Calls for Artists & Venues
Calls for Artists & Writers
Mulberry Creek Farm (Catawba) call for artists - Autumn Artisan Market October 23-24 and Holiday Mistletoe Market November 6-7 - details
Play it Again Records Building in Valdese seeks exhibiting artists for their 24/7 window gallery for July, August, November & December 2021 - contact David Mench at waggletone@yahoo.com for details.
June 28-29 - Auditions for Town of Hudson "Welcome to Mitford" play
June 30 deadline - Sally Buckner Emerging Writer's Fellowship - details
July 7 deadline - Artist proposals for art installations City of Morganton Main Street
July 24 deadline - 41st Annual Fine Arts Festival, Arts Council of Moore County - details
July 26 deadline - HUB Station Arts Center Annual Arts Festival is August 13-14 - details
July 30 deadline - Sculpture Salmagundi XXV - Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount NC
July 31 deadline - Artists Collective Spartanburg juried exhibition - details
Tanger Outlets Weekend Artisan Markets - call for artists, application - contact Katy.Reisterer@tangeroutlets.com or 828-295-4444
August 15 deadline - Franklin County Arts Council Writers Guild accepting submissions for annual literary journal. website or email
August 31 deadline - Trade Alley Art Juried Arts Competition to be held October 12-29 - website
September 1 standard registration deadline - Foothills Folk Art Festival - details & contact Alex Frick at 828-695-4266 or africk@newtonnc.gov
Check out these websites for additional opportunities
Art Deadlines list: 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
HUB Station Arts Center seeks artists to exhibit - Call Janice at 828-726-8871 or email
Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Lenoir seeks artists to exhibit - CALL Lester at 757-2170 for details
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
Western NC Sculpture Center, Lenoir - website
Art Venues
Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir: website or Facebook
HUB Station Arts Center, Hudson: website
Martin Luther King Center, Lenoir: website or Facebook; contact Lester Wittington, Facilities Manager @ 828-757-2170
Red Awning Gallery, Hudson: Facebook
Western NC Sculpture Center, Lenoir: Website
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