Call for Artists: Menagerie + Two Additional Opportunities

We’re excited to be accepting entries for Menagerie, one of our most popular annual exhibitions celebrating the incredible creative talent of the New River Valley. This open-themed show highlights the diverse work of local artists and is a fantastic way to share your art with the community.

For those looking to branch out and explore additional exhibition opportunities beyond Pulaski and Montgomery Counties, we’re also sharing two calls from arts organizations elsewhere in Virginia. While we’re not directly affiliated with these programs, we think they’re well worth a look—especially for artists interested in expanding their reach and participating in more statewide shows.

Our Current Call for Entries: Menagerie 2025

Deadline: July 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Our popular Menagerie exhibit returns this August! This community exhibition showcases a wide range of styles, mediums, and voices from artists across the New River Valley, and it’s open-themed, so you can submit whatever best represents your current creative work.

Eligibility:

  • Open to artists 18+ living in the New River Valley

  • Up to 5 original works created within the past year

  • All media welcome: painting, photography, sculpture, fiber arts, digital art, and more

  • Members enter for free; non-members pay $5 per entry

  • Deadline to enter and pay is July 19 at 11 PM

Selected works will be exhibited from August 7 to October 4 at the Fine Arts Center in Pulaski. A $100 People’s Choice Award will be awarded after the conclusion of the show.

📥 Need help submitting your artwork? Contact us before July 12 to schedule assistance.

Of Note: Artist Opportunities from Other Arts Organizations


From the Roanoke Arts Commission:
"Pilgrims at the Creek" Call to Artists
Roanoke, VA
Deadline: July 7, 2025
Learn more & apply

This public art call by the Roanoke Arts Commission is inspired by Annie Dillard’s book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and invites artists to reflect on nature, presence, and contemplative practice. Between 20 and 40 artists will be selected to receive $500 to create new work for this call.

Selected artists will also take part in gallery talks and may lead creative workshops in Roanoke’s green spaces.

From the Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center:
"2025 Virginia Artists Juried Exhibition" Call to Artists
Hampton, VA
Deadline: August 10, 2025
Learn more and apply

Hampton Arts invites all Virginia-based artists to submit up to three original works for its Virginia Artists Juried Exhibition at the Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center. There will be awards granted to selected pieces, including a First Place award of $1000.

All styles, media, and subject matter are welcome.

Juror: Chelsea Pierce, McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum of Art.

The exhibition runs September 13 – November 8, 2025, in Hampton, VA, with an awards reception on September 20.

Brandon Phillips