Inside Philanthropy covered the "ascendance" of the Denver arts scene in a story with the headline, "Small Town, Big Art."
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As for Madden, his relationship with the Colorado arts community dates back 40 years. A pivotal moment occured in 1985, when he gathered a cadre of Colorado business leaders to form the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) with the goal of creating business and arts partnerships. Madden also founded the Museum of Outdoor Art in 1981, established the amphitheater Fiddler's Green in 1988, and opened the Madden Museum of Art in 2008.
Not too shabby.
And so the CBCA established the John Madden, Jr. Leadership Award in 2010 to recognize a business sector individual who has made significant contributions to advancing arts and culture in Colorado. (Needless to say, Madden was the inaugural recipient.)
Add it all up and the adage rings true: Rome -- or in the case, Denver's impressive arts scene -- wasn't built in a day.
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