Arts Council Announces Open Call for Art for 2025 Main Gallery Exhibition Series

Arts Council Announces Open Call for Art for 2025 Main Gallery Exhibition Series 

Submissions will be accepted through February 15, 2025 

Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County is pleased to announce an open call for art for their 2025 exhibition series. Scheduled exhibitions will take place in the Main Gallery at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts (251 N. Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101). 

Arts Council invites submissions from emerging and established artists or artist collectives in North Carolina. All media are welcome, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, installation, video, and performance art. This is an exciting opportunity for artists to showcase their work in a dynamic gallery space and engage with the vibrant Winston-Salem and Forsyth County community. Each exhibition selected will run for six to eight weeks. The Main Gallery, located in Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, furthers Arts Council’s mission by presenting impactful, high-quality, rotating exhibitions to promote and recognize artistic excellence. This year's curated exhibitions, while continuing to feature local artists, have expanded to include artists from across North Carolina recovering from Hurricane Helene in the western part of the state. 

Full details regarding the Main Gallery Exhibition Open Call are available online at www.intothearts.org/artist-opportunities. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST. Arts Council encourages all interested artists to apply! 

Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County is the leading advocate of arts in our region and seeks to enhance and support the local artistic and cultural landscape. Established in 1949 as the first arts council in the nation, the pioneering organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Arts Council owns and operates a campus which includes Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts and Hanesbrands Theatre. In 2024, it hosted 360 on-campus events with 66,000 attendees and distributed over $1.4 million in grants and programs, benefiting over 800,000 people. Additionally, Arts Council is the largest funder of Arts Education for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.