2027 Business for the Arts Awards Luncheon
Rocky Mountain Rhythm performing at 2026 Business for the Arts Awards | Image by Amanda Tipton Photography
Save the Date!
Join Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) for the 2027 Business for the Arts Awards luncheon on Tuesday, April 20 from 11:00 am – 1:30 pm at the Seawell Ballroom, Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA).
This annual celebration is CBCA’s largest fundraiser of the year. It honors innovative cross-sector partnerships, generous philanthropy, creative businesses, corporate engagement in the arts, and exemplary leadership across the state. The Business for the Arts Awards luncheon is the only statewide event honoring companies and individuals for their outstanding business partnerships – plus a diverse line-up of performances and creative surprises.
Sponsorships for the 2027 Business for the Arts Awards are available now! Contact Christin Crampton Day at ccday@cbca.org for more information. Tables and tickets for the luncheon will go on sale in January 2027.
2027 Business for the Arts Awards Nominations
Nominations are open for CBCA’s 2027 Business for the Arts Awards Honorees. Please thoroughly review the 2027 Award Categories and Criteria before submitting a nomination.
Submit a nomination here! Nominations are due by end-of-day Monday, November 9, 2026.
The 2027 award honorees are selected by an independent judging panel. Award honorees will be notified in mid-December and will be publicly announced in late December 2026. All 2027 award honorees will be recognized at CBCA’s annual Business for the Arts Awards luncheon on Tuesday, April 20, 2027.
2027 Arts & Business Partnership Award Nomination
The Arts & Business Partnership Award Honorees are exemplary companies that have gone above and beyond to support the arts and creative industries. Honorees embody the mutual benefits of business and arts partnerships. They make Colorado a better place to live, work, and play through innovative collaborations, arts integration into business practices, creative workplaces, economic development in the creative sector, arts advocacy, employee engagement, and/or philanthropy. Judges will select up to 8 diverse companies as a cohort of 2027 Arts & Business Partnership Award Honorees.
2027 Next Wave Leadership Award Nomination
The Next Wave Leadership Award honors emerging professionals and business leaders who are leading the future of our cultural community through their volunteerism, philanthropy, innovative cross-sector partnerships, and/or arts advocacy. These leaders are just starting out but are already making big waves!
2027 Cultural Leadership Award Nomination
The Cultural Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding graduate of CBCA’s Leadership Arts program who has made and/or continues to make an impact on arts & culture in Colorado.
2027 John Madden, Jr. Leadership Award Nomination
Named for CBCA’s founding chairman, the John Madden, Jr. Leadership Award recognizes a business leader who has made significant contributions to advancing arts and culture in Colorado. This lifetime achievement award recognizes extraordinary leadership and a legacy of support for the arts.
2027 Volunteer Attorney Impact Award Nomination
The Volunteer Attorney Impact Award recognizes an outstanding attorney who has provided pro bono legal services to Colorado creatives and advanced CBCA’s Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) program. This award honoree must be a Colorado resident who has gone above and beyond to support the creative industries through CAFTA. The Volunteer Attorney Impact Award has a closed nomination process through the CAFTA Advisory Committee.
