Make Time for Your Art in 2025! ⏳
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
The shortest day of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere typically falls on either December 21st or 22nd. It's also known as the Winter Solstice, and it's the point at which this side of the planet has tilted as far away from the sun as it will get during the course of the year. This means that on December 21st, we had the longest night that we'll experience all year - and even though it's getting dark so early these days, we're already gaining the light back in little increments every day as the Northern Hemisphere begins to tilt back toward the sun. Winter may be cold, but the days are already getting longer, which means that beneath the Earth's surface, so much is gestating and getting ready to come to life in just a few short months.
Sometimes it can be hard to tell in our creative lives whether we're tilting toward or away from the sun of inspiration, creativity, and vitality. Creative expression doesn't always follow a regular cyclical pattern, and there may be seasons when your field of inspiration lies fallow while your focus shifts toward other areas. As artists, we are constantly navigating the tension between cultural expectations for hyper-productivity and our natural rhythms of creativity.
I spent some time with this textile piece by Trudy Thomson called "Sunscapes" that was published in our
latest issue, IV.III. Is the sun rising or setting on different parts of the mountain shapes?
Does this vast range of colorful hues exist in the same moment of time or space?
Here are some ideas for making the most of your precious time at the start of 2025:
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Determine your top priorities. The empty calendar page is yours to spoil with dreams & duties, but don't rush to fill it up. By selecting just one or two things that you know for sure you want to focus on at the beginning of the year, you can intentionally leave space for other projects or obligations that may pop up as time progresses.
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Set limits on your schedule. Let's say you have an area in your living space that is crammed with junk and needs a good cleaning. If you set aside just half an hour to work on that with no distractions, you can make some progress, even if you can't finish the whole thing at once. By deciding how to spend your time (rather than just committing to the task, regardless of how long it takes), you can get a sense of how much time you'll actually need to complete it and where you can fit that into the bigger picture of your schedule. This idea can be applied to your creative work as well!
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Build in time for self-care & creativity. When we get busy with work and life admin, it can be easy to deprioritize important things like exercise, meal prep, socializing, cleaning, and other critical routines. Making art may fall into this category for you. Perhaps now, before the year begins, you can schedule some dedicated time to spend writing, sketching, composing, dancing, painting, building, creating.
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Try something new. It is always good to try new things, and the beginning of a new calendar year is a great time to do so! Giving yourself permission to experiment with something new can be liberating for the mind & invigorating for the spirit.
Happy new year, and good luck in 2025!
Our latest release, IV.III
Read issue IV.III for FREE on our homepage: https://carolina-muse.com. We still have a limited number of print copies available only at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts in Greenville, SC!
All our past issues are available to download & devour on the Archive page of our website.
V.I arrives on February 8th, 2025!
We can hardly believe that Carolina Muse is entering into its fifth year of publication. Thank you, dear readers & creators, for supporting our indie operation by submitting your work and sharing our issues with friends & family. Our team is hard at work preparing volume V, issue I for release on 2.8.2025! Be sure to join us on Instagram that morning as we interview featured creators from each art form👀
🧣 Carolina Arts Events in January
Murrells Inlet, SC - Nights of a Thousand Candles - January 1st-4th
Columbia, SC - Wild Lights at Riverbank Zoo - January 2nd-5th, 8th-12th
Aiken, SC - Carolina Country Music Awards - January 8th
Asheville, NC - Yonder Mountain String Band - January 10th
Wilmington, NC - Tift Merritt in Concert at CAM - January 16th
Raleigh, NC - Intro to Screen Printing Workshop at NCMA - January 18th
Greensboro, NC - Aretha: A Tribute - January 18th
Pickens, SC - Winter Bluegrass Jubilee - January 18th
Charleston, SC - The Shark is Broken (play) - January 18th-February 8th
Asheville, NC - Jeeves Saves the Day (play) - January 22nd - February 16th
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening soon in your area? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
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WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
Expanding Your Artistic Identity 🎨🖌️
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
Have you ever been afraid to call yourself an artist? I heard an anecdote once about creativity from someone who worked in education across various age levels: ask a class of kindergarteners, “Who here is an artist?” and almost everyone’s hand goes up! Ask a group of third graders the same thing, and maybe you get half the class. By the time you get to middle school, likely only a handful of kids feel comfortable identifying themselves as an artist.
It’s easy to lose that childlike sense of confidence when we start to compare our own talent to someone else’s – and let’s be real, sometimes we internalize criticism early on that leads us to believe we’re not very good at (x), and there’s no point in trying to improve because someone else is naturally better at it. (Raise your hand if you can relate to this kind of thinking!)
Here’s a personal example: when I was a kid, I used to love roller blading and skateboarding, but I got away from it after a while. I started getting back into it this summer. Sometimes I feel awkward, but most of the time, I’m too busy having fun reconnecting with my inner skater girl!
By the time we become adults, it can feel strange to publicly self-identify as an “artist” when so much of our time can be spent doing non-artsy things – working at your day job, for example, where you may draw on completely different skillsets that don’t seem related to your creative side. The way you fill your days today may look nothing like what you imagined as a child. Here are some suggestions for honoring younger you through your art and expanding your own identity as an artist:
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Spend a day embodying your artistic side. Choose an outfit you could wear to an exhibition, a reading, or a performance, and go out on the town. How does an artist order coffee? How does an artist browse the library? How does an artist exercise, clean the house, or complete a boring errand? How would you, as an artist, spend a day not necessarily creating – but just living?
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Educate yourself about a movement, style, or philosophy that you enjoy. When you go out of your way to keep learning, you open up more possibilities for inspiration and to strengthen your intellectual foundation.
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Think back to the person you were at five years old. What were your favorite animals, colors, activities, places to visit? How does your inner child have a voice in the art you create today or the work you do to sustain yourself?
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Try a new medium. There are YouTube videos, tutorial articles, intro classes, and workshops for every kind of art under the sun! Whatever you do, give yourself permission to play, make mistakes, and have fun.
V.I debuts on February 8th!
Carolina Muse's first issue of 2025 is coming soon! Join us at 10am on Saturday, February 8th for the launch party on Instagram Live. You’ll hear from editor-in-chief Madison Foster about the awesome pieces included in this edition, plus interviews with some of the creators whose work is featured in V.I.
MUSE: A Carolina Creatives Juried Art Competition
We have an extra special announcement this month: Carolina Muse is hosting a juried art competition at The Artistry Gallery in Greenville, SC!
We’re calling for submissions from visual artists anywhere in the U.S. with a strong connection to the Carolinas. Chosen artists will get to showcase their artwork for sale at The Artistry Gallery from June–July 2025 and will also have the chance to win up to $300 in prize money. Mediums may include oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, drawing, photography, printmaking processes (no digital art), bronze, glass, ceramics, stone, and mixed-media.
Please view all the details on our Duosuma submission page and contact us at carolinamuse.arts@gmail.com if you have any questions about eligibility. Submissions are open now through April 28th, 2025. We're so excited for this event and can’t wait to see your visual arts submissions!
Open for magazine submissions February 1st-April 15th
We are accepting submissions for Carolina Muse IV.II from February 1st through April 15th, 2025. Send us your poetry, short stories, paintings, photography, dance pieces, original music, or mixed media! See details on our submissions page.
💘 Carolina Arts Events in February
Waynesville, NC - Haywood Ice Fest Weekend - January 30th - February 2nd
Winston-Salem, NC - NCMA Staff Exhibition - February 3rd - May 18th
Charleston, SC - Colour of Music Festival - February 5th-8th
Wilmington, NC - North Carolina Jazz Festival - February 6th-8th
Hartsville, SC - Land Rites: A Solo Exhibit by Ian Welch - February 6th-14th
Charleston, SC - Laurel Canyon: The California Sound - February 7th
Saxapahaw, NC - Sir Walter Raleigh Costume Ball - February 8th
Beaufort, SC - Beaufort International Film Festival - February 18th-23rd
Winston-Salem, NC - UNCSA Winter Dance - February 20th-23rd
Charlotte, NC - African American Heritage Festival - February 22nd
Folly Beach, SC - Sea & Sand Festival - February 22nd-23rd
Florence, SC - South Carolina Chamber Music Festival - February 24th-28th
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening soon in your area? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
March Updates from Carolina Muse☘️
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
There’s so much happening at Carolina Muse! This month, we’re sharing:
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a reminder about our brand new juried art competition for visual artists,
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an exclusive interview with art editor Lilliana Cameron,
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details about our latest issue, V.I,
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open submissions call for V.II, and
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March arts events taking place in the Carolinas.
Muse: A Carolina Creatives Juried Art Competition
Last month, we announced an exciting new opportunity for visual artists to submit work to our first ever juried art competition! Please view all the details on our Duosuma submission page and contact us at carolinamuse.arts@gmail.com if you have any questions about eligibility. Submissions are open now through April 28th, 2025. We're so excited for this event and can’t wait to see your visual arts submissions!
An Interview with Lilliana Cameron
"Sometimes I can get overwhelmed by all of the chaos and suffering going on in the world, and it can feel debilitating. But when I’m able to step outside of myself and connect with the earth under my feet, things seem a lot less complicated."
Lilliana Cameron, art editor for Carolina Muse, shares some observations with our community about how her artistic process has evolved over time, where she finds inspiration, how she communicates emotion & ambiguity in her pieces, and some tips for visual artists who may be feeling the nudge to submit work to our MUSE art competition. Hear what Lilli has to say in this featured interview.
Open for magazine submissions February 1st-April 15th
We are accepting submissions for Carolina Muse IV.II from February 1st through April 15th, 2025. Send us your poetry, short stories, paintings, photography, dance pieces, original music, or mixed media! See details on our submissions page.
V.I. is available now!
Order print copies of our latest issue by March 9th, 2025! Get a copy for you and a friend and give yourself some fresh reading material for spring.
Our magazines are printed on high-quality paper to showcase the stunning artwork within. You can also read the digital version for free here.
☘️ Carolina Arts Events in March
Greenville, SC - Beyond Monet and Beyond Van Gogh - March 1st-30th
Sumter, SC - Inspire! Festival - March 4th-16th
Charleston, SC - New Orleans Songbook: Jazz at Lincoln Center - March 10th
Greensboro, NC - Twelfth Night - March 13th-16th
Florence, SC - Lucky Shamrock Festival - March 14th
Columbia, SC - St. Pat’s in Five Points Festival - March 15th
Asheville, NC - Asheville Fringe Arts Festival - March 16th-23rd
Raleigh, NC - Art in Bloom at NCMA - March 19th-23rd
Wilmington, NC - Uptilt Film Festival - March 21st-23rd
Wilmington, NC - The Muses Garden: Feast Experience - March 24th
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening soon in your area? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
🌱Earth Day Inspiration🌿
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
Spring has sprung in the Northern Hemisphere. All around us, the plants are waking up, the birds & bees are getting busy, and the days are getting longer. Earth Day is on April 22nd! In honor of the season, here are some suggestions for connecting with nature and invigorating your own creative cycle:
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Spend time in nature. The Carolinas are home to so many diverse & beautiful biospheres: we’ve got majestic mountains, beaches, forests, and more. Pick one setting (or more!) and make a plan to spend some time there. Maybe take photos of cool things you see there or take notes in a journal. What insights, emotional connections, or experiences can you bring back with you from nature to incorporate into your art?
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Build an altar to nature with found objects. Maybe you find a cool stick on the ground, a fallen blossom, a forgotten marble, or a fistful of weeds from the garden. I have a growing collection of weird bones that I find in the woods behind my house. What patterns or surprising details do you notice about the objects you pick up? Is it possible for your art to exist in a state of simultaneous decay & growth, and how do you capture that?
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Clean up a corner of the earth that you do not own. Anytime you find green space in public, there is almost always at least one piece of trash lying there. Either by careless accident or deliberate buffoonery, we humans are messy. Cleaning the earth by getting rid of non-biodegradable crap that hurts wildlife is a net positive for everyone, and definitely contributes more beauty to the world. (Also, you should probably wear gloves and bring a trash bag.) Bonus points if you bring a friend so you both have an opportunity to do something good!
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Make a big salad. Seriously. Your body is nature, and giving your body what it needs is the purest essence of self-care. During times of stress, it’s easy to deprioritize nutrition and eating healthy meals. But, you gotta. Artists need healthy brains & bodies to function! Here are some suggestions for salad ingredients crowd-sourced from the Carolina Muse editorial team to jumpstart your inspiration and feed your creativity in the kitchen:
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from Jenna Duxbury (newsletter writer): garbanzo beans, artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, & candied walnuts
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from Misbah Chhotani (outreach coordinator): croutons, cherry tomatoes, & when they’re in season, pomegranate seeds
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from Amanda Conover (poetry editor): I hate salads lmao but if i eat them then tofu, nutritional yeast, shredded carrots, & black beans.
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from Jacob Shores (music editor:) My favorite salad is an elote salad with corn, garlic and scallions, & cotija cheese, but it’s almost closer to a dip than a salad. For a more traditional salad, a spinach salad, with boiled egg, pomegranate arils (shout out Misbah), bell pepper, croutons, & a honey sesame dressing.
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from Madison Foster (editor-in-chief): pickled red onions, strawberries, & walnuts! I also love a pasta salad.
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from Aidan Melinson (stories editor): I’m a big chickpeas and (maybe controversially) anchovies fan. I also love a crouton, pomegranate & poppy seed, and cracked black pepper.
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from Rush Johnston (dance editor): apple, craisins, goat cheese, Parmesan crisps, black beans, & balsamic mushrooms
Muse: A Carolina Creatives Juried Art Competition
Visual artists, you still have time to submit pieces for consideration in our first ever juried art competition! April 28th, 2025 is the last day to send us up to 3 finished works. Selected works will be available for sale and featured in a gallery showing at The Artistry Gallery in Greenville, SC from June through July. Please view all the details on our Duosuma submission page and contact us at carolinamuse.arts@gmail.com if you have any questions about eligibility.
Open for magazine submissions February 1st-April 15th
We are accepting submissions for Carolina Muse IV.II from February 1st through April 15th, 2025. Send us your poetry, short stories, paintings, photography, dance pieces, original music, or mixed media! See details on our submissions page.
V.I. is available now!
The latest issue of Carolina Muse is available to read for free in digital form on the homepage of our website. You'll be able to purchase limited copies at our upcoming events this year! Stay tuned to our social media for more information.
Check out all previous issues on our archive page here.
🌷Carolina Arts Events in April
West Columbia, Florence, and Greenville, SC - Plant & Flower Festivals
Wilmington, NC - Azalea Festival - April 2nd-6th
Columbia, SC - Tartan Day Highland Games & Celtic Festival - April 3rd-6th
Charlotte, NC - Charlotte SHOUT! - April 4th-20th
Raleigh, NC - Dreamville Music Festival - April 5th-6th
Winston-Salem, NC - RiverRun International Film Festival - April 11th-19th
Florence, SC - Arts International Festival at Francis Marion University - April 12th
Asheville, NC - Blue Ridge Pride Open Mic Night - April 17th
Charleston, SC - Charleston Jazz Festival - April 21st-29th
Lake City, SC - ArtFields Competition & Festival - April 25th - May 3rd
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening soon in your area? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
May Preparations for June Celebrations
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
Carolina Muse is currently closed for submissions, very much like the way that a caterpillar tucks away into a cocoon and gets busy turning itself into a goo. Our editorial team is hard at work reviewing all the wonderful submissions we received for IV.II, analyzing how each of them can work together to create the next beautiful edition of our magazine. IV.II will hatch on June 7th, 2025! Mark your calendar with a reminder to join us for our Instagram Live release party on that Saturday morning (more details coming in next month's newsletter and on our social media).
Even though we're closed for submissions at the moment, there are plenty of other awesome lit mags & multimedia publications accepting work right now! Browse the stacks on ChillSubs & Duosuma to view open calls and discover your next favorite publication (second to us, of course😉). Both of these websites offer robust filter features to refine your database search criteria and help you pinpoint the right publication for your interests.
Muse: A Carolina Creatives Juried Art Competition
We are getting ready for what's sure to be a major highlight of the year: Carolina Muse's first ever juried visual art competition! Please note that we have extended the submission deadline to midnight tonight, May 1st, so today is the last day to submit work. If you have submitted pieces for consideration in the competition, you'll hear back from us by Friday, May 9th regarding your submission's status.
Accepted works will be displayed at The Artistry Gallery in Greenville, SC through June and July 2025. On Friday evening, June 6th, we're hosting a grand opening event for the gallery exhibition. More details will be coming your way next month. But for now, mark your calendar because we'd love to have you join us!
Carolina Muse is a multi-disciplinary arts magazine, which means that we accept & publish pieces in many different art forms: photography, paintings, music, dance, poetry, short stories, sculpture, textiles, and mixed media. Even though the focus of this year's live event is on visual arts, we are encouraging artists from every discipline to attend and take part in the celebration! This gathering is a way for us to strengthen our shared sense of the Carolina Muse community as a whole. So come join us for a special evening and support our visual artists!
Explore the Archives
While you're waiting for the release of our next issue, don't forget you can explore every one of our previous issues for FREE on the archive page! Click the image below to browse the complete collection.
💐Carolina Arts Events in May
Charleston, SC - North Charleston Arts Fest - April 30th-May 4th
Winston-Salem, NC - Peter and the Wolf performed by the Winston-Salem Symphony - May 2nd
Florence, SC - Cinco de Mayo fiesta - May 2nd
Greenville, SC - Artisphere - May 9th-11th
Charlotte, NC - OneFest (yoga, music, & arts festival) - May 17th
Raleigh, NC - Artsplosure - the Raleigh Arts Festival - May 17th-18th
Charleston, SC - Piccolo Spoleto Festival - May 23rd - June 8th
Charlotte, NC - Water Lantern Festival - May 24th
Wilmington, NC - Orange Street Arts Fest - May 24th-25th
Greenville, SC - Greenville Jazz Fest - May 30th-31st
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening soon in your area? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
Ephemeral Beauty
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
June is my favorite month. It comes as a perennial wave of relief that washes away the stress of the academic year and bubbles up with the promise of a new chapter. Longer days give us more time in the Carolina sunshine and more energy for getting stuff done. Nothing feels permanent in June—the gorgeous flowers that burst into life will only be with us for a short time. June only has four weekends (!); how will we fill that precious time to enjoy it to the fullest? There was a time in my life when realizing that time & beauty were fleeting & subject to decay made me feel as if making an effort to enjoy it was a bit pointless.
But actually, I think the impermanence makes it all the more special and worthy of attention. I have these memories—maybe you have them, too—of going to theme parks as a kid and standing in long lines to ride roller coasters & water slides. On aching feet and tired, wiggly limbs, I remember reading the etchings that thousands of bored park visitors had carved into the handrails & wooden posts lining the paths to the ride gates. B loves T. KC + RP 4EVR. Summer 2007. I always wondered what happened to all those hearts & plus signs. I’d never know what inspired a person to scrawl You are beautiful! or I was here in permanent marker on a bathroom stall above gritty sand & squares of toilet paper.
Graffiti on a brick wall near one of my favorite local haunts in Saxapahaw, NC.
Is the fact that we are here at all worthy of note? After years of wrestling with this question, I believe the answer is yes. One day, we will all turn to dust & decay. So, the time to bloom is now.
Muse: A Carolina Creatives Juried Art Competition
Come join us in-person this Friday, June 6th from 6pm-9pm at The Artistry Gallery in Greenville, South Carolina for the opening reception of our first-ever juried art competition! We received so many wonderful visual art submissions from creators, and the pieces that were accepted for entry to the competition will be on display at the gallery through June & July.
During the reception, we'll be taking votes for the People's Choice Award, and we'll announce all winners during our awards ceremony at 7:30pm. Refreshments will be available, and artists will have art and other merchandise for sale.
Even if you can’t join us for our opening night reception, you can still enjoy the amazing art and help celebrate and support our visual artists by interacting with their work on our social media throughout the next two months. The gallery will be open intermittently over the two months, so feel free to stop by between June 6th and July 25th. The next reception opening will take place on Greenville's next First Fridays, July 4th, 6pm-9pm.
V.II launches on Saturday, June 7th!
Our second issue of 2025 will be available in digital & print form on Saturday, June 7th! Join us for the launch party on Instagram Live at 10:30am.
Ordering print copies is a great way to support our operations and to get some cool literature you can actually hold in your hands. Pro tip: I always order an extra copy to share with my favorite local coffee shop or microbrewery—it’s a fun conversation starter that helps spread the word about Carolina Muse in my local community.
Open for submissions now through August 15th
Carolina Muse is open for submissions now through August 15th! We’re looking for polished & thought-provoking pieces in any medium—visual art, poetry, short stories, photography, drawings, dance, original music, textiles, sculpture, woodworking, you name it.
Please send us your pieces through DuoSuma—we are no longer accepting any submissions via email. Full submission guidelines (along with a handy-dandy instruction video for DuoSuma) can be found here.
🍓Carolina Arts Events in June
✨Greenville, SC - MUSE: A Carolina Creatives Juried Art Competition - June 6th opening reception; art on display at The Artistry Gallery through July 25th✨
Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Black Film Festival - June 5th-8th
Ocracoke, NC - Ocrafolk Festival - June 6th-8th
Columbia, SC - Southeastern Piano Festival - June 6th-14th
Charleston, SC - Women's Adventure Film Tour 2025 - June 12th
Charlotte, NC - Juneteenth of the Carolinas - June 12th-15th
Charleston, SC - Charleston Carifest Caribbean Carnival - June 13th-14th
Columbia, SC - OUTfest Pride Festival - June 14th
Apex, NC - Apex Pride Festival - June 14th
Black Mountain, NC - Art in Bloom events - June 19th-July 25th
Raleigh, NC - OUT! Raleigh Pride Festival - June 20th-21st
Greenville, SC - Black Pride Week Festival Events - June 21st-28th
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening soon in your area? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
How do you know when a piece is done? 🤔
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
We’re accepting submissions for our final issue of the year now through August 15th! If you’re playing with a new piece or two, how do you know when a piece is “done”? I asked the Carolina Muse editorial team for their own takes on this question, and here’s what they said:
Amanda Conover, poetry editor
For me personally, I classify a poem as finished when I comb through each stanza and feel confident that every word is meant to be that specific word. I like to give myself time & space away from each piece initially to create distance for when I revisit the poem. When I’ve gotten external feedback and rearranged any element that didn’t feel fully aligned with the poem, I can usually sense when it feels complete. Or, sometimes a poem still won’t feel done after this, and that’s okay too. That’s when I shelf it and either come back to it later, get more feedback from others, or use pieces of the poem to create something new.
Aidan Melinson, stories editor
I like to approach it more as "am I done with this piece (for now)?" instead of "this piece is done," since I also try to think about the piece as a living thing that people engage with. So, I think "is this piece ready to keep changing, not from me editing it, but from an audience engaging with and interpreting it?" For me, I know a piece is done when I think I have nothing more to give it, but maybe a reader/viewer/listener will.
Jacob Shores, music editor
When you find a pause in your workflow, take a step back and look at your piece. Don't overwork your piece – you can get so caught up in the details that you lose sight of the overall picture. Get out of your own way, and the work will tell you when it’s done. (This is true for visual arts as well as music, dance, written word, and others!)
Madison Foster, editor-in-chief
I know I'm done with the creation process when new ideas start to feel like they take away from the piece more than they contribute to it. I often start small, with one line or sequence of words, and then I build out from there. So, at a certain point, adding more is just over-explaining or causing unintentional repetition. My editing process always involves plenty of cutting, and I know a piece is ready to share once it's cut down to the essentials.
Misbah Chhotani, outreach coordinator
I think it’s something a lot of people wrestle with. For me, I know a piece is “done” when I stop trying to perfect it and start feeling like it’s honest. If it captures what I wanted to express, even imperfectly… if it makes me feel something, that’s usually the sign to let it go and share it.
Jenna Duxbury, newsletter writer
I sense a piece is "done" when I feel that I've learned something new in the process of working on the piece, or succeeded in meeting some kind of challenge, or answered a question.
This is an oil study I did in 2020. I felt this study did what I wanted it to do when I saw how the light played with the subject's hair, when I was happy with the shape of her facial features and the blend of hues,
and when I was satisfied with the shape of the highlight on the apple.
How do you decide when a piece is ready to be shared with the world? Reflect on your own prior works, and look at what you're creating now. Send us your finished pieces in any art form by August 15th to be considered for publication in V.III!
Muse: A Carolina Creatives Juried Art Competition
We had an incredible opening reception for the MUSE art competition on June 6th at The Artistry Gallery in Greenville, SC! See highlights from the event on our Instagram. Thank you to all our creators who submitted pieces for display and to our supporters who attended the event!
If you missed the opening reception, no worries! The gallery has viewing hours on Friday, July 4th, noon–5pm, and Friday, July 11th, 6pm–9pm.
Pieces will remain on display at The Artistry Gallery through July 25th.
V.II is available now!
Our second issue of 2025 is available now in digital form! Visit our website at https://www.carolina-muse.com to read the latest from our creative community. The Greenville Center for Creative Arts carries extra print copies of various editions at their shop in Greenville, SC. All previous issues can be viewed for FREE in our archives.
Open for submissions now through August 15th
As mentioned at the top, Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine is open for submissions now through August 15th! We’re looking for polished & thought-provoking pieces in any medium—visual art, poetry, short stories, photography, drawings, dance, original music, textiles, sculpture, woodworking, you name it.
Please send us your pieces through Duosuma—we are no longer accepting any submissions via email. Full submission guidelines (along with a handy-dandy instruction video for Duosuma) can be found here.
☀️Carolina Arts Events in July
Greenville, SC - MUSE: A Carolina Creatives Juried Art Competition - art on display at The Artistry Gallery through July 25th (July 4th & July 11th)
Mountain Rest, SC - Hillbilly Day - July 4th
Aiken, SC - A Bad Year for Tomatoes (Aiken Community Theatre) July 11-13, 18-19
Charlotte, NC - CLT Edgefest - July 13th
Durham, NC - Prompt & Pour writers' meetup - July 16th
Charlotte, NC - Queer Conversations - July 17th
Pickens, SC - Banjo Extravaganza - July 18th
Charleston, SC - Charleston Caribbean Jerk Festival - July 19th
Mount Pleasant, SC - Sweetgrass Festival - July 26th
Charlotte, NC - Candle Making Camp - July 29th
Asheville, NC - Mountain Dance & Folk Festival - July 31st-August 2nd
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening soon in your area? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
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WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
Art as Discipline
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
Whether you're a student or not, that "back to the books" feeling is just around the corner. August is a most auspicious time to organize your plans for the fall and the rest of the year. Maybe you're hitting the job market, or you're getting ready to start or resume classes toward a degree. Or, maybe you just know that a new chapter is coming soon. I've written before about ideas for how to make the most of your time as an artist, but this topic came up again during the Carolina Muse monthly staff meeting. Staying organized can be a real challenge, especially when there are so many opportunities out there. How do you prioritize and keep track of them?
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Decide what's most important to you. Depending on where you're at on your artistic path & career, you may choose to pursue certain kinds of opportunities in lieu of others. Do you value quality over quantity? Do you want to increase your visibility and grow your connections? Are you looking to turn a profit, or challenge yourself artistically? Both? Knowing what you value most will help you decide which outlets to pursue.
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Spend time looking for opportunities. Maybe you are already plugged in to a lot of networks, mailing lists, feeds, and resource hubs where announcements about open calls & submission deadlines are constantly in the background. If not, you may find it helpful to do some research to seek out opportunities to publish, perform, or exhibit your work.
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Make a spreadsheet to keep track of the moving parts. I've been really into spreadsheets lately by learning how to make Pivot tables and some basic Excel formulas. Not only does it help me stay organized, it's also really fun! Here is a spreadsheet template courtesy of dance editor, Rush Johnston. Look at the various categories of information in the spreadsheet tabs and consider how you could create something similar to track your own submissions.
I use a spreadsheet to keep track of the arts events we suggest throughout the year.
If you know of an event we should have on our radar, please write to us and let us know!
Speaking of opportunities, you have until August 15th to submit work to Carolina Muse for our second issue of the year! Keep reading for details.
Join us for Arts Jam 2025!
Mark your calendar for Carolina Muse's annual Arts Jam event on Saturday, October 11th from 1pm-4pm at Goldie's in Charlotte! This will be an in-person gathering of artists and audience members to celebrate the fifth year of the magazine. We'll have live music & dance performances, poetry readings, arts & crafts for sale, food & drink for purchase, and a raffle drawing. Tickets are $15. View our lineup of performers and more details on the event page.
V.II is available now!
Our second issue of 2025 is available now in digital form! Visit our website at https://www.carolina-muse.com to read the latest from our creative community. The Greenville Center for Creative Arts carries extra print copies of various editions at their shop in Greenville, SC. All previous issues can be viewed for FREE in our archives.
Open for submissions now through August 15th
As mentioned at the top, Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine is open for submissions now through August 15th! We’re looking for polished & thought-provoking pieces in any medium—visual art, poetry, short stories, photography, drawings, dance, original music, textiles, sculpture, woodworking, you name it.
Please send us your pieces through Duosuma—we are no longer accepting any submissions via email. Full submission guidelines (along with a handy-dandy instruction video for Duosuma) can be found here.
📚Carolina Arts Events in August
Chapel Hill, NC - Uproar Festival of Public Art - August 1st-23rd
Wilmington, NC - National Lighthouse Day Weekend - August 7th-9th
Greenville, SC - South Carolina New Play Festival - August 7th-10th
Winston-Salem, NC - End of Summer Soul Jam - August 15th
Columbia, SC - Black Pride Week - August 21st-24th
Charleston, SC - Cabaret - August 22nd - September 17th
Columbia, SC - Main Street Latin Festival - August 23rd
Cary, NC - Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival - August 23rd-24th
Oak Island, NC - Oak Island Arts & Crafts Festival - August 30th
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening soon in your area? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
The Five Year Plan
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
There’s something special about the number five. Five senses that take in all the information and beauty and pain in the world around us. Famous “5” musical groups include the Jackson 5, Maroon 5, Ben Folds Five, the Five Satins, and many others. That triumphant joy when a five-year-old child thrusts out their hand – “I’m this many!” – and the five points of an apple blossom, or the five points of a star. If you’ve ever kept (or attempted to keep) a five-year-diary, you may have experienced the oddly cyclical reflections and the wonky spirals of growth and decay that sometimes describe our experience of time. How we change and how we remain the same can be a matter of sheer perspective.
This month, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Carolina Muse! 🥳 We are so proud of our publication and all the creators who have shared their work with us over the years. This month, we're sharing an extra-special interview with founder and editor-in-chief, Madison Foster. Keep reading for some creative prompts for this month based on the number 5, and to find out how you can share in the joy of Carolina Muse IRL this fall!
Five Creative Prompts Based on the Number 5:
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Research the esoteric symbolism of the number 5 throughout history and across cultural systems. Choose an interesting nugget of connection that speaks to you, and perhaps use that as inspiration for a piece.
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Pick 5 artists or pieces that speak to you and learn something about them. Sometimes going down the rabbit hole to find out what inspired the creation of a particular work can lead to new insights and areas of interest.
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Neuroscientific studies have explored how engaging multiple senses helps us learn & retain information more effectively. You may have noticed how certain smells or tastes revive memories in ways that images or written words do not. Plan an encounter with art for yourself this season where you will engage all five of your senses at once.
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Name 5 things that you want to evaluate in a piece you’re working on. For example:
- Theme – What message is this piece trying to convey?
- Emotion – What emotions are present in this work?
- Style – How would I describe my approach to this work, or the genre in which it belongs?
- Why – What inspired me to create this work? Where does it come from?
- Audience – Who is my intended viewer? Who am I trying to connect with?
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Consider your own five-year plan. What are some concrete steps you could take now to pursue that vision? Maybe you don’t need to wait five years to begin to see your dream come to life!
Join us for Arts Jam 2025!
Mark your calendar for Carolina Muse's annual Arts Jam event on Saturday, October 11th from 1pm-4pm at Goldie's in Charlotte! At the event, we will celebrate Carolina Muse's fifth birthday AND the release day for Volume V, Issue III of Carolina Muse. There will be a show with live music, dance performances, and poetry readings, and local art & crafts will be for sale! Plus, Goldie's has some excellent food & drink options, so come hungry! We will also be running a raffle, where you could win free art & more. Tickets are $15. Learn more and secure your ticket on our event page.
V.II is available now!
Our second issue of 2025 is available now in digital form! Visit our website at https://www.carolina-muse.com to read the latest from our creative community. The Greenville Center for Creative Arts carries extra print copies of various editions at their shop in Greenville, SC. All previous issues can be viewed for FREE in our archives.
Closed for submissions until October 1st
Our final submissions period of 2025 will open on October 1st. Use the time between now and then to create something new! If you submitted your work during the most recent submission window, you should be hearing from our editing team by the end of the month regarding your submission.
We want to grow our team!
We're currently in search of an Outreach Coordinator to straddle the world between networking IRL and marketing online. If you're interested in building partnerships with local arts organizations and looking for a great volunteer experience to add to your resume, consider joining the Carolina Muse marketing team! Learn more about the requirements & responsibilities, and apply here.
🌸 Carolina Arts Events in September
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Charlotte, NC - Charlotte International Arts Festival (CIAF) - September 1st-30th
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Charlotte, NC - Austen's Pride (pre-Broadway tour) - September 2nd-7th
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Durham, NC - Beauty and the Beast at DPAC - September 2nd-14th
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Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival - September 4th-6th
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Wilmington, NC - American Craft Walk - September 13th
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Columbia, SC - Midlands Fall Arts & Crafts Market - September 13th-14th
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Greenville, SC - Oktoberfest at New Realm Brewing - September 18th-21st
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Columbia, SC - Jubilee Festival of Black History and Culture - September 20th
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Charleston, SC - MOJA Arts Festival - September 25th-October 5th
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Irmo, SC - The Okra Strut (50th Anniversary) - September 26th-27th
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Asheville, NC - Blue Ridge Pride Festival - September 27th
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Greenville, SC - Turkish Food Festival - September 27th
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening in the Carolinas? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
Face to Face, Celebrating Five Years
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
For half a decade, Carolina Muse has grown through every issue, sustained by a team of volunteers and an ever-growing community of artists, writers, musicians, and creators whose work continues to shape the voice of the Carolinas. A strong sense of community is part of what makes our magazine unique, and we hope you'll be part of our in-person gathering at Arts Jam on Saturday, October 11th from 1pm-4pm at Goldie's in Charlotte! This event is a great opportunity to honor the last five years and to nurture the community that will carry Carolina Muse into the years to come.
Join us for Arts Jam 2025!
During this event, we will celebrate Carolina Muse's fifth birthday AND the release day for Volume V, Issue III of Carolina Muse. There will be a show with live music, dance performances, and poetry readings, and local art & crafts will be for sale! Plus, Goldie's has some excellent food & drink options, so come hungry! We will also be running a raffle, where you could win free art & more.
Visual Artists
Megan Tapley
Anton Nikolov
Isabelle Klauder
Poetry Readings
Noelle Kriegel
Alex Beets
Musicians
Maggie Collier
Dancers
Helen Joy
Samuel Bingham & Hannah Yoder
Tickets are $15. Learn more and secure your ticket on our event page!
V.III is coming soon!
As mentioned above, we will be releasing our second issue of the year on October 11th. Even if you can't join us live at Arts Jam, you won't miss out on the joy of the newest edition of Carolina Muse. We will have print editions for sale and the digital version will be available to read for FREE online. Watch our social media for the announcement!
Submissions are open now through December 15th!
Now is your chance to be published in the first issue of 2026. Be part of the legacy of the first five years of our exquisite, independent literary & arts magazine! We are accepting poetry, short stories, dance pieces, original music, paintings, photography, sculptures, and mixed media pieces for consideration. Please refer to our submissions page for instructions about submitting your work. We can't wait to see what you create!
We want to grow our team!
We're currently in search of an Outreach Coordinator to straddle the world between networking IRL and marketing online. If you're interested in building partnerships with local arts organizations and looking for a great volunteer experience to add to your resume, consider joining the Carolina Muse marketing team!
We are also looking for a Music Editor! This person will help the music section of the magazine, from submission gathering & sorting to selecting pieces and working with creators on necessary revisions.
Learn more about the requirements & responsibilities of both positions, and apply here.
🍁 Carolina Arts Events in October
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💖 Charlotte, NC - Arts Jam - October 11th, 1pm-4pm 💖
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Greenville, SC - Oktoberfest - October 3rd
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Aiken, SC - Southern Strings Festival - October 3rd-4th
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Columbia, SC - Famously Hot South Carolina Pride! Festival - October 3rd-4th
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Pittsboro, NC - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance - Oct. 3rd-5th
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Wilmington, NC - Riverfest - October 4th-5th
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Florence, SC - Pee Dee Plant & Flower Festival - October 10th-12th
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Bluffton, SC - Historic Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival - October 10th-19th
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Asheville, NC - LEAF Global Arts Festival - October 16th-19th
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Raleigh, NC - NC State Fair - October 16th-26th
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening in the Carolinas? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
Support your local food pantry!
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
As of this writing at the beginning of November, millions of families across the United States are currently facing hunger as a result of SNAP benefits being suspended during the ongoing federal government shutdown. If you are in a position to help, now is a critical time to contribute canned goods and donations to your local food pantry! Websites like the Food Finder of Central & Eastern North Carolina or Feeding the Carolinas allow you to search by location to find free food pantries near you. You likely have both church-organized and non-religious-affiliated food distribution centers in your town or city; giving them a phone call to ask what they need can help you discern what kinds of donations to prioritize.
Thank you for an incredible
Arts Jam event!
In October, we celebrated five years of Carolina Muse with a live event in Charlotte, NC. Thank you to all our creators who participated in the Arts Jam performance showcase, and thank you to all those who brought their unique, hand-crafted pieces to display and sell in our art market! It was an incredible day filled with music, dance, poetry, writing, textiles, photography, paintings, and great food & drinks courtesy of our lovely host, Goldie's. Best of all, we loved getting the chance to gather in person and celebrate our creative community💗
V.III is out NOW✨
Our final issue of the year is available now in digital format. Read it for free on our website.
Let these pieces wash over you and transport you somewhere otherworldly... or nudge you out of your comfort zone into a new perspective!
Submissions are open now through December 15th!
Now is your chance to be published in the first issue of 2026. We are accepting poetry, short stories, dance pieces, original music, paintings, photography, sculptures, mixed media, and many more types of creative work for consideration. Please refer to our submissions page for instructions about submitting your work through Duosuma. We can't wait to see what you create!
Want to join our editorial team?
💌 We're currently in search of an Outreach Coordinator to straddle the world between networking IRL and marketing online. If you're interested in building partnerships with local arts organizations and looking for a great volunteer experience to add to your resume, consider joining the Carolina Muse marketing team!
🎶 We are also looking for a Music Editor! This person will help the music section of the magazine, from submission gathering & sorting to selecting pieces and working with creators on necessary revisions.
Learn more about the requirements & responsibilities of both positions, and apply here!
CM Bookmarks Now Available
We're excited to announce new Carolina Muse merch: bookmarks! Purchase your $3 bookmark on our merch page here. Each design features a piece published in Carolina Muse and a quote from an artist on the back. Perfect for marking your spot as you read your print copies of CM!
🍁 Carolina Arts Events in November 🍁
Charlotte, NC - Junior Gomez Exhibition - November 1st-8th
Raleigh, NC - Wonder Women! - November 1st-29th
Spartanburg, SC - Holiday Artisan Market - November 4th-December 27th
Charleston, SC - Charleston Literary Festival - November 7th-16th
Winston-Salem, NC - Ardmore Art Walk - November 8th
North Augusta, SC - Fall into Art - November 10th-December 18th
Charleston, SC - Rembrandt after Dark - November 12th
Spruce Pine, NC - Toe River Arts Studio Tour - November 14th-16th
Columbia, SC - Jam Room Music Fest - November 15th
Durham, NC - North Carolina Veteran Art Show - November 18th-23rd
Columbia, SC - Arts & Draughts at the Columbia Museum of Art - November 21st
Winston-Salem, NC - Brass IMPACT! - November 23rd
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening in the Carolinas? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster
The Year in Review
by newsletter writer Jenna Duxbury
As 2025 draws to a close and I reflect on everything that has taken place over the past year at the magazine, there's so much to celebrate. Carolina Muse turned 5 years old! That's a special landmark that not every indie lit magazine gets to reach. We hosted two in-person events this year, including our fifth annual Arts Jam and our first ever juried visual art competition. We published three incredible issues featuring original artwork from creators in the Carolinas and beyond, and we're already looking ahead to an exciting year in 2026. Thank you for reading and for being part of this journey with us!
Holiday reading material
Our final issue of the year is available now in digital format. Read it for free on our website. You can also peruse each previous issue of the magazine (for free!) in our archive. Pro tip for our introverted readers: I (Jenna) like to download an issue onto my iPad over busy holiday breaks and dip into it whenever I need a quiet moment away from the festivities!
Submissions are open now through December 15th!
There's still time to share your work in our final submissions call of the year. The deadline to send us your poetry, short stories, original music compositions, dance pieces, visual artwork, and mixed media is December 15th. Here's some insight into what our editors are looking for in submissions:
Madison Foster, Editor-in-Chief
When reviewing submissions across art forms, I look for pieces that feel authentic and that speak to the range of emotions & experiences that make us human. I like seeing work that utilizes symbols and other creative devices to convey a message and make viewers think deeper.
Lilliana Cameron, Visual Art Editor
I’m looking for artwork from a wide range of mediums, work that feels sincere & unique. I appreciate both technical skills & freedom of expression, and I love art that invites viewers to look deeper.
Aidan Melinson, Stories Editor
I’m looking for pieces that challenge our notions of truth. I also love stories that use their characters to explore our relationships to ourselves, to others, and especially to both people & place.
Amanda Conover, Poetry Editor
I look for poems that utilize poetic devices in a way that is specific & unique. I also look for poems that are more concrete than abstract, have distinct and specific descriptions, and show more than they tell. I love poems that breast the boundaries and leave you feeling enchanted after you’ve finished reading them.
Rush Johnston, Dance Editor
1. Artistry & creativity, specifically pieces that task a risk, genre bend, or explore new themes.
2. Quality footage. While I understand that filming staged work can be challenging, a clear picture goes a long way.
3. Stage performance or dance film! I love to see creative ways of showcasing dance.
4. Solid foundations & researched movement.
Please refer to our submissions page for instructions about submitting your work through Duosuma. We can't wait to see what you create!
Want to join our editorial team?
💌 We're currently in search of an Outreach Coordinator to straddle the world between networking IRL and marketing online. If you're interested in building partnerships with local arts organizations and looking for a great volunteer experience to add to your resume, consider joining the Carolina Muse marketing team!
🎶 We are also looking for a Music Editor! This person will help the music section of the magazine, from submission gathering & sorting to selecting pieces and working with creators on necessary revisions.
Learn more about the requirements & responsibilities of both positions, and apply here!
CM Bookmarks Now Available
We're excited to announce new Carolina Muse merch: bookmarks! Purchase your $3 bookmark on our merch page here. Each design features a piece published in Carolina Muse and a quote from an artist on the back. Perfect for marking your spot as you read your print copies of CM!
❄️ Carolina Arts Events in December ❄️
Columbia, SC - Sarah Brightman in concert - December 4th
Columbia, SC - Sip & Scribble at the Columbia Museum of Art - December 4th
Charleston, SC - Spiegeltent: Cabaret Royale by Underbelly - December 4th-20th
Florence, SC - Downtown Christmas Magic - December 5th
Winston-Salem, NC - Holiday Market at Sawtooth School of Visual Art - Dec. 6th
Asheville, NC - The Big Crafty - December 6th-7th
Charlotte, NC - Holiday Pop-Up Markets (themed!) - December 6th-8th, 13th
Raleigh, NC - The Holiday Market at NCMA - December 7th
Asheville, NC - Napoleon Dynamite Live Showing with Cast Q&A - December 7th
Durham, NC - Art Swap & Artist Mingle at Ment Beverage Co. - December 11th
Charleston, SC - The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes - Dec. 13th
Greenville, SC - Winter Dance Performance - December 13th-14th
Florence, SC - Unforgettable: The Civil Rights Photography of Cecil Williams - docent-led tour at the Florence County Museum - December 14th
Do you know of a fantastic arts event happening in the Carolinas? Tag us on social media and let us know so we can help spread the word!
As always, we appreciate your feedback and are receptive to your thoughts & ideas. Please email us or DM us on social media to share.
Welcome to Our Monthly Musings
Thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world, and we hope you'll stick around for some monthly musings from our team.
Here's the lowdown: We have creative arts advice for all artistic mediums, local Carolina arts events, and creative inspiration from our talented team. See you next month!
WRITTEN BY
Jenna Duxbury
EDITED BY
Madison Foster