Open Calls for Art
women’s caucus for art colorado
call for entries: (un)altered books
Un)Altered Books: Unheard Voices invites artists to reclaim banned books and overlooked, erased, or silenced histories through visual book-based art forms. Using books as object, structure, or metaphor, artists will transform research, archives, and lived experience into powerful acts of storytelling and restoration that tell the full story of us.
This project blends art-making, research, archives, and community engagement, offering artists guided access to historical resources, bookmaking techniques, and a supportive creative cohort. This project is in partnership with the Women’s Caucus for Art – Colorado, University of Denver Libraries and the Blair Caldwell Library.
All visual media welcome, including altered books, mixed media, sculpture, painting, photography, and interdisciplinary work. The exhibition invites 2D and 3D artists.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 16th, 2026
denver art museum
Opportunity for Artists, Artisans & Makers: Colorado Day Art Market
The Colorado Day Art Market is a one-day fine art and craft market on the plaza of the Denver Art Museum campus for Colorado artists and artisans to showcase and sell their wares. We welcome original work by Colorado artists and artisans in the following categories: Ceramics & Glass; Fiber Art; Jewelry; Metal, Wood & Mixed Media; Painting, Drawing, Photography & Printmaking; Sculpture; Emerging Artists. Artists will be selected through a blind jury process.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 6, 2026
Second chance center
Call for artists: Gallery of second chances
The Second Chance Center’s (SCC) mission is to help formerly incarcerated individuals transition into lives of success and fulfillment. They provide individuals and their networks with education, resources, and support to successfully reenter the community and build meaningful, rewarding lives.
SCC are currently curating a charity fundraising exhibition titled Gallery of Second Chances. This event will also include a silent auction, offering artists the opportunity to sell their work and receive a percentage of any pieces sold. This exhibition is designed as a story-driven, human-centered experience—intimate, authentic, and emotionally impactful. Through the gallery, we aim to highlight themes of transformation, resilience, identity, and second chances.
Submissions across all mediums and artistic styles are welcome, with a focus on work that is raw, honest, and emotionally grounded in lived experience.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 17, 2026
Submit work to alicia.pagan@scccolorado.org
Jefferson Center for mental health
Call for student art: The art of hope
2026 Spring Soiree: The Art of Hope
Join Jefferson Center in celebrating the transformative power of hope at an inspiring evening of connection and creativity. This year’s event will feature extraordinary works of art that showcase the healing impact of artistic expression. Proceeds will directly support vital services for youth throughout our community.
Create a piece of art using any medium you like: canvas, sculpture, mixed media, etc. - and express either or both of these prompts: “This is Hope” or “This is Healing.” Open to all ages in elementary, middle, and high school.
SUBMISSIONS DUE: April 6, 2026