Dairy Arts Center

Name

Dairy Arts Center

Legal name

Dairy Arts Center

Website

https://thedairy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Venue

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG), Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Performing arts venue
• Cinema programming
• Visual arts exhibitions
• Arts education programs
• Venue rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from selling tickets to cinema screenings, theater performances, comedy shows, magic performances, dance events, and special screenings. Ticket prices vary by event type, ranging from free member screenings to premium theater performances.
2. Venue Rentals: The center offers venue rental opportunities for external theater companies, dance companies, and organizations to host their productions in the Grace Gamm Theatre (117-seat), Boedecker Theater, and other spaces.
3. Membership Programs: Annual membership programs including Cinema Club, Friends With Benefits, and Women's Giving Circle that provide exclusive benefits, discounts, and free admission to member-exclusive screenings.
4. Donations and Fundraising: Individual giving, major giving circle, legacy giving, PEEK annual fundraising gala, corporate and foundation giving, and government/public support programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Dairy Arts Center operates a multi-disciplinary arts venue in Boulder, Colorado, providing cinema screenings, theater productions, dance performances, comedy shows, magic acts, music programming, and visual arts exhibitions. The center hosts curated film series, theatrical productions by resident and visiting companies, rotating gallery exhibitions, and arts education programs for adults and schools, while also renting its venues to performing arts organizations.

Product overview

The Dairy Arts Center is a multi-disciplinary arts venue providing diverse opportunities to create, learn, and engage in high quality performing, cinematic, and visual arts experiences. The center operates multiple venue spaces including the Boedecker Theater (cinema), Grace Gamm Theatre (117-seat theater for productions), Gordon Gamm Theater, and Visual Arts Galleries. Its programming spans cinema with curated series (Friday Night Weird, Classics with Jeffrey Kash, Dark Night of the Soul), theater productions (including CenterStage Theatre Company performances), visual art exhibitions (Set the Table, Off the Page), magic shows (Boulder Magic Show), and environmental film festivals (BENOFF). Additional offerings include adult arts education programs, school field trips, venue rentals, and a membership program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boedecker Theater: A cinema theater within the Dairy Arts Center dedicated to showing independent, foreign, documentary, and classic films.
• Grace Gamm Theatre
• Gordon Gamm Theater

Products and services

• Boedecker Theater A cinema venue at the Dairy Arts Center featuring independent films, documentaries, specialty screenings, and curated series such as Friday Night Weird, Science on Screen, Classics with Jeffrey Kash, and Dark Night of the Soul: Cinema and Transcendence. Open to the public as part of the center's cinema programming.
• Grace Gamm Theatre A 117-seat theater venue within the Dairy Arts Center used for theatrical productions, musical performances, dance shows, magic performances, and special events including co-productions with partner theater companies.
• Gordon Gamm Theater A theater venue within the Dairy Arts Center used for performing arts productions and live events.
• Visual Arts Galleries Gallery spaces within the Dairy Arts Center hosting rotating exhibitions of contemporary visual art, including group exhibitions such as Set the Table: The Art of Nourishment and Off the Page: Language as Material. Open to the public Monday through Sunday, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
• Cinema Programming Curated film programming at the Boedecker Theater including Now Playing, Friday Night Weird, Classics with Jeffrey Kash, Science on Screen, Members Cinema Club, Dark Night of the Soul: Cinema and Transcendence, and the Colorado 150 Film Festival. Open to the Boulder and Colorado community.
• Venue Rental Rental services for the center's venues including Boedecker Theater, Grace Gamm Theatre, and gallery spaces, offered to external theater companies, dance companies, and organizations for productions and private events.
• Annual Membership Program Annual membership program offering benefits including member discounts, free member movie picks, exclusive screenings, and access to members-only events across tiers such as Cinema Club, Friends With Benefits, and the Women's Giving Circle.
• Co-Production Program Partnership program for producing theatrical and performing arts productions at the Dairy Arts Center, enabling outside companies and artists to bring productions to the venue's stages.
• Adult Arts Education Educational programs for adults including Creative Connections and the Fireside Ink Writers Workshop, plus workshops, artist talks, and immersive dinner-and-art retreats at the Dairy Arts Center.
• Arts Field Trips for Schools Educational field trip programs for school groups to engage with performing and visual arts at the Dairy Arts Center venues and galleries.
• Creative Nations Collective An Indigenous artist empowerment initiative at the Dairy Arts Center showcasing and supporting Indigenous artists and their work through programming and exhibitions.
• Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival (BENOFF) An annual film festival featuring environmental, nature, and outdoor-themed documentary and feature films, presented at the Dairy Arts Center's Boedecker Theater, including opening night receptions and multiple screenings.
• Colorado 150 Film Festival A film festival celebrating Colorado's 150th anniversary with curated film programming at the Dairy Arts Center.
• Boulder Magic Show An award-winning family-friendly magic show by Braden Carlisle performed at the Grace Gamm Theatre, maintaining 71 consecutive months of sold-out monthly shows in Colorado.

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CenterStage Theatre CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCenterStage Theatre Company is a recurring venue renter presenting mainstage theater productions at the 117-seat Grace Gamm Theatre. They returned for their 2026 summer production of Alice By Heart, a Tony and Grammy award-winning musical. The partnership provides the theater company with professional venue space while filling the Dairy Arts Center's theater programming schedule.
• Local Theater CompanyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Theater Company produces world premiere comedies at Dairy Arts Center venues, such as 'Drag Queen Magic' written by Ian August and directed by M. Graham Smith.
• Messengerz Dance CompanyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContemporary dance company presenting productions like 'Waves' at the Dairy Arts Center, representing different seasons of life through movement.
• Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional theater company producing productions like 'Witch' at Dairy Arts Center venues. Long-standing partnership with the center.
• Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival (BENOFF)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAnnual environmental film festival presented at the Dairy Arts Center featuring documentaries about climate, wildlife, nature conservation, and outdoor adventure. Includes opening night reception and multiple screenings over several days.
• Boulder Book Swap SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity book exchange organization hosting events in the Dairy Arts Center galleries, combining literary programming with visual arts exhibitions.
• American Coalition for UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for documentary screenings like 'Ash and Crayons' featuring war-wounded Ukrainian children sharing their stories through live footage and animation.
• Boulder JCCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewish community center presenting films illuminating Jewish contributions to American history, such as 'The Levys of Monticello' and 'Jews of the Wild West' in partnership with Boulder Jewish Film Festival.
• Firehouse Art CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional arts organization co-presenting events like 'Slay the Runway: Designing Safe Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Youth' at the Dairy Arts Center.
• MAD AgricultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered for opening reception of 'Set the Table: The Art of Nourishment' exhibition, combining art and food/agricultural themes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Boulder Theater: Boulder-based live music and performance venue operating in the same Boulder market; comparable as a regional multi-use entertainment venue competing for live-event audiences and touring acts against the Dairy Arts Center.
• Fox Theatre Boulder: Boulder live music and comedy venue operating adjacent to the Dairy Arts Center; directly comparable as a regional performing arts/entertainment venue competing for similar Boulder audiences.
• Colorado Chautauqua Association: Boulder-based cultural venue offering performing arts, dining, and lodging; comparable as a regional multidisciplinary cultural venue in Boulder's nonprofit/arts ecosystem, where former Dairy staff have worked.
• Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities: Colorado multidisciplinary arts center combining theater, galleries, and education programs; directly comparable as a regional nonprofit multidisciplinary arts center with a similar programming mix and mission.
• Parker Arts / PACE Center: Colorado cultural venue presenting theater, concerts, comedy, and visual arts; comparable as a regional multi-discipline arts venue where Dairy's Box Office Manager previously worked, with similar operating model and programming.
• Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA): Boulder contemporary art museum operating gallery exhibitions and educational programming; comparable as a regional Boulder visual arts presenter with overlapping gallery audiences and nonprofit funding model.
• Firehouse Art Center: Longmont, Colorado nonprofit arts center presenting exhibitions and community arts programming; comparable as a regional partner/peer that co-presents events at the Dairy Arts Center.

Broad incumbents

• Denver Center for the Performing Arts: Colorado's largest regional performing arts complex hosting Broadway tours, theater, and concerts; comparable as a broader incumbent in the same state's performing arts industry, though at significantly larger scale and scope than the Dairy.

Emerging players

• Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): Regional theater company producing productions like 'Witch' at Dairy venues; comparable as a tenant/partner regional theater company that both competes for Boulder theater audiences and uses the Dairy as a performance home.
• CenterStage Theatre Company: Boulder-area community theater company presenting mainstage productions in the Dairy's Grace Gamm Theatre; comparable as an emerging regional theater company with a recurring venue-rental relationship to the Dairy Arts Center.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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