Competitions such as “The Voice,” “American Idol,” and “America’s Got Talent” have uncovered some amazing talent from musicians across the nation. While a handful of artists are lucky enough to make the cut, there are hundreds of musicians that don’t get a chance to showcase their talents. In addition, many of these national competitions aren’t geared toward younger artists. Sonic Spotlight in Fort Collins is working to bring younger artists into the mix through its annual music showcase and competition.
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At the turn of the 20th century, networks of tiny, two-room homes started popping up on the fringes of Fort Collins. First came the dozen or so box houses of Buckingham, 240-square-foot structures with oval roofs, four little windows and sheds out back for horses and cows. Then came the assemblage of shacks on a northeastern farm that would eventually be named Andersonville.
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When I first moved to town in 1980, the only mural art I can remember was the collection of huge album cover paintings that decorated the outside walls of Rocky Mountain Records at Laurel and College and the inside walls of Avogadro’s Number.
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August will be an exciting month on the Colorado State University campus. Not only will faculty, students and staff be returning to in-person teaching, learning and working after nearly 18 months of remote operations, but one of the University’s signature outreach programs will embark on its 30th year of service.
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Students from 20 middle and high schools in the Poudre and Thompson School Districts awarded $105,204 to 36 Larimer County nonprofits through the Give Next philanthropy program.
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The Bohemian Foundation based in Fort Collins will change its grantmaking programs starting in August. Gone will be the Pharos Fund that supported nonprofits and Muse, which focused on building community through music.
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Muse provides grants to organizations that have popular contemporary music as their primary focus or that have a program that centers on popular contemporary music. Through Muse, Bohemian Foundation makes awards up to $20,000 to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving Larimer and Weld Counties.
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Everyone loves a comeback story. Northern Colorado’s two primary watersheds – the Poudre and the Big Thompson – each face a long, hard recovery from the damage caused by our recent catastrophic wildfires. And with the support of the Bohemian Foundation, the NoCoFires Fund is working to get our vital rivers and streams back to sustaining wildlife, recreation, and agriculture, as well as supplying high-quality drinking water for 1,000,000 people.
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Two of Bohemian Foundation’s global grantees, Educate! and Sanergy, were recognized as “Accelerators” by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. As Accelerators, they are committed to launching something entirely new that will have a transformative impact on achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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Ever since the COVID pandemic began in Colorado, there has been a prime directive to keep the music community alive through any means necessary.
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School is Cool, now in its 29th year, stuffed 2,800 backpacks with high-quality, grade-specific supplies for PSD students in grades K-12. And for the first time in program history, School is Cool provided 300 CSU students with supplies for the fast-approaching school year.
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Since 2012, middle and high school students in the Poudre and Thompson School Districts have been awarding grants to local nonprofits through Give Next, a youth philanthropy leadership program managed by the Bohemian Foundation in partnership with the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and the Give Next Advisory Committee.
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The Fort Collins Musicians Association (FoCoMA), Odell Brewing, and Sustain Music & Nature have come together to produce a brand new, social distancing friendly concert series at the historic Holiday Twin Drive-In Theater.
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Places like New York City or Austin, Texas are globally recognized as creative hot spots, with thriving music, arts and entertainment cultures. A company called Creative Vitality Suite recently looked beyond these major creative hubs, and ranked the 30 most creative small cities around the country.
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A new $5 million Larimer County Small Business Recovery Loan Fund has begun to accept applications. Colorado Enterprise Fund will manage the fund, which includes, so far, $2 million in lending capital with initial capital provided by the Bohemian Foundation.
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The coronavirus pandemic has left countless members of the music community facing an uncertain future, as festivals and tours are canceled, studio sessions are called off and business travel is restricted. To help music professionals and their loved ones navigate the crisis, Billboard has compiled a list of resources at both the national and state levels, including more than four dozen relief funds.
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Pianos About Town, an interactive public art program in Fort Collins, is seeking piano donations to be painted or artistically decorated for the program. The program needs full-size upright pianos that are at least 48″ tall and in good working order.
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The Bohemian Foundation has awarded $557,228 to 39 local organizations working to encourage and enable youth to thrive and to empower individuals and families on the path toward economic stability.
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Bohemian Foundation has announced awards of $114,150 to 12 organizations working locally to strengthen community through music.
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For the month of October, Grantmakers in the Arts' photo banner features work supported by Bohemian Foundation.
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