Advocacy is speaking up for something you believe in. At CBCA, we believe that art is smart for business; that the creative industries are essential to Colorado’s economic prosperity; and that cultural vibrancy strengthens community vitality.
Through our collective advocacy initiatives, we 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 engages in ongoing community education, research, network building, grassroots mobilization and direct lobbying to advance this vision at a local, state and federal level.
What we do:
- Mobilize a grassroots platform to advocate directly for the arts, culture and creative industries through Colorado Arts Action Network
- Publish a biennial report on the financial and social impact of arts & culture in the Denver metro area. Learn more about the Economic Activity Study
- Facilitate a statewide network of business and civic leaders who support the arts. Learn more about the Colorado Cultural Champions
- Engage a standing Policy Committee to steward CBCA’s advocacy agenda and lobbying strategies during Colorado’s legislative session
- Convene members of Colorado’s General Assembly who support the arts in order to keep them informed on important topics and policy priorities in the arts, cultural and creative sector.
- Participate in national coalitions focused on state-level and federal arts advocacy and capacity building, such as the Creative States Coalition, Creative West’s Western Arts Action Network and Americans for the Arts’ State Arts Advocacy Captains Network.
- Present to community groups on arts and business partnerships, arts advocacy in Colorado, and why art is smart for business. Contact main@cbca.org to inquire about scheduling presentation
- Feature a monthly Advocacy section in the member newsletter, Inside Track. Learn more about CBCA Membership.
- Collaborate with cultural partners to share consistent messaging on the importance of supporting the arts during the pandemic. Check out the Arts through it All campaign from 2020-2021.
