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Call for Submissions
ART for All: ART from All Perspectives
A Juried Exhibition Celebrating Regional BIPOC Artists
Waterworks Visual Arts Center | Salisbury, NC
Exhibition Dates: March 23 – June 27, 2026
Submission Deadline: November 10, 2025
Waterworks Visual Arts Center invites artists of color from across the Southeast to submit work for ART for All: ART from All Perspectives, a juried exhibition celebrating the creativity, voices, and lived experiences of regional BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists.
Open to emerging and established artists 18 and older, this exhibition welcomes works in all media — including painting, sculpture, photography, installation, fiber, digital, and interdisciplinary art — that explore cultural identity, community, memory, or imagination.
Artists may submit up to three works completed within the past three years. The entry fee is $5.
Submit online via SlideRoom:
https://waterworks.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/86859
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