Program Summary

The Creative Capitol Exhibition program showcases Colorado artists and organizations through rotating art exhibitions to the State Capitol building. This program was established to take advantage of our creative sector to support economic growth in Colorado.

Artwork is hung in the:

basement level of the Capitol’s rotunda
Lieutenant Governor’s office
Governor’s office lobby

Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) offers exhibitors:

a modest honorarium depending on scale of exhibition
publicity for the exhibition through an e-newsletter, social media, and this website
support in coordinating the artwork installation
support in creating labels and promotional posters and signs (CCI has final editorial decision on promotional tools)
support in coordinating the artwork de-installation

No current calls for artists.

Overview

Type: Call for entry

For: Artists

Application deadline: Rolling

OEDIT division: Colorado Creative Industries

Eligible exhibitors

Solo exhibitions are not accepted. If an individual artist submits a proposal, it needs to be on behalf of a group of artists or with a plan to select work from multiple artists. Organizations can apply with an exhibition proposal for a group show.

You will be responsible for:

providing a list of the artwork for display including title, year, media and insurance value prior to installation
having all artwork be framed with D-rings on reverse when delivered
having all artwork remain on exhibit for the show’s duration
picking up all artwork from the Capitol upon exhibition’s completion

Eligible artwork

The exhibition spaces in the Capitol can accommodate approximately 48 to 52 works, depending on artwork size. The Capitol has some rules on content of artwork including:

no nudity
no overtly political statements
no offensive material

Prices for artworks will not be included, however purchase requests will be relayed to the artists.

The exhibition spaces are nontraditional because several of the spaces are not open to the public.

The ground level of the Capitol’s rotunda is open to the public and the most formal exhibition space.

The Governor's office and reception area is an exhibition space. The Governor’s office reception area is public. The Governor's staff office, Lieutenant Governor’s office, and the Legislative Council’s staff office are also exhibition spaces.

The Lieutenant Governor’s offices are not open to the public, however, the works will be seen by state legislators and staff.

The Creative Capitol Exhibition Program application is open year-round on a rolling deadline, meaning we will review applications as we receive them. Submit all application materials to the program manager below by email.

Application materials

Exhibition proposals can be submitted in either a Word or PDF format. Your proposals need to include:

exhibition title and description, including theme/concept
list of artists included in the exhibition
select images of artworks to be included in the exhibition (please include a sample artwork from each of the artists to be included)
preferred time frame for exhibition
optional: Images can be included in the proposal or sent as separate attachments (please label each image with the artist name and title of the work)

If the exhibition is approved and selected, you will need to submit a full inventory of artworks at least four weeks prior to installation. For each art piece, you will need to include: