Outdoor art festival on a sunny day with grassy paths connecting brightly colored tents.

Fall Arts Fair 2023 | Photograph by Tatyana Kiahra

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John Chavis Memorial Park Artival Call for Talent SEEK Raleigh Sertoma Arts Center 2026 Gallery Program Block2 Gallery Video Series

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John Chavis Memorial Park Artival Call for Talent

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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.

Learn more and apply online

SEEK Raleigh

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"VITAL Health", Michael S.Williams and Stacey L. Kirby, performance for SEEK Raleigh, 2020. Photo by Caroline Cockrell.

Deadline: April 30, 2025

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 Spring 2025. Learn more about the SEEK Raleigh artist call.

Sertoma Arts Center 2026 Gallery Program

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Work by Dain Kim in the Raleigh Room 

Deadline: 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.

Block2 Gallery Video Series

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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.

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