The Boulder City Fine Arts Festival began in 1985 as the Clark County Artists' Show. The name reflects the feeling at that time.  There were few shows for the artists of Clark County to participate in.

Later the name was changed to Clark County Art Show with eligibility opened to all fine artists in southern Nevada. The new millenium brought a new name to the event. The Boulder City Fine Arts Festival name was adopted in 2001 and eligibility opened to fine artists in all media residing in the seven southwestern states served by the Colorado River: Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Idaho and Utah. It is the annual fund-raiser for the Boulder City Art Guild, an IRS Chapter 501(c)(3) organization.

The show grew rapidly from 58 artists and 3,500 attendance in 1999 to 130+ artists and 15,000 attendance in 2008.

The Boulder City Art Fine Arts Festial continues to fund scholarships for high school seniors on their way to taking art courses in college.  These scholarships are continued for students maintaining the appropriate average.

Attendance and sales by the public provide encouragement to the artists to return each year to the Boulder City Fine Arts Festial. Our thanks go to each artist, our sponsors and those donating prizes to the event.  We also thank those attending the show.