RevArt, in collaboration with the Launch Co-working, invites artists to submit works for the upcoming exhibition “Art for a Sustainable Future.” This exhibition will explore themes of sustainability, climate change, and environmentalism, showcasing the power of art to inspire change and foster dialogue around pressing ecological issues.

We are seeking 2D artworks that are ready to hang on the wall, including paintings, drawings, photography, printmaking, mixed media, and textile art.

Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture is looking for Triangle-based artists to create murals painted on the sidewalk around prominent storm drains in Chapel Hill, NC. These storm drain murals will be approximately 6 feet in diameter, are intended to last a few years, and their designs should be fun, eye-catching, and speak to environmental themes.

Eligibility: Artists and/or teams ages 18+, who live within 40 miles of Chapel Hill
Deadline: Monday, February 24 at 5pm

Fees or awards
Finalist stipends: $100/artist or team | Project stipends: $1,400/artist or team
 

Founded in 2008, the National Youth Poet Laureate Program is an initiative of Urban Word – the largest and most comprehensive
 youth literary arts organization in the country – in collaboration with local arts and literary organizations, Arts Councils and library systems; and is supported by the leading organizations in our field, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Academy of American Poets, the Poetry Coalition, the Library of Congress, the National Parks
Service, and the Kennedy Center.

Statewide submissions for Youth Poet Laureate applicants are open each year in the month of February (Feb. 1-29) to young writers ages 13-19 (at the time of submission). We encourage submissions from young writers and poets, as well as local, city and county YPL's. All are eligible.

The Hillsborough Arts Council is seeking the Town of Hillsborough's next Poet Laureate!

The Town of Hillsborough, Mayor Mark Bell, and the Hillsborough Arts Council are thrilled to announce the relaunch of Hillsborough’s Poet Laureate Program. Our next Poet Laureate will serve a two-year term from spring 2025 to spring 2027. By broadening our requirements for citizen-poets at any stage of their literary journey, we hope to attract a diverse applicant pool in background, perspective, and poetic craft.

The Hillsborough Poet Laureate must be a citizen-poet who cares deeply about community service and poetry advocacy in Hillsborough. Ideally, they will develop a town presence during their two-year term, nurturing the appreciation of poetry and literature in Hillsborough by conducting public readings, workshops, lectures, or presentations in diverse public settings.

Let your creativity run wild with the Open Theme competition! There are no limits to your imagination—whether you work in traditional art, mixed media, digital art, sculpture, or photography, this competition is your opportunity to showcase your unique vision in any style or subject matter. Take the stage and share your finest work with the world!
1st Place: $100 USD, professionally designed certificate, and extensive media promotion.

Fees or awards
Entry fee is $25, awards offered.
 

Know a U.S.-based* young visual artist (ages 16-25) who identifies as disabled+ whose work should be part of an exhibition at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.? Encourage them to apply for the Access/VSA Emerging Young Artist Program.

A jury will select fifteen artists to each receive a $3,000 award, have one of their submitted pieces appear in an exhibition, and attend a series of all-expenses-paid professional development workshops at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. June 17-21, 2025.

Artist must submit images or videos of at least three pieces and answer the following prompts:

Tell us about yourself. What do we need to know about you?
Tell us about your art. What is your artistic process? How/why do you create?
What unique perspective would you bring to the group?
What are your future plans? How would this program help you achieve your goals?
 

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers with a deep appreciation for the wonders of the natural world. Submissions to our online art contest is open to artist from around the world. Best in show wins a cash prize, free entry in to the Blu Sky Artist Award with a chance to win $500!, will have their artwork used as the poster of the exhibition and more. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. $12 per submission. The deadline to submit entries is February 28, 2025.

Fees or awards
$12 per image

The Koi Artist Award is our way of extending a hand to emerging and established artists. This award is open worldwide to artists 18 years and above. Accepting entries of all mediums, styles, and genres.
The KAA is Open theme (Artist’s Choice) giving the creators artistic freedom for self-expression. This is a fantastic opportunity for artists worldwide. Entry Fee: $35

Fees or awards
The Winner of the Koi Artist Award will receive a $500 cash prize, a solo exhibition, Certificate, media blast and highlight on the newsletter.
 

Production Grants are awarded to 20 dance projects annually through a competitive two-stage application process. Artists/choreographers and/or companies apply to receive a package of support that includes:

$45,000 for the creation of a new dance project 
$10,000 in general operating support for the artist/company 
$10,000 for production residency and/or community engagement plans 
$35,000 to support a U.S.* tour** of the work 

Creation funds and general operating funds are paid directly to the artist/company or their fiscal sponsor to cover expenses related to making the new dance project during the creation period (defined as the period from the receipt of funds to the premiere of the performative work). Works may not premiere before October 1, 2025. 

ArtQuest at GreenHill is seeking artists or teams to create stations that inspire arts exploration. The stations will increase the artistic opportunities for visitors and be a major component of celebrating our 30th anniversary. All works will need to be suitable for public interaction, engage visitors in creative play, and build on the STEAM principles of inquiry, critical thinking, and process-based learning. Stations will serve as a creative space to explore specific art media or concept.

Fees or awards
$500 award for finalists, $1,500-$10,000 contracts for those chosen