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ARTS AND CULTURE

Littleton is home to a remarkable range of arts and cultural events,
activities, galleries, performances, and studios. The City operates
the Littleton Museum, the first museum in Colorado to be
recognized as an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

The City of Littleton’s Littleton Rocks!
website is devoted to publicizing art and
cultural events as well as other activities
offered in Littleton.

The appointed Fine Arts Board advises City officials and staff in
developing a fine arts collection, and assists in selecting and
purchasing public art for installation in public buildings, parks, and
open spaces. The Board also arranges periodic art shows, selects
art and sculpture for the Littleton Center, and reviews all art
donations to the City. The Board’s collection now numbers
32 public art installations, plus some smaller pieces that are
exhibited periodically inside the Littleton Museum.
Littleton is also home to the Hudson Gardens and Event Center,
the Depot Art Gallery run by the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, the
Littleton Chorale, and the Town Hall Arts Center. All of these
entities serve to enhance not only the quality of life within Littleton,
but are also important engines of economic development.
POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND

FUNDING SOURCES

Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
Cultural Councils of Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson
Counties
The Fine Arts Foundation
Western States Art Federation (WESTAF)
Colorado Creative Industries – a division of the State of According to the Colorado Business Committee for the
Colorado Office of Economic Development and Arts’ 2018 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver
International Trade Culture, nonprofit arts, cultural and scientific organizations
National Endowment for the Arts in the seven-county metro region generated $1.9 billion in
Institute of Museum and Library Services economic activity as well as 11,820 jobs and 4.3 million
education opportunities for children.
The Americans for the Arts’ 2018 Public Opinion Poll found that 90 percent of people agree that arts institutions are
important to quality of life and 86 percent agree that arts institutions are important to local businesses and the economy.

Adopted October 15, 2019