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Following is the Boulder County Arts Alliance monthly E-Newsletter for May 2024 containing information on upcoming BCAA news, programs, and deadlines.

BCAA has a new phone number! Reach us at 720-255-7625

In This Issue
  • Happy Birthday BCAA!
  • Upcoming Events
  • Who's in the Limelight?
  • Happy 58th Birthday BCAA!
  • BCAA Acknowledgements
BCAA Birthday Fundraiser
Happy Birthday BCAA!

May is Boulder County Art Alliances' Birthday Month! This year, BCAA is turning 58! 

Founded in May of 1966 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, BCAA is the oldest arts service agency in Boulder County (read a bit about our history here). We invite you to make a tax deductible donation to BCAA this month. Every contribution supports us in sustaining the programs and services that ensure local artists are well resourced. 

¡Mayo es el mes del cumpleaños de Boulder County Art Alliances! ¡Este año, BCAA cumple 58 años!

Fundada en mayo de 1966 como una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)3, BCAA es la agencia de servicios artísticos más antigua del condado de Boulder (lea un poco sobre nuestra historia aquí). Te invitamos a hacer una donación deducible de impuestos a BCAA este mes. Cada contribución nos apoya en el mantenimiento de los programas y servicios que garantizan que los artistas locales cuenten con buenos recursos.

Make a Contribution
Upcoming Events
Authentic Branding

May 14th, 2024 from 11:30 AM to  1:00 PM

The Collective
201 N Public Rd, Lafayette, Colorado 80026

$10 for BCAA Members, $15 for nonmembers.

This workshop is structured to define and refine the participants brand identity, and to equip them with the lean management skills necessary to execute their business plans efficiently, ensuring their art remains true to their vision while being commercially successful.

Este taller está estructurado para definir y refinar la identidad de marca de los participantes y equiparlos con las habilidades de gestión eficiente necesarias para ejecutar sus planes de negocios de manera eficiente, garantizando que su arte se mantenga fiel a su visión y al mismo tiempo tenga éxito comercial.

REGISTER HERE

 
Grant Writing through a DEAI Lens

Monday, May 20th -11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Office of Arts and Culture                    1500 Pearl St suite 300, Boulder

Free to attend.

Tariana Navas-Nieves, Director of Cultural Affairs for Denver Arts & Venues, will guide us through a composite of common grant applications, discussing how commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion can inform and strengthen most sections of typical grant proposals. You'll leave this workshop with a deeper understanding of ways to create a nuanced, honest and complete picture of how your organization is working with DEAI principles.

Tariana Navas-Nieves, directora de Asuntos Culturales de Denver Arts & Venues, nos guiará a través de una combinación de solicitudes de subvenciones comunes y analizará cómo el compromiso con la diversidad, la equidad, el acceso y la inclusión puede informar y fortalecer la mayoría de las secciones de las propuestas de subvenciones típicas. Saldrá de este taller con una comprensión más profunda de las formas de crear una imagen matizada, honesta y completa de cómo su organización está trabajando con los principios DEAI.

REGISTER HERE

Who's in the Limelight?
Poets and Poetry Organizations!

National Poetry Month may be over, however, the pulse of the local poetry scene continues to electrify the hearts and minds of Boulder County! Below are a few examples of the individual poets and poetry organizations who are supporting Boulder's thriving poetic culture!

El Mes Nacional de la Poesía puede haber terminado, mientras tanto, el pulso de la escena poética local continúa electrificando los corazones y las mentes del condado de Boulder. ¡A continuación se muestran algunos ejemplos de poetas individuales y organizaciones de poesía que apoyan la próspera cultura poética de Boulder!

Beyond Academia Beyond Academia presents free to the public poetic and performance art education through a monthly program at the Boulder Public Library, as well as through an annual summer writing program and campout.

Beyond Academia Beyond Academia presenta educación poética y artística gratuita al público a través de un programa mensual en la Biblioteca Pública de Boulder, así como a través de un programa anual de escritura y un campamento de verano.

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Colorado Poets Center Founded by Robert W. King and Beth Franklin, the Colorado Poet Center is a 501c3 public non-profit business and a directory of writers who have published poetry and who live and work in Colorado or have strong ties to the state.

Colorado Poets Center Fundado por Robert W. King y Beth Franklin, el Colorado Poet Center es una empresa pública sin fines de lucro 501c3 y un directorio de escritores que han publicado poesía y que viven y trabajan en Colorado o tienen fuertes vínculos con el estado.

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East Window and Gallery In addition to being an art gallery, East Window also offers a “Reading Room” with a growing collection of poetry books, artists books, chapbooks, children's books, banned books, self published works and zines by local, national and international writers and artists.

East Window and Gallery Además de ser una galería de arte, East Window también ofrece una "Sala de lectura" con una creciente colección de libros de poesía, libros de artista, capítulos, libros para niños, libros prohibidos, obras autoeditadas y revistas de escritores y artistas locales, nacionales e internacionales.

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Jennifer Heath Jennnifer has written and published at least 16 books! She is the founder of an imprint called Baksun Books & Arts, which publishes poetry, prose, art and exhibition catalogues. She is also a founder of A History of Visual Arts in Boulder County (HOVAB). In 2021, HOVAB published OnWORDS! Boulder's Book Arts Legacy, edited by Jennifer Heath and Tree Bernstein to honor the long, vibrant history of independent and small press publishing in the city. 

Jennifer Heath ¡Jennnifer ha escrito y publicado al menos 16 libros! Es la fundadora de un sello llamado Baksun Books & Arts, que publica catálogos de poesía, prosa, arte y exposiciones. También es fundadora de Una historia de las artes visuales en el condado de Boulder (HOVAB). En 2021, HOVAB publicó OnWORDS! Boulder's Book Arts Legacy, editado por Jennifer Heath y Tree Bernstein para honrar la larga y vibrante historia de las editoriales pequeñas e independientes en la ciudad.

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Mi Chantli  Every Wednesday evening at 9 PM - 10:30 PM, Mi Chantli hosts a casual gathering to write and share in a welcoming environment.

Mi Chantli  Todos los miércoles por la noche, de 9:00 p. m. a 10:30 p. m., Mi Chantli organiza una reunión informal para escribir y compartir en un ambiente acogedor.y Wednesday evening at 9 PM - 10:30 PM, Mi Chantli hosts a casual gathering to write and share in a welcoming environment.

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Uche Ogbuji More fully Úchèńnà Ogbújí, is a poet, spoken word performer and DJ. His books include a chapbook, Ndewo, Colorado (Aldrich Press, USA, 2013), a Colorado Book Award and Westword Award Winner (“Best Environmental Poetry”), and Ńchéfù Road (Black Spring Press Group, UK, 2022), which won the Christopher Smart Prize. His work fuses Igbo culture, European classicism, American Mountain West setting, Hip-Hop and afrofuturism. 

Uche Ogbuji Más concretamente, Úchèńnà Ogbújí, es poeta, intérprete de palabra hablada y DJ. Sus libros incluyen un libro de capítulos, Ndewo, Colorado (Aldrich Press, EE. UU., 2013), ganador del premio Colorado Book Award y del premio Westword (“Mejor poesía ambiental”), y Ńchéfù Road (Black Spring Press Group, Reino Unido, 2022), que ganó el premio Christopher Smart. Su trabajo fusiona la cultura igbo, el clasicismo europeo, el ambiente del oeste montañoso americano, el hip-hop y el afrofuturismo.

 

BCAA Acknowlegements

Thank you New and Renewing Members

NoBo Art District

Naomi Nakanishi

Yvonnick Prene

Jakob Ebers

Julián Quall

Jon Snell

Evan Cantor

 Dexter Payne

Cynthia Katsarelis

Longmont Museum

Boulder Digital Arts

Andrea M

 Matthew John Fuller

Zach Howarth

Mary Wohl Haan

Katharine Ellis

Boulder MUSE

 Vitality Embodiment LLC

3rd Law Dance/Theater

T2 Dance Company

Boulder Valley Spellbinders

Rock For The People

Dairy Arts Center

Brandon Thomas Welch

Jennifer Chaparro

Integral Steps

Thank you to this month's Volunteers

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