Open Calls for Art
street wise arts
call for art: superior mural festival
The Town of Superior has partnered with Street Wise Arts to produce the Superior Mural Festival in its up-and-coming downtown area, located just off Highway 36 and McCaslin Blvd.
The application is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). We are not requesting mural proposals or sketches at this stage. Selected artists will be invited to develop concepts in collaboration with the Street Wise Arts team after the review process. The Town of Superior and the Cultural Arts committee has selected a theme of nature and regrowth. Artists should consider contemporary, unique, and creative approaches to the theme within their mural design if selected for this festival.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2026
denver botanic gardens
call for commision: yo soy, La Lotería Botánica
La Lotería Botánica is a reimagining of the traditional Mexican card game of Lotería through a botanical lens, celebrating the connections between plants, culture, food, and history at Denver Botanic Gardens. Presented as part of Yo Soy, the Gardens’ year-long series uplifting Latino cultures, the exhibition will be on view during Hispanic Heritage Month from September 13 – October 11.
Artist Opportunity: Colorado-based artists ages 18 and older are invited to participate to create Lotería-inspired cards exploring nature, culture, and identity. Selected artists will receive a $2,000 stipend, a membership to the Gardens and more.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 19TH, 2026
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