The Advancing Creatives Intensive (ACI) 2025: Manitou Springs program will be a condensed, weekend-long version of the ACI curriculum from February 21-23, 2025.

ACI 2025: Manitou Springs is ideal for artists of all disciplines who are emerging in their creative career and arts business. Topics include goal setting and planning, marketing and promotions, legal issues, and financial management. The program incorporates various speakers, practical exercises, toolkits, and networking activities.

All application materials must be received by end-of-day Friday, January 17. 

Be an Advocate for the Arts! Sign up for the Colorado Arts Action Network (CAAN)and lend your voice to support arts in Colorado.  You can ensure that arts, culture and the creative industries are valued and supported by policymakers and voters, resulting in economically vibrant, healthy, and equitable communities throughout our state.

CBCA’s latest Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture, presented by U.S. Bank, quantifies the financial and social impact of arts, cultural and scientific organizations funded by SCFD in the 2022 calendar year. This study illustrates the recovery process from the COVID-19 pandemic.

CBCA recognized 12 honorees at our 2024 Business for the Arts Awards luncheon, presented by MSU Denver and U.S. Bank. This sold-out, arts-infused event was attended by 700 corporate, cultural and civic leaders at the Seawell Ballroom, Denver Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2024.