Once finalized, the header above ^ will read COVID-19 Work Projects and this page will have the URL: https://boulderarts.org/public-art/creative-neighborhoods/covid-19-work-projects/
The Office of Arts and Culture and Create Boulder launched the Creative Neighborhood: COVID-19 Work Projects to support artists and bolster the “social infrastructure” of our community. In the spirit of the Work Projects Administration of the 1930s, this program quickly delivers funding to artists who have lost gigs, had contracts or events cancelled, been laid off, or have otherwise been put in a vulnerable position due to the necessary restrictions to control the COVID-19 Pandemic. At the same time, the projects will leverage the talent of artists to unite and vitalize our neighborhoods with the goal of either a) helping their neighbors stay connected during the restrictions, or b) after restrictions are lifted, helping people to reconnect, recover and adjust to new social conditions.
Sixty-six projects throughout Boulder are currently underway
Projects by Neighborhood
Artist Interviews
Participating artists were interviewed about their projects, via Zoom. Video links coming soon.
About the Program
This project is part of the Creative Neighborhoods strategy found in the City of Boulder’s Community Cultural Plan, which includes the shared vision for culture: Together, we will craft Boulder’s social, physical, and cultural environment to include creativity as an essential ingredient for the well-being, prosperity, and joy of everyone in the community.
The Creative Neighborhoods: COVID-19 Work Projects are made possible through matching funds from Create Boulder, a Colorado non-profit arts advocacy organization founded in 2016 with the goal of leveraging support for the arts from the city of Boulder and stimulating both corporate and individual arts philanthropy.
Press
- “A guarantee of sanity” by Caitlin Rockett, Boulder Weekly (5.14.2020)
- Boulder County Community Foundation Trends Diary
- “Boulder project launched to help fund artists, connect community during pandemic” by Hannah Metzger, Boulder Daily Camera (4.15.2020)
Resources/Research
- Art Became the Oxygen: An Artistic Response Guide is a resource for understanding social emergencies and developing artistic response
- Americans for the Arts info on disaster preparedness features post-disaster community projects and engagement
For more information, please email publicart@bouldercolorado.gov