Become part of the dynamic team that helps keep Carbondale vibrant. The Education Director oversees Rosybelle, the mobile maker bus and all activities related to arts education and Carbondale Arts. Responsibilities also include event participation in signature CA events such as Mountain Fair and Green is the New Black Fashion Show. We are looking for a dynamic, independent leader that likes working with a team and well organized with a good understanding of youth+education. Learn More!

The Carbondale Creative District (scroll to the Mural Express section) and Carbondale Arts are partnering with Loge Properties, LLC, to produce 2 new murals at 1201 Main Street by the roundabout at Highway 133. Artists and or Art Teams are invited to apply for one or both mural projects (each measuring approx. 11'x15' and 12'x17'). Applications due April 23rd. Learn More!

On display through March 25th “NESTed Roots”, a collaborative exhibition in partnership with CU Boulder’s “Nature, Environment, Science & Technology (NEST) Studio for the Arts program and Aspen-based CORE (Community Office for Resource Efficiency).

Carbondale Arts is seeking entries for the poster and shirt design for its 50th Annual Carbondale Mountain Fair! For our “Golden Anniversary”, we’re looking for inspiring entries celebrating our brilliant half-century of the fair. Help us illuminate the way for the next 50 years! Submission deadline is April 30th. Learn More!

We are so grateful to our supporters and those who voted for us! Our team is dedicated to building a vibrant community through art and inclusion in the collective human experience. Thank you so much for this recognition and encouragement!

One of the valley’s largest and longest-standing exhibitions of work by 50 local artists in a wide variety of media. The Valley Visual Art Show is a salute to the rich array of artistic talents in our area and a venue for emerging artists, established artists and everything in between.

The American Heart Association and the Carbondale Creative District are joining forces to bring a new event to Carbondale, featuring an interactive HeART Walk from DeRail Park to the Latinx Folk Art Garden. Farolito lanterns created by the Roaring Fork Community will adorn the Rio Grande HeARTway with light installations and surprise performances along the way. Learn More!

2021 has brought Carbondale Arts to a big milestone: 50 years of building a vibrant community through art! We’ve got a lot to celebrate and a lot to be thankful for. Stay tuned for updates on all things Mountain Fair, breaking ground on the Youth Art Park; the final installment along the Rio Grande ARTway, an explosion of murals around town, educational offerings both virtually and in-person, dynamic and engaging exhibitions in R2 Gallery, new events and more!

Love+Joy to all of you. We are so grateful at Carbondale Arts for the community we live in. The collaborations we participate in. The educational offerings we share. The incredible volunteer spirit that remains strong through adversity. The inclusion and equity we work hard to upkeep year-round, and the curiosity that keeps us all creating. While 2020 tested this world, we feel we are coming out of it stronger, thanks to you! May 2021 find us safe and healthy, so we may continue working together to create a better world for all.

Carbondale Arts is excited to be a part of Colorado Gives Day for the second year in a row! We believe now more than ever is the time to shop and GIVE locally to non-profits that are important and relevant to the vibrancy of our community. People looking to support Carbondale Arts can donate on December 8th or earlier by scheduling a donation on ColoradoGives.org

This Sunday! November 22 | 11am-4pm
Join local farmers, makers, and bakers for a pop-up market for your Thanksgiving dinner needs and delights! There will be a separate entrance from Deck the Walls and to keep everyone as safe and distanced as possible we’re only allowing 8 shoppers at one-time. Keep an eye out for another Pop-Up Market December 19-20.

Carbondale Arts is leading a collective effort to bring an important and vital message to this valley. The creative industries have been some of the most impacted and hardest hit during the pandemic. YOU can make a difference by giving your money locally. This may be in the form of joining a membership of one of your favorite non profit organizations, donations or shopping locally as opposed to online. Visit ArtsThroughItAllRFV.org to learn more.

Every holiday season, Carbondale Arts transforms the R2 Gallery into a shop filled with artisanal goods created by local and regional artists from all over the Roaring Fork Valley and the state of Colorado. Goods typically include handmade candles and cards, jewelry and jam, ceramics and soaps and more!

Get details HERE!

The Valley Visual Art Show is one of the longest-standing community art shows committed to showing the work of local artists. VVAS began in 1980 as a venue for local artists to share their artwork with the public. VVAS provides an opportunity for artists new to the area, or budding artists. The show has become a salute to the wide variety of artistic talents in our area. In effort to professionally exhibit artwork in our gallery space we can only accept 50 entries (1 per artist). Entries are taken on a lottery basis. Get the details!

Learn the basics of creating art in Virtual Reality. There will be a two hour demonstration and exploration at three different locations through out the Roaring Fork Valley. We will focus on two programs; Google Tilt Brush and Oculus Medium. See how these programs can be used to bring your creations into actual reality with 3D printing!

Join Carbondale Arts and Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) for a day of stewardship and creativity on the Rio Grande ARTway. Celebrating 25 years of RFOV, volunteers will help put the gardens to bed for the winter while local artists lead a mandala making activity with garden materials along the ARTway.

October 18th 11am - 2pm

Carbondale Arts presents 2 new exhibitions at the R2 Gallery, which is now open for up to 10 visitors at a time. Both shows are on display through November 9.

The Carbondale Arts R2 Gallery is now open to the public 10am-5pm each weekday. Though there will be no formal opening receptions for any exhibitions for the foreseeable future, we hope you will continue to support the artists featured in the R2 Gallery and Artique gift shop.

The tally of 2020 versus the world feels very uneven at this point, doesn't it? We wish we had better news and initially hoped postponement would be the answer, but we know that cancelling the show is the only option at this point. All ticket holders should have received an email detailing the options to either donate to arts education or receive a refund for your ticket purchase (either partially or in full). Click here for more details.

Help us keep our favorite monster in Carbondale! Since its premiere, "Carzilla" has been exhibited outside of The Launchpad, but it now needs a forever home. "Carzilla", created by Carbondale’s Brian Colley, brings climate change to life with humor, nostalgia, and audacity. The billboard was created with AIR-INK, a new technology that transforms carbon emissions into high-quality artists’ ink, for CORE’s (Community Office of Resource Efficiency) Imagine Climate Billboard Project that debuted earlier this year. Our goal is to raise $3,500 for "Carzilla" so that he can stay in Carbondale! Proceeds will support Carbondale Arts and CORE. Visit our campaign page or text CARZILLA to 44-321

Every holiday season, Carbondale Arts transforms the R2 Gallery into a shop filled with artisanal goods created by local and regional artists from all over the Roaring Fork Valley and the state of Colorado. Goods typically include handmade candles and cards, jewelry and jam, ceramics and soaps and more! November 19- December 30! Artist/vendor applications are available online and due October 12. Click here for more details.