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Cherry Creek Arts Festival Emerging Program

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Posted by: CherryArts
Deadline: Tue, December 1st, 2026

Cherry Creek Arts Festival Emerging Artist Program & $5,000 Grant

Just beginning your art career? CherryArts invites emerging artists to apply to the Emerging Artist Program for the 2027 Cherry Creek Arts Festival, July 2, 3 & 4 in Denver, Colorado. Selected artists receive an unrestricted $5,000 grant.

Who it’s for: Artists of any age with little to no experience exhibiting or selling in galleries or at art festivals, generally fewer than five years.

If accepted, you’ll receive:

An unrestricted $5,000 grant to strengthen your creative practice, with 90% paid upon signing the contract A reduced booth fee of $350, with tent provided Workshops and artist mentoring Lodging support for out-of-state artists The opportunity to show and sell your work to 145,000+ festival attendees, keeping 100% of your sales

How to apply: Emerging Artists apply through the same system and jury as all artists, submitting a fifth artwork image instead of a booth image.

Apply by December 1, 2026
$45 early-bird fee through November 23 | $55 regular fee November 24 – December 1

 

https://cherryarts.org/events/cherry-creek-arts-festival/apply/artist-application/

Posted on Fri, November 6th, 2026
Expires on Tue, December 1st, 2026

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