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Vampire Ball 2025
“When the night comes, we shall rise” On All Hallows’ Eve, the Dairy Arts Center invited you to The Vampire Ball, a decadent realm of shadows and desire straight from your most delicious nightmares. Our nocturnal coven welcomed you to a world of ballgowns and bloodlust, opera gloves and neon lights, 1890s grandeur meeting 1990s
Open Call for Artists: “Go West” Exhibition Spring 2025
Exhibition Dates: May 16 – June 29, 2025 Submission Deadline: December 6, 2024 Guest Jurors: Rajiv Menon and Roseline Nevling The Dairy Arts Center is excited to announce an open call for submissions to our spring 2025 exhibition, Go West! This group exhibition will center the experiences of artists with ties to Colorado who self-identify
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Locals Only Gallery
What to expect as an artist in the Locals Only Gallery… Find resources below that will help you prepare for exhibition. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or snags along the way. Caruso Lounge Created during our elevator renovation circa 2019, the Local’s Only gallery is located within our
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Vessel – DARIA: Denver Art Review
Vessel Dairy Arts Center| 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302December 2, 2022-January 28, 2023 | Curated by Drew AustinAdmission: Free, with a suggested donation of $5 Review by Maggie Sava When I first took note of the name and theme of the Dairy Arts Center’s current show, Vessel, I found myself wondering if this were
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Boulder Ballet 2023 Subscription
Give the gift of dance with tickets to live performance this holiday season. On sale through December 31, 2022 @ 12:00 am For the first time ever, we offer a unique ‘Best of Ballet Package’, that includes two stunning performances for only $50. Experience what Boulder Ballet has to offer with this one-of-a-kind opportunity to share with
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We Are What We Wear
We Are What We Wear December 6 – January 12, 2019 Participating artists: Winnie van der Rijn, Noah Pica, Jim Arendt, Erika Diamond and Peggy Turchette. We Are What We Wear presents a limited survey of contemporary artists across the United States working with clothing as a form of artistic medium. Textiles, whether created or
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Grounded
Grounded October 18 – December 1, 2019 Participating Artists: Sonja Hinrichsen , Kathleen Probst, Eileen Roscina Richardson, Tyler Jones, Gregg Deal, bARTer Collective, Tory Tepp, Ana Maria Hernando and Kenneth Robinson. Land affects all of us. From the moment we take our first steps to the realization that the land we walk on may not actually belong to us, the place
Modern Habitat: Building Energetic Spaces
Modern Habitat: Building Energetic Spaces September 5 – October 13, 2019 Previous Next Featuring Will Day, Margie Criner, Davis Arney, Mike Homner, Arch11, Workshop 8, Pyatt Studio, HMH Architecture + Interiors, Renée del Gaudio Architecture, Sopher Sparn Architects & Housefish In partnership with Month of Modern & EFFA (Boulder, CO – August 5, 2019) –
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Creative Nations Indigenous Arts Market & Festival
The second annual Creative Nations Indigenous Arts Market & Festival comes to the Dairy Arts Center to Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day Weekend October 6-10, 2022 (Boulder, CO – September 19, 2022) – The Dairy Arts Center is set to host the 2nd annual Creative Nations Indigenous Arts Market and Festival during Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend
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The Found Collective Market
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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Sacred Space Exhibition Page
Sacred Space Exhibition Page To Do: Exhibition Deliverables Please prepare the following documents and email to drew@thedairy.org : Fill out the contact form below Artist Bio Inventory of Exhibited Works (include Title, Size, Medium, Date, Price/Insurance Value) 2-3 high resolution images for marketing (details work too!) Completed W-9 (download here) Exhibition Contact Form Basic information collected for exhibiting
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Art Gallery Information
The Galleries McMahon Gallery The largest gallery that is housed at The Dairy, the McMahon Gallery is a 1023 sqft traditional white box space with a gray concrete floor. This gallery is locked during closed hours and is best for fragile works, participatory works, works shown directly on the floor, large sculptures, installations, projection/new media,
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Dairy Arts Center Establishes First Endowment Fund
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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Information for Exhibiting Artists
So you’re exhibiting with the Dairy Arts Center…. Find resources below that will help you prepare for exhibition. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or snags along the way. The Galleries McMahon Gallery The largest gallery that is housed at The Dairy, the McMahon Gallery is a 1023
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Dairy Arts exhibit showcases layered work of AAPI artists from all backgrounds
‘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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PEEK: Glitter, Glam, Give
A few highlights from this year’s spectacular event… Click here to view the full photo album
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Catch a vibe! Boulder’s Story Slam hosts the first slam of 2022 – in person!
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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29 Fun Things to Do in Boulder Colorado (in 2021)
Dairy Arts Center Map It: 2590 Walnut, Boulder, Colorado 80302 | Phone: (303) 440-7826 | Website | Hours: 10 am – 6 pm weekdays, 12 – 7:30 pm Sat, 12 – 5:30 pm Sun| The Dairy Arts Center was formed as a place for local artists to work. Now, you can get a ticket for a live performance
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Juneteenth Artist Spotlight: Moe Gram
Moe Gramm | Denver Colorado GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE WORK YOU DO: I am an interdisciplinary visual artist most commonly known for my large scale mixed media collage and mural paintings. WHAT DO YOU WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT JUNETEENTH? WHAT DOES JUNETEENTH MEAN TO YOU? – The freedom of enslaved black people
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Juneteenth Artist Spotlight: Jahna Rae Church
Jahna Rae Church | Denver, CO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE WORK YOU DO: Most of my work is a combination of ink and various types of paint, and recently got into painting murals. I’ve always been interested in the sacred feminine and feminism in modern society, so a lot of what I create includes
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‘We’re still here’
‘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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A Message from the Executive Director and President of the Board of Directors
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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Shadow Puppet Hero – Jessica Robblee
Age Group: Elementary school, with adult helpMaterials: Pencil, Paper, Scissors, Easy-to-cut cardboard (cereal box or shoe box), Tape, Straws/sticks/skewers, Lamp, bed sheet or paper for makeshift screen Starting with a short performance of a shadow puppet story, this video covers the basics to start creating your own shadow puppet show. It also covers the “hero’s journey”
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Mother, Daughter, Wife, Friend, Supporter…Artist
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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Call for Arts Education Programming
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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Testigos / Witnesses Spotlight at Museo de las Americas
“More than two years in the making, Museo de las Americas, in collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Center, is pleased to announce a powerful, deeply moving and timely exhibit opening October 29th, 2020. Testigos / Witnesses is a portrait-based exhibition born out of a friendship that developed between the artist Gaal D. Cohen and artisan Genaro Fuentes
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Muralist Thomas ‘Detour’ Evans brings activism, emotionally charged artistry to new heights
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,
TERMS AND CONDITIONS – VIRTUAL EVENTS
Virtual Events Live Events: All live Virtual Events will be held as a webinar via Zoom technology. To tune in, you will need a computer, phone, tablet or another personal electronic device with audio capabilities connected to the internet. You will need to create a free Zoom account in order to participate. If you are
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COVID-19 UPDATE 3/12/2020
Dear Dairy Patrons, It was a little over a week ago when I sent out our first message to the public. Back then I really did think that handwashing, sanitizing and elbow bumps were going to be enough to stem the tide of this pandemic. But the more I listen to the epidemiologists and understand
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In 1963 Len Barron began college at the University of Colorado; he was thirty years old. After CU he went to graduate school in Washington D.C. Later he taught Sociology at the University of Colorado, San Diego State University, and Prescott College in Arizona. Back in Boulder, in 1980 he began to write and perform in solo and ensemble
Alphonse Keasley, Jr., Ph. D.
Alphonse firmly believes that his devotion to the arts is a direct result of the New Orleans Public School’s commitment to the arts, especially for someone like himself from a working-class family. He devoted himself to the theatrical arts after performing at his first university, historically black college Southern University. Relocating to Boulder in 1974
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Hazel Miller
Hazel Miller is a singer, mentor, bandleader, booking agent…ect. All this means is that Ms.Miller has found a way to break into the Colorado music scene and stay in demand for more than 30 years. Ms. Miller has appeared at all the major music venues and festivals in Colorado…from Band on the Bricks in Boulder to The Bohemian West Fest,
Gene Hayworth
Gene Hayworth is the proprietor of Inkberry Books, an emerging cultural hub in Niwot, Colorado. He is also the director of Social Sciences at the University Libraries, University of Colorado Boulder. In addition, he is the publisher and chief editor of Owl Canyon Press, and author of non-fiction and literary translations. He lives in Boulder with his
Open Studios
Open Studios has for nearly a quarter-century been a visible and successful supporter and promoter of visual art and artists in Boulder. Founded by Gary Zeff in 1995, the nonprofit organization began as the free, self-guided Open Studios Artist Tour held each fall, during which juried artists welcome the public into their workspace to show their
Olivia Dwyer
Staff Accountant | olivia@thedairy.org Olivia Dwyer is a born and raised Boulderite, who graduated from CU Boulder is 2016 when she started at The Dairy Center. She is a freelance artist and dancer and is excited to be with the Dairy as a Staff Accountant and Patron Service Associate. She is excited to continue her
Felicia Furman
Felicia Furman – Cultural Communications Facilitator Formerly the Managing Director of the Colorado Dance Festival, Felicia Furman has been a supporter and patron of the arts in Boulder for over thirty years. She has been a professional in the field of historic preservation in New York City, Washington D.C., and Boulder, as well as a
R. Alan Brooks
Alan joined the Dairy Arts Center in 2021 as an Artistic Collaborator/Content Creator. R. Alan teaches writing for Regis University’s MFA program, and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. He’s the author of “The Burning Metronome” and “Anguish Garden” – graphic novels featuring social commentary, as well as The Colorado Sun’s weekly comic, “What’d I Miss?”. He also





















