Where artists sell original work

Real art. Real artists. Straight off the wall.

Brush & Tell is where artists sell original work directly to you. Artists anywhere in the United States can apply today, and you can be the first to hear the day buying and auctions open.

The Brush & Tell Art MarketThe Brush & Tell Art Competition
High Range, an original graphic of the Front Range at dusk

Sample wall label

Front Range Dusk

Pablo Framewall

Oil on canvas, 24 by 30 in

$480 Scan to buy

Pieces on partner walls, in coffee shops, breweries, and other commercial spaces, will carry a label like this.

How buying works

From the artist, straight to you.

  1. Find it

    Browse original work online, listed by the artists who made it.

  2. Buy it

    Pay the price the artist sets, at checkout.

  3. Take it home

    The artist ships it within five business days, tracked and insured. The artist is paid after it arrives and the return window closes.

Be first through the door

Leave your email below and we’ll tell you the day buying and auctions open.

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One quick email to confirm your address, then one more the day buying and auctions open. No spam, and you can unsubscribe with one click.

The Brush & Tell Art Competition

Ten schools. One winner. $2,000.

Student artists from ten Rocky Mountain schools each enter one original piece. The artists who enter vote, and the piece with the most votes takes home $2,000. When the contest closes, every entrant, winner included, can list or auction the piece they entered on Brush & Tell and keep 100 percent of the sale.

  1. Verify your school email
  2. Submit one original piece
  3. The artists vote
  • Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
  • University of Colorado Denver
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • Colorado State University
  • University of Wyoming
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of Utah
  • Brigham Young University
  • Arizona State University
Get on the list

Entries open November 1st, 2026. Entering is free, and all you need is a verified school email from a participating school. The 100 percent artist payout applies to the piece you entered. Official rules publish before entries open, and prize terms are as planned and subject to those rules.

For art lovers

Own something no one else has. You can find originals straight from the artists, at a fixed price or in a timed auction.

Let me know when the market opens

For artists

Keep 90 percent of your first sale and 80 percent for your first 12 months, with no listing fees. We’re also inviting coffee shops, breweries, hotels, and coworking spaces around Denver to hang local work for sale, where our standard rate applies.

Apply to sell

For venues

Coffee shops, breweries, hotels: host rotating local art on your walls, earn a share of every wall sale, and take on zero admin. We handle the artists, the labels, and the payments.

Request an invite

The final auctions happen on the platform

When voting closes in January, the winner is announced right here, and the entered pieces go live for sale and auction on Brush & Tell. Every bid is binding, and every dollar spent on an entered piece goes to the student who made it.

Contact

Brush & Tell, LLC, Denver, Colorado

info@brushandtell.com