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Art is Our Business

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Create Better Calls with CaFÉ™

With over 19 years of experience in call for entries and 1,400 clientele later, CaFÉ is becoming so much more. We are experts in handling hundred of thousands of submissions for thousands of call for entries (over 14K). We have a community of over 175K active artists, and we’ve processed over 4 million art work samples.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][vc_column_text]

Client Success

The best call for entries inspire artists to show their best. That’s why our staff works to ensure your call is a good match for CaFÉ. Our four key goals are trust, advocacy, diversity, and technology. We value your trust and we want you to succeed. If this is your first-year event – congratulations for investing in artists and undertaking a responsibility in shaping cultural life! We’ll ask you to provide details about your call and we won’t rush you through the signup process. We have a 45-year history of helping arts organization succeed, and we’re proud of what we do to help the arts thrive.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1726683462995{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]

About Us

CaFÉ is a product of the Creative West (formerly WESTAF). Founded in 1974, Creative West is located in Denver, Colorado and is governed by a 22-member board of trustees comprised of arts leaders in the West.

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Creative West Embraces Identity

Through programs, partnerships and its own equity, inclusion and anti-racism practices, Creative West applies the belief that the arts are an expression of the unique identities of all people.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ background_image=”6864″ enable_bg_scale=”true” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text el_class=”caption”]

Field at Sunset by Marlene Polmear. 2024. Photo courtesy of Marlene Polmear.

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Arts Organizations Using CaFÉ

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