Grand Junction Creative District - GJ Creates

09/05/2026

💃 CALL FOR ARTISTS! Sign up today for the Artist Expo at the Downtown Art Festival, October 2 - 3! Register below and share your creativity with the Grand Valley!

🔗 Registration link – https://downtowngj.org/events/downtownartfestival/

🙏 Thank you to FCI Constructors for sponsoring this community event!

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08/21/2026

💃 The Downtown Art Festival brings together artists, creatives, and performers from all ages and backgrounds! Sign up now and share your creativity with the Grand Valley!

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🙏 Thank you to FCI Constructors Atlasta Solar Center Colorado Public Radio Renewal by Andersen KREX News for sponsoring this community event!

👨‍🎨 Poster art by Jorde Matthews | Brand Designer

08/18/2026

🚀 Have you stopped by the Space Cowboy exhibit yet at 437CO_ArtGallery? The show is up through August.

Swing by today an meet the Colorado Poet Laureate Crisosto Apache! 10 a.m. workshop / 1 p.m. reading. This event is FREE and open to the public.

A truly ‘out-of-this-world’ art exhibit has made its first of 37 planned stops in Grand Junction ⬇️

08/17/2026

Live music downtown + beer garden! 🎸🍺

08/11/2026

🎨 ARTISTS! CREATIVES! PERFORMERS! Sign up now for the 11 Annual Downtown Art Fest, October 2 – 3! We are looking for vendors and performers to fill out the schedule for one of the best weekends of the year!

🖼️ First Friday Gallery Tours and Special Shows
🗿 New Art on the Corner Installations
🎭 Artist Expo, demos, and performances
🏘️ Downtown GJ Porchella

New this year! 🍻 Beer Festival on the 600 block and will perform "Spirited Away" at the 👻 Stay tuned for more updates on this big weekend!

🔗 Register at https://downtowngj.org/events/downtownartfestival/

🙏 Thank you to FCI Constructors for sponsoring this community event!

🧑‍🎨 Poster art by 📸 .genova .c.miningco Dance Azteca

08/07/2026

🚀 Tonight is First Friday! Space Cowboy takes flight at the 437CO Art Gallery plus:

🧬 Alchemy: Explorations in Art, Science, and Craft at the The Art Center of Western CO
🖼️ 6x6 show at Uncanny Valley Art Gallery
📰 Collage at The ARTery
🥁 Idle Freaks, free show at Gemini Beer Co
🫟 Plus shows at West Winds Gallery and Confluence Studios

Lots to see and do tonight! 📸 Nathan K

08/07/2026

☎️ CALL FOR ART at EUREKA McConnell Science Museum! Another project supported by the City of Grand Junction, Commission on Arts & Culture!

CALLING ALL MURALISTS!

We’re looking for a lead artist to bring our playground walls to life with 1–2 vibrant, STEAM-inspired murals!

If you love making art that inspires young minds, please apply.

How to apply: Visit www.eurekasciencemuseum.org for full project details and application guidelines.

Tag an artist who should see this!

08/04/2026

📝 Poets from around the area gathered to perform works from the 2026 “Sculpted Words” collection at a recent Market on Main event. “Sculpted Words” is a poetry program featuring works inspired by our Art on the Corner collection.

🔗 Read the new poems now at https://gjcreates.org/sculpted-words-2/

🙌 This project is supported by the City of Grand Junction, Commission on Arts & Culture