ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
Stay in-the-know of various calls for art and performers, conferences, professional development, grants, and residency opportunities throughout North Carolina and abroad. These opportunities may increase artist exposure and elevate your creative brand and multidisciplinary career growth.
Updates applied weekly. Click the OPPORTUNITY TITLE for more details or to apply/register.
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RESIDENCY
VISUAL ART
CONFERENCE
LEAD: Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability Conference
Open to North Carolina
Hosted in Raleigh, NC, the conference introduces those new to the field to cultural accessibility solutions. Provides ongoing learning and one-of-a-kind professional development, access to experts and ideas, networking, and more.
Register To Attend Before August 1, 2022
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Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit 2022: South & Appalachia
Held in Chapel Hill, NC on Nov 3 & 4, 2022
LEAD A SESSION
Lead a session at this year's summit. Submit a proposed session topic.
Topics Submissions End June 24, 2022
SUMMIT REGISTRATION
South Arts invites artists, community leaders, educators, and other professionals to explore how arts and cultural activities help make communities more inclusive, connected and resilient.
Register To Attend Before November 3, 2022
DEVELOPMENT
Poetry Coalition Fellowships 2022-23
Open to North Carolina
The Poetry Coalition accepting applications for paid fellowship positions for five individuals who will each assist a different Poetry Coalition organization for twenty hours per week over the course of a forty-week period. The fellows will also receive professional development opportunities.
Application Submissions End July 3, 2022
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Build A Strong Artist Portfolio
Artist Development
Looking for ways to improve your art and get exposure? Building a strong artist portfolio is the key to success and we're going to give you the top tips for building one that showcases your work in the best possible light.
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Southern United States Fellowships
Artist Development Open To AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TN
South Arts partners with International Society for the Performing Arts' Fellowship Program to provide emerging and mid-career performing arts professionals with the opportunity to expand their international networks through membership and attendance at ISPA Congresses. The Fellows represent all disciplines, genres, and types of arts organizations.
Application Submissions End July 22, 2022
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Pricing for Profit: Abandoning the Starving Artist Myth
Artist Development
Triangle ArtWorks hosts a virtual class that will cover the details of a profit-driven pricing strategy for artists.
Virtual Class Begins September 21, 2022. Register To Attend.
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TikTok Marketing for Small Creative Businesses + Artists
Artists' Digital Development
Triangle ArtWorks hosts a series of workshops to learn how to use TikTok to market artwork and make sales.
Workshop Series Begins September 15, 2022
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On The Stage SPOTLIGHT SUPERSTARS Yearbook
Theatre Development
Shining a light on the talented theatre community, meet exceptional Drama Educators and Community Theatre leaders, share their experiences of show productions during the pandemic, and gain valuable insights and tips for your own productions.
Download The Yearbook
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Inclusive and Accessible Employment for Cultural Organizations
Cultural Organization Development
The Museum, Arts and Culture Access Consortium is hosting a virtual series consisting of four workshops for employees at cultural organizations who wish to examine their employment practices to be anti-ableist, accessible, and inclusive. All parts of the series will be captioned and ASL interpretation will be provided.
Workshop Series:
Session 3: Tools for Inclusive Practices Part 2
June 22, 2022, 4-5pm ET
Session 4: Re-imagining Employment
June 29, 2022, 4-5pm ET
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Theatremakers Summer Stock Production
Theatre Development
Discover the new Theatre Empowerment Platform created by theatremakers for theatremakers. On The Stage offering comprehensive solutions that will streamline the business of production.
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NFT Art Market: Step-By-Step Guide To Creating First NFT
Artist Development
NCB News headlined that the NFT (non-fungible token) art market is booming with sales closely reaching $25 billion last year alone. All artists ready to start their new venture in this expanding market are encouraged to view a step-by-step guide for creating your first NFT.
View Step-By-Step Guide
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Mental Health Challenges - The Layered Onion
Artist With Disabilities
Social impact platform for artists and creators with mental health challenges. Eliminates the stigma of mental health by working one-on-one with artists to support and promote their work.
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EMPLOYMENT
Employment postings that are listed through WeAreTheARTS.com are a service provided to active Voting Member Groups of the Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County ONLY. Please do not submit job opportunities if you are not an active Voting Member.
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Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra
Part time position will supervise all artistic operations of the Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra. Salary range $9,000 - $12,000 to commensurate with experience.
Anticipated Start Date August 15, 2022
THEATER & FILM
Southern Documentary Fund Production Grant 2022
Open to Project Directors in AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA & WV
Southern filmmakers may receive support for documentary projects in production. Five filmmakers will be awarded $10,000 each.
Application Submissions End July 18, 2022
GRANT
Open to Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, or Wake County
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County accepting applications from individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists.
Application Submissions End September 1, 2022
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2023–25 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards
Open to United States
Grantees are U.S.-based nonprofits that receive three-year matching grants of $30K per year to present the Levitt AMP Music Series: 10 free concerts that inject new life into underused public spaces, creating joyous, inclusive community destinations in small to mid-sized towns and cities.
Application Submissions End June 30, 2022
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Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth
Open to United States
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the U.S. Department of Justice released a funding opportunity to support and strengthen collaborations between arts-based organizations and juvenile justice systems to develop, expand, or enhance effective interventions that provide access to high-quality art programs with and for justice-involved youth (painting, sculpting, drama, digital media, film, music, dance, singing, creative writing, etc.).
Awards are up to $66,500 with an 18-month performance period.
Application Submissions End July 18, 2022
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Professional Development & Artistic Planning Grant
Open to South Arts’ Nine-state Region
Offers up to $1,000 to support artistic planning and the professional development needs of Southern presenters, programmers, or curators.
Application Submissions Online At Least 60 Days Prior to Project Start Date
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Open to South Arts’ Nine-state Region
Open to organizations in rural communities of 50,000 people or less. Program offers expedited awards of up to $2,000 supporting the presentation of touring artists.
Application Submissions Online At Least 60 Days Prior to Project Start Date
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cARTwheels Teaching Artist Roster
Open to North Carolina
Arts in Education grant program. N.C. Arts Council is recruiting new teaching artists to develop programmatic content that directly responds to important issues being faced by students and educators in communities across the state.
Application Submissions End July 31, 2022
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Open to South Arts’ Nine-state Region
Grants up to $15,000 support "arts and..." projects developed by partners (one arts organization or artist, and one non-arts organization) harnessing the power of collaboration for projects that take place between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Register for Info Webinar on June 8. Letter of Interest Due August 1, 2022. Application Submissions (by invitation only) End October 3, 2022.
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Community Spotlight Project Grants 2022-23
Open to Projects taking place in Wake County
Supports innovative projects that feature or are led by historically marginalized, underfunded, or underrepresented communities. Projects must be arts-related and feature a majority of artists of color, artists with disabilities, female artists, and/or queer artists. Grants up to $10,000 awarded.
Register for June 2 Info Session. Application Submissions End July 8, 2022.
LITERARY ART
Squire Summer Writing Workshops
Open to North Carolina
NC Writers' Network presents four days’ worth of intensive workshops, conversations on the craft and business of writing, and collegiality to Davidson College's historic campus. Dates July 14 - 17.
Register To Attend Before June 30, 2022
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Open to North Carolina
The North Carolina Literary Review seeking pedagogical submissions (essays, unit/lesson plans, an assignment, website, digital repository) on "Teaching NC Literature" in K-12 or post-secondary classes.
Entry Submissions End August 15
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PEN America Literary Awards 2023
Open to United States
PEN America seeking book submissions from publishers and literary agents only (self-published books and individual authors may not submit).
Entry Submissions End August 1
PERFORMING ART
4th Friday and The District Vibe
Held in Downtown Fayetteville, NC
Cool Spring Downtown District is seeking artists, performers, nonprofits and food vendors that would like to participate. 4th Friday is held on every 4th Friday of the month from March through October from 6p to 9p.
No Vendor Fee for Musicians/Performers. Click to Download Application.
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Open to North Carolina
The Carolina Artist Showdown gives local artists from the Carolinas the opportunity to receive daily Radio airplay of their song on local Radio stations. Each selected artist receives over twenty spins over the course of the month.
Entry Submissions On-going
PUBLIC ART
CALL FOR SCULPTORS: History of Augusta's Black Medical Community
Open to Southeast Region
Seeking qualified sculptors or artist teams to create a unique, durable, low-maintenance, meaningful, and beautiful sculpture to be placed in the center of the fully landscaped Twiggs Circle traffic roundabout, part of the Augusta Housing & Community Development Department’s Laney Walker/Bethlehem Revitalization Area. Selected artist will receive a stipend of $15,000.
Entry Submissions End June 1, 2022
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CALL FOR PUBLIC ART: Sculpture in the Garden Exhibit
Open to North Carolina
Seeking submissions of outdoor sculptures to be on display at the North Carolina Botanical Garden.
Entry Submissions End June 24, 2022
RESIDENCY
smART Kinston Residencies Program
Held in Kinston, NC
smART Kinston City Project Foundation seeking applications for residency program for artists working in all mediums ($1,500 material stipend and $1,500 moving stipend if coming from outside a fifty mile radius of Kinston).
Application Submissions End December 31, 2022
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Open to North Carolina. Held in Raleigh, NC.
Anchorlight accepting applications for a year-long residency that offers a $50,000 financial award, a 500+-square foot studio, and a solo exhibition.
Application Submissions End August 15, 2022
VISUAL ART
CALL FOR ART: The Schwa Show Exhibition
Open to United States
Emerge Gallery and Art Center accepting submissions for national juried competition recognizing excellence in fine arts and crafts. Open to artists in any media and subject matter.
Artwork Submissions End August 20, 2022
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CALL FOR VISUAL ARTISTS: Artists Collective | Spartanburg 4th Annual Juried Exhibition
Open to SC, NC, VA, GA & TN
All visual artists, 18 years and older, are invited to apply for acceptance to the juried show that showcases the amazing diversity of work within this southern region. Exhibit takes place at the Solomon Gallery.
Application Submissions Between July 1 - 31, 2022
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CALL FOR VISUAL ARTISTS: Artesian Online Art Market
Virtual. Open to United States.
Artesian Arts Festival seeking artists from any federally recognized tribe to apply. The festival features fine art from more than 55 Chickasaw artists, live music, and cultural dance demonstrations.
Application Submissions End August 1, 2022
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42nd Annual Fine Arts Festival
Held in Southern Pines, NC
Arts Council of Moore County provide incentives for local artists to improve their technique and a place to showcase and sell their artwork.
Artwork Accepted at Campbell House July 18 – 23, 2022
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4th Friday and The District Vibe
Held in Downtown Fayetteville, NC
Cool Spring Downtown District is seeking artists, performers, nonprofits and food vendors that would like to participate. 4th Friday is held on every 4th Friday of the month from March through October from 6p to 9p.
Local Artists Vendor Fee $25. Click to Download Application.
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Open to North Carolina
Products made in NC. Our State Magazine is accepting entries from North Carolina makers, bakers, crafters, and creators in the categories of Craft, Drink, Food, Home & Garden, and Style. Entries are based on quality, innovation and creativity, and the product’s tie to NC.
Category winners will each receive an ad in Our State's December 2022 issue, email and social media promotion, inclusion in Our State's February 2023 issue for Made in NC Awards feature stories, and digital article and video.
Entry Submissions End August 8, 2022
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CALL FOR EXHIBITORS: Thompson Art Gallery
Located at Furman University, Greenville, SC
Seeking established artists to submit a proposal for solo and group exhibitions during the 2023-24 academic year.
Entry Submissions End November 11, 2022
