Colorado creates special LLC for artist businesses

(The Center Square) – Artists in Colorado will soon have greater control over their work with a new type of LLC – the artist business.

Gov. Jared Polis signed onto legislation this week that creates the artist corporation or A Corp. as a limited liability company. The law was passed during the recently concluded legislative session at the last minute with backing from artist groups.

“Things in Colorado are still trailblazing. We’re not afraid to try something new,” said Meredith Badler, deputy director of Colorado Business Committee for the Arts.

“We’re not entrenched, and we’re really a space for innovation, particularly for small businesses and for artists,” Badler told The Center Square during an interview.

The CBCA helped efforts to pass the bill, which the House voted for near-unanimously on the last day of the session.

The Colorado Artists Company law, Senate Bill 26-133, creates an LLC for people in the arts. Applications will need to ha...