Calls for Artists: December 2025

Detail from Sitdown (2025) by 2025 South Arts Southern Prize Winner Tabitha Arnold. Photograph by and courtesy of the artist. Bernheim Forest 2025 Artist in Residence ProgramClermont, KentuckyDeadline: December 1, 2025 The Bernheim Forest residency awards up to 4 residencies a year to artists whose art ignites wonder, sparks curiosity, and brings people closer to nature. The program includes a $2,500 stipend along with the opportunity to live at Bernheim Forest and create site specific work inspired by their total immersion experience in the natural environment. One residency is always dedicated to an artist currently living in Kentucky or nearby counties in Southern Indiana; and one residency is dedicated to an artist whose work addresses environmental issues and the climate crisis. They encourage visual artists of all mediums to apply. Apply Creative Greensboro Downtown Arts Open CallGreensboro, North CarolinaDeadline: December 1, 2025 Downtown Arts provides support for and generates awareness about members of Greensboro’s visual arts community while enhancing the downtown built environment with original works of art. Selected artists will receive compensation and the support of City of Greensboro led marketing initiatives. Selected artists will receive compensation and promotion through several City-led initiatives. Applicants to this Call for Artists can choose to be considered for one or both of the following opportunities: Art on Downtown Kiosks: a $500 honorarium will be awarded to up to ten artists whose submitted work is selected for digital display on City maintained property, including on the 11 digital kiosks located throughout downtown, February 2025 through January 2026. Each selected artist/image will be displayed in a rotating slideshow on the downtown kiosks for 10 weeks. Art in City Hall: a $3,000 commission will be awarded to one artist who will create a new, original work no larger than 36” x 24” (or 36” x 24” x 24” if artwork is three-dimensional) that reflects their creative perspective on Greensboro in 2024. The original work will be placed in the City’s permanent collection and displayed periodically in public facilities. Both opportunities are available for Greensboro-based artists working in painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, glass, photography, digital arts, or fiber arts. Apply 8th Louisiana Biennial: National Juried ExhibitionRuston, LouisianaDeadline: December 2, 2025 The 8th Louisiana Biennial is open to artists in the US creating 2D, 3D, and video works that explore any theme. The juror is Bridget Bray, an independent curator based in Houston, TX. Bray was formerly the Nancy C. Allen Curator and Director of Exhibitions at Asia Society Texas. Apply Fiber Arts Exhibition “Homemade, Handmade, the Natural: The Transformative Nature of Fiber ArtOcala, FloridaDeadline: December 2, 2025 Call to Artists: Fiber Arts Exhibition “Homemade, Handmade, the Natural: The Transformative Nature of Fiber Art” On Display at The Brick: December 5 – January 3 Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA) invites local, regional, and national artists to submit works for our upcoming juried exhibition Homemade, Handmade, the Natural: The Transformative Nature of Fiber Art, organized and curated by David Campo III. This call has an entry fee of $20. Apply The Southern Prize and State FellowshipsThe South & OnlineDeadline: December 2, 2025 The South Arts Southern Prize and State Fellowships acknowledge, support, and celebrate the highest quality artistic work being created in the American South. The program is open to individual artists living in the South Arts region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The cohort of nine-state fellows will be selected through a two-tiered selection process by a national jury. A second national jury will select the Southern Prize Winner and Finalist. Jurors will make their selections based on artistic excellence that reflects and represents the array of artistic expression of the region. This program is open to visual artists in several categories. Apply Call for Artist Entries: 4th Annual ART FOR A CAUSE ExhibitionSt. Petersburg, FloridaDeadline: December 2, 2025 Artists are invited to apply to showcase their original artwork to raise awareness for the cause of their choice. This is a curated show. 20 artists will be selected from all applicants. Only 50 applications will be accepted. First come, first serve. Apply 2026 North Charleston Arts Fest Poster Design CompetitionNorth Charleston, South CarolinaDeadline: December 15, 2025 The City of North Charleston is calling upon South Carolina visual artists to participate in the 43rd Annual North Charleston Arts Fest Poster Design Competition. The winning piece will become the official poster design of the 2026 North Charleston Arts Fest, taking place April 29-May 3, and will be featured on all promotional materials and merchandise, including posters, billboards, print and digital advertisements, television commercials, program booklets, apparel, online, and more. The winning artist will receive a $1000 purchase award and a solo exhibition at Park Circle Gallery during May 2026. In addition, the winning piece will become part of the City of North Charleston’s Public Art Collection, which is displayed throughout City Hall. Apply 2026 North Charleston Arts Fest Performer/PresenterNorth Charleston, South CarolinaDeadline: December 15, 2025 The City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department is seeking artists in music, theatre, dance, visual art, media art, and literature to participate in the 2026 North Charleston Arts Fest to be held April 29-May 3 at various venues throughout North Charleston, SC. Regional and local artists and community organizations are welcome to submit an application to perform on stage or present their talents through programs such as exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and more. Apply Furman Universit