The North Carolina Arts Council is pleased to share this list of opportunities for artists. This is a free listing service where the entries are compiled via submissions from the field and updated weekly. If you have questions about a specific opportunity, please reach out to the organization listed directly.

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If you are looking for arts-related job openings in North Carolina, the following are some resources you may find helpful.

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  • ARTS North Carolina
    Publicizes job and internship opportunities through its membership listserv. Arts North Carolina will not post job listings that do not provide a salary range or that request candidates provide a salary history. Members may submit unlimited listings at no charge. Non-members pay $100 per listing.
  • Jobs in North Carolina Government
    Jobs openings are listed for all agencies within the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, including the N.C. Arts Council.

  • Americans for the Arts
    A service for both job seekers and arts employers. Job seekers can post their resumes and use the searchable database of nonprofit and for-profit arts management positions at organizations across the United States. For a moderate fee, employers can post a job opening and use the searchable database of online resumes to find qualified professional candidates.
  • New York Foundation for the Arts
    Job seekers can access listings for free and arts organizations are charged a moderate fee to post a job opening or artist opportunity.

The following is a listing of college and university programs with majors and/or minors in visual art.


Appalachian State University
(828) 262-2220
art.appstate.edu
BFAs in graphic design and studio; BS degrees in art education and arts management; BAs with concentrations in art history or studio.

Barton College
(252) 399-6477
Art & Design
Art Education
BA in studio art; BFA in studio art; BS in art education.

Brevard College
(828) 883-8292
www.brevard.edu/art
BA in art; minor in art history.

Chowan College
(252) 398-6305
www.chowan.edu
BS in graphic design; BA and BS in studio art; minors in both.

Davidson College
(704) 892-2344
www.davidson.edu/academics/art
AB in art, with emphasis in studio or art history.

Duke University
(919) 684-2224
aahvs.duke.edu
mfaeda.duke.edu/
BAs in art history, visual arts, or combination; minors and concentrations offered; MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts; Ph.D program in art history.

East Carolina University
(252) 328-6390
www.ecu.edu/soad/
BFAs in studio and art education; BAs in art and art history; MFA, with concentrations in ceramics, graphic design, illustration, metal design, painting and drawing, sculpture, textile design, and wood design; MA Ed.

Elizabeth City State University
(252) 335-3345
www.ecsu.edu/academics/department/visual-performing-arts/index.html
BA in art with concentrations in K-12 education, museum studies, art therapy, and graphic design.

Elon University
(336) 278-5600
www.elon.edu/e-web/academics/elon_college/art_art_history/
BA in art with concentrations in ceramics, digital art, painting, and photography; minors in art and art history.

Fayetteville State University
(910) 672-1057
www.uncfsu.edu/arts
BA in visual arts, with concentrations in art history, ceramics, graphics, painting, and sculpture; minors offered.

Guilford College
(336) 316-2337
www.guilford.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/art/index.aspx
BA and BFA in studio art, with concentrations in ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and photography.

Greensboro College
www.greensboro.edu/dept-art.php
BA or BS in art and a BA in Art Education

Meredith College
(919) 760-8332
www.meredith.edu/art/
BAs in studio art, graphic design, art education, and pre-art therapy; minors in studio art and art history.

North Carolina A&T State University
(336) 334-7956
http://www.ncat.edu/cahss/departments/vpa/index.html
BA in visual arts.

North Carolina Central University
(919) 560-6391
www.nccu.edu/academics/sc/artsandsciences/art/
BA in art with concentrations in visual communications, studio (painting/drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and ceramics), and art education.

North Carolina Community College System
(919) 733-7051
www.nccommunitycolleges.edu
There are fifty-eight community colleges around the state. Some have specialized programs in visual arts. For a complete list, visit the college map on the web site.

North Carolina State University
(919) 515-8300
design.ncsu.edu
Bachelor of art & design with concentrations in media arts, textile design, and traditional art & design; Master of art & design with concentrations in fibers and surface design, and animation and digital imagery; Bachelor of environmental design in architecture; Bachelor of Architecture; Master of Architecture; Bachelor of graphic design; Master of graphic design; Bachelor of industrial design; Master of industrial design; Bachelor of landscape architecture; Master of landscape architecture.

North Carolina Wesleyan College
(252) 985-5100
ncwc.edu/academics/majors-minors/visual-arts/
Minor in visual art.

St. Augustine’s College
(919) 516-4730
www.st-aug.edu/department-of-humanities.html
BA in visual art with concentrations in studio art and graphic arts.

University of Mount Olive
simmerman.wixsite.com/umoart

UNC Asheville
(828) 251-6559
www.unca.edu
BA in art with concentration in art history; BA in studio art; BFA with concentration in painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and intermedia; BA and BFA with K-12 licensure.

UNC-Chapel Hill
(919) 962-2015
art.unc.edu
BAs in art history and studio art; BFA in studio art; BFA with art history emphasis; MFA; MA in art history; Ph.D. in art history.

UNC Charlotte
(704) 547-2473 (art)
(704) 547-2358 (architecture)
www.art.uncc.edu (art)
coaa.uncc.edu (architecture)
BA in art with studio focus (concentrations in ceramics, fiber, graphic design, illustration, painting, printmaking and drawing, sculpture, time-based arts/digital/video); BA in art with art history focus; BFA; BA and BFA with K-12 licensure; MA in arts administration; BA in architecture; Bachelor of architecture; Master of architecture.

UNC Greensboro
(336) 334-5248
www.uncg.edu/art/
BA in studio; BA in art history and museum studies; BFA with concentrations in painting, sculpture, design, and art education; MFA.

UNC Pembroke
(910) 521-6216
www.uncp.edu/art
BAs in art and art education; MA in art education; MA in teaching with art specialization.

UNC Wilmington
(910) 962-3440
www.uncw.edu/art
BAs in art history and studio art; minors offered in both.

University of North Carolina School of the Arts
(336) 770-3220
www.uncsa.edu
High school diploma with concentration in visual arts.

Wake Forest University
(336) 758-5310
www.wfu.edu
BA in studio art with concentrations in painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and photography/digital imagery; BA in art history; minors in studio art and art history; joint art/computer science program.

Warren Wilson College
(828) 771-3038
www.warren-wilson.edu/~art
BA in art with concentrations in sculpture/ceramics, painting/drawing, and multiples/book arts.

Western Carolina University
(828) 227-7210
www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/fpa/index.aspx
BA in studio art; BA in art history; BFA with concentrations in ceramics, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking and book arts, and sculpture; programs in graphic design and art education; MFA; MA Ed.; MAT with concentration in art.

Winston-Salem State University
(336) 750-2535
www.wssu.edu/casbe/academics/departments/avs/default.aspx
BA in art education; BA in art with concentration in studio art and computer graphics and animation; minors in both.

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Multidisciplinary Innovate Grant

WINTER 2023 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00. Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Artist and one Photographer.

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Professional Development Photographing Your Artwork

On March 23rd, Join Triangle Artworks and photographer Cheryl Gotschall as she walks you through tips to photograph your work, including specific types of photos such as “behind the scenes,” work in progress, and more!  

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Visual Art Ten Moir Gallery - 2023 "Figurative" International Art Competition

Ten Moir Gallery is excited to announce a Call for Entry for the Figurative Art Competition!
The theme requires artists to submit artworks that depict the human form and features such as facial expressions, body language, and movement.

Eligibility: All backgrounds and experience levels accepted. Open to artists around the world. Must be 18+ to enter.
Awards: The Best in Show winner receives a cash prize and will be the “Featured Artists” on the website for the duration of the exhibition.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Visual Art 2023 "Animals" Art Competition - Cash Award, Exhibition and Worldwide Promotion

Join the 2023 Animals themed Art Contest and get a chance to win worldwide promotion & a digital award certificate. Submit 1-5 images of your 2D or 3D art.
This theme invites artists to create artworks that depict living animals, organisms, mammals, birds, insects and any other animals that may also live in the wild or in captivity.
Awards: The Best in Show winner receives a cash prize and will be the “Featured Artists” on the website for the duration of the exhibition.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Professional Development Digital Sales and Selling For Artists

On March 28th, Join Triangle Artworks and artist and photographer Ryan Fox for a workshop on ways to sell your work beyond in-person markets and shows.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Stores, Sales & Shows Pittsboro Gallery of Arts

Call for member 3D artists working in Glass, Wood, Sculpture, Ceramics. The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts in an artist-owned destination gallery, showcasing regional fine arts and fine crafts in historic, downtown Pittsboro, NC.

Thursday, March 30, 2023
Multidisciplinary International Art Competition - Yellow

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 2nd "Yellow" Online Art Competition for the month of April 2023. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The theme may include any work with depiction of the color "Yellow" or shades of Yellow (beige, lemon yellow, canary yellow, golden yellow). All visual art mediums are acceptable.

Thursday, March 30, 2023
Multidisciplinary Creative Capital Wild Futures

Creative Capital provides grants up to $50,000 to individual artists to support the creation of groundbreaking new projects. The 2024 “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact” grant application for Visual Arts and Film/Moving Image is open through March 31, 2023.

Friday, March 31, 2023
Residencies Pocosin Arts 2023-24 Artist Residency

Pocosin Arts invites applications for their nine-month residency, which provides emerging artists with studio space, time, and facilities to pursue their artistic goals. Artists apply in their primary studio area, and the program includes 24/7 access to all of our studios: metalsmithing, woodworking, and ceramics. 

Friday, March 31, 2023
Visual Art RAISE YOUR ZINE! 2nd edition

RAISE YOUR ZINE! 2nd edition call for submissions. THE DOCKS aims to support the development of editorial projects by talented photographers from all over the world producing a photographic fanzine and the opportunity to exhibit the editorial work, produced after the win, during the days of the festival RAISE YOUR ZINE! planned in Naples on May 2023.

Monday, April 03, 2023