Raleigh Arts is now accepting applications for the City’s inaugural Raleigh Poet Laureate, a new program launching in 2026 to celebrate poetry and expand its role in civic life. Raleigh-based poets with a strong record of published or performed work and a commitment to community engagement are encouraged to apply.

Location
Raleigh, NC

Fees or awards
The Raleigh Poet Laureate will serve a two-year term and receive an honorarium of $20,000 to support the commissioning of new poems, the creation of a public program series, and service as an ambassador for the city’s literary and creative communities.

Three Grants | $500 EACH | NC Triangle Area Projects

The Serendib Embers Micro-Grant is a grant program that supports art-led, cross-sector collaborations focused on community building and collective impact. The program prioritizes partnerships where artists play a central role in shaping projects that respond to community needs through creative practice. Embers pairs funding with mentorship, offering grantees both financial resources and strategic support to strengthen their work and long-term capacity.

Location
Triangle Area, NC

We are delighted to bring back this community celebration honoring Black American contributions to history, arts, culture, and more! Our goal is to provide a thoughtful, inclusive, educational, and joyfully entertaining event for all. This year, we will be connecting the threads of the Black American experience from the past, the present, and looking towards the future through the lens of Afrofuturism.

Artists, vendors & exhibitors applications are now open through April 19, 2026!

Event details
Friday, June 19, 2026
5PM - 11PM
Festival Park - 335 Ray Ave
Fayetteville, NC 28301

Fees or awards
Single booth - 10x10 space - $100.00

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.