Economic Activity Study

Welcome to 2026!

As we forge ahead with a new year, we want to pause to thank our members, donors, partners and stakeholders who have…

2025 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture Reports Record-Breaking $3.12 Billion of Economic Activity

CBCA’s latest edition of this biennial report showcases how the arts, cultural and scientific nonprofit sector fuel our regional economic growth Today,…

CBCA’s 2024 Achievements and 2025 Priorities

As we usher in a new year and a 40th anniversary milestone for CBCA, I am amazed how quickly time flies by!…

Newly Released Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture Reports Record-Breaking $2.6 Billion of Economic Activity

Colorado Business Committee for the Arts’ latest edition of this biennial report showcases how the arts, cultural and scientific nonprofit sector continues…

Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture Reports A Decade of Growth Lost as a Result of the Pandemic

Story Spotlight – Building Up the Arts

The CBCA’s 2018 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture revealed a 40 percent increase in capital spending in the Colorado arts…

Story Spotlight – The Ripple Effect and Denver Film Society

CBCA’s 2018 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture reports on a variety of financial and social metrics. It can be hard…

Arts Impact in Poetry

On November 1, 2018 CBCA released the latest Economic Activity Study of Denver Metro Culture during a dynamic breakfast event, jam-packed with live…

Arts Generate Record-Breaking Economic Activity in Metro Denver

Study validates continued financial and social contributions by arts, cultural and scientific organizations Record-breaking employment in the nonprofit cultural sector, increase in…

Story Spotlight – Giving to the Arts

In CBCA’s 2018 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture, giving to the arts reached $182.6 million, which is a 3.5% increase…

Story Spotlight – Education and Swallow Hill

Arts, cultural and scientific organizations provide essential opportunities for lifelong learning and creative exploration. Outreach to school children reached 4.3 million contacts…

Story Spotlight – Jobs and Abner Genece

CBCA’s 2018 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture reported a record-breaking number of jobs in the arts hitting 11,820 in 2017….