The North Carolina Arts Council is pleased to share this list of opportunities for artists. This is a free listing service where the entries are compiled via submissions from the field. If you have questions about a specific opportunity, please reach out to the organization listed directly.

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  • South Arts
    South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization empowering artists, organizations, and communities, and increasing access to arts and culture. 
  • NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
    The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources awards grants to individuals and organizations to foster historical, cultural, recreational, and environmental pursuits.
  • Local Arts Councils
    Check with your local arts council for regional artist opportunities and grants. 

  • ARTS North Carolina
    Publicizes job and internship opportunities through its membership listserv. Arts North Carolina will not post job listings that do not provide a salary range or that request candidates provide a salary history. Members may submit unlimited listings at no charge. Non-members pay $100 per listing.
  • Jobs in North Carolina Government
    Jobs openings are listed for all agencies within the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, including the N.C. Arts Council.

  • Americans for the Arts
    A service for both job seekers and arts employers. Job seekers can post their resumes and use the searchable database of nonprofit and for-profit arts management positions at organizations across the United States. For a moderate fee, employers can post a job opening and use the searchable database of online resumes to find qualified professional candidates.
  • New York Foundation for the Arts
    Job seekers can access listings for free and arts organizations are charged a moderate fee to post a job opening or artist opportunity.

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Visual Art Art Room Gallery

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 5th “Grey” Online Art Competition for the month of April 2025. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. Only the works of art created in black, white and or shades of grey will be accepted. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. Winning artwork (Firs

Fees or awards
$20

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Performing Arts Bass and Acoustic Guitar Player Needed

A active Inspirational and Family friendly country artist is looking for an acoustic and bass player. This is a pay per date event and the artist travels within a 5 state radius. This is NOT A BAR GIG but fairs/festivals/churches/ and other civic organizations. Showtime is usually 1 hour and a half. Please email audition video and headshot to redcountrypromotions@gmail.com
 

Friday, April 18, 2025
Visual Art Call for Entries: The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition offers artists the chance to gain global recognition and access to over $70,000 in prizes, including an exhibition in New York City.

Fees or awards
$55 entry fee which includes up to 5 images ($5 for each additional image)

 

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Visual Art True Blue 2025 Art Competition

Artists and photographers worldwide are invited to explore and celebrate the many shades of blue in their artwork. Whether you're drawn to the calm of soft pastels or the power of deep indigo, this competition is your opportunity to showcase your best work. Submissions to our online art contests and exhibitions are open to artist from around the world over 18yrs

Best in Show wins a $150 cash prize, free entry into the Blu Sky Artist Award (with a chance to win $500), and promotion.

Fees or awards
$12 per image

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Visual Art Blue Koi Gallery

Artists worldwide are invited to explore the beauty of repetition, rhythm, and depth in A Celebration of Patterns & Textures. This competition welcomes artwork that highlights intricate designs, bold textures, and dynamic compositions, showcasing the harmony between structure and spontaneity. Whether abstract or representational, your work should capture the essence of pattern and texture as a fundamental visual language. Win $150 in Cash, prizes

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

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Visual Art Artist Space Gallery

We are pleased to announce our third Yellow online Art Competition for the month of May 2025.  The theme may feature any artwork showcasing the color “Yellow” or its various shades, including beige, lemon yellow, canary yellow, and golden yellow. All visual art mediums are allowed. In addition to the selected artists, the jury will select award winners in the following art categories: painting, photography, sculpture.  All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate.  An article ab

Fees or awards
$20

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Literary Arts North Carolina Literary Review

The North Carolina Literary Review is accepting submissions for the 2025 Jaki Shelton Green Performance Poetry Prize competition, co-sponsored by the North Carolina Poetry Society. This year’s final judge is El’Ja Bowens, a renowned author, poet, and performance artist. Poets must be either NCLR subscribers or members of the North Carolina Poetry Society to submit. Poets who are both can submit two performance video recordings.

Fees or awards
$250
 

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Literary Arts North Carolina Literary Review

The North Carolina Literary Review is accepting submissions for the 2025 James Applewhite Poetry Prize competition. This year’s final judge is Joseph Bathanti, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina and a highly respected figure in both the literary and academic worlds. Submit up to 5 poems between now and April 30th. For eligibility guidelines and submission instructions, go to: nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/applewhite-guidelines/

Fees or awards
$250

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Visual Art Under the Sea Virtual Exhibition

This exhibition showcases artists who are passionate about the ocean and its future. If you are an artist who cares deeply about our oceans, their ecosystems, and the magical beauty beneath the waves, we invite you to apply.
The exhibition is open to all new media, video, digital art, and photography artists. 2D works, like paintings and prints, are also accepted in a photographic format, as we recognize that they can stand as art in their own right.

Fees or awards
$25

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Public Art Yadkin Arts Council

The Yadkinville Public Art Committee in partnership with the Yadkin Arts Council are seeking artists and artist teams to submit proposals for the installation of a permanent outdoor mural in downtown Yadkinville. Funding for this mural is being provided through a grant from the Town of Yadkinville and the Yadkinville Tourism Development Authority. This will be the first mural of an ongoing downtown mural project – the deadline outlined above is for the first selected mural but the possibility of additional murals being selected will be considered as more funding is obtained.

Fees or awards
$5,000-$10,000

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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