CALL FOR ARTISTS

Gunnison Savings & Loan is looking for local artists whose work can be featured the 2026 Heritage Calendar.  The cover of the calendar, and the months (we are planning a fourteen month calendar), will feature artwork by local artists.  The back cover of the calendar will be reserved for information about the artists.  This will include information such as the name and medium of the work, and the contact information of the artist such as email and/or website info.  Only the contact information that the artist chooses to have included will be published (see entry form).

 

SUBJECT MATTER.

The focus will be on the Gunnison Valley and surrounding areas.  Subjects can include ranch life, recreation, sports, history, local buildings and street scenes, landscapes, seasonal and holiday scenes, and wildlife.

 

MEDIUM.

We are looking for artwork done in traditional mediums such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, pencil, pastels and photography.  We would also like to include 3D works such as ceramics, fabric, carvings and sculpture.

 

SUBMISSIONS. Download the Entry Form

You may submit up to three works.  There is no date requirement as far as when the work was completed, so you can submit a brand new work or one you’ve had for years. 

 

Submissions require a good quality digital photograph of the work. Submissions for 3D works should be in the form of a well-staged digital photograph.  Keep in mind the basic orientation of our calendar, which is horizontal, so works that are taller than they are wide may not work for our calendar.  We will do our best to publish works that do not adequately fit the orientation of the calendar, but some cropping of the image may be required.  We will try to keep cropping to a minimum.

 

As a guide to give you an idea of the general proportion and orientation of our calendar, here are examples of previous covers:

 

Submissions are by email only.  Please include the photograph of your work and your entry form as attachments to the email.

 

Submission email:  HeritageCalendar@gunnisonsl.com

 

Submission deadline is July 31, 2025.

 

If your work has been chosen to be included in our 2026 calendar, you will be notified by email by September 1, 2025.

 

There are no entry fees.  The artwork that is featured in the calendar is for the promotion of the artist; no monetary prizes will be awarded by Gunnison Savings & Loan. 

 

PUBLISHING.

The 2026 calendar should be available before the end of this year.  Our calendar is free to the public.

 

Images submitted by the artists will be used only for the GS&L calendar, they will not be used for any other purpose, such as promotions or advertising, with the exception of promoting the calendar.