Learn more about the Colorado Arts Action Network and its impact on the arts including how Coloradans used it to advocate for the Colorado Arts Relief Fund which directed $23 million to artists and arts organizations in 45 counties, distributed by Colorado Creative Industries.

Presented by EY and PNC Bank, the 2023 Business for the Arts Awards will honor exemplary collaborations, philanthropy and leadership to advance the arts across Colorado at this high-energy, arts-infused luncheon. This annual event is CBCA’s largest fundraiser and celebration.

Be an Advocate for the Arts! Join the new Colorado Arts Action Network (CAAN) and lend your voice to support arts in Colorado.  It’s easy to advocate – and this mobilization platform will do the heavy lifting for you. You will receive important state and federal policy updates and have the opportunity to quickly take action and communicate directly with your elected officials. Sign up today!

The abrupt and devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nonprofit cultural sector is clear, reversing a decade of growth in the Denver metro area. Read the CBCA’s latest Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture presented by U.S. Bank, released on November 4, 2021, which illustrates the financial and social contributions by arts, cultural and scientific nonprofit organizations in the seven-county metro area before and during the pandemic.