The Golden Cultural Alliance

... is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to develop and promote awareness of Golden’s cultural and historic assets, support member organizations by sharing resources and experience, and provide a forum for new ideas through cooperative marketing, projects, events, and public outreach.

Golden Cultural Alliance members include the cultural and civic entities in Golden:  several museums, a library, a theatre, a symphony, and a choir, to name a few. The Alliance welcomes inquiries about its member organizations and special events. 

Contact Reilly Sanborn, Foothills Art Center, 303-279-3922 or reilly@foothillsartcenter.org for more information.

Economic Impact

Annually Golden Cultural Alliance organizations:

  • attract 1.2 million people to visit Golden museums and cultural organizations. 
  • funnel $10.4 million dollars into the Golden economy. Commonly used multipliers conservatively equate that to $13.7 million dollars total.
  • pay $3.3 million in salaries and personnel support to 173 people.
  • invested $444,000 in capital construction in 2005 and 2006. And in 2007 this figure will exceed $4.0 million! 
  • offer visitors 980,000 free cultural experiences in Golden 

GCA Officers

Reilly Sanborn (Foothills Art Center), President. 303.279.3922 reilly@foothillsartcenter.org 
Sarah Wood (American Mountaineering Museum), Vice President.  303.279.4591 
info@mountaineeringmuseum.rg 
Sandi Curran, Treasurer & Membership. 303-216-1576
sjlcurran@aol.com
Helen Leith, Heart & Soul Coordinator.  303.278.1204

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Golden Cultural Alliance

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