Opportunities for artists (funding; seminars)
- Jobs and Grants
- October is National Arts and Humanities Month
- Cultural Organizations Summit: 2023 Funding Info Session
- How to Be an Anti-Racist Organization Series
Apply to be on the Mural Artist Roster
Deadline Oct. 15, 2022
Artists living in the Front Range Corridor are invited to submit qualifications for the Boulder Office of Arts and Culture’s Mural Artist Roster. This roster serves as a resource to identify artists most suitable for new artwork commissions, including the Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program. The roster is updated annually and artists currently listed on the roster are invited to reapply. Information and application here.
2022 Artist Hiring Incentive Grants
Deadline Nov. 1, 2022
This grant responds to industry-specific, COVID-related workforce impacts through targeted grants to Boulder-based organizations. This grant is a hiring incentive for nonprofits to employ Boulder-area visual, performing, and literary artists to perform or create new work. Funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Request for Qualifications: Valmont Park Educational Rain Garden Public Art Opportunity
Budget: $18,750
Eligibility: Colorado-based artists
Deadline EXTENDED: Oct. 25, 2022
The City of Boulder Utilities Department and Office of Arts and Culture invite Colorado-based artists to apply for this public art opportunity at the city-owned Valmont Park rain garden. The primary requirement for installations is that they should bring attention to the function of a rain garden. A total project budget of $18,750 is available for this opportunity. Information and application here.
Call for selection panel participants
Deadline: Rolling
Every public art project is determined through a unique selection panel of community members. We’re looking for artists, arts professionals, and all-around community members interested in helping select artists for upcoming public art projects – like the murals featured in the Boulder Public Library Restrooms for All. Email us at publicart@bouldercolorado.gov with any questions, or if you’d like to join the roster of folks for a selection panel, email a one page letter of interest and resume.
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October is National Arts and Humanities Month!
On September 30, 2022, President Biden declared October NAHM
It is a collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. NAHM was launched by Americans for the Arts more than 30 years ago as National Arts Week in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities.
Whether you’ve participated before or want to get involved for the first time, we have lots of ideas to help you celebrate. Here are some easy ways to promote National Arts & Humanities Month in your community this October.
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Cultural Organizations Summit: 2023 Funding Info Session
Thursday, December 15 from noon to 1:30pm
Boulder Main Public Library, Boulder Creek Room, 1001 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
Join this informative session of presentations on 2023 funding opportunities from arts supporters across the region. We will welcome representatives from the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau, Boulder County Arts Alliance (BCAA), Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), the City of Boulder Human Relations Commission, Boulder Arts Commission, and the Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program. Directors, staff, and board members of cultural organizations are welcome to attend, as are individual artists. All cultural organizations are encouraged to send two representatives. Free. RSVP to rsvp@bouldercolorado.gov.
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How to Be an Anti-Racist Organization Series with Dwinita & Tariana
Tuesday, October 18 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM MDT
Please join Denver Arts & Venues for the ninth installment in our anti-racist organization speaker series. We continue to discuss the necessary work organizations must commit to in order to be anti-racist with a focus on tactical and actionable steps.
This virtual, moderated discussion with Tariana Navas-Nieves – Denver Arts & Venues, Director, Cultural Affairs and Dwinita Mosby-Tyler – Chief Catalyst, The Equity Project LLC, will be hosted on Zoom – a link will be provided to participants upon registration.
In preparation for the session, participants are encouraged to view the recordings from our previous events centered on equity and anti-racism work located here.
Central topics for our upcoming discussion:
· How to be an inclusive leader
· Working to ensure under-represented talent thrives in your organization
· How bias and power can impact your ability to lead well
· Becoming more aware /acknowledging bias in the workplace to create more inclusive and equitable environments
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Information provided by:
Cultural Grants Program
Office of Arts + Culture
1001 Arapahoe Avenue | Boulder, CO | 80302
www.boulderarts.org
