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Seven counties. 320 organizations. One mission: To make sure you have amazing experiences. Let us introduce you to our funded partners.
Natural Sciences Thorne Nature Experience Mission Statement To build Earth stewardship by providing youth with joyful, hands-on, place-based environmental education experiences that foster an emotional connection to nature. Learn More 1 of 318 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 318 organizations funded by SCFD Natural Sciences Denver Botanic Gardens Mission Statement To connect people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone. Learn More 1 of 318 organizations funded by SCFD 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 318 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 318 organizations funded by SCFD Natural Sciences Ocean First Institute Mission Statement Our goal is ocean conservation through research and education. We educate and empower future generations to preserve our ocean and become future leaders in conservation. We do this by connecting youth with the wonders of the ocean and the importance of hands-on conservation through programming that highlights scientific exploration. Learn More 1 of 318 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 318 organizations funded by SCFD Cultural History Tango Colorado Mission Statement To provide a forum where people can meet regularly to learn, practice, perform and enjoy Argentine Tango dance, music and culture. Learn More 1 of 318 organizations funded by SCFD Visual Arts Clyfford Still Museum Mission Statement To preserve, exhibit, study, and foster engagement with its unique collections.To generate outstanding exhibitions, scholarly research, educational and other cross-disciplinary programs that broaden the definition of a "single-artist" museum.Be a gathering place for the exploration of innovation and individual artistic endeavor. Learn More 1 of 318 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 318 organizations funded by SCFD Don’t paws here!
SCFD funds over 300 organizations in the 7-county Denver metro area.
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) Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave Free Day at the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave Wed Dec 01, 10AM-5PM Golden, CO Learn More Friends of Dinosaur Ridge Take a Trek Through Time Fri Dec 03, 9AM-4PM Morrison, CO Learn More The Lutheran Chorale A Reunion Celebration Concert Sun Dec 05, 2:30-4:00PM Lakewood, CO Learn More The Lutheran Chorale A Reunion Celebration Concert Sun Dec 05, 7-8PM Lakewood, CO Learn More Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Hexie Ladies Meeting - Join like-minded quilters who love the technique and art of English Paper Piecing. Whether you are a seasoned English Paper Piecer or never tried the technique, this meeting is for you. Come share your current project or learn from others, this is where EPP enthusiasts meet for inspiration. Registration required -- meeting is free however admission to the museum still required. Tue Dec 07, 1-3PM Golden, CO Learn More Clyfford Still Museum SCFD Free Days - Reserve Tickets in Advance Wed Dec 08, 10AM-5PM Denver, CO Learn More Four Mile Historic Park Four Mile Free Days! Fri Dec 10, 10AM-4PM Glendale, CO Learn More Longmont Museum Longmont Museum Free Day! Timed-ticket reservations are required through July 2021. Free days at the Longmont Museum occur every 2nd Saturday and include admission to our special exhibitions, permanent galleries, and interactive kids' treehouse. Sat Dec 11, 9AM-5PM Longmont, CO Learn More Brightonmusic Choir and Orchestra Inc. Holiday Concert (Choir, Jazz Band, and Orchestra) Sun Dec 12, 3:30-6:00PM Brighton, CO Learn More View All Events Theres so much culture to experience. Learn more about SCFD-funded organizations here. Explore More 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.
Columbusing and the art of modern Indigenous Living
Gregg Deal is an artist and member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Nation. His body of work, from performance art to murals and more, explores what it means to be indigenous in the 21st century. Deal has served as artist in residence at both the Denver Art Museum as well as the Art Students League of
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