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. If you have questions about a specific opportunity, please reach out to the organization listed directly.

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  • South Arts
    South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization empowering artists, organizations, and communities, and increasing access to arts and culture. 
  • NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
    The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources awards grants to individuals and organizations to foster historical, cultural, recreational, and environmental pursuits.
  • Local Arts Councils
    Check with your local arts council for regional artist opportunities and grants. 

  • 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.

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Visual Art Landscape International Art Competition

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the natural world with the Landscape theme. Open to all mediums and styles, mixed media, digital art, sculpture, and photography. This competition invites you to capture the essence of nature, from sweeping vistas to natural scenes. Showcase your creativity in interpreting the landscapes that inspires you.

Win $500 worth of prizes and Cash Awards | Social Media Promotion | Email to Galleries, Art Admirers & Collectors |

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

 

Monday, June 30, 2025
Visual Art Ebb and Flow 2025 Art Competition & Exhibition

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists to enter the Ebb and Flow 2025 Art Competition. Explore themes of movement, nature, emotion, and transformation. All styles and mediums welcome. Cash prizes up to $150, features, and entry to the $500 Blu Sky Artist Award. Entry fee: $24 for 3 images. Deadline: June 30, 2025. Submit here: https://tenmoirgallery.com/ebb-and-flow-2025-online-art-competition/

Fees or awards
$24 for 3 images : * Best in Show: One winner will receive: * $150 Cash Prize * Featured on the Cover of the Exhibition * Dedicated Social Media Post * Inclusion in Our Newsletter * Free Entry into the Blu Sky Artist Award ($500 Prize)
 

Monday, June 30, 2025
Literary Arts Black Mountain Press

The Black Mountain Press will now be awarding a quarterly chapbook winner for poets and fiction writers. Submissions should be from 16-32 pages for consideration of your short novel, short story collections, graphic novel, or poetry collection. The publications will be stapled with a 4 color cover, barcode, and ISBN . Quarterly winner receives 2 copies as payment. Please send your entire manuscript of 16-32 pages. • The Black Mountain Press

Fees or awards
2 published books to awarded writers



 

Monday, June 30, 2025
Visual Art Memory Lane 2025 Art Competition & Exhibition

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists worldwide to enter the Memory Lane 2025 Art Competition. Explore themes of nostalgia, memory, and time. All styles and mediums welcome. Cash prizes up to $150, features, and entry to the $500 Blu Sky Artist Award. Entry fee: $24 for 3 images. Deadline: July 1, 2025. Submit here: https://tenmoirgallery.com/memory-lane-2025-online-art-competition/

Fees or awards
$24 for 3 images : * Best in Show: One winner will receive: * $150 Cash Prize * Featured on the Cover of the Exhibition * Dedicated Social Media Post * Inclusion in Our Newsletter * Free Entry into the Blu Sky Artist Award ($500 Prize)
 

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Visual Art Monochrome Moments Art Competition

Explore the raw power of black, white, and everything in between. Monochrome Moments challenges artists to strip away color and focus on contrast, form, and emotion. Whether through painting, photography, drawing, or digital art, this competition invites you to create striking visuals that prove color isn’t necessary to make an impact. All Winners: Featured in the Blue Koi Online Art Exhibition alongside the world’s best contemporary artists.

 

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

 

Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Visual Art PRISMA ART PRIZE

PRISMA ART PRIZE - ROME - 17th EDITION
The 17th edition of the Prisma Art Prize is now accepting entries. As an international platform, we aim to showcase a diverse and inclusive array of paintings, drawings, and engravings, reflecting the myriad possibilities of these mediums.

Fees or awards
€34 for 1-3 works. Up to 5 additional works can be registered at €5 each.
 

Saturday, July 05, 2025
Multidisciplinary Grey Cube Gallery

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the sixth "Waters" online art contest for the month of July 2025. Contest is open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. The Waters theme may include any work with depiction of the Water (rivers, lakes, oceans, waterfalls, seascapes, streams, ponds). All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. Best of Show artwork will be on the poster of the show. Winning artists (Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificat

Fees or awards
$20

Thursday, July 10, 2025
Film Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival

Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival 20th edition  will run 2-7 September, 2025 in partnership with filmfestivals.com
September 2 – 7, 2025
July 1, 2025:   Regular Deadline
July 15, 2025: Late Deadline
The Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is consistently recognized as one of the "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" by MovieMaker Magazine. Thank you!

The recurring theme of the annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is "Other Places, Other People"; the festival's purpose is to encourage attendees to think broadly (about how huge the world of film is) and deeply (about the universal concerns and desires that unite all people). About 90% of all film selections are non-US productions, helping to fulfill the festival mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding through film.

Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival is an amazing experience not to be missed. Come and join us for 6 days in September.



 

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Visual Art ChamberQUEER

ChamberQUEER is thrilled to receive many pitches and proposals for collaboration throughout the year. In order to create a structured and equitable process by which we review these submissions, and improve transparency around the ways CQ chooses what to support and who to work with, we’ve created our annual Open Submission period, running for the second time this year.

LGBTQ+ artists with a desire to collaborate with CQ in 2026 are invited to submit a proposal with a brief project description, work samples, a project budget, and other materials that may provide context via our submission form from June 23 through July 15, 2025. Proposals are welcome to take many forms, including possible co-productions, works-in-progress, and new pieces. However, the more details you can provide relating to both logistics and alignment with CQ’s mission, the more seriously we can consider your proposal for partnership in 2026.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Visual Art Arrowhead Artists and Artisans League

Arrowhead Art Gallery & Studios in Old Fort, NC, is accepting entries for their Summer Exhibit~ The Furry and Feathered. Whether cute and cuddly or wild and untamed, we are in awe of our furry and feathered friends. In your medium, capture their charm or wild allure as we recognize their beauty.

The show will run from July 17 to August 13. Artist reception on July 19

Fees or awards
$15 for one entry, $20 for two

Thursday, July 17, 2025
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