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Open call · CaliforniaExhibition in traveling show at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (Atlanta, Georgia) August 12 - September 9, 2027 and Grapevine Tower Gallery (Grapevine, Texas) mid-January - early March 2028
Submit up to 10 photographic images exploring how light, place, and time shape experience and understanding of the world, for consideration in a 2027-2028 traveling exhibition.
Submit up to 3 separate pieces of original work completed in the past two years, with at least 1 digital image per work, for consideration in the Lines & Layers exhibition.
Apply for a residency stay of 1–8 weeks at Dorland Mountain Arts to create in a secluded retreat setting with private cottages, studio facilities, and natural grounds.
Submit up to 3 artworks in any visual medium exploring themes of identity, heritage, belonging, and cultural expression, with a focus on Asian and Pacific Islander voices and perspectives.
22 days left·$10·40% commission·Sebastopol, California
SWA members may submit up to 4 original paintings in Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic/Mixed Media, Pastel, or Non-representational categories for juried selection and potential exhibition and awards.
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24 days left·$20·10% commission·SWA Fine Art Center, San Bruno, CA
California-based artists are invited to submit images of available, ready-to-install original sculptural works for a three-year outdoor installation at the Amargosa Sculpture Garden in Palmdale.
Submit up to 6 original artworks in various media (drawing, mixed media, collage, printmaking, fiber art, photography, painting, digital art, sculpture) featuring wildlife and natural elements for a juried virtual exhibition.
Southern California photographers are invited to apply for a 1-2 week residency documenting Palm Springs boutique hotels and their relationship to architecture, place, and community.
Submit 3–20 images of original artwork in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, digital art, or fiber art for a juried exhibition.
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34 days left·$25·40% commission·Oceanside, California
Artists are invited to create original artistic designs to paint/apply onto a 17" x 6" fiberglass heart sculpture for display in downtown Danville storefronts.
Submit up to 3 original artworks in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, mixed media, glass, textile art, or printmaking for a juried annual exhibition.
Submit a minimum of 3 images to participate in ArtWalk Ventura, a multi-venue arts festival featuring visual artists, musicians, theater, dance, poets, and filmmakers.