The Firehouse Art Center curates twelve unique exhibitions a year mixing solo and group shows. In keeping with our mission, our exhibitions are a diverse blend of traditional and contemporary styles that intersperse the work of local, regional and national artists. Please see below for exhibition opportunities and open call for entries:

EXHIIBTION OPPORTUNITIES

POP UP IN SOUTH GALLERY- 2027 (WAITING LIST- click here)!  

TO BE PLACED ON THE 2027 WAITING LIST YOU MUST HAVE A BODY OF WORK THAT IS FRAMED AND READY TO GO!

If you are/were scheduled for a pop up in 2025/6 you are not eligible for 2027.  Artists who have not exhibited in the past 3 years will be given preference over those who have.  Decisions are based on a variety of criteria, and date of response is one of those.  Artist Members are required to have 8 volunteer hours to be considered as an applicant.

This is for a group pop up exhibit in our downstairs South Gallery.

Apply for a South Gallery Artist Member pop up

VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES

HANGTIME: FIREHOUSE ANNUAL ARTIST MEMBERS OPEN WALL EXHIBIT

APPLY HERE

All Firehouse Art Center Artist Members with 10+ volunteer hours and active memberships can apply for Hangtime, a Main Gallery Exhibit held in November. All members, whether painters, potters, photographers, or sculptors, are invited to share, hang and display their work. Created as a community building, collaborative exhibit, members are invited to line up to hang up on Wednesday and Thursday evening from 5pm-7pm on November 4th and 5th. At the close of the exhibits, the artists will return and deinstall their work, including time to patch the walls and help paint on November 30th.

Hang Time opens on November 6th at 6pm.

Application Requirements

Please read this section carefully. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered. The applicant’s name must appear on all materials submitted.

All materials must be submitted online here by Monday, 10/19/2026.

Volunteer hours must be schedule before application is approved, hours can occur anytime before 2/15/2027.

IMPORTANT:

“Hang Time” Members Group Show.  Gallery team will choose artwork based on space. Artists will be notified by 10/26
Date: Applications open August 31, 2026.
Deadline- 10/16
Notification- 10/26

Hang Date- November 4 and November 5- 5pm-7pm  (date change due to floor install)

Opening- November 6- 6pm-8pm
Closes- November 29

Pick Up- November 30 12pm-2pm and 5pm-6pm

Application Requirements

Please read this section carefully. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered. The applicant’s name must appear on all materials submitted.

All materials must be submitted online here by 10/19/2026.

IMPORTANT: Please submit a pdf or word document with your short artist bio and your images.  Please note the Title, FULL SIZE (including frame), medium and price for each work.

If an artist does not have access to a computer, s/he/they may call 303-651-2787 to make arrangements to use a computer at the Firehouse Art Center. 

Who May Apply

Members with active paid memberships and 10+ volunteer hours in the calendar year.

As a cornerstone of the Creative District, we exhibit thought provoking work in all mediums, including installation, film and performance art.

The artist agrees to the following terms and conditions for showing at The Firehouse Art Center:
1) To assume full liability for the work displayed at The Firehouse
2) To allow The Firehouse the right to photograph artwork to be used for publicity purposes.

Please direct membership inquiries to Elaine@firehouseart.org.

Gallery team will choose artwork based on space.

“Hang Time” will be open to work of all sizes and mediums, and hanging will be done by members during a hanging extravaganza Wed and Thursday, November 4 and 5th from 5pm-7pm. You will be hanging the work yourself, so if you hang later, rather than sooner, you might have to get creative with the space…  Firehouse staff will be around if you need assistance. If you are unable to come during these days, please reach out to arrange a drop off with Elaine(info@firehouseart.org).

You can submit photographs of up to 5 artworks, and we will decide which works will best fit in the space. If you apply with larger work you may only get one piece chosen, where smaller works we might choose multiple ones to allow all members space to show. We will let folks know which works have been chosen by October 26, 2026.

The show will come down on November 30 at 12pm-2pm and 5pm-6pm.  We ask that you pick up your work in these time ranges.  Please patch the hole your painting made at pick up, sand it and paint it!  We are excited for this truly artist member led exhibit!

If you still need to fulfill your 10 hours for 2026, you will be contacted.  We are flexible, so don’t stress, the goal for this requirement is to have active members that are a part of our community.  We hope that you want to support the work that we do in the community and we thank you for your support!

Postcard- mailed October 28
Press Release- sent out Oct 28

Small Business Saturday / Artist Sunday Sale Holiday Market- APPLY HERE!

DEADLINE- NOVEMBER 1, 2026- APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED NOVEMBER 4TH IF ACCEPTED.

This Market is open to active Artist Members (10 hours of volunteer time in the past year).  Direct membership inquiries to Elaine at elaine@firehouseart.org.

Our Small Business Saturday and Artist Sunday sale is back for 2026! These days are celebrated to encourage shoppers to “shop small” after Black Friday to offer small businesses, artists, and makers a chance to make holiday sales. The Firehouse Art Center will be hosting 8 makers with a wide variety of items for the event, and along with the Longmont Downtown Development Authority, will sponsor and promote the event. You are required to process your own sales which means you need to acquire a sales tax license through the city of Longmont (which can be done by following the link below, cost is $25.00) We recommend you order a Square reader to be able to take credit card payments. The link to order one is also below. The most basic Square reader is free, but order soon to guarantee it gets here on time.  Longmont Sales Tax Info AND Square reader

There is a 85/15 split for vendors/Firehouse for the Market. However, the commission you owe the Firehouse is not to exceed $100.00. You are responsible for paying the Firehouse this commission either with cash, check, or through Paypal by 12/15.  We do not charge a booth fee to be a part of this event, and feel the commission is beyond fair.  We trust our members will be accurate in bookkeeping!

Event Details:

– The sale dates are November 28th from noon- 8pm, and November 29, 2026 from noon-5pm. Because you are responsible for your own sales we ask that you are at your table the whole time to manage it. Arrangements can be made to take breaks with the Firehouse staff. If you will be absent from your table for an extended amount of time you need to figure out a way people can still purchase items. A barcode from Venmo being one option.

– We have tables available, please let us know if you need one. We have 5 available. Please bring everything else you will need from table cloths, display cases, price tags, etc.

– Please plan on arriving at 10am on 11/28 to set up your table, and staying after 5pm on 11/29 to take down your table. Your table must be taken down on 11/29.

–  Marketing for this event is a group effort so please promote the event through social media, email lists, text invites if you can.
– The Firehouse is responsible for planning location of your table.  Tables will be placed around the perimeter of the Firehouse Main Gallery and vendors will be behind the tables
– If you do not have 10 hours of volunteer time, you must have the required hours scheduled before market time.
APPLY TO BE A PART OF THE 2026 HOLIDAY MARKET