2026 Art on Parade - Northglenn, CO

Northglenn Arts is conducting an open entry competition to select six sculptures—valued at no more than $35,000 each—for the "Art on Parade" on-loan sculpture program. Selected pieces will be installed for one year at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park surrounding Webster Lake in Northglenn, Colorado, with placement beginning in May 2025 and display continuing until May 2026. Each of the six finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium. An additional $1,000 will be awarded to the recipient of the annual "People's Choice Award." All pieces must be for sale.

Submitted sculptures must be garden-sized or larger (at least three feet in one dimension) and completed before the submission deadline. Pieces must be ready for outdoor installation and capable of being welded to a 1/4" steel plate or mounted using a system with no less than 3/8" bolts (minimum three-point bolting system required). Sculptures must withstand outdoor elements and abuse. No hanging/suspended sculptures, water features, or sculptures made substantially of foam are accepted. Edition sizes over 50 will not be accepted.

Submit three images of one sculpture showing front, back, and detail with scale clearly visible. One video per submission is allowed. Multiple sculptures can be submitted, but each must be submitted separately; if submitting more than one, the highest scoring sculpture will be considered. Subject matter already well-represented in Northglenn's permanent collection—such as bison, buffalo, eagles, and raptors—will not be considered. Review the existing collection at https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/northglenn-arts-humanities-foundation/collections. A committee of local residents, businesses, students, and NAHF members will select the sculptures. Northglenn Arts will promote the art through local and regional media and develop a full-color brochure describing the sculptures.