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Artist calls and other opportunities are posted as they become available. Subscribe to the Arts Flash Newsletter to stay up to date about upcoming calls and Raleigh Arts projects.
Sir Walter Raleigh Awards Artist Call
Deadline to apply: June 9 at 11:59 p.m.
The Raleigh Design Review Commission is seeking a local artist to design the official certificate and sticker for the 43rd Annual Sir Walter Raleigh Awards. This is a unique chance to showcase your talent and contribute to one of Raleigh’s signature design events. The call is open to artists and/or graphic designers 18+ who live, work, or study in Wake County.
The selected artist will receive a $1,250 honorarium, collaborate with the Commission, and be recognized at the fall awards ceremony.
John Chavis Memorial Park Artival Call for Talent
Deadline to apply: May 16, 2025
John Chavis Memorial Park is looking for artists to participate in Artival, a vibrant one-day art event during Juneteenth Celebrations. This celebration of culture, creativity, and freedom highlights the rich artistic expressions contributing to Juneteenth’s significance. Whether you are a visual artist, sculptor, performer, or creator of other art forms, we welcome your contributions to make this event a truly unforgettable experience.
Sertoma Arts Center 2026 Gallery Program
Work by Dain Kim in the Raleigh Room
Deadline to apply: June 30, 2025
The Sertoma Arts Center is seeking artists to display their work in this unique community-based arts facility! The facility has the ability to display both 2-D and 3-D works. Both emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply.
Learn more about the 2026 Gallery Program.
SEEK Raleigh
"VITAL Health", Michael S.Williams and Stacey L. Kirby, performance for SEEK Raleigh, 2020. Photo by Caroline Cockrell.
SEEK Raleigh is an experimental public art program by Raleigh Arts that engages the community through public art in City of Raleigh Parks, greenways, and/or community spaces. Propose a public art project that you would like to create. Artists may submit up to four proposals per year. The City will provide space and funding.
The next application review is planned for Winter 2025. Learn more about the SEEK Raleigh artist call.
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round
Raleigh Art's Block2 Gallery is an outdoor visual platform for video, digital, and new media artists. Viewed after dark, the changing videos aim to expand a viewer's notion of visual art and introduce the community to new artists, ideas, and experimental mediums.
If you're interested in applying, please email Stacy Bloom Rexrode, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections.
