What you need, when you need it

Just a friendly reminder that we are continuing to add information, tutorials, grant deadlines, and other important details to pages dedicated to your tier of partnership with the district. Please use these resources to help answer your questions. 

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Resources for Good

Denver Arts Week

It's Denver Arts Week! We are looking forward to celebrating local arts and culture through hundreds of discounted and free events in Denver through November 11, 2023. Explore art exhibitions, museums, concerts, street art and more. Thanks to our funded organizations who will be participating!

Read Our 2022 Annual Report!

We are excited to share that SCFD's 2022 Annual Report, "A Kaleidoscope of Culture" is now available on our website! In 2022, SCFD granted more than $83 million to approximately 300 arts, culture and science organizations in the seven county district. In the report, we spotlight the collaborative, immersive and visionary programming of our funded organizations and share the impacts of SCFD's largest year of funding yet.

For a preview of the amazing work our funded organizations did in 2022, take a look at the video below:

Roundtables from The Collaborative of the SCFD

The Collaborative of the SCFD hosts roundtables, trainings and networking events, which are open to all SCFD Tiers. Please RSVP to Jannett@Collaborativescfd.org if you would like to attend the event below.



• Volunteer Roundtable

Meet in person on Tuesday, December 5; 2:30 - 4 p.m. at Swallow Hill Music

Apply for the Equity in Arts Learning Grant Program

The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Denver Arts & Venues, the Gates Family Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, and The Denver Foundation have partnered with Think 360 Arts to realize a nearly half-million dollar fund. This initiative aims to dismantle the systemic barriers that have long prevented marginalized youth from experiencing the life-altering benefits of arts learning. Grants of $10,000-$25,000 are available to support projects that bring professional artists and culture bearers into educational settings to lead programming with youth ages 4-21. 

Interested applicants should submit letters of intent by December 1, 2023. This month, you can join drop-in virtual office hours to get your questions answered about the application process ahead of the deadline. Learn more here.

Take the Art of Access Stakeholder Survey

Art of Access Denver is a volunteer-based group of individuals and organizations who work to advance and connect accessible and inclusive practices across Denver’s cultural organizations. Currently the organizing committee consists of staff from Access Gallery, Colorado Creative Industries, Denver Art Museum, Lone Tree Arts Center, Molly Brown House Museum, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, and a local professor of American Sign Language. Art of Access is working to restart programming and engage with a statewide network of individuals and organizations interested in increasing accessibility in Colorado.

Please help us better understand the accessibility landscape and needs across Colorado by filling out this stakeholder survey. It should take about 10 minutes to complete. Those who finish the survey will be entered into a raffle for a free registration to the 2024 Colorado Creative Industries Summit in Pueblo, a pair of tickets to the Molly Brown House Museum, tickets to select performances at the Lone Tree Arts Center, a gift certificate to Access Gallery, and a membership of your choice at one of the participating organizations. Please note that while some funders are a part of Art of Access, this is not tied to any funding and will not affect current or future funding.

Read CBCA's 2023 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture

Last week, CBCA rolled out its 2023 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture! The study examines the economic impact of SCFD-funded organizations in the metro Denver area and the post-pandemic recovery of our cultural sector. You can read the study here!

"Elevating the SCFD" Shout Out

As part of our ongoing work with you to help raise the profile of the SCFD for residents across the metro area, we’ll be adding a hat tip to organizations who have found a way to include SCFD in their outreach. The goal is to highlight all the ways your organization can help. 

Hat Tip to the Venue Theatre



A special thank you to the Venue Theatre for their video shoutout. We welcome all funded partners to join us in elevating the value of the SCFD. Please take a look at the resources we’ve developed to help. 



Register your Free Days with us

If you have free days, programs or events to share with the public, you can submit them for inclusion on the SCFD website. This is one of the most visited pages on our website. Submit your Free Days. 

November Board Meeting

The next meeting of the SCFD Board of Directors will be held at 1 p.m. on November 16 virtually. Get information for joining meetings and see the full calendar of 2023 board meetings.

Did you know you can stay up to date on all things SCFD more than just once a month? Check out our News You Can Use webpage!