ARCHIVED  April 1, 1996

Competition for arts sponsorships heats up

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While funding sources for the arts are shriveling up at an alarming rate, many arts groups have learned that they must get as creative about funding as they are about the arts.

Arts groups that have entered the market aggressively have seen their efforts rewarded. Other groups have been able to come to the table with money in hand, and others are scrambling to keep their heads above water.

The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins is owned and funded by the city, so the center does not have many of the problems faced by local symphonies, theater groups or galleries. With a…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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