Artist Opportunities

Also check out our Artist Resources page which includes recordings of previous Tools for the Creative Life workshops.

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Affordable Artist Studios for Rent

@ RiNo Art District Studios on Blake
Affordable artist studios in RiNo’s creative core

The Guitar Center Music Foundation Instrument Grant

Rolling Deadline
Up to $5,000 in instruments and equipment for music programs

2026 Institute for Creative Teaching

Restorative arts institute for educators exploring healing and creativity

Studios & Creative Offices for Rent

@ Globeville Riverfront Art Center (GRACe)
Flexible studios with creative community in RiNo Art District

Call for Artists: Ongoing Gallery Representation at fooLPRoof

@ fooLPRoof contemporary art gallery
Rolling call for artists seeking ongoing gallery representation

The Podcasting Seriously Awards Fund

Rolling Deadline
Up to $700 - Funding BIPOC, Queer, Trans audio creators

Craft Artists Emergency Relief Grant

Rolling Deadline
$3,000 emergency grants for U.S. craft artists in crisis

Call for Artists: 2026 Residencies at The Ramble Hotel

@ The Ramble Hotel
Hotel residency with exhibition, events, and custom artist merchandise

Folk & Traditional Arts Project Grant (Colorado Creative Industries)

$3,000 grants to preserve and share cultural traditions

Colorado Creates Grant: General Operating Support for Arts Organizations

Operating support grants for Colorado arts organizations

Call for Artists: 2027 Exhibitions at Dairy Arts Center

Seeking bold, socially engaged exhibitions across all mediums

Call for Participation: Traveling Community Quilt Project

This project is ongoing, so it remains a constant opportunity for people visiting RiNo @ fooLPRoof contemporary art gallery
Contribute to a growing, traveling community art quilt

Call for Applications: Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Culinary Arts

$50K prizes for immigrant culinary artists and innovators

Call for Artists: (Un)Altered Books – Unheard Voices Exhibition

Transform books into art exploring untold histories

Roy W. Dean Short Film Grant

Funding for bold short films with social impact

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

(Rolling Deadline)
Up to $50K for working visual artists

Financial Aid from the Artists' Fellowship

Rolling Deadline
Up to $20,000 - Emergency grants for U.S. visual artists

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National juried exhibition exploring contemporary artistic narratives

Denver Zine Fest Call

@ Denver Zine Library
Zine Fest 2026 apps open - submit now!