Artists participate by submitting information about themselves and their work for display on the Web site. Memberships range from a no-cost text listing to a full artist's portfolio. Membership fees for the portfolios cover the digitization of slides and a portion of the site marketing and administration costs. All Colorado artists are eligible for membership and are encouraged to submit applications. COLA works to prevent legal disputes through its education programs, in-house technical support, speaker's bureau, and an art law library and resource center open to the public.
COLA takes an active role in the protection and advancement of artists rights.
A new service to the arts community begins in 1996 with COLA's Arts Mediation Service. Mediation provides a less costly, private, and better long-term alternative to legal action. CBCA is one of seven affiliates of the national Business Committee for the Arts which was founded by David Rockefeller in 1967. Questions about the ADA and providing accessible services may be directed to Very Special Arts Colorado. In addition, the organization continues its commitment to programmatic activity in the areas of presenting, literature, visual arts, and the folk arts.