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

• Upcoming Events
• Who's in the Limelight?
• Opportunities
• Colorado Creative Industries Summit
• BCAA Acknowledgements

When: Wednesday, May 14 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM)

Where: Zoom - link provided upon registration

Presenter: Nikki McCord - McCord Consulting   

$10 for Members. $15 for Nonmembers.

Board Governance 101 - part 2. In this workshop we will talk about what leadership looks like from the lens of the ED and the lens of the Board. Maybe leadership is advocacy, maybe leadership is doing more, maybe leadership is doing less. Whatever is decided, a conversation needs to be had now about what leadership looks like for your organization in a changing environment.

Gobernanza de la Junta Directiva 101 - Parte 2. En este taller, hablaremos sobre cómo se ve el liderazgo desde la perspectiva del Director Ejecutivo y la de la Junta Directiva. Quizás el liderazgo sea abogacía, quizás liderazgo sea hacer más, quizás liderazgo sea hacer menos. Sea cual sea la decisión, es necesario conversar ahora sobre cómo se ve el liderazgo en su organización en un entorno cambiante.

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(Image: Original Artwork by Kathy Beekman)

Presenter: Kathy Beekman - Professional Artist and Art Career Coach.

When: Monday, May 12 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM)

Where: The Neurodiversity Community Center (100 W Cleveland St. Lafayette)

$10 for Members. $15 for Nonmembers.

Discover how creativity functions in your brain and how it is an essential part of human culture and individual expression. In this workshop you will better understand how art affects the brain, and how we can better appreciate its profound impact on our lives.

Descubre cómo funciona la creatividad en tu cerebro y cómo es una parte esencial de la cultura humana y la expresión individual. En este taller comprenderás mejor cómo el arte afecta al cerebro y cómo podemos apreciar mejor su profundo impacto en nuestras vidas (Imagen: Obra original de Kathy Beekman).

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Imagine a future where your creative passion thrives, supported by a secure and worry-free retirement plan. In this workshop you'll unlock the secrets to financial freedom using indexed life insurance and annuities.

Imagina un futuro donde tu pasión creativa prospere, con el respaldo de un plan de jubilación seguro y sin preocupaciones. En este taller, descubrirás los secretos de la libertad financiera con seguros de vida indexados y anualidades.

Presenter: Colleen Kranicke - Financial Coach

When: Thursday, May 22 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM)

Where: NoBo Arts District - Bus Stop Gallery (4895 Broadway St. Boulder)

$10 for Members. $15 for Nonmembers.

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Join us at Patagonia on Pearl Street for a presentation by three artists' whose creative work reflects contemporary research in ecological science. Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Acompáñenos en Patagonia, en la calle Pearl, para una presentación de tres artistas cuyo trabajo creativo refleja la investigación contemporánea en ciencias ecológicas. Se servirán refrigerios y aperitivos.

Presenters: Amy Hoagland, Alexandra Lockhart, and Madison Sankovitz.

When: Tuesday, June 03rd (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

Where: Patagonia (1630 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302)

Suggested Donation.

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• BCAA Endowment Equipment Purchase (Español)
  Due by 5:00pm MDT on May 8th. Learn more
• BCAA Endowment Project Support (Español)
  Due by 5:00pm MDT on May 8th. Learn more
• BCAA Endowment Operating Support (Español)
  Due by 5:00pm MDT on May 8th. Learn more
• Arts for All Children Grant
  Due by 5:00pm MDT on September 22nd. Learn more
• Martha Kate Thomas Fund for Artists (Español)
  Due by 5:00pm MDT on October 23rd. Learn more

On Thursday, May 01st, BCAA joined the Colorado Creative Industries Summit in Grand Junction to present a panel on “Expanding the Artists Role in Placemaking and Design”. We want to extend our deepest gratitude to the moderator and panelists who made this session possible!

El jueves 1 de mayo, BCAA se unió a la Cumbre de Industrias Creativas de Colorado en Grand Junction para presentar un panel sobre “Ampliando el rol de los artistas en la creación de espacios y el diseño”. Queremos expresar nuestro más profundo agradecimiento al moderador y a los panelistas que hicieron posible esta sesión.

Thank you to the Panelists - Gracias panelistas -

• Bettina Swigger (CEO - Downtown Boulder Partnership)
• Karleen Lewis (Director of Marketing - Visit Boulder)
• Taishya Adams (City Council Member - City of Boulder)
• Nicholas Felder (PhD Candidate & Community Engagement Coordinator - CU Boulder)

...and thank you to Michela Ardizzoni (Associate Faculty Director MA in Media and Public Engagement- CU Boulder) for moderating this panel! 

...y gracias a Michela Ardizzoni (Directora Asociada, Maestría en Medios y Participación Pública - CU Boulder) por moderar este panel.

Below are a few highlights from the Panel - A continuación, algunos puntos destacados del panel:

The "Expanding Artists Role in Placemaking and Design" Team! From left to right: Karleen Lewis, Michela Ardizzoni, Nicholas Felder, Bettina Swigger, Taishya Adams, Charlotte LaSasso, and Maggie Saunders. 

El equipo de "Expandiendo el Rol de los Artistas en la Creación de Lugares y el Diseño". De izquierda a derecha: Karleen Lewis, Michela Ardizzoni, Nicholas Felder, Bettina Swigger, Taishya Adams, Charlotte LaSasso y Maggie Saunders.

Nicholas Felder (PhD Candidate & Community Engagement Coordinator - CU Boulder) opened the session with an icebreaker improv and movement exercise, then spoke about his work building nurturing, community centered relationships through improv practices.

Nicholas Felder (candidato a doctorado y coordinador de participación comunitaria de la CU Boulder) abrió la sesión con un ejercicio de improvisación y movimiento para romper el hielo y luego habló sobre su trabajo para construir relaciones enriquecedoras y centradas en la comunidad a través de prácticas de improvisación.

Karleen Lewis (Director of Marketing - Visit Boulder) shared the story of how Visit Boulder helped bring Sundance Film Festival to Boulder.

Karleen Lewis (Directora de Marketing de Visit Boulder) compartió la historia de cómo Visit Boulder ayudó a traer el Festival de Cine de Sundance a Boulder.

Bettina Swigger (CEO - Downtown Boulder Partnership) spoke about how the Downtown Boulder Partnership collaborates with local artists and businesses to develop our economy and steward a thriving downtown ecosystem.

Bettina Swigger (CEO - Downtown Boulder Partnership) habló sobre cómo Downtown Boulder Partnership colabora con artistas y empresas locales para desarrollar nuestra economía y administrar un ecosistema próspero en el centro.

Taishya Adams (City Council Member - City of Boulder) inspired the audience with her perspective that artists are assets to the development of our city throughout our individual, interpersonal, and institutional systems. 

Taishya Adams (miembro del Concejo Municipal - Ciudad de Boulder) inspiró a la audiencia con su perspectiva de que los artistas son activos para el desarrollo de nuestra ciudad a través de nuestros sistemas individuales, interpersonales e institucionales.

Thank you New and Renewing Members

Thank you to this month's Volunteers

• Marty Wright, Information Technology