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The N.C. Arts Council is pleased to share the following opportunities for artists that have recently been submitted to us. Please contact the organization listed if you have any questions.

The Arts Council does not endorse or recommend any specific opportunities, but provides this list for information only. We encourage artists to research each opportunity thoroughly before applying. Artist opportunities may be submitted to jennifer.huggins@ncdcr.gov.

General Artist Opportunities

University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Artists are invited to register for the Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference, an artist-led conference that will present entrepreneurial strategies and resources for emerging and mid-career artists as well as students to help create new opportunities. The conference will take place Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Elliott University Center at UNC Greensboro. Registration fee applies.

Deadline: February 11
For more information: Visit http://seac.uncg.edu/ or contact Jan Szelkowski at jiszelko@uncg.edu or (336) 256-8649.

ArtCorps, Ispwich, Mass.
ArtCorps is accepting residency applications from artists interested in art for social change. ArtCorps artists use theater, storytelling, music, digital media and other creative facilitation techniques to educate and inspire people to participate actively in improving the environmental, health and social conditions in their communities. This year’s residencies (June 2012 through June 2013) will take place in Belize and Guatemala.

Deadline: February 15
For more information: http://artcorp.org/wp/?p=2750

Performing Artists/Presenters

VSA International, Washington, D.C.
VSA International is accepting applications for the Young Soloists Award, given annually to up to four outstanding musicians (ages 14 to 25) who have a disability, two from the U.S. and two from the international arena. The award provides an opportunity for these emerging musicians to each earn a $5,000 award, professional development opportunities and a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Deadline: January 31
For more information: http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/vsa/programs/call_entries.cfm

Working Artist.org
Applications are being accepted for the Working Artist Music Award grant, a small monthly purchase award to help talented musicians, bands, singer-songwriters, producers and composers in all genres meet their objectives. Application fee applies.

Deadline: January 3
For more information: http://www.workingartist.org/music-awards-guidelines.html

New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston, Mass.
The French-U.S. Exchange in Dance (FUSED) is an ongoing partnership between the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in collaboration with the French American Cultural Exchange. Applications are being accepted from any U.S. nonprofit presenting institution seeking to support a residency or present a French dance artist/company’s work that is new or rarely seen in the U.S.

Deadline: February 1
For more information: http://www.nefa.org/grants_services/international_partnerships#fused

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore, Md.
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announces the third round of USArtists International grant awards for performing arts projects taking place between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013. USArtists International provides support for American dance, music and theater ensembles and solo artists invited to perform at significant international festivals or engagements.

Deadline: April 20
For more information: http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/us_artists/guidelines.html

Literary Artists

Raleigh Review, Raleigh
Raleigh Review’s NC Poetry on the Bus campaign, in conjunction with Raleigh’s Capital Area Transit, is now open to poetry submissions by N.C. poets and writers. Poems by N.C. writers will be placed on placards in several city busses during poetry month — April 2012. The goal for April 2013 is to have a poem on every capital city bus, and in 2014, the goal is to have poems by N.C. poets in city busses all year, every year.

Deadline: Open
For more information: http://www.raleighreview.org/NC_Poetry_on_the_Bus.html

Austin Community College, Austin, Tex.
The 2012 Balcones Fiction Prize, sponsored by Austin Community College, awards $1,500 for an outstanding book of literary fiction published between January 1 and December 31, 2011. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: January 31
For more information: http://acccreativewriting.com/blog/balcones-fiction-prize-post/

North Carolina Writers’ Network
The North Carolina Writers’ Network is now accepting submissions for its annual Doris Betts Fiction Prize, administered by the North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR). The Doris Betts Fiction Prize awards $250 and publication in the NCLR to the author of the winning short story of up to 6,000 words. The contest is open to any writer who is a legal resident of N.C., a member of the N.C. Writers’ Network or a subscriber to the NCLR. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: February 15
For more information: http://www.ncwriters.org/programs-and-services/competitions/25-doris-betts-fiction-prize

Memoirs, Ink, Culver City, Calif.
Memoirs, Ink is looking for original, well-written personal essays, memoirs or stories that are based on autobiographical experiences. The narrative must be in first person, and the contest is open to any type, genre or style of story. Cash prizes will be awarded. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: February 15
For more information: http://www.memoirsink.com/writingcontestguidelines/

Wordrunner eChapbooks, Petaluma, Calif.
Wordrunner eChapbooks publishes four online collections annually of fiction, poetry or memoirs. Submissions are currently being accepted for the mid-March issue. Selected authors will be compensated for publication.

Deadline: February 21
For more information: http://www.echapbook.com/

Carolina Woman Magazine, Chapel Hill
The Carolina Woman Magazine writing contest is open to any Carolina Woman reader in the Triangle area. Entries of short fiction, poetry or nonfiction essays under 2,000 words will be considered. Winners’ stories, poems and essays will be published in the April issue of Carolina Woman.

Deadline: February 28
For more information: http://www.carolinawoman.com/writing_contest.php

Writers@Work, Park City, Utah
The Writers@Work Annual Fellowship Competition is open to any writer who has not yet published a book-length volume of original work in the genre in which they submit a manuscript. Cash awards will be given in the categories of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: March 1
For more information: http://www.writersatwork.org/wp/

Carteret Writers, Morehead City
Carteret Writers is accepting submissions for its 2012 writing contest in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s literature and flash fiction. Winners will receive cash awards and publication in The Shoal. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: March 13
For more information: http://031a046.netsolhost.com/writingcontest2012.html

The Apex Awards for Publication Excellence, Springfield, Va.
The Apex Awards recognize excellence in graphic design, editorial content and overall communications effectiveness. The contest is open to corporate, nonprofit, freelance and agency communicators.

Deadline: March 19
For more information: http://www.apexawards.com/apexawards.htm

Open to Interpretation, St. Paul, Minn.
Open to Interpretation, a collaborative book project bringing together photographers, poets and writers, is accepting submissions for the “Intimate Landscape” juried writing competition. One selected writer will receive $300. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: March 29
For more information: http://www.open2interpretation.com/submit_intimate_landscape.html

Silver Boomer Books, Abilene, Tex.
Silver Boomer Books has extended the reading period for submissions to On Our Own, an anthology about the widowhood experience. Prose or poetry is welcome. All aspects of widowhood are acceptable.

Deadline: March 31
For more information: http://silverboomerbooks.com/sbb/wp/for-writers/

Passaic County Community College, Paterson, N.J.
The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College is accepting entries for the 2012 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards. Only unpublished poems may be submitted. Cash prizes will be awarded, and the winners will be asked to participate in a reading in the Paterson Historic District. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: April 1
For more information: http://www.pccc.edu/home/cultural-affairs/poetry-center/prizes

The Country Dog Review, Oxford, Miss.
The Country Dog Review, an online journal of poetry and poetry book reviews, is now accepting submissions for its first annual poetry contest, The Argos Prize. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: April 15
For more information: http://www.countrydogreview.org/The_Argos_Prize.html

Charlotte Writers’ Club, Charlotte
Submissions are being accepted for the Elizabeth Simpson Smith Short Story Contest. Original, unpublished stories between 1,500 and 4,000 words are eligible. Cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: May 15
For more information: http://www.charlottewritersclub.org/ess_short_story

River Styx, St. Louis, Mo.
River Styx magazine is accepting submissions for its 2012 International Poetry Contest. No more than three unpublished poems may be submitted by a single writer. Cash prize will be awarded. Entry fee applies and includes a subscription to River Styx.

Deadline: May 31
For more information: http://riverstyx.org/contests/index.php

Visual Artists

Falling Rivers Gallery, Albemarle
Jewelry artists are invited to participate in “From the Heart,” a jewelry show and sale at Falling Rivers Gallery, Saturday, Feb. 4, through Saturday, Feb. 18. Artists participating in this event are encouraged to demonstrate their creation process during this two-week show. Booth fee and commission apply.

Deadline: Until filled
For more information: Download an application at http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104289134815-77/Vendor+agreement.pdf (PDF) or contact Falling Rivers Gallery at fallingriversgallery@yahoo.com or (704) 983-4278.

Fayetteville Art Guild, Fayetteville
Artists are invited to submit up to three original works to the Focus on Beauty photography exhibition at Gallery ONE13 to be held Friday, Jan. 27, through Saturday, Feb. 18. Artists residing in Cumberland County and surrounding areas are eligible. Awards will be given. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: Artwork must be delivered to Gallery ONE13, 113 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, January 20 or January 21.
For more information: Contact Noreda Hess at noreda1@hotmail.com or (910) 484-6849.

Lake Eden Arts Festival, Black Mountain
The Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) is calling all handcraft artists to apply for the 2012 festivals. The spring festival will be held Thursday, May 10, through Sunday, May 13, and the fall festival will be held Thursday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 21. Fifty-five exhibitors per festival will be chosen by jury. Open to all media. Booth fee applies.

Deadline: January 30 (spring festival), June 15 (fall festival
For more information: http://theleaf.org/index.php/thefestival/arts/handcrafts-a-folk-arts

N.C. Museum of Art, Raleigh
The N.C. Museum of Art requests original works of art to be considered for inclusion in Art of the Auction — a silent and live auction event to be held Saturday, April 14. Selected works will be on view in the museum’s East Building Friday, March 30, through the date of the event. Proceeds from Art of the Auction will benefit museum exhibitions and programs. One work will be selected as Best in Show and receive $3,000 from the N.C. Museum of Art Foundation Inc.

Deadline: January 31
For more information: http://ncartmuseum.org/auction/

Working Artist.org
Applications are being accepted for the Working Art Grant, a small monthly purchase award to help serious artists keep working. It is an open call to all visual artists. Application fee applies.

Deadline: January 31
For more information: http://www.workingartist.org/art-grant-guidelines.html

Associated Artists of Southport
Associated Artists of Southport is accepting entries for the Spring Art Show to take place in Franklin Square Gallery Thursday, March 1, through Saturday, March 24. Cash prizes will be awarded. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: February 10
For more information: Visit http://www.franklinsquaregallery.com/juried.htm or contact Dot Moore at dotmoore@ec.rr.com or (910) 278-4122.

CowParade North Carolina, Chapel Hill
CowParade North Carolina 2012 invites interested artists of all types — painters, sculptures, craftsmen, architects and other creative and artistic individuals — to submit a design(s) for consideration in this unique exhibition. Selected cows will go “on parade” in June 2012 and will remain on public display through August 2012 in various indoor and outdoor locations in the greater Triangle area.

Deadline: February 15 (extended)
For more information: http://cowparadenc.com/artists

The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, N.J.
Artists are invited to submit work that presents a link between perception, appearance and reality in the upcoming juried exhibition Art of Illusion to be held Sunday, March 4, through Sunday, April 29. Entry fee applies to non-members.

Deadline: February 15
For more information: http://monmouthmuseum.org/

Teton County Library, Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Teton County Library announces a request for qualifications to create a new site-specific work for its lobby, currently under renovation. Three finalists will each receive a $1,200 honorarium to participate in a site visit and to develop a conceptual proposal. Preference will be given to artists with experience in LEED design principles, sustainable practices and the use of repurposed materials. Budget for the final project is $65,000.

Deadline: February 15
For more information: http://tclib.org/index.php/about_tcl/library_addition/

Art in the Pearl Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, Portland, Ore.
Artists are invited to apply for the juried Art in the Pearl Festival. One hundred and thirty artists will be selected. Application and booth fees apply.

Deadline: February 15
For more information: http://www.artinthepearl.com/artists.php

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Bristol, Va.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival is accepting entries for the 2012 poster contest. Artwork should be original in content with a music or festival-related theme. A cash prize will also be awarded to the winner.

Deadline: February 17
For more information: http://www.bristolrhythm.com/

Arc Studios & Gallery, San Francisco, Calif.
Arc Studios & Gallery has issued a call for artists for the juried exhibition Consequences to be held Saturday, May 12, through Saturday, June 2. Eligible mediums include sculpture, painting, drawing, photo, printmaking, ceramics, assemblage, collage, mixed media and fiber art. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: February 24
For more information: http://www.arc-sf.com/

Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, Kan.
Artists are invited to submit applications to the two nationally acclaimed juried shows of the 36th Smoky Hill River Festival in Salina, Kan. The shows include the Fine Art/Fine Craft Show (Saturday, June 9, through Sunday, June 10) and the Four Rivers Craft Show (Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10). Cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: February 25
For more information: http://www.riverfestival.com/salina/ArtandCraftApp.cfm

Town of Chapel Hill
Applications are being accepted from artists for the non-juried art show at Earth Action Day 2012 in Chapel Hill Saturday, April 14. The Earth Action Day mARTket features artists who create work fundamentally using recycled and up-cycled materials. Booth space is limited, and booth fee applies.

Deadline: March 10
For more information: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1828

Atelier 6000, Bend, Ore.
Atelier is accepting entries for the Upcycled Art juried exhibition to be held Wednesday, April 4, through Monday, April 30. This exhibition highlights artists taking the notion of reprocessing and conservation to new heights in two- and three-dimensional works creating Upcycled Art. Entry fee applies.

Deadline: March 16
For more information: http://www.atelier6000.org/?cat=3

Pamlico County Arts Council, Bayboro
Pamlico County Arts Council is accepting registrations from artists to participate in Art on the Neuse, an outdoor arts festival in Oriental, N.C., Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All original media will be considered. Registration fee applies.

Deadline: April 27
For more information: Visit www.pamlicoarts.org/opportunities.html or contact pererichsen@aol.com.

Town of Chapel Hill
The Town of Chapel Hill is accepting applications for the annual Festifall celebrating the area’s cultural arts. This outdoor event takes place on West Franklin Street Sunday, Oct. 7, from noon to 6 p.m. and brings more than 15,000 attendees to the area. Artists are invited to apply to showcase their work. Upon acceptance, artists will be eligible to participate in the juried portion of the show with cash prize categories. Application and booth fees apply.

Deadline: May 1
For more information: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1827