Accomplished authors invite writers to ‘find their place’ at Tremont Writers Conference: October 21 - 25, 2026

Join renowned authors and professional park educators for a writers conference like no other set on a lush, secluded campus nestled within America’s most-visited national park. Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont partners with Smokies Life to bring this five-day intensive retreat to a small group of selected writers.

Apply today to be a part of your chosen cohort: fiction, nonfiction, or poetry—and enjoy the benefits of award-winning author workshop leaders dedicated to focusing on you and your work. Days will be dedicated to learning and writing in small groups with meals and lodging provided; evenings will be focused around community dinners, some off campus, where you’ll enjoy faculty author readings.

Location
Townsend, TN

Fees or awards
$4 application fee; $1,725 per person if selected (including lodging and meals). Financial aid is available on request at application.

UMW Galleries welcomes submissions to its upcoming juried exhibition, the Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial, celebrating artists from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Begun in 1997, MANP is celebrating its thirteenth biennial of contemporary painting organized by the University of Mary Washington.

Location
Fredericksburg, VA

Fees or awards
A $25 non-refundable fee must accompany the application and covers up to three entries.

ARTnNCevents proudly announces Carolina Art Show, a premier juried art show taking place July 17-19, 2026, at the beautiful historic Station No2, 602 S 5th Ave, Wilmington, NC 28401. 

Carolina Art Show - Create your Future invites artists from across the region to showcase their creative talents, engage with art enthusiasts, collectors, and the broader community. The exhibition will highlight diverse artistic disciplines, including painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, mixed media, and more.

Location
Wilmington, NC

Fees or awards
$45 entry fee

Blue Mountain Gallery, in NYC’s Chelsea arts district, invites submissions for its 18th Juried Exhibition (July 28–Aug 15, 2026). Juror Randy Williams—artist, Manhattanville professor, and longtime Met educator—will select works. Open to painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, mixed media, photography, and sculpture (no digital or reproductions). Global artists encouraged. Includes catalog and wide promotion.

Location
New York, NY

Fees or awards
$45 entry fee

This project is designed to promote, expand, and innovate the contemporary dance repertoire for dancers from around the world, of all nationalities and ages. Through culture, the activity aims to artistically connect the Castelló region, thanks to the collaboration between Fundació Caixa Castelló, the City Council of Sant Mateu, and Diputación de Castelló.

Once the selection is completed, a dance artistic residency will take place from July 23 to 31, 2026 in Sant Mateu, coordinated by choreographer Toni Aparisi and Alfredo Llopico, cultural technician at Fundació Caixa Castelló, with the support of the City Council staff.

Location
Spain

The Palette & Chisel Emerging Artists Show is seeking entries of 2D, representational artwork from artists under the age of 40 years old currently living in the United States. Sponsored cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded out of the pool of exhibiting artists. Entries due May 28th, 2026.

Location
Chicago, IL

Fees or awards
Entry fee is $35 for 3 works and $10 for each additional. $5,000 in total awards plus merchandise.

Pullen Arts Center is looking for artists applications for three (3) themed group exhibitions in 2027. Group shows are curated by Pullen Arts Center, and will generally include 3-5 artists, depending on theme and work submitted. Show titles and themes are up to artist interpretation. No specific medium or art-style has been kept in mind for these themes, and no singular analysis of themes is expected. 

2027 exhibition themes: Metamorphosis: studies in change (February - April 2027), Awake and Aware: our senses as a guide (May - July 2027), and The Ways We Remember: rituals, stories, memorials (August - October 2027)

Location
Raleigh, NC

Craven Arts Council & Gallery is seeking submissions to our biennial signature exhibition – the Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition! Artists are encouraged to submit their works to be juried into this exhibition, showcasing the talents of both local and national artists to be judged for prizes up to $5,000. Interested artists can apply through CaFE (Call for Entry) after March 1st.

There are five categories for entry: Contemporary Craft, Indoor Sculpture, 2D, Photography and Outdoor Sculpture. 

Location
New Bern, NC

Fees or awards
The 2026 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition offers $5,000 in awards, including the $1,500 CAC&G Permanent Collection Purchase Award. Entry fee is $30 for CAC&G members and $40 for nonmembers.

Join the 9th Annual Sunset Vision Art Show & Sale, August 20 - 22, 2026, at the Sea Trail Convention Center in Sunset Beach, NC. This non-juried show welcomes artists of all levels, across virtually every medium. Showcase your work, connect with patrons from NC to SC and beyond, and support community projects through Sunset Vision.

Location
Sunset Beach, NC

Fees or awards
Best in Show for 2D, 3D, Photography, Mixed Media $200 each category. People's Choice Award $100. Honorable Mention winners receive free entry in 2027 show.

Artists living or working in the Southern United States are invited to submit works for consideration in the upcoming exhibition "Coined in the South: 2027." The juried exhibition presents thought-provoking works by emerging artists at the heart of the Southern arts community. Artists who were born/raised in, work in, or currently reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia are eligible to apply.

This juried exhibition is scheduled to run from March 12, 2027 through May 16, 2027, at the Mint Museum Uptown Charlotte.

Location
Charlotte, NC

Fees or awards
$40 entry fee. Awards: One $10,000 Atrium Health Foundation juror-awarded grand prize, one $5,000 Young Affiliates of the Mint member-awarded prize, and one $1,000 “People’s Choice” prize. All chosen artists will receive a $350 stipend to help cover shipping and travel expenses.