Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship
Our Mission and Vision
Supported by the UNC College of Performing and Visual Arts, the purpose of the NOCO Center for Arts Entrepreneurship is to strengthen the connection between the Northern Colorado arts community and the university. The NOCO Center for Arts Entrepreneurship values innovative ideas, the advancement of knowledge, and creative energy for all Artist-Entrepreneurs. The CfAE nurtures the arts entrepreneurship culture of the University of Northern Colorado and furthers learning for both active students and alumni.
The NOCO CfAE’s impact expands UNC’s reputation for artistic and academic excellence by realizing a connected NOCO arts community, inspiring new creative questions and explorations, and advancing the careers of students, alumni and community artist-entrepreneurs.
Next Steps
Questions about how to take your creative ideas to the next level? Need help refining and organizing your portfolio? Want some feedback on your marketing and promotional materials? The Center for Arts Entrepreneurship Student Hours are open to all PVA students every week for free feedback and help on your creative enterprise ideas, career goals, job application materials, self-promotion, and more! We are here and excited to help!
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Contact Us
Crabbe Hall 203
Center Student Hours
By Appointment
(970)-351-2340
artsentrepreneurship@unco.edu
Check out our Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate
Learn about PVA Internships
Our Values
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IDEAS (innovation).
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KNOWLEDGE (learning).
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ENERGY (culture).
WE BELIEVE IN:
- Energizing creative, innovative thinking.
- Fostering connections, networksand community building.
- Nurturing sustainable, fulfilling arts careers for the21st century’s creative economies by amplifying artists’ identities, motivations, strengths and skillsets.
- Cultivating effective arts advocacy and community leadership, andexploring new paradigms to sustain a competitive edge in a rapidly changing arts industry.
Our Latest Thoughts
2025-26 Events
Arts Entrepreneurship Bites
September 8 & 29, November 3 & 17
12:20-1:10 p.m.
Crabbe Hall 203
Fuel your body and your career! Join fellow performing and visual arts students for Arts Entrepreneurship Bites—a dynamic mix of lunchtime talks, creative roundtables and real-world advice from artists and innovators who’ve turned their passion into profession. Whether you’re dreaming up your next big project or figuring out how to fund it, these sessions offer practical tools, fresh perspectives and plenty of inspiration (plus food!).
(For UNC PVA students)
Arts Entrepreneurship Foundry
October 18, 2025 | 10-4 p.m.
Campus Commons
The foundry is a free series of arts entrepreneurship workshops and talks led by our faculty and staff on portfolio building, resume and cover letter writing, branding, self-promotion and marketing, contracts and more!
(Free and open to the public)
AI in the Arts Symposium
February 23, 2026 | 11:05 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Campus Commons Performance Hall
The AI in the Arts Symposium brings together artists, technologists, scholars and industry leaders to explore the evolving intersections between creativity and generative AI. We’ll examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping artistic practice and careers across the arts!
(Free and open to the public)
Our Team
SARAH
OFF
Director
Assistant Professor of Violin & Music Business
Frasier 252
(970) 351-3173
Sarah.Off@unco.edu
