DENVER POST: SO FAR, DENVER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS CAN TAKE A PUNCH

“But so far, at least, things don’t look as bad in Denver as in some other parts of the United States. Planning and fundraising for the $33 million Clyfford Still Museum and $90 million overhaul of Boettcher Concert Hall are on schedule. Some local arts organizations have been forced to pare their budgets by as much as 12 percent, but virtually none has had to resort to layoffs or major cuts to programming.

Peg Long, executive director of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, a seven-county agency supported by a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax, said she is not aware of any organizations among the nearly 300 it funds that are on the brink of failing. “Colorado, from everything that we’re hearing, is in a little bit better position than some other states, so we’re hoping that we won’t be hit as hard as some of them,” Long said.” Read More.