• Denver Botanic Gardens Birdhaus Bash
Deadline: June 9, 2008 (Entry Form), June 15&16 (Entry Hand-deliver) • No registration fee required
Anyone can enter a birdhouse! Individuals or teams of all ages are welcome. It is the intention of Denver Botanic Gardens for all submissions to be auctioned or sold to benefit youth education and adult tour guide programs. Select birdhouses displayed at the Denver Botanic Gardens July 1-8. Birdhaus Bash Garden Party and Auction, July 10, 5-8:30pm. Go to www.botanicgardens.org/content/birdhaus-bash for more information and to enter.

• Tortured. Starving. Unknown.
Deadline: May 31, 2008
There’s the cliché and there’s the alternative. You could win up to $5,000 in the inaugural Prismacolor art competition. Complete the entry form with all required information, including a statement about the submitted Artwork or the inspiration for the Artwork that is up to a maximum of 100 words in length and upload a digital photograph of your Artwork in a .jpg format. You can create an original piece of art using the materials identified in one of the following categories: - Colored Pencil - Art Markers - Graphite/Charcoal - Pastels - Pen & Ink - Mixed Media (or any combination of the categories). Go to http://contest.prismacolor.com/ for more information and to enter.

• 2008 Arvada Art Studio Tour
Deadline: May 30, 2008 • Entry Fee: $40 (participation fee of $110 for accepted artists)
Arvada's 7th annual art studio tour is looking for new artists to join the successful tour. Artists must have an Arvada address to participate in the tour. We are especially looing for artists in different media such as; textiles, art quilts, fiber, metalwork, glass as well as pinting, ceramics, printmaking to add variety to this wonderful event. This is an excellent opportunity for artists to interact with the public, exhibit and sell their work while having fun. Studio tour dates are September 20-21, 2008. For a prospectus, go online to www.arvadaartstudiotour.org for more information or contact Judy Gardner at (303) 421-9948.

• Curtis Arts and Humanities Center 25th Annual All Colorado Art Show
Deadline: May 23, 2008 • $20 per entry
Open to all artists residing in Colorado, 18 years of age and older. Artwork must have been executed in the last two years and not previously shown in the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center. Original art, all media (exceptions: no jewelry, digital, giclee, prints or photography). Juror: Gwen Chanzit, Ph.D., curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and the Herbert Bayer Collection and Archive at the Denver Art Museum. Entry: Jury by 35mm slides only. Two entries maximum for each category. Categories are 2D and 3D. Accepted artwork must be delivered on June 9. Exhibit Dates: June 14-August 1, 2008. Contact the Curtis Arts & Humanities Center, 2349 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, Colorado, (303) 797-1779 to request a prospectus and entry form.

• Swallow Hill Cafe Gallery
Through 2008 • $40 per month
Swallow Hill is seeking artists to showcase work in the cafe gallery on a monthly basis, beginning in May 2008. As Denver's home for folk, roots and acoustic music, Swallow Hill Music Association - a non-profit, 501c(3) organization - gives preference to art which complements its mission. Special consideration will be given to traditional folk-based art forms and pieces pertaining to or thematically influenced by music, but other themes and styles also encouraged! Our cafe is available to show your work for $40 per month and 15% of proceeds from work sold. If you are interested in showing your work at Swallow Hill, please e-mail reasonably-sized digital images of one or two representative pieces to kate@swallowhillmusic.org. Please type "Cafe Gallery" in the subject line of your e-mail. For more information about Swallow Hill Music Association, click here.

• Pablo's Coffee
Through 2008 • NO entry fee
Pablo's Coffee at 630 E. 6th Ave. (6th and Washington) is looking for artists to hang month long shows at our coffee shop. Pablo's is artist-friendly and takes NO COMMISSION from any art sales! Bring a CD-R into the shop with your contact information or email a link to your website to pablos@pabloscoffee.com.

• Core New Art Space 2008 Open Entry Shows
Through 2008 • $10 per entry
Open entry shows are open to anyone. Work due two weeks before the show during regular business hours and must fit through the door ready to hang with wire. Wow Show, juried by CORE members, Feb. 14-March 2; The Captured Moment, juried by Mark Sink, March 6-23; The Green Show, juried by Mia Fetterman-Mulvey, May 8-25; The Dog and Pony Show, July. 10-27; Politics and War, Aug. 21-Sept. 7; Place, Sept. 11-28; Polarities, Nov. 13-30.
Visit corenewartspace.com/callForEntries or call (303) 297-8428 or email art@corenewartspace.com for more information.

• Boulder Arts and Crafts Cooperative
Ongoing • NO entry fee
The Boulder Arts and Crafts Cooperative, an artist owned and operated gallery, looks for new work for display in our store on an ongoing basis. Consignment applications can be picked up at our gallery, obtained on our website at www.boulderartsandcrafts.com, go to the contact page or call (303) 443-3683 to have one mailed to you. We review potential new work for our consignment program on the second Tuesday of each month, excluding December.

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