Open Calls for Art
DAG 71st Annual Juried Exhibition: Applications now open - deadline 10.20
Link for DAG Members - $15 Application Fee
Link for Non-Members - $45 Application Fee
NC Veteran’s Show: in partnership with the Joel Fund and Heart2Hand - deadline 10.17
Outside Opportunities
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Residency Dates: January 8, 2026 - January 4, 2027
Since 2000, Artspace has provided emerging visual artists with time and space to explore their work in a supportive and thriving open studio environment in our historic building at the heart of downtown Raleigh. Every year, Artspace selects up to two artists in an emerging stage of their professional careers to participate in this year-long residency.
This opportunity includes:
24-hour access to a rent-free studio space for one year.
A $200 monthly stipend
Opportunities to interact with the public by participating in our city-wide monthly First Friday art walk, tours, and school field trips.
Opportunities for professional development and collaboration with peers
Community engagements through intentional programming, including speaking and paid teaching opportunities.
Continued support through consultations with our knowledgeable staff, promotions on our social media channels and website, and a monthly e-news with calls for artists and other listings.
A professionally installed solo exhibition at Artspace within 12 months of the completion of the residency.
A presentation, artist talk and/or demonstration to the public to coincide with their residency or exhibition.
Eligibility: Artists must be over 18 years of age and must currently reside in NC. Artists must not be enrolled in an institutional program of study during the residency period. (Applicants may be in school during the application process.)
Application Fee: Free
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This year-long residency focuses on recent graduates from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). Upon graduation students often lose resources, equipment, colleagues, and mentors. The HBCU Artist Residency seeks to remedy those issues by extending the learning process and broadening the experience for recent graduates to build their career as a visual artist. Every year Artspace selects one emerging artist for this career-stimulus residency.
This opportunity includes:
24-hour access to a rent-free studio space for one year.
A $200 monthly stipend.
At least one formal networking opportunity during the residency.
Opportunities to interact with the public by participating in our city-wide monthly First Friday art walk, tours, and school field trips.
Opportunities for professional development and collaboration with peers
Community engagements through intentional programming, including speaking and paid teaching opportunities.
Continued support through consultations with our knowledgeable staff, promotions on our social media channels and website, and a monthly e-news with calls for artists and other listings.
A professionally installed solo exhibition at Artspace and/or a partnering HBCU campus within 12 months of the completion of the residency.
A presentation, artist talk and/or demonstration to the public to coincide with their residency or exhibition.
Eligibility: Artists must have graduated from an HBCU within the last five years and must currently reside in NC. Artists must not be enrolled in an institutional program of study during the residency period. (Applicants may be in school during the application process)
Application Fee: Free
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A Revival can mean a reawakening of faith and a fresh infusion of spiritual life. Some are called to sing, some to play the drum, and some of us are called to use our hands in an expressive, meditative way — creating two-dimensional images, weaving our stories into fiber arts, or assembling objects that become wearable art, jewelry, or sculptures to express our journey through death and life.
We invite you to step into a quiet reverie in The Smelt Gallery and be inspired by what you see. The 10th Annual Death Faire Revival Art Exhibit will open in the Smelt Gallery on Sunday, November 2, and will continue through the month of November.
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In partnership with the City of Durham and Durham County, The Stagville Memorial Project is looking for public artists (or artist teams) to submit their qualifications for The Stagville Memorial Project Public Artworks at the Durham Rail Trail Gateway Plaza.
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Applications open!! Collab with DDI - https://weirdproductions.art/weirdwindows
Apply to design a Weird Window
A Weird spin on Macy's holiday windows!
Weird artists will transform downtown Durham storefronts into holiday
displays to be unveiled during Durham's annual tree lighting
celebration.
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The Arts Council of Moore County invites artists to enter the “The Winter Blues” competition by submitting their best interpretation of the “Winter Blues” theme. This would include scenes of winter landscapes, life influenced by the colors of winter, abstracts with colors and lines associated with winter, etc. This is a juried competition open to 2D and 2D artists. Submissions open October 15.
Entry fee: $25
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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.
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round
If you're interested in applying, please email Stacy Bloom Rexrode, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections.
Artist Opportunities Throughout the Year
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Artist Opportunities Throughout the Year -
Our annual member show is an opportunity for all our DAG Artist Members to exhibit in our Truist Gallery in a beautiful and highly anticipated group exhibition. This is a non-juried exhibition and each member will be allowed one (1) piece of work to automatically be entered into the showcase.
Applications will open in April 2026.
Annual Members’ Showcase
We’re excited to have brought back the annual artist market! This is an opportunity for any of our members to sign up to be a vendor (for free!) for our market held in the fall.
The 2024 Market was held on October 25 at Uhill Apartments, Durham.
Applications for 2026 will open next Fall.
Artist Market Fall 2025
This is one of the largest exhibitions of work shown all year in the Truist Gallery. Artists from anywhere, member or non-member, are invited to submit work to be juried into this historic exhibition. Applications will open in the late Summer/early Fall each year.
Annual Juried Exhibition Winter 2025
Our DAG members are tapped to submit work for themed exhibitions in various locations in downtown Durham. These exhibitions run 1-2 months and include receptions during Third-Friday art-walks. Any open calls for this space will be posted above.
Pop-Up Exhibitions 2025
DAG partners with local businesses and spaces around the Triangle to install artwork leased from local and regional artists. Art is selected on a rolling basis throughout the year, based on demand from partners. Any member artist can submit an application HERE to be considered for this program and artists already in the system should reach out regularly to update their application with their most recent work. Contact Dara at dara@durhamartguild.org for more information.
Art@Work 2025
Want to exhibit solo or with a group in our Truist Gallery or Golden Belt Gallery? A call is pushed out to our members in the early fall every year to submit proposals to be considered.
2025 applications are closed. The 2026 submission portal will open in the Fall of 2025.
DAG Gallery Shows
CMP mentors are artistic practitioners who serve as advisors and guides for each student’s creative journey during this program. Mentors also serve as compassionate adult figures and role models for the students with whom they are paired. While the students select the media they would like to work with, mentors help students solve creative problems, provide feedback on their projects, and, when appropriate, provide technical and professional advice and assistance. Mentors work with the students to create and manage a program budget and oversee the project timeline to ensure the project will be finished by the exhibition date.
Contact Anthony Patterson at anthony@durhamartguild.org if you have any questions or need further assistance.
2025 applications are closed. Applications for 2026 will open in late Fall of 2025.
CMP Mentors
The Durham Art Guild seeks artwork donations annually from our valued network of talented members and other community artists for our annual fundraising event. This year's Swing into Spring artwork donations will be on view in DAG’s Truist Gallery March 23 – April 5 leading up to and during the online auction. People are welcome to come see the items in person before bidding online.
All donating artists have the option to receive: a free ticket to the in-person fundraiser upon delivery of the donation AND/OR receive 25% commission on work that sells.
Swing into Spring 2025
Artist in Residence
The Artist in Residence Program provides 6 months’ of free, professional studio space at the Golden Belt Campus or Durham Bottling Co. in Durham for three local artist(s) each year. Resident Artists also receive a $1,500 stipend, regular support from local professional artists, access to DAG’s professional resources and networks, and an exhibition in the DAG Gallery at Golden Belt at the end of the residency.
Next call for applications will be Spring 2026.