After months of preparation, the H24istoric Cortez Coloring Book is available online and at the Montezuma Heritage Museum and the Cortez Cultural Center.

The coloring book was created in partnership with the city, LOR Foundation, Cortez Retail Enhancement Association and the city Public Arts Advisory Committee and Historic Preservation Board.

Starting Friday, it can be purchased for $5 at the Montezuma Heritage Museum and Cortez Cultural Center. A free, downloadable version is available online at https://bit.ly/corbook.

This spring, the city received more than 70 submissions from 20 people for the coloring book pages, and eight for the cover page. The youngest contributor was 6 years old.

A panel of judges then selected 32 submissions for the printed book.The larger digital version will include at least one submission from each artist.

Judges came from groups including the LOR Foundation, Mesa Verde Country, Cortez Cultural Center, Montezuma Heritage Museum, the Cortez Community and Economic Development Department, the Cortez Historic Preservation Board and the Cortez Public Arts Advisory Committee.

T.J. Zark of HelloZark helped design both coloring book versions.

Contributors to the physical coloring book are Abby J. Fox, Aida McDowell, Alia Trice, Anne Englert, Ashley Nolan, Blake Pirslin, Cynthia Switzer, Jim Siscoe, Kathleen Giebler, Natalie Whitmer, Olive Gray, Ronin Wise, Sandra Beirne and Sophia Borchers.

McDowell’s submission was selected for the cover page.

Artists who received an honorable mention and will be featured with a half-page in the book are Deb Silverman, Joel Gamache, Kate Rowan, Piper Green, Ryan Spittler, Susan Keck and Teegan Schlagel.

Additional submissions from Annalise Cunningham, Carson Achter, Cecilia Cunningham, Darbee Iverson, Erik Quiroz, Jessica Lykins, Rafe Obrien and Tommy Tunnell will be featured in the digital version of the coloring book.