Thank You!

2023 Winners:

Best Overall Chili - Verde
Best Vegetarian - Dagabi
People’s Choice - Foolish Craig’s
Honorable Mention - Bramble & Hare

Special Thanks to the
2023 Jalapeno Sponsors

2023 Poblano Sponsors

Chuck & Mary

2023 Chili Cook-off Participants:

2023 Musicians:

Parchment Doll
Kutandara
Many Mountains
Christopher Smith & Friends
Holly & The Husbands

2023 Beverage Contributors:

2023 Artists:

Continuous Line Printmakers
Living Design Studios
Boulder Furniture Arts
Full Circle Art Studio
Nina Brandin Jewelry
Colorado Glass Works

Chili Bowl is our biggest annual fundraiser. This free, family-friendly event is a celebration of art, food, music, and community. There’s live music, chili tastings, beer & cider, hands-on art experiences, plus the Fall Pottery Sale, which is full of handmade items donated by students, staff, and friends of the Studio Arts Boulder.

All proceeds support free and pay-what-you-can programs as well as our partnerships with community members who experience marginalization and face barriers to accessing the studio.

How it works:
Every year, local restaurants generously donate their delicious chili. Visitors purchase handmade ceramic tasting bowls for $20 and each bowl comes with 5 free tastings of chili + 1 vote for the People's Choice award. Then, a panel of dignitary judges do a blind tasting and pick Best Overall chili and Best Vegetarian chili.

Plus, there’s live music, beer & other beverages, hands-on art activities, and the Fall Pottery Sale, where all items are made by staff, students, and friends of Studio Arts Boulder.