---
title: Creative West
description: >-
  Nonprofit regional arts organization serving state arts agencies across the
  western U.S. and Pacific.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/creative-west'
type: organization
createdAt: '2026-09-06'
updatedAt: '2026-10-06'
organizationType: Arts council
location: 'Denver, CO, United States'
website: 'https://wearecreativewest.org/'
yearFounded: 1974
---

# Creative West

*Arts council • Denver, CO, United States*

## About

Nonprofit regional arts organization serving state arts agencies across the western U.S. and Pacific.

Creative West is a nonprofit U.S. Regional Arts Organization serving a broad area of the western United States, from the Arctic Coast to the Pacific Islands. It works as an intermediary and partner to the state arts agencies of the region, including those in Alaska, Hawai'i, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.

The organization develops equitable technology, funding, advocacy and policy systems for the arts. Its tools include CaFÉ, GO Smart, the Public Art Archive and ZAPP. Creative West works to build the capacity of artists and arts organizations and treats creativity as socially valuable to everyone.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1974
- **Address:** 1536 Wynkoop Street, Suite 522, Denver, CO 80202
- **Website:** https://wearecreativewest.org/
- **Social Media:** youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeWest, facebook: https://facebook.com/creativewestrao, instagram: https://instagram.com/creativewestrao, linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/creativewest/

## Programs

View current programs from Creative West on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/creative-west