2024 Community Roots Art Festival
Saturday, September 7th + Sunday, September 8th | VisionQuest Brewery, Boulder, CO
Join us for two days of local BIPOC creatives! ✨
Celebrate our 4th annual Community Roots Art Festival (CRAFt) at VisionQuest Brewery on September 7th + 8th! Experience amazing local art, dance, music, food, and beverages over two days.
Dance party vibes on Saturday, brunch vibes on Sunday. Why not join us for both and experience all 60+ of our talented BIPOC creatives!
Community Roots Art Festival (CRAFt) is a grassroots operation founded in 2021 with a mission to highlight local Black, Indigenous, and Brown self-identified artists by celebrating their authentic expressions of art.
Festival Access + Tickets
Entry into the festival is free, or there are suggested donation tickets with special perks that help to sustain our festival. Perks include raffle tickets for a stacked raffle with art, gear, experiences, + more, scavenger hunt cards that can earn you more raffle tickets, and Fjällräven hip packs! You do not need to be present to receive a raffle prize.
Both Days Suggested Donation (VIP) - $50 | Includes a Fjällräven hip pack for the first 50 purchasers, 2 raffle tickets, and a scavenger hunt card
Saturday Only Suggested Donation - $25 | Includes two raffle tickets, a 30% Fjällräven discount, and a scavenger hunt card
Sunday Only Suggested Donation - $15 | Includes two raffle tickets, a 30% Fjällräven discount, and a scavenger hunt card
Saturday or Sunday Only - Free | Includes a scavenger hunt card
Footage by Malik Martin @malikthamartian
CRAFt Weekend Schedule
Day 1: Saturday, September 7th
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Art Market + Mi Chantli Dance Cypher
See our Instagram page for an ongoing list of our 2024 art vendors. Products include original paintings, prints, jewelry, henna, stickers, apparel, pottery, laser cut woodwork, and more!
5:00 PM - Late | Performances
5:00 PM | Mag Esai (Musician)
5:30 PM | Candice Fondal (Singer/Songwriter)
6:00 PM | Emcee3Two (Rapper)
7:00 PM | VIKARIOUS
8:00 PM | Saridae (Singer, Guitarist)
9:00 PM | Penny Ly (Burlesque, Drag)
9:30 PM | 2MX2 (Band)
10:30 PM | Tyreis (Dance Lesson)
11:00 PM| Disco Jesus (DJ)
5:00 PM - Midnight | Food and Drinks
VisionQuest (Craft beers, non-alcoholic beverages), Denver Chaatwala, Colorado Coco Pod, Susan Samosas, Chiri Momo …more to be announced!
Day 2: Sunday, September 8th
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Art Market + Mi Chantli Dance Cypher
See our Instagram page for an ongoing list of our 2024 art vendors. Products include original paintings, prints, jewelry, henna, stickers, apparel, pottery, laser cut woodwork, and more!
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Performances
12:00 PM | Disco Jesus (DJ)
1:00 PM | Little Sarah Tonin (Drag)
1:30 PM | Enrique Tovar (Looper)
2:00 PM | Shreya Venkatesh (Dance)
2:10 PM | Soy Celesté (Latin Feminist Punk)
2:30 PM | Topaz Hooper (Poet)
3:00 PM | Ballet Folklórico Patria Mexicana (Dance)
3:30 PM | Eeland Stribling (Comedian)
4:00 PM | Padayon (Music + Dance)
4:30 PM | Chantal Collier (Singer)
5:00 PM | Dzirae Gold (Vocalist)
12:00 PM - Sellout | Food and Drinks
VisionQuest, Uproot Teas, Enchanted Oven, Cupbop, VK Cuisine …more to be announced!
Venue information
VisionQuest Brewery is located at 2510 47th St Suite A2, Boulder, CO 80301. The event will mostly occupy the brewery’s parking lot where vendor tents, food trucks, and the main stage will be located. Some performances may take place inside the brewery.
Event parking
We highly encourage carpooling, biking, taking an Uber, etc. if possible as parking may run out at some point in the day. That said, attendees may park along Sterling Drive or Pearl Street. There is also parking north of the brewery - Please do not block any garage doors here. See image below for details.
Accessibility and bathrooms
The VisionQuest brewery and its parking lot are wheelchair accessible. There is one bathroom inside the brewery, three port-a-potties south of the brewery, and one in a separate building south of the brewery. See image above. All bathrooms are gender neutral. The bathroom inside the brewery is wheelchair accessible and meets ADA requirements, but does not have a changing station. Please ask a volunteer if you need a changing station. The event will not have an ASL interpreter.
Pets
VisionQuest is a pet friendly venue! Please leash your pups and keep them hydrated during warmer weather.
Audience
Children are absolutely invited to come. As an organization with the goal of supporting local BIPOC creatives, we will not censor or police people’s expressions of art. That said, the content of some performances may contain adult language and some art pieces may include nudity. Please note that we will have a burlesque performance on Saturday evening scheduled at 9:00pm. Learn more at our intended audience statement page.
Weather preparedness
Although VisionQuest is an indoor venue, the majority of the festival will take place outside on the brewery’s parking lot. Please dress appropriately for the weather. In the past, we continued with the event rain, heat, cold, or shine! Vendors and our main stage will be sheltered under tents.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
Though VisionQuest is a brewery, our venue and food vendors will be offering non-alcoholic drinks such as seltzer, kombucha, and tea. Some food vendors will be offering Gluten Free, Vegetarian, and Vegan meal options.
Raffle
Win prizes from our sponsors, artists, and local brands / businesses! There are two ways to enter: purchase a suggested donation ticket for two raffle tickets, and/or complete our scavenger hunt. Extra raffle tickets will not be available for purchase. Winners do not need to be present. We will collect names and phone numbers then coordinate a pick up after the event if you're not present. The raffle will be called on Sunday at 5:00 PM.
Scavanger hunt
Complete various tasks to earn raffle tickets! You will receive your scavenger hunt card at check-in with instructions. Our Scavenger Hunt was built with the goal of encouraging folks to fully experience the festival and engage with our creatives! It will run Saturday - Sunday until 4:30PM on Sunday.
A sample of our creatives
Here is just a few of our artist vendors and performers who will be at this year’s festival. Be sure to follow our Instagram features for our full list of creatives.
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@barebeljewelry
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@jitterbug_art
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@pepperjack.art
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@tpinzco
Presenting sponsors
Ally sponsors
Supporting sponsors
In-Kind sponsors
CRAFt funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council
Interested in being a sponsor?
We see our event sponsors as true partners and supporters of Community Roots Art Festival and its community. We seek sponsors with similar goals of uplifting Black, Indigenous, creatives of color, and making our community more accessible and supportive. If this speaks to you, we want to work with you! Please send us a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
