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Following is the Boulder County Arts Alliance monthly E-Newsletter for MARCH 2025 containing information on upcoming BCAA news, programs, and deadlines.

In This Issue
  • Upcoming events
  • Boulder Arts Week
  • Who's in the Limelight?
  • BCAA Acknowledgements
image of a tree with bare branches in front of a pond at sunset.
Grief Happy Hour
When: Wednesday, March 12 2025 (5:30 PM - 7:00 PM)
Where: NoBo Arts District - Bus Stop Gallery (4895 Broadway St, Boulder)
 
Suggested Donation. 
Register Here

Join Boulder County Arts Alliance and artist, Dona Laurita, for the inaugural Grief Happy Hour, a quarterly gathering where the afflicted can safely share their sorrow. For this first Grief Happy Hour, we welcome Grief Pilgrim, Siobhan Asgharzadeh, who will guide us in a practice that assists in accessing our authentic heart of sorrow and reveals a path to connection.

Únase a la Boulder County Arts Alliance y a la artista Dona Laurita para la sesión inaugural de Grief Happy Hour, una reunión trimestral donde los afligidos pueden compartir su dolor de manera segura.
Para esta primera sesión de Grief Happy Hour, damos la bienvenida a Grief Pilgrim, Siobhan Asgharzadeh, quien nos guiará en una práctica que nos ayuda a acceder a nuestro auténtico corazón de dolor y revela un camino hacia la conexión.

 
image of Kathy Beekman smiling outside.
Be Brave: Creative Courage for Artists

Presented by: Kathy Beekman.

When: Monday, March 18th, 2025 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM)
Where: NoBo on the Corner (600 Broadway, Boulder)

$10 for Members. $15 for non-members.

Register Here

This innovative workshop brings together the perfect ingredients for nurturing your artistic growth: creativity, imagination, and community. Learn how to set aside the uncertainties and anxieties that may be holding you back. Discover where your courage lies, why you need it, and how to make it a part of your identity. You will also learn how to summon up the necessary courage to bring your creative gifts to the world and develop a plan to continue being fearless and strong in your creative life.

Este innovador taller reúne los ingredientes perfectos para nutrir tu crecimiento artístico: creatividad, imaginación y comunidad. Aprende a dejar de lado las incertidumbres y ansiedades que pueden estar frenándote. Descubre dónde reside tu coraje, por qué lo necesitas y cómo hacerlo parte de tu identidad. También aprenderás cómo reunir el coraje necesario para traer tus dones creativos al mundo y desarrollar un plan para continuar siendo valiente y fuerte en tu vida creativa.

 
image of Liz Compos smiling indoors.
Social Media - Experiential Workshop
Presented by: Liz Compos.
 
When: Monday, March 25th, 2025 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM)
Where: The Collective (201 N Public Rd,
Lafayette) 
 
$10 for Members. $15 for non-members.

During this hands-on workshop, participants will be guided through social media strategies using their own devices.

Durante este taller práctico, los participantes serán guiados a través de estrategias de redes sociales utilizando su propio dispositivo.

Register Here
Boulder Arts Week
April 4 - 12, 2025

Get ready to immerse yourself in a week-long celebration of art and creativity! Join us for an unforgettable community arts event that showcases the best and brightest talent in our local area through cultural experiences from murals and installations to music and dance at Boulder Arts Week April 4th - 12th, 2025.

This event is not only a showcase of talent, but also a platform for education and collaboration. Attend workshops, masterclasses, and discussions to deepen your understanding of the arts and gain valuable insights from local artists.

Whether you're a seasoned art enthusiast or just discovering your passion for creativity, there's something for everyone!

Have an event? Click Here to Submit an event to the BAW CAlendar

Want to volunteer? Sign up to volunteer HERE

Are you an arts-loving business that would like to support Boulder Arts Week? This is what you need to know

Learn how you can help us spread the word HERE

¡Prepárate para sumergirte en una celebración del arte y la creatividad durante una semana! Únase a nosotros para un evento artístico comunitario inolvidable que muestra los mejores y más brillantes talentos de nuestra área local a través de experiencias culturales, desde murales e instalaciones hasta música y danza en la Semana de las Artes de Boulder del 4 al 12 de abril de 2025.

Este evento no es sólo una muestra de talento, sino también una plataforma para la educación y la colaboración. Asista a talleres, clases magistrales y debates para profundizar su comprensión de las artes y obtener valiosos conocimientos de los artistas locales.

Si eres un entusiasta del arte experimentado o simplemente estás descubriendo tu pasión por la creatividad, ¡hay algo para todos!

¿Tienes un evento? Haga clic aquí para enviar un evento al calendario BAW

¿Quieres ser voluntario? Regístrate para ser voluntario AQUÍ

¿Es usted una empresa amante de las artes y le gustaría apoyar la Semana de las Artes de Boulder? Esto es lo que necesita saber

Conoce cómo puedes ayudarnos a correr la voz AQUÍ

Learn More about BAW
Who's in the Limelight?
Dance to be Free's Logo - A Circle that says "Dance to be free"
flyer for Dance to be free's fundraiser, with the event title "Portrait Project". The flyer also says "April 27th in Boulder"
Dance to Be Free

Dance To Be Free’s mission is to help incarcerated people heal from trauma through cathartic movement and dance. This program launched in 2015 at Denver women’s correctional facility and has since expanded to 13 other states across the country.

On April 27 from 5 to 7 PM please join us for Dance To Be Free’s Photo Exhibit of our graduates from La Vista Correctional facility. 
 
We will be sharing photographs and writing responses from 14 of our women serving time in Pueblo, CO along with formally incarcerated women speaking about their experiences with DTBF - 2850 Kalmia, Boulder, CO.

La misión de Dance To Be Free es ayudar a las personas encarceladas a recuperarse del trauma a través del movimiento catártico y la danza. Este programa se lanzó en 2015 en el centro penitenciario para mujeres de Denver y desde entonces se ha expandido a otros 13 estados de todo el país.

El 27 de abril, de 5 a 7 p. m., únase a nosotros para la exhibición de fotografías de Dance To Be Free de nuestras graduadas del centro penitenciario La Vista.

Compartiremos fotografías y respuestas escritas de 14 de nuestras mujeres que cumplen condena en Pueblo, Colorado, junto con mujeres encarceladas formalmente que hablarán sobre sus experiencias con DTBF - 2850 Kalmia, Boulder, Colorado.

 

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BCAA Acknowlegements

Thank you New and Renewing Members

Motus Theater

Molly Hargarten

Penelope Sharp

Julia Misawa

Boulder Art Association

Beth Pomerantz

The Arts Hub

Samba Colorado

David Spohn

Grace Ventura

Ape Co. Movement School

A History of The Visual Arts In Boulder

Gabrielle Hewson

Ron Broome

Pixel Mill Studios

Empathy Theatre Project

Humanity Shared

John Carlson

 Saramanda Zurbuch

Sara Pike

Amy Sass

Thank you to this month's Volunteers

  • Marty Wright, Information Technology
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Community Foundation Boulder County
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National Endowment for the Arts

 
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