CTH x ASIFA x MHA
Animation takes center stage this year, and we couldn't ask for better partners. Mile High Animation brings a live pop-up animation studio to the festival floor, while ASIFA Colorado curates the main gallery in collaboration with Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design & the University of Colorado Denver: an exclusive show that puts Colorado's animators and artists in the spotlight.
ASIFA Colorado members, as well as RMCAD + CU Denver Students & Alumni, are invited to submit animation themed original artwork pieces for consideration to be included in an exclusive animation gallery show at Cinema Toast House Fest: part art installation, part film school, part block party.
Get your art in the frame!
Show your work in an exclusive gallery show, curated by ASIFA Colorado in collaboration with RMCAD & CU Denver, and seen by thousands of festival goers.
Submission Guidelines & FAQs:
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Submissions for gallery participation are exclusively locked in for ASIFA members, RMCAD & CU Denver Students & Alumni. If you aren’t currently a member of ASIFA, you should definitely join up!
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Since the gallery intent is to celebrate all things animation, we ask that your submissions be clearly themed in the world of animation. Obviously this is pretty open to interpretation, so we ask that the subject of the piece be pretty immediately recognizable.
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We are accepting submissions for the following mediums or ORIGINAL art work to be displayed in the gallery: paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and photography.
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The Cinema Toast House Festival is an all ages event, so we are asking that the subject matter of any piece submitted adhere to the sensibilities of an all ages audience.
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September 25th, 2026. The sooner, the better!
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We are requesting that all submissions be original pre-existing art or art that was specifically created for this show. If you have a cool piece of animation history ( like sketches, hand painted cel animation, etc) that you think would be interesting for public display, please feel free to reach out as we will accept these submissions on a case by case basis.