On Tuesday, June 2nd at 1 p.m. EST, join SoundExchange for an exclusive webinar designed to help you maximize your royalties and make the most of your music. This introductory webinar walks creators and rights owners through the basics of registering with SoundExchange and understanding how digital performance royalties work. We’ll cover who should register, how royalties are collected and distributed, and what you need to do to make sure you’re getting paid for eligible plays of your music. Perfect for artists, labels, managers, and rights owners at any stage.

Here’s what you’ll learn: 
- How to register and start collecting royalties 
- The types of royalties you can earn 
- Tips to ensure you’re getting paid what you deserve 
- Live Q&A – ask the experts your questions in real time!

Location
Zoom

Triangle-area artists and curators are invited to apply for individual or group exhibits at Chapel Hill Public Library and Chapel Hill Town Hall. Selected artwork will be hung on venue walls for two-month periods between September 2026 and September 2027. Artwork may be for sale, and we take no commission on works sold. We seek vibrant, high-quality artwork created in a variety of media by a wide range of local artists.

Location
Chapel Hill, NC

Fees or awards
$300/exhibit

The Annual Folk Alliance International Conference is the largest gathering of folk musicians and music industry professionals in the world. An international crowd of artists, venues, labels, DJs, agents, and organizations come together for five days of professional development, networking, and music. Official Showcases highlight the best folk music in the world across a vast variety of genres. 160 jury-selected artists perform on the largest stages of our conference to an audience of venue bookers, agents, record labels, DJs, media companies, and more.

Official Showcase Artists are chosen through an application process to perform on the conference's largest stages. These jury-selected, tour-ready musicians represent diverse cultures, languages, and sound. Each Official Showcase is performed on a full production stage at the in-person conference host hotel.

The 2027 conference will be held at the Hilton Chicago, located at 720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605.

Location
Chicago, IL

Fees or awards
Application fees: FAI Members $30 and Non-members $60

The Arts & Science Council (ASC) is accepting qualifications from US-based artists and artist teams for a public art opportunity for the City of Charlotte’s, Charlotte Fire Department, Firehouse #44. This RFQ represents an opportunity for an artist, or team of artists, to create a highly visible, wall-based artwork sited on the two-story wall adjacent to the training staircase. 

For the complete RFQ, please visit: https://artsandscience.org/calls-to-artists 

Location
Charlotte, NC

Fees or awards
Project Budget: $115,133.00 USD – to cover all artist fees, design, engineering, testing, fabrication, permitting, and installation. As well as travel, public meeting presentations, administration, taxes, and insurance relating to the project.

Craven Arts Council & Gallery is seeking submissions to our biennial signature exhibition – the Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition! Artists are encouraged to submit their works to be juried into this exhibition, showcasing the talents of both local and national artists to be judged for prizes up to $5,000. Interested artists can apply through CaFE (Call for Entry) after March 1st.

There are five categories for entry: Contemporary Craft, Indoor Sculpture, 2D, Photography and Outdoor Sculpture. 

Location
New Bern, NC

Fees or awards
The 2026 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition offers $5,000 in awards, including the $1,500 CAC&G Permanent Collection Purchase Award. Entry fee is $30 for CAC&G members and $40 for nonmembers.

Small Works is a national juried show of artwork no more than 24” in its largest dimension (including frame). All media are eligible except jewelry and film/video. All entries are judged from digital files. One $30 nonrefundable fee entitles each artist to submit up to three entries. Purchase awards may be available for accepted work. Accepted artists may be selected for a solo show at Harper College. A color catalog will be published in conjunction with the exhibition.

Location
Palatine, IL

Fees or awards
$30 fee / Purchase awards / Accepted artists may be selected for a solo show at Harper College.

The City of Winston-Salem's Public Art Commission (PAC) is launching the CNI Resident Artist Project, a one-time artist residency funded through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Public Art Revitalization Program. The CNI Resident Artist will work with East Winston-Salem residents to develop an artistic project that is community-focused.

The selected artist will have an all-inclusive budget of $300,000 with an expected time commitment of 12 months that includes the initial immersion period, a proposal period, and then time to implement the artistic project. Contract dates: Sept. 2026 - Sept. 2027.

Location
Winston-Salem, NC

Fees or awards
Total Budget: $300,000

SEEK Raleigh is an experimental program by Raleigh Arts that aims to introduce new and thought provoking experiences to the City of Raleigh. The program of site-specific art installations and performance art events will engage the community through public art. Artists are invited to propose a public art project for the City of Raleigh parks, greenways, and/or community spaces. The city will provide space and funding. Applications are due June 30, 2026 by 11:59pm.

Location
Raleigh, NC

Fees or awards
Three (3) projects will be funded at up to $5,000, and one (1) project will be funded at up to $30,000.

Join the 9th Annual Sunset Vision Art Show & Sale, August 20th to 22nd, 2026, at the Sea Trail Convention Center in Sunset Beach, NC. This non-juried show welcomes artists of all levels, across virtually every medium. Showcase your work, connect with patrons from NC to SC and beyond, and support community projects through Sunset Vision.

Location
Sunset Beach, NC

Fees or awards
Best in Show for 2D, 3D, Photography, Mixed Media $200 each category. People's Choice Award $100. Honorable Mention winners receive free entry in 2027 show.

Artists living or working in the Southern United States are invited to submit works for consideration in the upcoming exhibition "Coined in the South: 2027." The juried exhibition presents thought-provoking works by emerging artists at the heart of the Southern arts community. Artists who were born/raised in, work in, or currently reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia are eligible to apply.

This juried exhibition is scheduled to run from March 12, 2027 through May 16, 2027, at the Mint Museum Uptown Charlotte.

Location
Charlotte, NC

Fees or awards
$40 entry fee. Awards: One $10,000 Atrium Health Foundation juror-awarded grand prize, one $5,000 Young Affiliates of the Mint member-awarded prize, and one $1,000 “People’s Choice” prize. All chosen artists will receive a $350 stipend to help cover shipping and travel expenses.