Creative Greensboro is accepting applications for the 2027-2028 Downtown Arts program, which showcases local artists at locations around downtown Greensboro. Applicants to Downtown Arts must be Greensboro residents with a practice in ceramics, digital arts, drawing, fiber arts, glass, painting, photography or sculpture.
The deadline to apply for the Downtown Arts programs is 11:59 pm on Tuesday, December 1. Read more about Downtown Arts and how to apply at Creative Greensboro’s website.
Ten artists will be selected by January 31, 2027, for the Art on Downtown Kiosks, each receiving a $500 honorarium and up to 10 weeks of display time for their work on the 11 digital kiosks located in downtown Greensboro. The artists will also be featured on Creative Greensboro’s website and social media.
One artist will be selected to create an original work of art for the Art in City Hall special commission. This artist will be paid $3,000 to create an original artwork that will become part of the City’s permanent collection and be displayed in City facilities. The commissioned work will also be reproduced onto vinyl, framed, and installed in a prominent location for one year at the Melvin Municipal Office Building (MMOB), also known as City Hall.
“We’re excited to invite Greensboro’s artists to be part of a program that highlights their work in the heart of our city,” said Karen Archia, external community partnerships coordinator. “Downtown Arts is all about elevating local talent and creating vibrant experiences for our community.”
Currently on display in the MMOB is a 10-by-20-foot reproduction of “Gate City, Carried Forward,” an oil painting by Monica Hilario, the special commission artist for the fifth annual Downtown Arts program.
Eligibility
Artists who are full-time residents of Greensboro are eligible to show every other year in the Art on Downtown Kiosks and can be chosen only once for the Art in City Hall special commission. Applicants are encouraged to attend an information session at 6 pm on Thursday, November 5, via Zoom. Register here for the session.
A selection committee comprised of Greensboro Cultural Affairs Commission members and City marketing and communication staff will review all eligible submissions to choose the 10 artists and artworks, and the artist for the special commission. For more information, contact Archia at karen.archia@greensboro.com or 336-433-7362.
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