Cultural Grants Panel

Legal basis

• BRC 14-1-4(b) · authorizes · Functions of Boulder Arts Commission source
• Office of Arts and Culture, Roles and Responsibilities of Boulder Arts Commission Grant Panel Members · governs source

Appointed by

Arts and Culture Manager. Panelists apply to the Office of Arts and Culture and are selected by the Arts and Culture Manager. source

How

Annual call for panelists (for 2027, applications due November 9, 2026): a one-page statement, resume and conflict disclosure to the Office of Arts and Culture; the Arts and Culture Manager selects; panelists are paid a stipend. · annual call, autumn source source as of 2026-10-23

Seats

5 source source

Seat types

• Colorado resident, not city staff qualified
• Arts Commissioner observing as ex-officio, non-voting participant ×1 ex-officio

source

Term

2 years source

Term limit

unknown · 5 sources tried

• 2026-10-29 · https://bouldercolorado.gov/cultural-grant-panel-information · a limit on panel terms: the page gives duties, term, selection and qualifications; no names, liaison or limit
• 2026-10-29 · https://documents.bouldercolorado.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=205802&dbid=0&repo=LF8PROD2 · a limit on panel terms: the October 2026 packet (with September minutes and grant program documents) names no panelists
• 2026-10-29 · https://bouldercolorado.gov/government/board-commission/arts-commission · a limit on panel terms: the commission page does not describe the panel
• 2026-10-29 · https://library.municode.com/co/boulder/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14AR_CH1ARGRPR · a limit on panel terms: BRC 14-1-4 lets the commission consult advisors but sets no panel rules
• 2026-10-29 · https://bouldercolorado.gov/events/boulder-arts-commission-meeting-5 · a limit on panel terms: the July 2026 commission agenda lists grant actions, no panel roster

Staggering

unknown · 5 sources tried

• 2026-10-29 · https://bouldercolorado.gov/cultural-grant-panel-information · whether panel terms are staggered: the page gives duties, term, selection and qualifications; no names, liaison or limit
• 2026-10-29 · https://documents.bouldercolorado.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=205802&dbid=0&repo=LF8PROD2 · whether panel terms are staggered: the October 2026 packet (with September minutes and grant program documents) names no panelists
• 2026-10-29 · https://bouldercolorado.gov/government/board-commission/arts-commission · whether panel terms are staggered: the commission page does not describe the panel
• 2026-10-29 · https://library.municode.com/co/boulder/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14AR_CH1ARGRPR · whether panel terms are staggered: BRC 14-1-4 lets the commission consult advisors but sets no panel rules
• 2026-10-29 · https://bouldercolorado.gov/events/boulder-arts-commission-meeting-5 · whether panel terms are staggered: the July 2026 commission agenda lists grant actions, no panel roster

Powers

advisory. Decides: Scores applications and recommends awards; the Arts Commission decides.. To council: Nothing; it recommends to the Arts Commission. source source

Council liaison

not applicable: A staff-selected review panel of the Arts Commission; its only other participant is an observing Arts Commissioner. source

Staff liaison

Office of Arts and Culture source

Relations

• Arts and Culture Manager appoints Cultural Grants Panel source
• Cultural Grants Panel recommends to Arts Commission source
• Office of Arts and Culture staffs Cultural Grants Panel · staff (grants program); all correspondence with the panel goes through the office source
• Cultural Grants Panel subcommittee of Arts Commission source source