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We welcome you to visit the Ditch Project live:

150 Years of Irrigation Ditches; Constructing Boulder's Landscape
Opening May 15th 5 to 8pm

Showing at:

Please also join us for the free Ditch Symposium:
Saturday, May 16th, 2009 at the Boulder Public Library
10am to 5pm


Including:

  • Interpretations of 30 Boulder ditches by 43 artists
  • A rephotographic survey of landscape changes
  • Natural & political history of our ditches & more


The Ditch Project is a multi-faceted show with three venues--the Boulder Public Library, the Dairy Center for the Arts, and Boulder Central Park (outside of BMoCA)--from May 9 to July 8, 2009. As a part of Boulder's Sesquicentennial, The Ditch Project examines Boulder's irrigation ditches over the last 150 years and considers how ditches have constructed Boulder's landscape.

The Ditch Project would not be possible without grants from various arts organizations and the support of our generous sponsors. Please be sure to thank these organizations and businesses the next time you see them. Learn more about our sponsors by clicking on their logos:

Boulder Farmers MarketAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersBoulder Creek Watershed InitiativeAquatic and WetlandBoulder County Arts AllianceGrant Grant and GoiranLeonard Rice EngineersJohnson and RepucciNorthern Colorado Water conservancy DistrictColorado Council on the ArtsDietze and Davis P. C.Open Space and Mountain ParksBoulder Arts CommissionWright Water Engineering

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