10AM-4PM
Denver, CO
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City of Lafayette Arts & Cultural Resources Department

Lost and Found: Art with Found Objects - Opening Reception. Join us at The Collective to celebrate this exciting, inventive exhibit and meet the artists - evening includes light refreshments and live music,
Fri Jul 18, 6-8PM
Lafayette, CO
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Four Mile Historic Park

SCFD Free General Admission Day
Fri Jul 25, 10AM-4PM
Denver, CO
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Evergreen Jazz Festival

Evergreen Jazz Festival Free Education Clinic with Doug Tidaback and the student bands
Fri Jul 25, 12-2PM
Evergreen, CO
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Evergreen Jazz Festival

Queen City Jazz Band Gospel Service with Wende Harston
Sun Jul 27, 9:30-10:30AM
Evergreen, CO
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Clyfford Still Museum

SCFD Free Day
Sun Jul 27, 10AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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Denver Art Museum

Free Day at the DAM: Engage with art, explore onsite activities, and experience exhibitions on view all while enjoying free general admission!
Sun Jul 27, 10AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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Clyfford Still Museum

Disability Pride (Americans with Disabilities Act) Celebration
Sun Jul 27, 10:30AM-12:30PM
Denver, CO
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Evergreen Jazz Festival

Colorado Jazz Ambassadors playing 1940's Jazz
Sun Jul 27, 11AM-12PM
Evergreen, 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 young girl smiles down at a water bottle filled with river sediment as students wade through a river behind her.

A Penny’s Journey: From Your Pocket to Local Rivers and Beyond

A resident living here in the 7-county metro area may go buy coffee and a pastry at their favorite local cafe. As they sip on their drink, they may look…

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Local naturalist and writer India Wood snaps a photo of a green landscape, an SCFD banner hanging on her backpack.

Going the Distance with India Wood

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A MahlerFest poster depicting Gustav Mahler standing next to Jimi Hendrix in front of the Flatirons.

Embracing Everything with Colorado MahlerFest

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Dr. Martin Lockley, the late co-founder of Dinosaur Ridge, examining trace fossils on a rocky slope.

Following in the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Lockley at Dinosaur Ridge

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