Upcoming Exhibitions
Check out our 2025-2026 exhibition lineup below to learn more about our upcoming gallery exhibitions at Carbondale Arts.
Our Gallery’s Mission: The Carbondale Arts Gallery is an exhibition space dedicated to amplifying and nurturing diverse artistic voices that engage and stimulate our community.
Interested in proposing an exhibition in 2027? Forms are now live, due May 4, 2026. Email our Gallery Manager brian@carbondalearts.com with questions.
Interested in sponsoring one or more exhibitions? Email us at brian@carbondalearts.com or download this PDF with our sponsor info packet. Thank you!
July 9 (yes, opening Thurs, July 9) - August 13, 2026 (Generously sponsored by Wilderness Workshop)
CHLOE WILWERDING “The Way Is Not A Way But A Place”
Chloe Wilwerding’s mixed-media works challenge the fast-paced, achievement-oriented culture of outdoor recreation by celebrating observation of the landscape as an accomplishment in itself. Blending photography, painting, digital embroidery, and quilting, she reimagines traditional merit badges to frame them not as prizes for conquering nature, but as affirmations of quiet engagement and wonder.
Learn more about Chloe at chloewilwerding.com.
GEOART COLLECTIVE “Cracks, Layers, Water”
The GEOart Collective is an international consortium of artists who share a love and fascination of nature and the geosciences. Each calendar year the group selects three inspirational themes. Our current themes for exhibit are cracks, layers and water. Cracks take many forms and could be interpreted literally or figuratively, as a thing, action or description. Layers can be interpreted literally or figuratively, such as layered sedimentary deposits, layers of lava, soil profiles, or layers of history or emotion. Water covers 71% of the earth’s surface and exists as liquid, solid or gas. Water’s power erodes mountains, vital to life and constitutes our oceans, glaciers, clouds and groundwater.
Learn more about GEOart Collective at geoartcollective.com.
August 21 - September 24, 2026 (Generously sponsored by Basalt Printing & Art Supply, Kat & Pete Rich, Land+Shelter, and Ellen Woods)
JURORS: JOHANNA MUELLER & RAYMUNDO MUÑOZ “Tiny Print Showcase”
Call for entries open now, deadline to apply is July 1. The Tiny Print Showcase celebrates the handmade, handpulled print with a focus (get it?) on a small, intimate scale of 6 square inches or less (ie: 2”×3”, 1”×6”, etc).
Juried by accomplished printmakers Johanna Mueller (Greeley) and Ray Muñoz (Denver), plus 4 invited artists Paul Acevedo Gomez (Denver), Virginia Diaz Saiki (Denver), Angel Antonio Estrada III (Denver), Theresa Haberkorn (Boulder).
Printmakers of all ages and skill levels living in Colorado are eligible to enter. Learn more and submit works here.
TRACEY HARRIS “You Don't Have to Be Perfect, But You Could Try Harder”
Known for her razor-sharp wit and painterly precision, Tracey brings humor and critique together in her satirical book paintings - each one a playful jab at modern life, politics, and cultural absurdities. Her figurative work explores themes of identity, social norms, and resistance, all through a lens of vibrant realism and irreverent charm.
Learn more about Tracey on Instagram @traceyharrisartist.
October 2 - October 29, 2026 (Generously sponsored by Land+Shelter)
MEGAN GEORGE “The Beauty of Beasts”
Animals have always been a huge part of scratchboard artist, Megan George’s life. From her upbringing on a dairy farm to her career as a vet tech, animals have taught Megan the essence of what it means to be on this earth. Her goal with her art is to convey the emotions and lessons that animals can teach us, in all their life stages.
Learn more about Megan at megangeorgeart.com.
ABBY ZLOTNICK “Everlasting Floral Design”
This show celebrates the timeless beauty of locally-grown flowers in October through all-dried, everlasting arrangements and installations. Abby Zlotnick is the owner of Juniper Farm and has been consistently inspired by farming since her first farming experience in 2012. Since then, she has made it her mission to share a slice of the Earth’s greatest joys with her community.
Learn more about Abby at juniper-flower.com.