Colorado Local Arts Advocacy Field Guide Roll-Out Webinar
Across Colorado, communities of every size are recognizing that arts and culture are more than amenities—they are essential to civic infrastructure and community well-bring. From mountain towns and rural communities to suburban municipalities and urban centers, local leaders are finding new ways to leverage arts and culture as catalysts for economic opportunity, creative placemaking, public engagement, and quality of life.
Pick up your pencil, grab some trail mix, and explore Colorado’s Local Arts Advocacy Field Guide!
Join us on Wednesday, September 16 from 12-1pm for a virtual roll-out of this new local arts advocacy resource, developed by Colorado Business Committee Committee for the Arts (CBCA) in partnership with Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) and supported by the Boettcher Foundation.
Colorado’s Local Arts Advocacy Field Guide is designed to empower local leaders, advocates, cultural organizations, artists, municipal staff, elected officials, business leaders, and community partners seeking to strengthen arts and culture in their communities. Drawing upon interviews, case studies, and examples from communities across Colorado and complementary national models, the guide highlights practical strategies that communities have used to build public support, strengthen partnerships, and secure long-term investment in arts and culture.
On the roll-out webinar, you’ll hear from the team who put this guide together, including our lead researcher, David Holland with Scansion. We’ll also chat with some of the communities highlighted in the guide and discuss how we hope this tool will benefit individual advocates, local governments and community partners statewide.
