Gamms give Dairy Center million-dollar-plus gift

BOULDER — Philanthropists Grace and Gordon Gamm of Boulder have given the Dairy Center for the Arts a grant “exceeding a million dollars,” the largest gift in the arts center’s history, the nonprofit in Boulder announced Friday.

“The arts play a critical role in the quality of life in our community,” Gordon Gamm said in a prepared statement. “Through a collaboration of excellent arts organizations, Boulder can become as significant as an arts destination as it is an outdoors and health-conscious community. … Grace and I hope for The Dairy to become the coordinating hub for the arts in Boulder in order to maximize the quality of arts entertainment and education.”

The two largest theaters at center will bear the Gamm name. The Gordon Gamm Performance Theater will host dance and musical performances, while the Grace Gamm Drama Theater will host theatrical performances.

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The Dairy is home to more than 200,000 arts experiences every year and provides music and dance studios for more than 2,000 students. Its three performance theaters are the home to local theater companies, dance organizations and music groups. The third theater — the Boedecker Theater — is an arts cinema. There are also three art galleries within The Dairy hosting local, regional, and national artists in 20 exhibits each year.

Bill Obermeier, the center’s executive director, said the Gamm’s gift along with the passage of amendment 2A, a three-year, 0.3 percent sales tax that will be used to fund nonprofit organizations, is “the most exciting one-two punch an arts organization could hope for.

“The passage of 2A together with this gift will make it possible for The Dairy to make all the upgrades required to provide the highest possible quality experience for both performers and audiences in a facility that will be the pride of this community.”