Creative Greensboro is accepting applications for the 2026-27 Downtown Arts program, which showcases local artists at locations around downtown Greensboro. Artists will be paid and one will be chosen to create an original work. The deadline to apply is 5 pm, Monday, December 1.

Ten artists will be selected 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 are also 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.

Currently on display in the MMOB is a 10-by-20-foot reproduction of “Resilience in Bloom,” an acrylic and oil painting by Karrington Gardener, the special commission artist for the fourth annual Downtown Arts program.

Applicants to Downtown Arts must be Greensboro residents with a practice in painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, glass, photography, digital arts, or fiber arts. Artists 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. Read more about Downtown Arts and how to apply at Creative Greensboro’s website or online here.

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 Creative Greensboro staff member Karen Archia at karen.archia@greensboro.com or 336-433-7362.