Public Art

Charlotte SHOUT! is an aspirational multi-week festival designed to showcase our community by celebrating Charlotte’s creativity and innovation through art, music, food, and ideas. Located primarily in Uptown Charlotte, SHOUT! will feature exceptionally curated programming from around the corner and around the world.

We are looking for interactive installations that are more than just touch. Proposed works will be temporary installations that explore an engaging idea or thematic concept while also having an interactive component. Our hope is for participants to interact with your work multiple times throughout the festival with different impressions after each visit. Successful proposals will demonstrate a unique experience, new technology, sustainability, accessibility, and innovative thinking. Fee to submit: $25. Theme: Curiosity.

Easter Eggs on Parade is a fun way for Charlotte SHOUT! to showcase local artists’ talent inspired by famous, bejeweled eggs. GIANT eggs will be placed Uptown for the entirety of the festival, and we are looking for local artists to decorate an egg. Each egg is made of fiberglass, stands 48” tall, 36” in diameter, and sits on a solid base.

We want to see your artistic take on a GIANT, bejeweled egg (think “Fabergé”). We are looking for mostly 3D designs but are open to 2D ideas as well. Selected artists will receive $2,000 to carry out their idea. Charlotte SHOUT! is looking for big ideas and invites you to be as creative as possible in your proposal. Fee to submit: $10. Theme: Curiosity.

Charlotte SHOUT! is all about shouting Charlotte’s talent. What better way to SHOUT! than with our own !con. Giant exclamation points will be located at various venues during the festival. We are looking for 10–12 artists to have their work featured as a SHOUT! !con and displayed throughout the festival. Selected artists will receive $1,000 and be featured on an !con. Submission Fee: $10 Budget if selected: $1000. Theme: Curiosity.

Want your art featured on playable arcade machines in public spaces?! We’re looking for 7 artists to create bold digital designs that will wrap our custom-built ArtCade machines, interactive public art pieces that fuse games, art, and technology in vibrant community spaces.