CBCA.

Whether through display of art, educational and volunteer outreach, or financial support, Colorado's corporate culture places a high value on supporting programs in the arts.

The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, founded in 1984 by Colorado business leaders, encourages and enhances this support. CBCA is one of nine affiliates of the national Business Committee for the Arts established by David Rockefeller in 1967. Each year the CECA recognizes and awards Colorado businesses that have demonstrated exceptional support.

The 2000 winners and honorable mention acknowledgments are:

Small Business Winner

Brookfield Properties

Through the Art in Public Places Program, which began in 1995, Brookfield Properties provides more than 4,000 employees and hundreds of daily visitors with exposure to a public art display. In more than 360 continuous feet of exhibit space in the lobby and concourse levels of the Republic Plaza in Downtown Denver, an ever-changing gallery represents the diverse styles of Colorado and regional artists, who show their work by invitation.

Small Business Honorable Mention

Tagawa Garden Center & Florist

Tagawa Garden Center & Florist sponsors free cultural community events at its greenhouse. Each month the Tagawa invites community members to attend dance, music and theater events performed at the greenhouse by groups representing various cultures, such as the Wick School of Irish Dance, Denver Taiko and The Plains Indians.

Medium Sized Business Winner

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche has been involved with the CBCA since 1984, with Roger Page, Partner-in-Charge, currently serving as chairman. In addition to cash contributions to area arts groups, Deloitte and Touche has provided pro-bono assistance to three studies measuring the economic impact of the arts on the Denver Metro area. It is preparing to conduct its fourth with the CBCA.

Medium Sized Business Honorable Mention

The Table Mountain Inn

Throughout 1999, Table Mountain Inn donated more than $25,000 in catering and gift certificates to area arts groups. Recipients include the Pioneer Museum, the Golden Cultural Alliance and the Jefferson County Symphony. Since 1993 it has donated more than $30,000 to the Foothills Art Center alone, through an in-kind donation of catering to support the annual exhibit openings.

Listen Up

Each year, Listen Up provides Opera Colorado with more than $10,000 in technical assistance, and in-kind audio and video services for the...