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Experience Wonder Wherever You Go

SCFD's 2023 annual report, Wonder Wherever You Go, is now available online! Learn more about SCFD's impact in 2023: $84 million in grants to nearly 300 organizations and a series of grantee spotlights that highlight the excellent work of SCFD's funded partners to provide culture for all. Click the video below for just a preview of the wonder between the pages of SCFD's annual report.

SCFD Stakeholder Engagement Process Approved

Recently, the SCFD Board of Directors approved a framework for collecting the input the district will need from stakeholders and supporters to chart a vision for the district’s future. Over the next few years, we will conduct research and engage with SCFD stakeholders to gather feedback and build consensus on the right framework to carry the district into its next 30 years. View the approved stakeholder engagement process and stay tuned for updates on our website here.

County Cultural Council Openings

Each SCFD county has a county cultural council made up of volunteers who live in that county and are appointed by either their board of county commissioners or city council. Council members review grant applications from Tier III organizations and make funding decisions, which are then reviewed by the board of county commissioners or city council and approved by the SCFD board of directors. There are several openings:

Boulder County Cultural Council: The Boulder County Cultural Council is currently recruiting to fill two council seats. Applicants need to be 18 years old or older and live in Boulder County. Interested applicants can learn more and apply here or contact Aleta Sherman, the Boulder County Cultural Council Liaison, at asherman@bouldercounty.gov.

Free Days/Events

Organizations from across the metro area provide hundreds of free days and free programs each year, made possible in part, by funding from SCFD. Some organizations are free every day such as Broomfield Veterans Museum, Foothills Art Center, Colorado Music Hall of Fame, The Aurora Hitory Museum, Depot Art Gallery, and the Louisville History Museum. Here are a few free days on tap for October:

• Colorado Railroad Museum – October 3
• Denver Art Museum – October 8
• Mizel Institute: Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab – October 11
• Museum of Outdoor Arts – October 14
• Four Mile Historic Park – October 25
• Brightonmusic Choir and Orchestra Homespun Local Composers Concert – October 27

SCFD Board of Directors News

A board of directors governs the SCFD with representation from district member counties Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson and four governor's appointees. The board oversees district funding and ensures the district is running the way voters intended. The board meets eight times a year and all meetings are open to the public.

• The next meeting of the SCFD Board of Directors will be held virtually at 1:00 p.m. on October 24, 2024. Get information for joining meetings.

Save the Date: Denver Arts Week

Now in its 18th year, Denver Arts Week is a celebration of all things arts & culture in the mile high city with hundreds of free and discounted events from November 1 - 10. Check back here in November to view art walks, museum exhibitions, and more!

We Fund Culture

Thanks to the voters and residents of the seven-county metro area, SCFD has come a long way in its more than 35 years of existence. SCFD is the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, a tax collected and distributed to more than 300 cultural organizations in our seven-county Denver metro region including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties. Just one penny on every $10 spent in the district creates vibrancy for us individually and collectively.

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