We invite anyone working with fiber or using traditional fiber art techniques to enter our juried exhibitions as part of the Handweaver's Guild of America's Convergence 2026.

International Fiber Art Experience on August 13-16, 2026

• Krewe of Threads: Let the Good Times Roll, Wearable Art Exhibit
• Lagniappe: The Art of Everyday Beauty, Functional Art Exhibit
• Creative Spirits of the River, Yardage Exhibit
• Threaded Revelry: Throw Me Something, Mixed Media Exhibit

Location
New Orleans, Louisiana

Fees or awards
Cash prizes provided by HGA include: $500 First, $250 Second, and $100 Third. Winning works will be published in a future edition of our magazine. Fees range from $0 for students to $25 for non-members.
 

The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (PTAA) is now accepting submissions for its 2026–2027 Call to Artists, inviting artists to apply for exhibition opportunities at Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI). The call includes two-dimensional artwork, photography, mixed media, small three-dimensional works, and large-scale outdoor sculpture.

Location
Greensboro, NC

Fees or awards
Selected 2D and small 3D artists will receive a $100 honorarium. Outdoor sculptors will receive $2,000, inclusive of delivery and pickup costs.

The Women’s Art Initiative (WAI) of Rock Hill is a public art non-profit and advocacy group whose mission is to enhance the quality of life for the community by reflecting its cultural values and artistic vitality through public art. WAI is seeking proposals from artists/designers to create a contemporary outdoor design feature/artwork to depict historical content in the city of Rock Hill on the grounds of the Emmett Scott Recreation Center consisting of the historic McGirt Auditorium, a gym, community room, craft room, classroom and game room.

Location
Rock Hill, SC

Fees or awards
The WAI’s budget for the design, construction and completion of this project is $30,000.

ArtsMarket Southeast, a regional performing arts showcase conference organized by the North Carolina Presenters Consortium (NCPC), returns November 2–4, 2026 to downtown Durham, NC, where selected showcase artists will take the stage at the historic Carolina Theatre of Durham.

This is your opportunity to perform live for arts presenters, agents, and bookers from across the Southeastern U.S. We welcome professional music, dance, theatre, comedy, magic, educational, children’s, and variety performers to apply to showcase their talent at this high-profile event. Main Stage, Virtual Spotlight, and Theatre for Young Audiences showcase slots are all available. Applications are due by April 24th, 2026 at 5pm EST.

Location
Durham, NC

Fees or awards
$50 application fee

The Town of Winterville is soliciting portfolios from artists, or artist teams, to design and install a set of mini-murals on four concrete barrier benches at Winterville’s traffic garden, a child-sized streetscape at Hillcrest Park. The traffic garden is used for bicycle and pedestrian education classes and events, adults teaching children to ride bikes, and as a general play space. The concrete benches will replace metal bollards as safety devices to prevent motor vehicle traffic from entering the traffic garden.

If feasible, the town would like to host a single-day event for community members to help install murals. Logistical details and event organization (advertisement, waivers, snacks, day-of facilitation, extra materials) would be handled by Town of Winterville staff, with the selected artist or artist team to provide technical support and direction to volunteers.

Location
Winterville, NC

Fees or awards
The selected artist or artist teams will receive a $2,000 stipend.

South Arts recognizes the importance of professional development in building artists’ careers. Even with stipends or payments, overall expenses can make participating in these opportunities inaccessible. South Arts offers Artist Creative Practice Grants (formerly Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grants) to ensure that artists from our region can take advantage of a variety of career enhancing opportunities.

The Artist Creative Practice Grant supports a variety of professional development opportunities including milestone activities in an artist's career that will likely lead to substantial career growth.

Grants up to $3,000 are available for opportunities taking place between November 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026.

This month’s theme invites artists to explore how light, shadow, and form shape visual expression through contrast, depth, and striking composition. Open to artists worldwide. All mediums are accepted, including 2D and 3D visual art. Selected works will be featured in a curated online exhibition, providing professional recognition and global exposure.

Fees or awards
Entry fee is $20. Awards, exhibition & promotions offered.

The North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR) is accepting submissions for the 2026 Jaki Shelton Green Performance Poetry Prize competition, co-sponsored by the North Carolina Poetry Society. This year’s final judge is Khalisa Rae, co-founder of Griot & Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference. She is an award-winning poet, author, and community organizer.

Fees or awards
1st prize is $250 and publication via NCLR's YouTube Channel.

The North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR) is accepting submissions for the 2026 James Applewhite Poetry Prize competition. This year’s final judge is Tyree Daye, author of the poetry collections a little bump in the earth, Cardinal, and River Hymns. Daye is an Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill and has received numerous accolades, including APR/Honickman First Book Prize and Whiting Writers Award.

Fees or awards
1st prize is $250, publication in NCLR, and a Pushcart Prize nomination.

Published by Moonshine Review Press, Kakalak will accept entries in art and poetry for the 2026 annual contest. No set theme. Anyone is eligible. For more information, and to submit, visit KakalakAnthology.com.

Fees or awards
Fee: $10 to submit up to 3 poems or 3 art pieces. Various monetary prizes will be awarded (see website for breakdown).