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!

For 25 years, CBCA has built a pipeline of leaders in the arts through Leadership Arts. This unique nine-month program prepares people to serve on nonprofit boards and increase their civic engagement in the arts. The Leadership Arts curriculum focuses on the necessary skills to be an effective volunteer leader and relevant topics in Colorado’s arts sector. We are seeking a diverse cohort that welcomes a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds. Applications for the 2022-2023 cohort are open through August 12.

Presented by EY and PNC Bank, the 2022 Business for the Arts Awards honored exemplary collaborations, philanthropy and leadership to advance the arts across Colorado. This annual event is CBCA’s largest fundraiser and celebration. Learn more about the 2022 honorees and this high-energy, arts-infused luncheon.

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.