Calls to Artists

FREE vending for artists! Dates through 2026 (scroll down). Multiple locations. First to reserve gets the spot.

The ArtFields Team will be looking for one dynamic image to represent the ArtFields Festival on our poster, sticker, and other multi-media. The winner will receive $2,000, lots of recognition, 25 posters, and and a sample of any other merch with the design. Artists must reside in the Southeastern US.

OBRA Collective is seeking artwork that speaks to resilience, justice, and the complex experience of being here, now. Whether you work in painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, or any other form - if your art has something to say about persistence in the face of injustice, we want to see it.

**Exhibition:** March-April 2026
**Location:** OBRA Gallery at the VAPA Center, 700 N Tryon St, Charlotte NC

Your voice matters. Your art matters. Join us in creating a space for honest expression and community dialogue.

This fan favorite event features 3, one hour long live-action rounds. Our prizes this year are: 1st Place – $2,000, 2nd Place – $1,000, and 3rd Place – $500. The contest will be from 1 – 4PM on Saturday, April 25th. Apply via ArtBooth by February 1st!

For the first time ever, the NC Folk Festival is inviting North Carolina–based artists to create the official artwork for our 2026 Festival, September 18-20. The selected artwork will be featured on the official poster and across festival promotions, merchandise, and digital platforms.

Artists are encouraged to create designs that capture the mission, energy, and spirit of the Festival, a celebration of music, dance, craft, and community that brings together artists and audiences from around the world. The artist selected will receive $1,500.

This open call is for artists working in 2D across illustration, graphic design, drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, and digital art who are interested in creating a cohesive three-can illustration series.

The visual direction draws from retro futurism and Project 1794 references, with room for narrative, atmosphere, and a strong graphic point of view.

One selected artist will receive a $1,500 paid commission to produce final can artwork in collaboration with Service Brewing Co. No new work is required.

Submissions for Shain Gallery's 8th annual Up and Coming Invitational Show are officially open!! Open to early to mid-career artists on the east coast + Texas. Show opens July 24.

All the Fixins: Artists from the South is a juried exhibition showcasing the phenomenal artistic talent of artists living and working in the South. All the Fixins will take place at the Reeves House Visual Arts Center from May 8 – July 4, 2026. Susan Bridges, the Director/Owner of Whitespace Gallery, will review artist submissions to determine which work will be shown and which artworks will receive awards for first ($500), second ($250), and third place ($100).

This event will be held across 3 days April 16, 17, and 18 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM with awards selected by judge Paula Holtzclaw on April 18. Choose your day to start painting, and enter you work for a chance to compete for the following awards: $1000 for first place, $700 for second place, and $300 for third place. When you are completely finished with your work, take your work and your easel to the designated drop-off site and all artworks will be judged on Saturday, April 18th at 5pm.

This year, the Moore Farms Botanical Garden is an official painting site!