Call Description

The Arts Council of Wayne County is accepting submissions for our 46th Annual National Juried Art Show. Selected pieces will be exhibited in our gallery and facilities at 139 W. Walnut St. in Goldsboro, NC.

Prizes

$1000 Best In Show

$500 Second Prize

$250 Third Prize

$100 Best In Wayne County

$100 People’s Choice Award

Prizes are provided by our loyal sponsors. The Juror will award the prizes based solely on merit regardless of media. Honorable mentions will be awarded at the juror’s discretion.

Juror

MICHAEL FELICE is a Philadelphia-based artist with over a decade of experience. He  originally studied Mathematics and Art at the University of Central Florida and has continued his  academic work with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He typically works in figurative clay sculpture and illustrative printmaking. His wide breadth of study in Art History has led him to a linear chronology of artistic influence up to today. Greatly inspired by the works  of Classical Antiquity, the Renaissance, and the late 19th/early 20th Century Masters, Michael’s artistic work builds on the fundamental premise that good art goes beyond the artist and their intention. Michael’s core philosophy is based on the idea that art must be  engaged with every day by every person. He believes it is necessary that great art is accessible to  the general public in order to “provide a strong cultural backbone and a richly symbolic repertoire essential to achieve and maintain our most fundamental, pervasive, and significant forms  of discourse.” Michael has a keen eye to recognize artists that are following in the footsteps of  creating art for art’s sake, or those that are at least trying to achieve this goal. He gives great  energy to support these artists– believing one of the best gifts an artist can grant or receive is  judgement and critique, seeing it as an act of deep investment, care, and love for art and artistry. 

Calendar

August 22, 2025- Deadline to Submit

August 29, 2025- Notifications to Artists

September 27, 2025- Deadline to Receive all Accepted Art

October 3, 2025, 6-8 PM- Opening Reception

October 3-31, 2025- Exhibition Open to the Public

November 1-5, 2025- Art Pick-up and Mail out

Application Requirements

Initial entries will be judged digitally through callforentry.org. 

Entry fee is $40 (non-refundable) for up to 4 works. Acceptance is not guaranteed. 

60-70 selected pieces will be exhibited in our gallery and facilities at 139 W. Walnut St. in Goldsboro, NC.

All art must remain the duration of the exhibition.

Work must be for sale. The Arts Council of Wayne County will retain a 35% commission of the sale price. 

Eligibility Criteria

This call is open to all artists in the United States of America aged 18 years and older. 

Acceptable media include drawings, paintings, printmaking, graphics, sculptures, ceramics, textiles, mixed media, and photography.

Artists may submit original works of art not previously shown as part of the Arts Council of Wayne County Annual Juried Art Show and executed within the last two years. 

Any piece must not exceed 48 inches in any direction. Entries must be transportable by not more than two people and weigh no more than 100 lbs. 

Accepted two-dimensional entries must be professionally framed and/or securely wired for hanging. If subject to damage, the piece must be framed under Plexiglas or glass. No clip mounting or saw-tooth hangers will be accepted.

Three-dimensional work must sit solidly on a flat surface or be properly wired for hanging. 

Artists will be required to fill and sign an Exhibition Contract and Inventory List upon selection.

The artist is responsible for the cost of shipping to/from the Arts Council of Wayne County and for shipping insurance. At the close of the exhibit, the ACWC will return shipped works in original packaging. Any shipped artwork MUST include a pre-paid return shipping label.