The 30TH Annual season of The Twin Rivers Media Festival (TRMF) will celebrate this year screening the latest and greatest in independent features, documentaries, short and animated films. 20 countries and the US were represented last year in the 60 films selected for screenings.

Winning films will be shown May 31st 2025 at the Flood Gallery, at our new location in Asheville at 802 Fairview Rd, Suite 1200, Asheville, 28803 . This event will be live streamed at facebook live. https://www.facebook.com/FloodGallery/
Submit films to www.filmfreeway.com/trmf

Fees or awards
$100 per category

In this critical special issue, we intend to explore the ecology, culture, history, and politics of Myanmar for the purpose of contextualization of the critical special issue within the place of Myanmar, taking an “expanded time horizons” systems wisdom approach to this research.

We are seeking fiction, nonfiction, photography, visual art, documentary film, fiction film, animation, recorded work (audio only), and expansive creative works implementing multiple media types.

The Kakalak 2025 Anthology, published by Moonshine Review Press, is accepting entries in art (and poetry) for the 2025 annual contest.
Submissions Window: March 1–May 31, 2024
Judges: Kim Blum-Hyclak, Julie Ann Cook, Angelo Geter
No set theme. Anyone is eligible.
For more information, and to submit, visit http://KakalakAnthology.com.

Fees or awards
$10 to submit up to 3 poems or 3 art pieces, Various Monetary Prizes and publication

Transform the familiar, into the extraordinary with Still Life: Beyond the Ordinary theme! Open to all mediums and styles—traditional art, mixed media, digital art, sculpture, and photography. This competition invites you to push the boundaries of still life art. Go beyond simple representations of objects, and explore new interpretations, dynamic compositions, and unexpected subjects that make everyday life extraordinary.

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

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists worldwide to participate in the Animals & Insects Art Competition & Exhibition. This online competition celebrates the beauty, diversity, and essence of the animal kingdom, from majestic wildlife to delicate insects. We welcome all styles and mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, and digital art.

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)
 

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists worldwide to participate in the Lucid Dreams Art Competition & Exhibition. This online competition delves into the world of dreams, imagination, and surreal visions. Whether inspired by the subconscious, ethereal landscapes, or dreamlike figures, we welcome all styles and mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, and digital art.

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)

 

The Flood Gallery is looking for summer interns to help with gallery exhibitions, poetry submissions, and film programs. There is a Thur night open mic, Friday night foreign film series and a Monday night poetry reading program. We need people to help keep the gallery open and to help host the events.

Fees or awards
Donations are shared with the person hosting each event.

Arquetopia Foundation is excited to invite you to Power and the Colors of the Americas: Natural Pigments Instructional Program, a three-week immersive experience in Oaxaca, Mexico, or Cusco, Peru. Designed for emerging and mid-career artists, designers, and photographers, this program provides hands-on training in traditional dyeing techniques while critically engaging with the historical, social, and ethical dimensions of natural pigments.

Fees or awards
35 USD

The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County seeks emerging or established Curators for its Main 
Gallery Exhibition Space located at 301 Hay Street in Downtown Fayetteville. Curators will work in 
partnership with our staff to create their vision for one of the Main Gallery's Cultural Exhibitions in FY25.

Applicants should be engaged in connecting their communities, embracing diversity, promoting 
individual creativity, advancing economic development, and fostering lifelong learning through the arts. 
Applicants in Cumberland County are particularly encouraged to apply. 

We also invite new proposals for exhibition content in FY25. Curators and artists are encouraged to 
submit their exhibition outlines for consideration. We welcome creative and innovative ideas that align 
with our mission and values. 

The Yadkin Arts Council celebrates their 14th annual Juried Exhibition. This exhibition, to be featured collectively in the Welborn Gallery and Red Wall Gallery, is a celebration of some of the finest creativity in North Carolina. Eligibility for entry is open to 2D and 3D Fine Art artists that are a minimum of 18 years of age and reside in North Carolina. There will be $3,500 in combined prizes awarded to the best artists!

Fees or awards
$3500 in combined awards