The A.D. Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke welcomes all interpretations of the theme, Solastalgia: the emotional distress of watching your home environment change around you.

Artists are invited to submit two-dimensional or three-dimensional works, installations, or digital media (including video-based media). AI-generated work will not be considered.

Location
Pembroke, NC

Fees or awards
Entry fee: $35; Awards: $400 first prize, $200 second prize, and $100 third prize

Craven Arts Council & Gallery is seeking entries for our Main Gallery exhibition Reclaim in March 2027. In 2020, the Lenox Pottery factory in Kinston, NC closed its doors, and the company donated a large number of bisque fired items to Craven Arts Council & Gallery, as well as other area arts organizations. Artists are asked to submit work that utilizes pottery from the donated collection as the predominant medium. Artists will receive up to 10 pieces of pottery to use for their piece.

Location
New Bern, NC

Fees or awards
Entry fee: $10/members, $15/nonmembers; Awards: 1st Place- $100, 2nd Place- $75, 3rd Place- $50, and Honorable Mention- $20

Open Call happening NOW for Trillium’s 2028 North Carolina Choreographic Fellowships (NCCF)! NCCF benefits include a $1,000 honorarium, studio space with a sprung floor in the Red Barn Studio at Odonata Farm, mentorship and free housing in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains.

Applications are being accepted statewide from NC based choreographers now through December 14. Fellowships will occur in either May or October 2028.

Location
Mars Hill, NC

Fees or awards
$1,000

FALL 2026 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. Info → innovateartistgrants.org

Fees or awards
$35 application fee

The City of Durham’s Cultural & Public Art Program is excited to invite artists and artist teams to submit portfolios for our Pre-Qualified Artist Registry! This registry serves as a valuable resource for selecting artists for future cultural and public art projects across the city. Whether you’re a sculptor, painter, photographer, or performer, your skills are needed to help bring the city’s public spaces to life! The Pre-Qualified Artist Registry has a rolling deadline for upcoming public art projects. Apply today!

Have questions about the Registry? Need help applying? Email Cultural & Public Art Program staff Harry Turfle: Harry.Turfle@DurhamNC.Gov 

Every artist has a story behind their work. What’s yours?

RevArt is inviting artists of all backgrounds and career stages to participate in our 2026 RevArt Artist Interviews. This initiative highlights the creative journeys, inspirations, and perspectives of artists through engaging blog features published on the RevArt website.

Vision Elite Royalty Dance Theatre (VERDT) seeks versatile dancers ages 18+ for its Charlotte-region, project-based roster. Advanced students, emerging artists and professionals trained in contemporary, jazz, ballet, African and African-diasporic dance, hip-hop, breaking, krump, acrobatics, aerial or musical theatre are encouraged to apply. Selected artists may receive callbacks. Paid engagements are offered per confirmed booking. Submit a reel and résumé to Info@Visiongymnasticsanddance.com.

Location
Charlotte, NC

The Emerging Artists Program (EAP) provides financial support to developing or established professionals by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. Pivotal projects may happen at different stages of a career, therefore Emerging Artists Grants are not restricted to unestablished artists.

The Emerging Artists Program is open to artists in Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, or Person Counties, and is funded by The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the F.M. Kirby Foundation, the Kelley Katzenmeyer Fund, the Anika James Foundation, the DAC Annual Arts Fund, and it is supported by our Partner Counties (Chatham, Orange, and Person).

Location
Durham, NC

The City of Mount Holly, NC with help of Sculpture in the Landscape, wishes to lease 8 sculptures for one year. Selected sculptures will be installed at a time mutually agreeable for both the City and Artist between April and June of 2027.

Location
Mount Holly, NC

Fees or awards
Lease amounts are $1,800 to $3,000 - Depending on size

The purpose is to explore shade structure design ideas that create a meaningful place—one that encourages healing, wellness, connection, and respite.

Location
Durham, NC

Fees or awards
Phase 1 - RFQ (no fees or awards), Phase 2 - Shortlisted teams invited to a $16,000.00 stipend design contract for Concept Design.