The City Arts Center

ALL ARE WELCOME: We are a welcoming place for artists at all stages of art-making, including those who have never exhibited in their entire life, alongside new, emerging, and professional artists equally. First-time, new, emerging and professional artists, ages 16 and up, are equally welcome to apply. 

Find out all of the artist guidelines and online application, by clicking here. 

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT: Cute is in the eye of the beholder, so we are asking artists to “think out of the box” with their response to this Call for Art.

We’re getting seriously adorable in the City Arts Center! Help us transform the gallery into an experience of all things cuddly, strangely adorable, funny, cute in concept, lovable, heart-melting, fluffly, squishy soft, yummy, sweet, and very weird cute too! We’re on the lookout for the most kawaii art that you make in all of its forms. styles, and subject matters. Think beyond puppies, kittens, and baby animals (although we love them too!) and explore and challenge your adorable imagination. 

ALL MEDIA 2D AND 3D: We’d love to see creative expression in 2D and 3D artwork that includes, but is not limited to: fashion, fantasy, sculpture, Anime, Manga, miniature figures and oversized funny objects/sculptures, posters, art toys, graphic design, photography, painting, abstract art, screenprinting, illustration, fiber art, animation, ceramics, glass, collage, mixed media, artistic banners, mobiles, cartoon art, digital design, fashion, installation art, and beyond!  

NO FEE TO APPLY: There is no fee to apply for our City Arts Center Call for Art, however if your art sells during the exhibition, we will deduct a 20% commission. More artist guidelines in our online application.

Find out all of the artist guidelines and online application, by clicking here. 

ALL ARE WELCOME:  All first-time, new, emerging and professional artists, ages 16 and up, are welcome to apply with this no-fee Call for Art application.

Click here for artist guidelines and online application. 

How is music an inspiration, the subject matter of, or the motivator during your creative process?

Music is quite literally the soundtrack of our lives. It’s part of our celebrations, our heartbreaks, workouts, it’s playing overhead at the grocery store and the airport, on our phones, in our cars, all over social media, on our turntables, it makes movies and social media videos better, it’s a universal language, it enhances our experiences in cafés and restaurants, it’s exciting, fun, life-changing and mental health improving, and for artists, it’s often playing a role their art-making process.

All out-of-the-box creativity is encouraged!

· How does music relate to our five senses: sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch?

· How has music changed your life?

· What would the world be like without music?

· What music experiences make you say “WOW!”

· What’s it like to be in the audience at a performance, or on stage?

· What role does music play in your mental health?

· Is there a difference between noise and sound?

· What is your emotional response to music?

· What music do you listen to while making your art?

· Is music portrayed in the artwork, is it abstract, or was it a pivotal part of your creative process but isn’t personified in the subject matter of your art?

· Insert your own questions here and provide your creative response to this call!

ALL MEDIA 2D AND 3D: We’re looking for artwork in all two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms for our upcoming exhibit in the City Arts Center. 

All types of reactions to the above and beyond, both representational and abstract, 2D or 3D, are welcome. All artwork styles and media are welcome too, including, but certainly not limited to: graphic design, reimagined album covers or imaginary concert posters, t-shirt art, mixed media, Manga, sculpture, jewelry, sculpture, fiber art, painting, pottery, illustration, manga, song lyrics and written music, photography, ceramics, and insert your style, art form, or medium here and please apply to this Call for Art!

Click here for artist guidelines and online application. 

If you are a City of Round Rock employee, we are looking for you and your art!

Click here for guidelines and online application. 

The City Arts Center is part of the City of Round Rock Arts and Culture. Throughout other City departments, artists abound! Our creative workplace includes photographers, painters, poets, milliners, graphic designers, digital artists, mixed media artists, sculptors, ceramicists, and all sorts of creatives working in myriad visual art forms and styles. We’re proudly want to show off all of the creative people that work for our City of Round Rock departments! All out of the box thinking is welcome! 

ALL MEDIA 2D AND 3D: We are looking for artwork in two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms for our upcoming exhibit. There is no fee to apply, and you do not need to have previous art exhibit experience to apply. If you have questions about how to apply, or how to prepare your art for exhibition, we are here to help you. 

ALL CITY OF ROUND ROCK EMPLOYEES ARE WELCOME: We welcome artists at all levels, all mediums, all styles! If you want to work as a team on an artwork, collaboration is welcome too! This Call for Art is open to all City of Round Rock employees.

Click here for guidelines and online application. No fee to apply. 

All are welcome! 

We’re looking for artwork in all two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms for this upcoming exhibit in the City Arts Center. All first-time exhibitors, new, emerging and professional artists, ages 16 and up, are welcome to apply with this no-fee Call for Art application.

All out-of-the-box thinking is encouraged! 

How are you and how is your art inspired by video games? Or, could you be inspired by video games to make your art? Think creatively and present works through this application in any type of media. All “out of the box” thinking is welcome so that the resulting exhibit has diverse creative expression! 

ALL MEDIA 2D AND 3D: We’d love to see sculptors, fiber artists, illustrators, graphic designers, digital artists, photographers, pastel artists, painters, embroiderers, mixed media artists, fused glass artists, ceramicists, graphic designers, manga artists, fashion designers, printmaking artists, and all types of artists not listed here show is how video game imagery, culture, and style has or can inspire their work in other mediums.

NO FEE TO APPLY: There is no fee to apply for our City Arts Center Call for Art, however if your art sells during the exhibition, we will deduct a 20% commission. 

For artist guidelines and our no-fee application, please click here. 

Calling all visual artists! In addition to opportunities inside of the City Arts Center, we also invite artists to get themselves out of the gallery setting and present/sell their art at our Round Rock PopUp Art Shows. This is a free opportunity from the City of Round Rock Arts and Culture. 

Click here to read the guidelines and submit your application for Spring 2025.