Artist Opportunities

CERF+ emergency relief assistance includes grants, no-interest loans, access to resources, waivers and discounts on booth fees, and donations of craft supplies and equipment.

The 2nd annual Lumbee Film Festival takes place May 2019 in Pembroke, NC. The festival showcases bold, original new films made by American Indians, especially members of the Lumbee Tribe living in North Carolina and across the United States.

Accepting submissions for the 8th annual Surfalorus Film Festival. The Festival takes place September 19-21, 2019 on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This three-day celebration showcases the year's best surf films, supporting the work of award winning veterans to first-time filmmakers. Surfalorus is presented by Cucalorus and the Dare County Arts Council.

Apply for an Impact Kickstart. This award recognizes films by underrepresented artists whose documentaries hold the potential to make an impact for social or environmental justice.

The literary journal Inch is looking for flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Rolling deadline.

Call for Submissions A Murder of Crows—cozy to cozy-noir crime stories, set in any time, from dinosaurs to the present, using the collective names of groups of animals which includes mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, and insects.

The Franklin County Writers’ Guild is hosting a new, one-time only fiction contest. Short stories or novel chapter not to exceed 3,000 words. Cash awards and publication.

Gibson House Press seeks fiction manuscripts for their Fall 2019-Spring 2020 list.

Seeking submissions of reviews of exhibitions on view within six months of submission date. Rolling deadline.

Accepting submissions for the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize. The competition is open to all writers regardless of geographical location or prior publication. Submit an unpublished fiction manuscript - short story or self-contained novel excerpt - not to exceed 3,000 words. The prize is administered by the Great Smokies Writing Program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Final judge: Jill McCorkle. Entry fee, cash awards, and publication. 

Seeking entries for the Emerging Playwright Award. Cash award. Rolling deadline.

ITSLIQUID GROUP, in collaboration with Venice Events, is pleased to announce the open call for ANIMA MUNDI – ITSLIQUID International Art Festival.

Accepting film and art submissions for the 2019 Raleigh Film and Art Festival. The Raleigh Film & Art Festival is a creative explosion and a wonderful exploration of art, music and film. This all-day event includes amazing parties showcasing painters, tattoo artists, filmmakers, jewelry makers, fashion designers, jazz, blues, R&B, neo-soul, spoken word, and panels/seminars.
 

Celebrating Women in the Arts, the She Festival is now accepting applications. Calling all womankind; painters, dancers, musicians, poets, performers and more, regardless of experience or education in any art field.

Now accepting applications for exhibitions in early 2019 into 2020.

Emerging organizations can apply for fiscal sponsorship through NYFA. Fees. Dealines on June 30, September 30, December 31, and March 31

Accepting exhibition proposals for gallery space. Honorarium and non-cash awards. 

A digital marketing consulting firm for the arts that offers free webinars throughout the year and hosts an annual Digital Marketing Boot Camp for the Arts Conference.

Designed for artists of all disciplines and at all career stages, webinars are taught by successful artists and arts professionals who share practical tips and tools, case studies and as well as personal examples. Fees.

Offering business and marketing courses with some specifically for artists.

National Theater Project Grants provide funds for creation and U.S. touring of artist-led, ensemble, devised projects. Grants are awarded to eight projects annually.

The application for the Literary Arts Touring Grants is now open. 

Accepting applications for the Dance Touring Initiative for Southern Companies. 

One of the most inclusive and diverse open submission prizes in London, the Sunny Art Prize offers unique exposure for both emerging and established artists to an audience spanning two continents. Created around the Sunny Art Centre’s unparalleled links between London, Beijing, Guangzhou and Macau, the prize winners will not only enjoy a month-long residency in China, but also the opportunity to exhibit both in our central London gallery and in prestigious galleries in China. Cash prize, residency, exhibition of work, and non-cash prizes. 

Accepting applications for The Awesome Foundation Grants. The Raleigh-Durham chapter of the Awesome Foundation is a program of VAE Raleigh, with grants being funded with our amazing group of Trustees. Our chapter wants to fund creative ideas that are specific, public, and spark thought in a meaningful way for the Triangle community.

Ella Sharp Museum will host a solo exhibit featuring 3-5 sculptures, in which the artist will be paid a flat fee. 

The Toe River Arts with the Town of Burnsville desires to hire 3-4 artists to design images that can be adapted for laser cut fabrication for metal traffic signal pole wraps at 3-4 major gateway intersections on Scenic Highway 19E.  The public art opportunities at Burnsville’s three major gateways into downtown were identified in the Burnsville Public Art SmART Vision Plan created by artist Jack Mackie with the community.  The gateways into Burnsville are a part of the NC DOT road widening project along this major corridor.  Funding by the National Endowment of the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council have been secured for this project. 

NOTE: Previous experience producing CAD files or working with laser-cutting is not required to be eligible for this RFQ.  The Town of Burnsville and Toe River Arts welcomes submittals by artists of all mediums.

Accepting applications for AltoFest 2019.

Brickscape is an artist residency and exhibition that celebrates the history & culture of Charleston, WV by inviting local and national artists to create immersive installation art in underutilized historical spaces. The residency takes place from May 5th to June 15th with the exhibition opening from June 15th to July 14th. Free housing and $700 stipend upon acceptance. Entry fee.

Lower East Side Printshop, NYC, invites emerging artists to a free, year-long, studio residency.

Emerging artists are invited to apply for The Bascom’s Residency and Internship Programs with focuses on ceramics, education, community, and 2D and 3D artists.

Vermont Studio Center’s Displaced Artists Fund exists to assist visual artists and writers displaced due to natural disasters, climate change, or political turmoil or threat by providing residencies in a safe and supportive community of creative peers. Rolling deadline.

Offering various residencies and internships in printmaking, book arts, ceramics, and photography.

Each fall, Artsplosure issues a “call for artists” interested in exhibiting and selling at its namesake festival held each year on the third weekend in May. All work displayed or offered for sale must be the artist’s own creation. Artsplosure: The Raleigh Arts Festival will be on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19, 2019.

The Durham Arts Council’s annual Call for Artists is now open. Visual artists are invited to apply for an exhibit in our Allenton or Semans Galleries for a 6-8 week period. Exhibition opportunities are also available at the Durham Convention Center for 6 month periods.  The fee to apply is $15; applications are due no later than January 31, 2019 for a chance at an exhibit between July 2019-July 2020. 

stARTup SF runs April 26-28, 2019 at the Hotel Del Sol and takes place at the same time as SF Art Market SF gallery fair at nearby Fort Mason. Participating artists will have a fantastic opportunity to expose new work to a myriad of collectors, curators, gallery owners, and art consultants who will be coming to the city for a weekend of contemporary art. stARTup’s mission is to provide a marketplace for artists to present and sell work on their own terms. All sales proceeds belong 100% to the artists.

ReimagineIt Grants are unconditional, non-matching awards made directly to individual artists to help launch or support careers in the inspiring world of repurposed art. Cash awards. Rolling deadline.

The Eleventh Annual Small Treasures Juried Exhibit features small works of art by North Carolina artists.  The Cary Gallery of Artists holds this show each year as a showcase for local artists, with an accomplished North Carolina artist jurying the show each year.

Calling all artists (photographers, quilters, sculptors, new media and digital artists, etc.). Have your work exhibited at Durham County Library.

Seeking North Carolina artists for potential opportunities. 

The Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts invites African American artists to enter up to three family-friendly works of art in any medium to be shown during our annual African American Heritage Show. We are asking for original works reflecting both contemporary and historical views of African American culture from the artists’ own perspectives and/or lived experiences. There is no entry fee for this show.

The Maria V. Howard Arts Center’s National Juried Art show is an annual event going 62 years strong. With four cash awards offered and an additional $1,500 acquisition awarded to first place, competition brings a wide array of exciting original talents and pieces from all over the country.

Call for artists. Entry fee, publication, and cash awards.

Call for emerging and professional artists to display their work; artists should be residents of Durham County and have a connection to the community. Details.

Watercolor USA 2019 58th Annual Juried Exhibition accepting submissions for watermedia.  Cash award. 

Sunspot Literary Journal needs a logo that can be used on the digital and print editions as well as the website. Submit your best idea for a logo that fits with our mission: Hearing Every Voice, Changing the World Through Words.