Calls for Artists & Venues
Calls for Artists & Writers
May 14 deadline - Artists in Schools Teaching artist applications for Fayetteville-Cumberland County Arts. Website
Play it Again Records Building in Valdese seeks exhibiting artists for their 24/7 window gallery for May, June, July, August, November & December 2021 - contact David Mency at waggletone@yahoo.com for details.
July 24 deadline - 41st Annual Fine Arts Festival, Arts Council of Moore County - details
Tanger Outlets Weekend Artisan Markets - call for artists, application - contact Katy.Reisterer@tangeroutlets.com or 828-295-4444
Foothills Folk Art Festival - details & contact Alex Frick at 828-695-4266 or africk@newtonnc.gov
Franklin County Arts Council Writers Guild accepting submissions for annual literary journal. website or email
Check out these websites for additional opportunities
Caldwell Arts Council: website
Caldwell Arts Council Sculpture Celebration: website
Cafe’ for Artists - register for access to Calls for Artists across the country: website
Carolina Arts E-zine Artist Opportunities & Events: website
Foothills Folk Art Festival: website
NC Arts Council Artist Opportunities: website
North Carolina Writers’ Network: website
Patterson School Foundation, Lenoir/Happy Valley - contact Susan Rowe @ 828-493-1497 - for instruction opportunities: website
Professional Artist Magazine - discover artist opportunities in their free e-newsletters, “The Buzz” and “The Calls": website
Art Venues
Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir: website or Facebook
Martin Luther King Center, Lenoir: website or Facebook; contact Lester Wittington, Facilities Manager @ 828-757-2170
Red Awning Gallery, Hudson: Facebook
Ashe County Arts Council, West Jefferson: website or Facebook
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Blowing Rock: website or Facebook
Burke Arts Council, Morganton: website or Facebook
Full Circle Arts Gallery, Hickory: website or Facebook
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory: website or Facebook
Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Museum, Hiddenite: website or Facebook
Morganton City Hall, Morganton: website
Mulberry Creek Farm, Catawba: website, Facebook or Instagram
New Window Gallery @ Play It Again Records Building, Valdese: Facebook - contact David Mench @ waggletone@yahoo.com or 828-874-1800
Rock School Arts Foundation, Valdese: website or Facebook
Toe River Arts, Burnsville & Spruce Pine: website or Facebook
Trade Alley Art, Hickory: website or Facebook
Watauga County Arts Council / King Street Art Collective, & Blue Ridge ArtSpace, Boone: website or Facebook