Following a landmark year of engagement and artistic excellence, the Dairy Arts Center is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 Co-Production Program, a unique initiative designed to amplify emerging, underrepresented, and innovative voices in the performing arts.
The Dairy Arts Center is proud to announce an exciting new chapter for Creative Nations, a dedicated gallery for Indigenous artists within the Dairy’s multidisciplinary arts facility, as the space transitions into the leadership of Create àyA, a nonprofit co-founded by artist and cultural advocate Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand, with her husband, Rafael Maldonado Bad Hand.
This milestone moment comes four years after a visionary conversation first took place at the Dairy Arts Center, where a group of Indigenous artists gathered to imagine what a truly inclusive, dedicated space for Native creativity could look like.
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Boulder, CO – March 13, 2025 – The Dairy Arts Center is proud to announce its highly anticipated annual fundraiser, PEEK, an exclusive evening offering behind-the-scenes glimpses into the diverse artistic experiences showcased at the Boulder-based nonprofit. On Thursday, April 24, 2025, guests will immerse themselves in a unique celebration of creativity, collaboration, and community
(Boulder, CO – February 1, 2023) – The Dairy Arts Center has launched Deeply Rooted, a new series that will offer arts experiences designed to engage participants in more meaningful and personal ways. These experiences will have a wider range of participatory and immersive qualities, and often approach art as a process rather than a
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New Dairy Arts Center exhibition unpacks the politics of water in a changing climate By Jezy J. Gray – September 22, 2022| Boulder Weekly The Colorado River is in trouble. Now in its 23rd year of drought, the once-mighty water source flowing nearly 1,500 miles from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California is
By Will Matuska – September 15, 2022 | Boulder Weekly It may seem like Robert Martinez is established, “but it’s been a long road to walk,” says the Native artist from the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming. Despite his work being shown across the country, for most of his 25 years creating art, Martinez
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The Found Collective Market Brings 25+ Vendors of Artists, Makers, Vintage Collectors, and Small Businesses to the Dairy Arts Center Saturday, September 24, 2022 (Boulder, CO – August 31, 2022) – The Dairy Arts Center is set to host the first of many outdoor marketplace events on Saturday, September 24 from 2 pm-6 pm. The
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(Boulder, CO – August 17, 2022) – The Dairy Arts Center is happy to announce the opening of the Creative Nations Sacred Space–a permanent, dedicated space for Indigenous artists at the Dairy Arts Center–on Friday, September 16th from 6 PM to 8 PM. The opening will begin with a traditional blessing officiated by Harvey Spoonhunter
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Boulder, CO (July 7, 2022) – The Dairy Arts Center’s new Musical Vanguards Concert Series continues on Thursday, July 28 with Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist, Ariel Posen. Ariel Posen’s music occupies the space between genres. It’s a rootsy sound that nods to his influences — heartland rock & roll, electrified Americana, blue-eyed soul, R&B, Beatles-inspired
The Dairy Arts Center is pleased to share the exciting news of our new endowment fund, recently established through a generous bequest from the Polly Addison estate. The newly established fund, the first of its kind at the Dairy, will help support our visual arts program and allow us to continue to offer award-winning exhibitions, free and
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‘inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE’ will be up through July 16 “inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE” on display at RedLine Contemporary Art Center, in Denver, in October 2021. The exhibition is opening at Dairy Arts Center on Friday and will additionally feature a handful of Boulder-based AAPI creatives. (Wes Magyar/Courtesy photo) By KALENE MCCORT | kmccort@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily CameraPUBLISHED: May 19, 2022 at
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inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE: New Visual Arts Exhibit at the Dairy Arts Center Curated by Boram Jeong, Boyung Lee, Sammy Lee, and Chad Shomura On View: May 20 – July 16, 2022 Opening Reception: Friday, May 20th, 4:30pm – 8:00pm The theme inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE captures the struggles of Asians and Asian Americans to survive and
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March 13, 2021: Boulder’s Story Slam will bring storytellers and audiences together in the same room for their first in-person event in 2022. Over the past 2 years of the pandemic, Boulder’s Story Slam and The Dairy Arts have hosted 7 virtual slam as well as 3 hybrid slams – with audiences safely gathering at
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An exploration of intuition throughout the artistic process On View: March 4 – April 9, 2022 – Opening Reception: Friday, March 4th, 5:00pm – 8:00pm The galleries are free and open to the public Monday-Sunday, from 2pm-6pm. Docent tours are available Thursday beginning at 5pm in the lobby, or by special arrangement. Presentiment showcases the
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NAACP Boulder County kicks off Black History Month with Dairy Arts Center exhibit, ‘Walk With Me’ series By KALENE MCCORT | kmccort@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily CameraPUBLISHED: January 12, 2022 at 10:41 a.m. | UPDATED: January 12, 2022 at 10:49 a.m. The photographs of Ernest C. Withers line the walls at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder on Tuesday. Withers documented African-American life
Stories of Identity, Strength and Belonging to be Shared at World Premiere Event at the Dairy Arts Center on January 8th | 6pm ‘Let me tell you where I am really from’ is a multimedia storytelling event featuring immigrants,first-generation Americans, and native people who, in their own words, will answer the ever-presentquestion experienced by our
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IMMERSIVE SHOW ADDRESSING DEFORESTATION COMES TO THE DAIRY ARTS CENTER Nov. 26 & 27 The Song of the Lorax, an immersive, multi-media show centered around a new string quartet by Boulder composer Jeffrey Nytch, will have its World Premiere at the Dairy Arts Center’s Carsen Theatre Nov. 26 & 27, 2021. The show, which features
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By Bob Yates – October 2021 Some people are confident singers. They grew up in households where parents and siblings sang out loud, with music always in the air. Many of the rest of us are shy about singing. It doesn’t mean we don’t have good singing voices. It’s just that we never really learned
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We’re back! Boulder’s Story Slam gears up to host their first in-person Slam since Feb 2020 June 29th, 2021: On July 18, Boulder’s Story Slam will bring storytellers and audiences together in the same room for their first in-person event since the pandemic began. When lockdown happened in March, Boulder’s Story Slam and The Dairy
Inaugural Boulder Comedy Festival promises diversity and hilarity in June Local and national standups will be featured on the inclusive lineup this summer Comedian Zoe Rogers performs at Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, Calif. in 2015. As founder of the Boulder Comedy Festival, she is curating a diverse lineup for the inaugural event taking
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‘We’re still here’ In a bid for greater equity, the Dairy Arts Center changes its rental policy and makes room for indigenous artists at the Creative Nations Center By Caitlin Rockett -Boulder Weekly April 1, 2021 ‘Sing Our Rivers Red’ Courtesy Tanaya Winder Melissa Fathman remembers a moment two years ago, on Indigenous Peoples Day, watching Sarah
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Amplifier has come to the Dairy! We are so excited for our newest outdoor art installation! For Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020, Amplifier, Nia Tero and IllumiNative teamed up to launch a new large-scale public art campaign to elevate Indigenous land stewardship EVERYDAY! The artwork series explores various concepts tied to Indigenous sovereignty, civic engagement, and
As many of you know, the Dairy Arts Center has always reflected a wonderful sense of community and shared resources. And even though it still holds true, this past year’s necessary hibernation, numerous tragedies, and violent clashes have revealed a need to reevaluate our values and longstanding sense of community. In addition to working hard
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Mary K. (Polly) Addison passed away peacefully January 11, 2021 and is remembered as a woman who offered so much to so many. Whether it was helping with fundraisers, the visual arts committee or serving as a board member, her dedication and unflagging energy was always there to support the Dairy Art Center’s growth—often providing
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Art Outside and Online in the Face of the Pandemic with the Dairy Arts Center As a hub of creativity and learning, the Dairy Arts Center encompasses a lot for the Boulder community. Their iconic building, a former milk-processing facility, hosts a wide variety of artists, activities, performances, classes, and more. Unfortunately, that is just the type
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Jan 17th – Jan 18th, 2021 – With the support of The City of Boulder Office of Arts + Culture, The Dairy Arts Center is pleased to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with live programming throughout the weekend including a public poetry workshop, virtual slam poetry performances, cinema, music, and more!
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Our Stories: a community resource for purposeful art education presented by the Dairy Arts Center Deadline for Proposals: December 27th, 2020 Final Product due: January 24th, 2020 With the generous support of the Xcel Energy Foundation, the Dairy Arts Center is seeking proposals for virtual arts education instructional videos targeting a range of age groups
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By KALENE MCCORT | kmccort@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily CameraPUBLISHED: August 29, 2020 at 1:35 p.m. | UPDATED: August 29, 2020 at 1:36 p.m. Denver-based creative crafts everything from massive murals to smaller commissioned pieces In March 2020, Thomas “Detour” Evans paints a mural on the Scarpa building on Frontier Avenue in Boulder. Evans is an all-around creative specializing in large-scale public art,
Dear Dairy Visitors, Considering recent news about new outbreaks of Coronavirus (COVID-19) within the United States, I’m sharing the steps we are taking to try and curb the spread of pathogens at the Dairy. As of this writing, we have not heard of any new cases in Colorado, but we will continue to watch for updates
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In conjunction with Mo’Print (regional biannual celebration of printmaking) featuring eight female artists, all of whom were born abroad. On View: February 28 – April 5, 2020 Opening Reception: Friday, February 28, 5:00pm – 7:00pm Foreign Born explores the unique perspectives of female immigrants from Asia, South America and Europe. Individually, each artist charted a
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Varied art by CU’s TECHNE Lab affiliates will be on display through Feb. 23 By KALENE MCCORT | kmccort@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily CameraPUBLISHED: January 24, 2020 at 8:00 am | UPDATED: January 24, 2020 at 9:32 am A still from the net art piece “Famous Men Who’ve Cried Online” by Melanie Clemmons. This piece, along with others by CU’s TECHNE Lab affiliates,
‘Brutal Realities’ examines our digital-driven world through digital-driven art By Caitlin Rockett | Boulder Weekly – January 16, 2020 ‘Unfolded III’ – Annette Isham The Amazon rainforest was ablaze last year as artist Mark Amerika and curator Jessica Kooiman Parker began to conceptualize a new media exhibition for the Dairy Arts Center. In fact, the
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Westword | JOHN BEAR | JANUARY 8, 2020 | 6:00AM – Jeffrey Kash jokes that you can just as easily invite your enemies to catch a performance of his on-stage persona, Mrs. Eda Bagel, as you can your friends, and you’d be doing both of them a favor. Or not. Of his latest show, Mrs. Eda Bagel… In Concert With
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Peggy Turchette brings the costumes and fashion of ballerina Anna Pavlova to life by Angela K. Evans – December 12, 2019 | Boulder Weekly “My dancing belongs to the world,” Anna Pavlova once said. Yet almost a century after the ballerina’s death, many people have never heard of Pavlova or her dance company, which she used to bring
After a smashing success at its inaugural slam at The Dairy Arts Center in September, Boulder’s Story Slam is busting open and creating more ways to get more stories and a wider range of voices on the stage. Teens will take the stage at a story slam BY and FOR teens on December 16, 2019,
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theknow.deverpost.com | By John Wenzel Sep 19, 2019, 6:00 am – The mushroom boom is here. It didn’t arrive as quickly, or with as much fanfare, as the Green Rush that followed the statewide legalization of cannabis in 2014. But it’s here. “It’s certainly drafting off of the expanded awareness that cannabis brought to the market,” said Louie Schwartzberg,
By KALENE MCCORT | kmccort@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily Camera – Boulder has always been a community with a strong focus on the arts. From musicians that light up stages to visual artists whose thoughtful contributions hang on gallery walls, the array of individuals producing quality offerings — in a vast array of mediums — remains high. An event
By Jeremy Jaeger Editorial@lhvc.com – On Friday, Sept. 6, the Dairy Center for the Arts will host its annual ceremony for the Dairy Center Honors Award, given to individuals in recognition of their contribution to the arts in Boulder County. One of this year’s four honorees is Gene Hayworth, the founder and owner of Inkberry
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By MADELINE ST. AMOUR | mstamour@timescall.com | Boulder Daily Camera – On May 27, 1974, Alamosa attorney and University of Colorado Law graduate Reyes Martinez, 26, University of Colorado Boulder junior Neva Romero, 21, and CU Boulder double major graduate Una Jaakola, 24, were killed in a bombed car at Chautauqua Park. On May 29, another car bomb near
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By KALENE MCCORT | kmccort@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily Camera – Where we lay our heads at night is such a vibrant part of who we are. Beyond the floor plan and color palette, the vibe and very concept of “home” is one that differs by person, region and culture. A newly opened exhibit at the Dairy Arts Center,
Boulder Lifestyle Magazine Article Amelia Broughton | Photography Lindsey Haligas – DESIGNING & DECONSTRUCTING THE DAIRY ART CENTER’S NEWEST EXHIBITION, MODERN HABITAT When entering a home, some things might seem familiar, others foreign, and others fascinating. One might notice the arrangement of the furniture, the adorned walls, and the way natural light shimmers through the windows.
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As of today, 3/12/2020, The Dairy Arts Center remains open and operational. Should scheduling changes occur, ticket holders will be directly notified by The Dairy Arts Center.
If you have a question about an event please contact the presenting arts organization. For films, Dairy Presents and all other questions contact the Box Office at 303.440.7826
