Painting / GCAC
Do Tell! / 2026
§ 01 / The mission
We exist to cultivate a community that inspires, incubates, and fosters imagination, and to support creatives and creative expression to benefit its residents, businesses, and visitors.
First Friday of Each Month / 5–8 PM
A collaborative, ongoing event that turns downtown into a gallery. Local art, live performances, and creative activations spill into Greeley's businesses on the first Friday of every month.
Plan your walk
April 9, 2026 / 7–9 PM
A live storytelling celebration of friends, neighbors, and community members. Ordinary folks with anything but ordinary tales.
Reserve a seat
Art Walk: March 6, 2026 / 5–8 PM
A spectacular show of art created by hundreds of K through 12 students attending local schools, taking over downtown Greeley.
See the work
November 2026
An honored community celebration with live entertainment, tasty bites, and an art show featuring local artists.
RSVP
December 2026
A holiday celebration with Downtown Greeley and the City of Greeley. Stamp your cards, learn fire safety, join a makers' workshop.
Find the lineup
Summer 2026
Connect with the local creative community and learn from practitioners working in the arts. A round table for makers in Greeley.
Sit in
§ 03 / 702 13th Street
The Greeley Creative Arts Center is a maker's space, a coworking studio, a gallery, a gift shop, a classroom, and a kitchen, all under one roof. It opened on January 31, 2026, and the doors are still warm.
Thursday to Sunday
Noon to 6 PM
702 13th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
(970) 502-5541
Studio access, classes, gallery, kitchen.
Studio space at the GCAC, calls for artists, grants, a 1% for Arts program, and the Cacophony of Creatives, a working table for everyone making something.
First Friday Art Walks, Día de los Muertos, WinterFest, Youth Art Month, Do Tell! Six events all year that belong to the whole town, not just the people already in the room.
The creative sector is a working part of Greeley's economy. We connect artists to retail, performance, and workshop spaces, plus the technical and business help to keep going.
§ 05 / Become part of it
You can volunteer at an art walk, become a GCAC member, sponsor an event, donate through Colorado Gives, or just show up on a Thursday afternoon. Every door here opens both ways.