Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 7th “Abstract” Online Art Competition for the month of October 2024. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. For the Abstract theme in this competition we call artists to submit their best nonrepresentational artworks in all kinds of concepts and mediums. All visual art mediums are acceptable.

Fees or awards
$20

The Masters Review believes that every writer has a novel in them, which is why we host a call for novel excerpts every autumn. So dig through those desk drawers, dust off your manuscripts, crack your knuckles, and get revising! For this contest, we’re looking for excerpts that exhibit a sense of style, with a clear grasp on craft: character, setting, and most importantly, story. Your excerpt may come from any place in your novel, but choose wisely—a synopsis should not be required for understanding the excerpt. As always, we have no limitations on genre, though we are primarily interested in literary fiction. Submissions for the Novel Excerpt Contest will open on August 28 and close on October 27.

Tania James will serve as this year’s guest judge! James will select the finalists from a shortlist of ten excerpts provided by The Masters Review’s editorial team. The winning excerpt will be awarded $3,000; online publication; and an hour-long consultation with Marin Takikawa, a literary agent with The Friedrich Agency. Second- and third-place excerpts will be awarded online publication and $300 and $200 respectively, in addition to written feedback from Takikawa.

Celebrate 60 years of artistic excellence with us. The Beaufort County Arts Council is thrilled to invite North Carolina artists, especially those from Beaufort County and the surrounding areas, to showcase their talents in this milestone event. With over $6,900 in cash prizes, this is not only a chance to join a legacy of creativity that has inspired the community for six decades but also an exciting opportunity to gain recognition and reward.

Open to artists in the following categories:

2D Works: Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors, Pastels, Mixed Media.
3D Works: Sculpture, Ceramics, Pottery, Fiber/Textile Arts, Wood, Glass, Metal, Paper, Jewelry.

Entries Accepted: 
October 27, 2024, from 10am-3pm
October 28, 2024, from 3pm-6:30pm

Exhibition Open to Public: November 8, 2024 – December 27, 2024

Are you ready to capture the essence of culinary creativity? We invite talented artists and photographers to participate in our “Art A La Carte” Food-themed Online Art Competition. This is your chance to explore the myriad aspects and meanings of food, from the colors and textures to the cultural and personal significance and present your unique interpretation. With a potential to win $750 in cash prizes, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

Fees or awards
Entry fee: $25 up to 2 artwork ; $250 Cash Award

The DECARTS Gallery is pleased to announce a juried sculpture online exhibition, Creativity in Three Dimensions.
All artists 18 and older from US, Canada, and Mexico are encouraged to submit their work in any medium, style, and genre.
The exhibition is open to all artists working with any sculptural material (e.g. stone, wood, metal, clay, ivory, plaster, concrete, resin, wax, cellulose paper, etc.) and in any technique.

Fees or awards
No entry fee. The number of entries are limited to 2 (two) artworks.

The DECARTS Gallery is pleased to announce a juried decorative arts online exhibition, In the Heart of Life.

All artists 18 and older from US, Canada, and Mexico are encouraged to submit their work in any medium, style, and genre.
Acceptable mediums include all decorative art media (e.g., beadwork, pottery, embroidery, floristry, batik, stained glass, two-dimensional collage and fabric art as well, etc.).

Fees or awards
No entry fee. The number of entries are limited to 2 (two) artworks.

The Wayfinding Artist-in-Resident will collaborate with the Raleigh Department of Traffic Services division of Signs and Markings to create placemaking and creative wayfinding for pedestrians in Raleigh to help visitors navigate from site to site around downtown and activate family-friendly routes.

Fees or awards
$75,000
 

Esteamed Coffee is a nonprofit cafe in Cary that provides economic and social opportunities for adults with disabilities. Their Local Artist Program is looking for new artists to feature. This program features artists with communication, intellectual/developmental, and/or visual disabilities in its coffee shop for 3 month rotations. If selected, an artist's work is sold on a consignment basis in the shop.

North Carolina artisans have the opportunity to display and sell their artwork to Duke University Hospital employees, visitors and patients.  Arts and Health showcases artwork by individual artist and groups for eight-week exhibit periods.  

Criteria:
• Must be a North Carolina based artist or guilds, and/or a national or international artist who have a Duke connection.
• Works must be original to the artisan and/or handcrafted by the artisan applying.
• Works should give a positive expression of hope, compassion, humor, acceptance, and peace. 

The Doris Betts Fiction Prize, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network, awards the first-prize winner $250 and publication in the North Carolina Literary Review. Finalists will also be considered for publication in the NCLR, and authors will receive $50 to $150, depending on how many stories selected.

Eligibility and Guidelines
The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network. North Carolina Literary Review subscribers with North Carolina connections (lives or has lived in NC) are also eligible.
The competition is for previously unpublished* short stories up to 6,000 words. Multiple entries ok, but each requires a separate entry fee. No novel excerpts. Stories do NOT have to relate to NCLR’s annual special feature topic.