47th Annual National Juried Art Show

The Arts Council of Wayne County is accepting submissions for our 47th Annual National Juried Art Show in Goldsboro, North Carolina. This is a juried exhibition with monetary prizes seeking to showcase the work of artists across the nation.

The Arts Council of Wayne County is accepting submissions for our 47th Annual National Juried Art Show in Goldsboro, North Carolina. This is a juried exhibition with monetary prizes seeking to showcase the work of artists across the nation.

The Arts Council of Wayne County is accepting submissions for our 47th 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

Sally Jacobs is an artist, professor, and Assistant Director of the Artist Innovation Mentorship Program at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her artwork is rooted in both figurative and abstract painting, with recent projects expanding into public and community-centered work while continuing to explore the figure as a central source of meaning. She is an adjunct professor of Art History and Drawing at Belmont Abbey College and an associate artist at Prince Street Gallery in New York City, where her work has been exhibited in New York, across the United States, and in Italy. Jacobs holds an MFA from Western Carolina University and a BFA from the University of Cincinnati. She has received numerous awards and grants, including support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, as well as the Premio Prize from Leo Fortham Studios in Florence, Italy, where she lived for ten years.

Calendar

August 21, 2026- Deadline to Submit

August 26, 2026- Notifications to Artists

September 25, 2026- Deadline to Receive all Accepted Art

October 2, 2026, 6-8 PM- Opening Reception, Grand Prize Winners Announced

October 2-30, 2026- Exhibition Open to the Public

October 31-November 5, 2026- Art Pick-up and Mail out

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.

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.