“The Best of Show award is given to a work, based on competition criteria, that receives the majority of the judges’ votes as the most outstanding piece of art in the show regardless of category.”

“The First Place award is given to work receiving the majority of the judges votes as the most outstanding piece of art within the competition criteria.”

The Denver Creative Arts Festival is open to all fine art styles including oils, watercolors, sculpture, mixed media, etc., as well as applied arts and crafts.