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title: OPEN THEME 2027
description: Open-theme juried exhibition at The Lab on Santa Fe in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe, welcoming all mediums, styles and subject matter. Feb 5–27, 2027.
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status: closed
createdAt: "2026-09-04"
updatedAt: "2026-09-18"
programType: Exhibition
organization: The Lab on Santa Fe
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/lab-on-santa-fe
deadline: "2026-09-17"
entryFee: 34 USD
location: The Lab on Santa Fe, Denver, CO, United States
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disciplines:
  - painting
  - illustration
  - printmaking
  - sculpture
  - collage
  - assemblage
  - textile
  - fiber
  - ceramics
  - pottery
  - photography
---

# OPEN THEME 2027

**Hosted by:** The Lab on Santa Fe

**Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** The Lab on Santa Fe, Denver, CO, United States | **Deadline:** September 17, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $34

## About This Program

> "Open theme"

"Open theme" means no theme. We want artists to take control, to test what this space can hold. Painters, Illustrators, Printmakers, Sculptors, Video Artists, Installation Artists, Collage/Assemblage Artists, Textile/Fiber Artists, Ceramists/Potters, Photographers, etc.

Nature, humanity, politics, chaos, transcendence—whatever pulls at you—bring it. Let us feel the rigor inside your process: risk, intensity, and the possibility of failure are all part of the atmosphere. But don't mistake that as exclusionary. We welcome all mediums, all styles, all subject matter. The only rule is: show us you're open to your muse, not trying to please.

The Lab on Santa Fe sits at ground zero of Colorado's most visited art scene: Denver's Art District on Santa Fe. The First Friday Art Walk here pulls the largest crowds in the state, and our gallery is planted in the middle block—the beating heart of the three-block stretch. Maximum exposure. Maximum impact.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** National
- **Disciplines:** painting, illustration, printmaking, sculpture, collage, assemblage, textile, fiber, ceramics, pottery, photography
- **Note:** Location Eligibility Type: National. Eligible Applicant Types: Artist. Submission Limit: 1. Art can be turned away at drop-off for improper wiring.

### Additional Requirements

Media requirements: Images min 1, max 2; Audio min 0, max 0; Video min 0, max 1; Total min 1, max 2. All art submitted must be for sale. Measurements on applications need to be accurate in size. Submission limit: 1.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** August 20, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 17, 2026
- **Program Start:** February 5, 2027
- **Program End:** February 27, 2027

## Contact

**Email:** thelabonsantafe@gmail.com

**Phone:** 303-709-3178

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=18068