Denver shops accepting artists & printmakers
These 7 shops publicly say they accept submissions. Each card links to a listing with the exact pitch instructions from the shop's own website. Read how to pitch to retailers and grab the free line sheet template before you hit send.
The 7 shops
I Heart Denver Store
Downtown gift shop and artist incubator (since 2011) carrying products from 200+ Colorado artists, designers and creative businesses, plus Denver- and Colorado-themed gifts.
Heads up: Colorado-based artists, designers and creative businesses only.
Fern and Skye
South Broadway shop selling its own wildflower-and-wanderlust art line plus goods by 60+ local makers.
Heads up: Colorado-based makers only, who make or design their own goods (no curators) and can restock in person or ship.
MCA Denver Shop
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver's shop, embracing the weird, the art and originality, with inclusivity, diversity, art and community as core values. No museum admission needed to shop.
Heads up: They look for local makers and small businesses whose brands support their values.
Show of Hands
Cherry Creek gift gallery (their 'Happy Place') showing work by artists.
Heads up: Submissions aren't reviewed during the holiday season (November and December).
Kilgore Books & Comics
Capitol Hill used bookstore and indie comics/zine shop next to Wax Trax, which also publishes comics and the Kilgore Quarterly zine.
Heads up: Artists handle their own follow-up on sales and restocking.
Boulder Fastframe
Frame shop with a wall for local artists' exhibits on a rotating two-month schedule, plus showcase events.
Heads up: An exhibit, not ongoing shelf space: at least 8 pieces, framed and ready to hang, delivered within three days of opening.
The New Local
Artist-founded, women-led nonprofit gallery exhibiting about 90 local women and non-binary creators, with workshops and studios.
Not accepting right now. The Term VIII call closed July 31, 2026; no date for the next call is given.
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