Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA)

Zoinks! Tables and tickets are going fast! CBCA's annual Business for the Arts Awards luncheon on April 22 is almost sold out. Have you reserved your table yet? You don't want to miss the only statewide celebration of arts & business partnerships. Register today! https://bit.ly/40ArRwt

CBCA's next Member Meet-Up is coming up on March 25 at Bonacquisti Wine Company. This event is perfect for new, longtime and not-yet members to connect with arts, business and civic leaders across our membership. You'll also have a chance to participate in a hands-on artmaking activity and create paper flowers, which will go into mixed bouquets for the 70 centerpieces at CBCA's annual Business for the Arts Awards luncheon. Register today! https://bit.ly/4h2HjpW

CBCA is thrilled to be part of TWO sessions during the Founded in FoCo conference next week. Check out our session on Protecting and Leveraging Your Creative Work on March 12 presented by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts, and our dynamic panel on the Arts & Culture Funding Landscape on March 13. Visit https://bit.ly/4bv15cI to learn more and register! See you in Fort Collins!

CBCA is thrilled to be part of TWO sessions during the Founded in FoCo conference next week. Check out our session on Protecting and Leveraging Your Creative Work on March 12 presented by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts, and our dynamic panel on the Arts & Culture Funding Landscape on March 13. Visit https://bit.ly/4bv15cI to learn more and register! See you in Fort Collins!

Membership is the perfect way to support CBCA, get involved at the intersection of arts and business, and engage in Colorado's cultural community. Now through April 30, you can save 15% on your first year of annual membership with promo code NewMember15. With nearly 300 member organizations, CBCA’s members represent diverse interests and industries throughout the state. Members have opportunities to network, celebrate and contribute to our vital arts and cultural community. Visit cbca.org/membership and use promo code NewMember15 to join today.

Congratulations to Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) member companies Barefoot PR, Fairfield and Woods, P.C., IMA Financial Group, Inc., and Plante Moran for being named Denver Business Journal's 2025 Best Places to Work honorees! Read more and check out the full list including 80 companies from across the Denver metropolitan area at https://bit.ly/43vpih5.

Happy 8-Year CBCA-iversary to our Executive Director Christin Crampton Day! Your leadership, optimism and dedication continue to propel us forward as we celebrate CBCA's 40th year milestone in 2025. ??

? LAST CALL: The NIVA - National Independent Venue Association Economic Research Survey closes February 18! Help us secure a future for independent live entertainment. ?? Take the #StateOfLive survey now: https://bit.ly/40Gi0oS

The Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) division of OEDIT promotes, supports and expands our state’s creative industries to drive Colorado’s economy, grow jobs and enhance our quality of life. Through collaboration and working with partners like the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), CCI is able to support Colorado’s creative economy. Recently, the NEA announced funding for the arts in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC. This included 22 grants across Colorado in communities ranging from Creede to Paonia and Rangely to Broomfield. Learn more about this support with the NEA at https://bit.ly/4hH9qMb.

?? Celebrate Colorado’s Arts & Business Partnerships at the 2025 Business for the Arts Awards! ?? Each of the 70 centerpieces will feature paper flowers created by organizations, individuals, and businesses—coming together in a floral display that represents the creativity and collaboration of our community. ??? The deadline to sign up at https://bit.ly/40ubLUV is tomorrow, February 14. Check out images of past Awards centerpieces and be part of this year’s collaborative celebration! Images by Amanda Tipton Photography.