During the Fall of each year, ArtPop hosts an Open Call inviting local artists to submit their artwork to be considered for the Cities Program.

We encourage creatives to follow our social media channels and sign up for our quarterly newsletter for updates about our Open Call!

Eligible artists who are adults 18+ who have an active artist website, and high school seniors looking to study art through higher education.

Applicants must live within one of the 14 counties* in which ArtPop operates, and cannot be an artist accepted into ArtPop’s Cities Program in the prior 3 years.

*ArtPop’s program areas include: Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Union, York (SC), Chester (SC), and Lancaster (SC).

Applying artists can submit one piece of original artwork cropped to billboard dimensions*, as well as an artist statement.The entre fee is $30 for applying adults, and $10 for applying high school senior students.

* Your digital artwork file should be sized at 7” tall x 24” wide, at 300dpi with no branding panel visible. Template files will be made available during the open call period.

Eligible submissions are blind-reviewed by a jury of art professionals, collectors, and ArtPop alumni based on what will make great public art displays - no names, just the artwork.

After the jurying process is complete, all applicants will be notified by email or phone of whether or not they have been selected.