The City of Boulder is the home to thousands of artists and over 140 arts organizations. In fact, Boulder has the nation's third-highest concentration of artists, right behind Los Angeles and Santa Fe, according to the National Endowment for the Arts. Take Boulder Arts Week to celebrate and support our neighbors and friends.

Get ready to immerse yourself in a week-long celebration of art and creativity! Join us for an unforgettable community arts event that showcases the best and brightest talent in our local area through cultural experiences from murals and installations to music and dance at Boulder Arts Week April 4th - 12th, 2025.

This event is not only a showcase of talent, but also a platform for education and collaboration. Attend workshops, masterclasses, and discussions to deepen your understanding of the arts and gain valuable insights from local artists.

Whether you're a seasoned art enthusiast or just discovering your passion for creativity, there's something for everyone at Boulder Arts Week.

So mark your calendars and join us for a week of unforgettable experiences and artistic inspiration. We can't wait to see you there!

Schedule of Events:

Friday, April 4, 2025

09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Bending the Arc Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder
09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty
11:00 am - 05:00 pm: Dazzle of Darkness
11:00 am - 08:00 pm: Exhibitions by Ky Anderson and Courtney Sennish on view
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm: Community Embodied Movement Class Fridays at noon!
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm: OPEN STUDIO - amIO CERamICS
01:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
02:00 pm - 04:30 pm: STUDIO 24: Quilt Block Skills Series: Ohio Star
04:00 pm: Boulder Transit Junction First Friday Open Houses
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Grand Opening: Underground Photography Gallery and Studio
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
04:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Art in the Wild
04:00 pm - 08:00 pm: First Friday "In the Wild-Wild Thing" at Wilderness Art Studios
04:00 pm - 08:00 pm: First Friday at Wilderness Art Studios with the Boulder Art Association!
04:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Open Studios Big 3-0 - Party Like It's 1995
05:00 pm: Speed Networking for Creatives
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm: The Light Within Dark Times with Michael Meade
05:00 pm - 08:00 pm: DONA LAURITA - The Silhouette Project: Newcomers at Kin Studio and Gallery
05:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Spring Studio Show
05:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Studio Mews Art Social - First Friday Exhibition Openings
05:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Boulder Contemporary Group Artist Gallery
05:30 pm - 08:00 pm: Opening! - The 15th Anniversary PAINTING PROJECT STUDENT WORKS EXHIBITION!!!
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Student Coffee House and Art Show
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Boulder Metalsmithing Association Jewelry School and Studio
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm: 1st Friday: Patty Phan watercolors at NoBo on the Corner
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Open atelier
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm: NoBo First Friday
06:00 pm - 10:00 pm: First Friday Open House "Arts Week" at Adue Design
06:30 pm: Soman Chainani - "Coven"
06:30 pm - 09:30 pm: Evening in Bordeaux
07:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Sound Flight Poetry to Planet: Disillusioned
07:30 pm - 11:30 pm: Salsaton at the Junyard Social Club
08:00 pm: Acro and Flow Jam

All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project
All Day Event: First Friday art Exhibit
All Day Event: Inklings of Nature - Theresa Haberkorn
All Day Event: My Lovely Creature

Saturday, April 5, 2025

09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Bending the Arc Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder
09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Downtown Boulder Mural Walking Tour with Street Wise Arts
11:00 am - 01:00 am: Boulder Afro Latin Weekender
11:00 am - 05:00 pm: Dazzle of Darkness
11:00 am - 06:00 pm: Exhibitions by Ky Anderson and Courtney Sennish on view
11:30 am: Boulder Arts Week Free Adult Dance Classes
12:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Archive Fever Dream (exhibition at Space-Space)
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm: OPEN STUDIO - amIO CERamICS
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Grand Opening: Underground Photography Gallery and Studio
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Open atelier
12:30 pm - 04:30 am: Boulder Contemporary Group Artist Gallery
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Artist Spotlight and Embroidery Workshop: Inspired by Delita Martin
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm: A Playshop with The Great Perhaps Performance Collective
01:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm: Persian Classical Dance Workshop
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm: Touching Colors - A journey into tactile and inclusive art
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Beginner Spray Painting Workshop
02:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Kay Tauscher - Meet the Artist (textile)
03:30 pm: STRIKING SPARKS IN BLANK SPACE: The Art and Act of Poetry
03:30 pm - 05:00 pm: Touching Colors - A journey into tactile and inclusive art
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm: TEDxCU Presents Anomaly
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Pizza, Pottery, and More! Groundworks Art Lab Open House
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Art and Wine Night at the Rayback
07:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Motus Playback Theater - Boulder Arts Week

All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project
All Day Event: Inklings of Nature - Theresa Haberkorn

Sunday, April 6, 2025

08:00 am - 09:30 am: SlowFlow and Sound Healing
09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Bending the Arc Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder
09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty
09:30 am - 11:00 am: Mosswood Pottery Pop-Up Shop
11:00 am - 01:00 am: Boulder Afro Latin Weekender
11:00 am - 05:00 pm: Dazzle of Darkness
12:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Boulder Spring Market
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Open atelier
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Grand Opening: Underground Photography Gallery and Studio
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm: OPEN STUDIO - amIO CERamICS
12:30 pm - 01:45 pm: Aerial Yoga
12:30 pm - 04:30 am: Boulder Contemporary Group Artist Gallery
01:00 pm - 01:30 pm: Mongolian traditional Horse Head Fiddle performances
01:00 pm - 06:00 pm: Taste of Pearl Participant
01:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
02:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Taste of: Poets on Pearl
02:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Linda Park Photography - Boulder Alley Door Comes Alive with Artivive!
02:00 pm - 05:00 pm: "Spring Sprite" Live Model 1-2 Price Event!
02:00 pm - 06:00 pm: Taste of Pearl
02:30 pm - 03:30 pm: Boulder Samba School - Batería Alegría!
04:00 pm - 06:00 pm: coLaboratory
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
05:00 pm: Private House Concert
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm: Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Professional Company Open Rehearsals
05:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Sunday Long Pose Figure Drawing-Painting
06:00 pm: Kat Ellis Trio at Full Cycle Jazz Cafe
06:30 pm - 09:30 pm: Paella
08:00 pm: Windborne

All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project

Monday, April 7, 2025

9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Literature Film-VideoBending the Arc Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Monday Drop-in Figure Drawing-Short Poses
1:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: PAINTING and CONSCIOUSNESS: a Free Talk and Demo
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm: DanceModern Dance Classes-Intermediate and Above Level
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: DanceIntro to Aerial at Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: MusicMusician Flow (PearlFlow with Live Music)
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Free Film Screenings for Boulder Arts Week
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: LiteratureLegacy of Lesbian Activism
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Culinary ArtsPlant Based Indian
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: MusicGroup Singing Class - Opening the Voice with Raga
7:30 pm: DIMPLE: Studying the Moon’s Volcanic History

All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project
All Day Event: Film-VideoWhistle Stop Film Series
All Day Event: Inklings of Nature - Theresa Haberkorn
All Day Event: My Lovely Creature

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

09:45 am - 10:30 am: Visual ArtsTinker Time: Art and Play!
10:45 am - 11:30 am: Visual ArtsTinker Time: Art and Play!
11:00 am - 05:00 pm: Dazzle of Darkness
11:00 am - 06:00 pm: Exhibitions by Ky Anderson and Courtney Sennish on view
01:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: DanceFrequent Flyers Aerial Dance Professional Company Open Rehearsals
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
06:00 pm - 07:00 pm: DanceHandstand and Inversions Class
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Opening Reception "In the Wild-Wild Things"
06:30 pm: LiteratureSharon Udasin - "Poisoning the Well"
06:30 pm - 08:30 pm: Cantabile Singers present a Composers' QandA and Open Rehearsal
06:30 pm: DanceJunkyard Fusion Partner Dance
06:30 pm - 08:30 pm: Visual ArtsTuesday Drop-in Figure Drawing; Short Poses
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm: DanceBelly Dance Classes in Downtown Boulder

All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project
All Day Event: Inklings of Nature - Theresa Haberkorn
All Day Event: My Lovely Creature

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

09:00 am - 12:00 pm: Free Drop-In: FOUNDATIONS IN DRAWING AND PAINTING
09:45 am - 10:30 am: Tinker Time: Art and Play!
09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Literature Film-VideoBending the Arc Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder
09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty
11:00 am - 05:00 pm: Dazzle of Darkness
11:00 am - 08:00 pm: Exhibitions by Ky Anderson and Courtney Sennish on view
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm: Lunchtime Sound Baths in the Labyrinth to restore, relax, re-center, rejuvenate with Creativity Alive
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: DanceBelly Dance Classes in Downtown Boulder
01:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Grand Opening: Underground Photography Gallery and Studio
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: In Person Artist Roundtable
06:30 pm: LiteratureStephen Graham Jones - "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter"
06:15 pm: DanceBoulder Arts Week Free Adult Dance Classes
07:30 pm - 08:45 pm: MusicSlowFlow Accompanied by Cello
08:15 pm - 09:45 pm: DanceLyra - Aerial Hoop Class

All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project
All Day Event: Inklings of Nature - Theresa Haberkorn
All Day Event: My Lovely Creature

Thursday, April 10, 2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm: Literature Film-VideoBending the Arc Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder
09:00 am - 5:00 pm: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty
11:00 am - 5:00 pm: Dazzle of Darkness
11:00 am - 6:00 pm: Exhibitions by Ky Anderson and Courtney Sennish on view
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Literature Film-VideoArchive Fever Dream (exhibition at Space-Space)
01:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
04:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
06:00 pm: Music2025 Fairview High School Evening of Jazz
06:30 pm: LiteratureChristina Rivera - "My Oceans," with BK Loren
06:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Japanese Small Plates
07:30 pm: Mountains, Big Walls, and Parenthood with Josh Wharton
07:00 pm - 8:00 pm: DanceBelly Dance Classes in Downtown Boulder
07:00 pm - 8:30 pm: MusicCircle Singing with Creativity Alive and Roy Willey
08:00 pm - 9:00 pm: DanceFlexibility and Mobility Training
08:00 pm - 9:30 pm: BLUE DiME Cabaret Presents: Shake Your Tail Feather!

All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project
All Day Event: Inklings of Nature - Theresa Haberkorn
All Day Event: My Lovely Creature

Friday, April 11, 2025

09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Literature Film-VideoBending the Arc Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder
09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty
11:30 am - 01:00 pm: Poetry and Music for Healing the Earth and Soul for Boulder Arts Week
11:00 am - 05:00 pm: Dazzle of Darkness
11:00 am - 06:00 pm: Exhibitions by Ky Anderson and Courtney Sennish on view
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm: DanceCommunity Embodied Movement Class Fridays at noon!
12:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Literature Film-VideoArchive Fever Dream (exhibition at Space-Space)
01:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
01:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Live Painting with local artist Andrew Barker
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Terrarium Workshop
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Grand Opening: Underground Photography Gallery and Studio
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Cultivating Conservation Photography Exhibit
05:30 pm - 08:00 pm: Ceramic Planter Workshop
06:30 pm - 09:30 pm: Date Night in Napa Cooking Class
07:00 pm: Music DanceGoddess Works to Future Works
07:00 pm - 08:30 pm: DanceLIVE: An evening of dance
07:30 pm: TheaterSomething Rotten! by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick
08:00 pm: DanceAcro and Flow Jam

All Day Event: MusicModern Jazz and Soul Festival
All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project
All Day Event: Inklings of Nature - Theresa Haberkorn
All Day Event: My Lovely Creature

Saturday, April 12, 2025

09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Literature Film-VideoBending the Arc Exhibit at the Museum of Boulder
09:00 am - 05:00 pm: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty
10:00 am - 11:00 am: TheaterActing Lab with Boulder Performing Arts Co.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Water Trail: Art and Science Bike Tour
11:00 am - 05:00 pm: Dazzle of Darkness
11:00 am - 06:00 pm: Exhibitions by Ky Anderson and Courtney Sennish on view
12:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Water Stories: Art and the Story of Our Water - Historias del agua: arte e historia de nuestra agua
12:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Literature Film-VideoArchive Fever Dream (exhibition at Space-Space)
12:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Grand Opening: Underground Photography Gallery and Studio
12:30 pm - 04:30 am: Boulder Contemporary Group Artist Gallery
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Chamber Music Performance: Koa String Quartet
01:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Unity Through Accountability: Police Oversight Youth Art Display
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: DanceA Moment to Dance
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Art Materials Swap!
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm: MusicOne- Day- Choir "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Tad Kline Photography Open Studio
04:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Ceramic Pop Up Event at Titan Vans
04:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Music DanceTitan Vans and Love for Lily Art Pop-up and Open House
06:00 pm - 07:15 pm: MusicSound Baths in the Labyrinth to restore, relax, re-center, rejuvenate with Creativity Alive
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Blossoms in Spring: ART and SIP Class
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Try-It-Out Night: Wheel Throwing! - Sponsored by Boulder Arts Week
07:00 pm - 08:30 pm: DanceLIVE: An evening of dance
07:00 pm - 08:15 pm: MusicRestorative Yoga and Sound Healing
07:30 pm: TheaterSomething Rotten! by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick

All Day Event: MusicModern Jazz and Soul Festival
All Day Event: Chautauqua Art in the Park
All Day Event: Student Banner Project
All Day Event: Inklings of Nature - Theresa Haberkorn

Date:
April 4 - 12, 2025

Location:
Various Venues in Boulder, CO

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