Calls to Artists

FREE vending for artists! Dates through 2025. Multiple locations. First to reserve gets the spot.

Artists of all ages are invited to apply for an open-themed, Juried Art Exhibition hosted by Trade Alley Art Gallery and held Tuesday, September 23rd through Friday, October 3rd, 2025. Trade Alley Art is a Fine Art Gallery located in the heart of Historic Downtown Hickory, North Carolina. Cash prizes totaling $1200.

The Pauline Tea Bar seeks submissions for Space to Heal, an upcoming Fall exhibition exploring the physical and spiritual environments that nurture wellness and personal growth. Artists are invited to submit 1–3 works in any medium or size that visually express what creates a sense of mind-body-spirit cohesion in their lives. Show us what healing looks like to you.

Located on the first floor of McMaster College, the home of the School of Visual Art and Design, the McMaster Gallery serves as the central location for contemporary art on the University of South Carolina's downtown Columbia campus.

McMaster Gallery seeks proposals for innovative and professional exhibitions that lead key conversations in contemporary art making, support curricular initiatives, and broaden student experience. At least two accepted exhibitions will take place in the planning period. Exhibition Proposals may be for a solo or group show. A total budget of up to $2,500 per exhibition is offered to cover travel and accommodation reimbursement, visitor's fee, and/or other expenses, subject to budget approval.

Prospective exhibition scheduling period: August 2026 – May 2027

2025 Beatles Art Contest is Now Open!
New this year — expanded themes! We want you to expand your creative vision — the Beatles didn’t just change music, they transformed culture, fashion, politics, and the very pulse of a generation.

Artists of all ages and levels are invited to explore how the Beatles influenced, and were influenced by, the world beyond their music—from the style revolution to social movements, from psychedelic art to peace and protest. Whether your work is a tribute to a song, a nod to the 60s, or a visual interpretation of change itself, we want to see it all!

We can receive sacredness in the ordinary moments when the soul pauses-just long enough to realize it matters. There are few times in life that elicit as much beauty, joy, or weight as when the soul feels it's worth. The Gallery at Morningstar invites artists of all mediums to interpret and express this powerful theme. Exhibition opening October 17.

Call to Artists! Join us in celebrating ARTOBERFEST!

🍁All Fine Art Media Show (with the exception of photography)
🍁Members and non-members welcome!
🍁Up to 2 entries per artist! Judged Show & Competition (not juried)
🍁Entry: $50 non-members!
🍁Register online by Monday, September 22nd!

Show Judge: Molly Kenny, Gallery Director of Anne Neilson Fine Art in Charlotte, NC
Show Sponsors: @fourcornersframing @lknlocal

The Holiday Shop is looking for ornaments, holiday cards, holiday present tags, jewelry, pottery, art journals, 2026 calendars, magnets, and small 2D artworks, 15" by 15" max. including frame. Artists will be juried in for inclusion, and items must be for sale for this opportunity. Artists set their own prices for their works in the Shop, but please consider price points for Shop items of $100.00 or less, with, if appropriate, a few selective items priced at $150 - $500.

The Charlotte Chalk Art Festival (CCAF), a FREE, family-friendly two-day festival, will be held at NoDa Brewing Company North End, 150 W 32nd St, Charlotte, NC 28206, on October 18th and 19th from 12pm to 5pm each day.

CCAF features a street chalk art competition for ages 12-17 and 18+.

Festival goers will watch and cheer on the competitors and the artists creating the street chalk art gallery while enjoying various art-focused activities, music, and performance offerings, patronizing our curated arts, crafts, retail, food, and beverage vendors.