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, Following is the Boulder County Arts Alliance monthly E-Newsletter for MARCH 2017 containing information on upcoming BCAA news, programs, and deadlines. In This Issue
Business of Arts
Two Workshops for Tax Season! Both meet at the Boulder Creek Room, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder For more information and to register, click on the Workshop titles below: Tax Advice for Artists & Art Organizations March 20 from 11:30 am - 1 pm In running your creative enterprise, you Is Fiscal Sponsorship Right for You? April 20 from 11 am - 1 pm You may be an independent artist or run your art business as an LLC or C Corp. How would becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or seeking a fiscal sponsor, like BCAA, open up opportunities for grants and charitable Thank you to the City of Boulder, Office of Arts and Culture for supporting BCAA's Business of Arts Program! BCAA Grant Opportunities
Arts for All Children - Grants for Teachers Deadline to apply is March 17 at 5 pm Are you a music or dance instructor in Boulder County? Could you identify students who need tuition assistance with lessons? If so, that is exactly what the Arts for All Children grants can do for you and your students. Teachers can apply for funds ($250 - $1000) to award scholarships or purchase instruments for kids. This grant is made possible through the generosity of The Blessing Foundation, and private individual donors. To make a donation to Arts for All Children, click here.
The funding cap for 2017 General Operating Support and Equipment Grants is $5,000. The minimum grant award is $1,000. All proposals must be submitted through our online application form. These grants are designed to assist organizations in realizing their mission or improving or expanding their services or programming. Organizations as well as individual artists may apply for equipment support. BCAA Fellowships are unrestricted cash awards of $1,000 designed to further the established artist's career and to recognize artistic achievement Before applying, make sure to read:
Plan to attend the Grant Coaching Session on Thursday, March 23 from 5 - 6:15 pm, especially if this is your first time applying. We'll go over the mechanics of filling out the grant form and basic grantsmanship as well as BCAA's funding priorities. A Spanish language coaching session will be added soon. BCAA has been able to offer additional grant awards and increase the funding cap in 2016-2017 thanks to the generous support of the Hemera Foundation. Martha Kate Thomas Fund for Artists Deadline to apply is April 30 at 5 pm Grants from this Fund will will not exceed $3000 and be awarded to artists who live or work in Boulder County and who have unforeseen needs due to special circumstances. Some examples may include:
BCAA is proud to administer this fund for the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. Link Your Website and Calendar to BCAA
Submit your events and include a link to our Calendar on your website! Arts & Culture Event Promotion Survey At the Cultural Summit on February 21 hosted by Boulder's Office of Arts and Culture, BCAA received much positive feedback about local groups wanting to join forces to use and promote ONE comprehensive Arts Calendar. Have your voice heard and complete this Survey if you or your organization promotes arts-related events in Boulder County. If you are an active member, and your website is not listed or has incomplete or inaccurate information on BCAA's Members page, please email BCAA Webmaster. Please include a 10 word or less description of your art. Submit your events for Boulder Arts Week (March 31 - April 8) and April's Dance Month Again for 2017, Boulder Arts Week and Dance Bridge are partnering with BCAA to use our Arts Calendar. Enter your special events, exhibits, performances, workshops, and activities and they will be included automatically in BCAA's weekly Events Calendar as well as the Boulder Arts Week and Dance Month Calendars. Brackets for Good
It's Nonprofit March Madness! Help us make it out of Round 1 (ending March 3) BCAA has been selected to participate in the Denver region's Brackets for Good Tournament. In this competitive philanthropic fundraising event, 64 nonprofits face-off “March Madness” style through March 31. If you raise more $$ than your opponent, you advance to the next round. You get to keep all the money you raise, regardless if you win o Founded in 2011, Brackets For Good is a charitable, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis. They are "focused on helping other nonprofits generate awareness, grab the attention of new donors, and rally internal teams around a free-to-play, bracket-style fundraising tournament where everybody wins." Every dollar equals one point. You can score points (submit donations) for BCAA by clicking here. Use #BFG17 in social media posts and direct your social network to the website to donate. Thanks for being our MVP! Who's in the Limelight?
John March Musician, Audio Engineer, Producer John March, a 2016 BCAA Grant recipient, has been active within the Boulder music, arts and John was trained as a mixer and audio engineer at the prestigious Record Plant in New York City and became one of the first freelance Synclavier programmers. His efforts and training took him all around the world as a musician, producer and technologist. His clients ranged from Michael Jackson to Sting, Warner Bros. to DreamWorks, NHK to ABC TV, and everything in between. John is also a working professional musician and guitar player. His BCAA grant helped to create a 2nd CD to follow up his solo guitar CD. In Los Angeles he recorded and performed with the "Zen blues quartet" featuring rock 'n roll Hall of Fame musicians Mike Finnigan, Steve Ferrone, and Tim Scott. He can be seen playing locally with artists like Robert Johnson and the Boulder Blues Quartet, Hazel Miller and Chris Daniels. He and Robert Johnson recently sold out the Dairy Center, and he has a regular monthly residency with all three artists at the wonderful Jazz club Caffé Sole in South Boulder. You can see him performing there every month! BCAA Featured Venue - Boulder JCC
The BCAA Facilities Directory is a great resource for finding meeting and event space in Boulder County. It is a comprehensive guide that lists dozens of auditoriums, dance studios, non-traditional spaces and outdoor settings. This Month's Featured Venue:
The Boulder Jewish Community Center (Boulder JCC) is a central address of Jewish life in Boulder County and the Colorado Front Range and is home to, among many other things, arts and culture programming for people of every age. Everyone is welcome! From March 9 -19, the Boulder JCC will be holding the 5th Annual Boulder Jewish Film Festival. It's eleven days of exclusive Boulder premieres! To learn more and purchase tickets, click here. The JCC has a number of small to large spaces, ranging from 200 - 4,000 sq. ft., that are available for rental. The building lobby has an art gallery wall, comfo BCAA Acknowledgements
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