Art Contest

Contest Details

The Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology (CAVE) invites artists to submit their original artwork for our Colorado Mountain Winefest Art Contest every October. The winning piece will represent Colorado Mountain Winefest across commemorative posters, advertising, and promotional materials. 

The Colorado Winefest Art Contest is open to Colorado residents 21 years of age or older.

The winner of the annual Colorado Mountain Winefest Art Contest will receive a cash prize of $700.00 (to include all exclusive reproduction rights and copyrights) as well as extensive nationwide publicity and promotion by becoming the official Commemorative Poster Artist of Colorado Mountain Winefest for that year.

Each January, the Winefest Art Committee will select finalists, and the public will choose the winning artwork through online voting. The winning piece will be purchased for $700 (which includes all exclusive reproduction rights and copyrights). All eligible entries will be displayed online at ColoradoWinefest.com. The winning entry is announced online through CAVE’s social media channels. All entries (excluding the winning artwork) must be for sale.

Qualifications:

  • Artist must be a Colorado resident 21 years of age or older
  • All art entries must be two-dimensional (Photography and 3D art are not eligible)
  • Entries should represent Colorado’s growing wine industry


Artists may submit more than one piece of artwork at a fee of $20.00 per piece. Previously submitted artwork is acceptable. All artwork submitted will be displayed online at ColoradoWinefest.com as well as promoted to over 25,000 subscribers!

For more information, please call CAVE: 970.464.0111

2026 WinnerJessica Chevalier
“Grand Valley Vintage”

Grand Valley Vintage
Artist: Jessica Chevalier
Medium: Oil
Size: 16x20
Price: $650
Winery Gem
Artist: Carmella Wilson
Medium: Acrylic & Pastel
Size: 18x24
Price: $700
Wildflower Trail Toast
Artist: Monica Marquez Gatica
Medium: Oil & Acrylic
Size: 24x32
Price: $1820

2026 Art Contest Entries

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Art Contest!
A View of Mt. Garfield
Artist: Jeffrey Pike
Medium: Graphic Art
Size: 14x18
Price: $175
Amphictyonis Goddess of Wine
Artist: Julie Adriansen
Medium: Watercolor and Ink
Size: 16x20
Price: $350
Birds Eye View
Artist: Shawna James
Medium: Watercolor and Ink
Size: 20x16
Price: $150
Cheers to the Grapes
Artist: Tamara Tanenbaum
Medium: Watercolor/ ink
Size: 17x20
Colorado, Wine and Palisades
Artist: Lisa Stoorza
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 18x18
Price: $550
High Country Harvest
Artist: Jerry McClaskey
Medium: Oil
Size: 20x16
Price: $600
Mountain Grapes
Artist: Jill Lacey
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 36x24
Price: $700
Mountain Vineyards
Artist: Trinity Clere
Medium: Digital Painting
Size: 20 x 7.95
Price: $100
The Heist
Artist: Jess Friedman
Medium: Mixed media on Canvas
Size: 30x40
Price: $2800
Wine Flight
Artist: Lori Anderson
Medium: Watercolor & Acrylic
Size: 12x12
Price: $150