Open calls, artist residencies, grants and art fairs in California, updated continuously and sorted by soonest deadline. Free to browse; sign up to score each against your work.
Open call · Los Angeles, CaliforniaLifetime link to featured artist page, exposure to 10,000+ art buyers and subscribers, opportunity to auction artwork, featured artist interview, promotion through PalmGallery.art and social media.
Submit 3–15 images of artwork exploring the connection between color and emotion, in any medium including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital art, mixed media, and experimental practices.
Submit at least ten images of your best work in PDF or Word Document format for consideration to have your artwork distributed through VivaTerra's home décor platform, potentially featured on pillows, table linens, and other home goods.
Submit original artwork that illuminates through black light, neon, LED lights, or glow-in-the-dark techniques in 2D or 3D formats for a juried exhibition.
Submit up to 3 botanical art or illustration works exploring plants, flowers, trees, leaves, cacti, succulents, or similar botanical subjects in any medium.
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10 days left·$35·35% commission·Laguna Beach, California
Submit 1–7 digital images (JPG/JPEG) of your original artwork in any two-dimensional medium for consideration in the Artistic Vision thematic exhibition.
Submit up to 20 images, audio, or video files showcasing your original artwork or high-quality prints for consideration to join Covet Art Gallery's online marketplace.
12 days left·$25·30% commission·Oceanside, California
Submit up to 20 images of available or exemplary artworks appropriate for a pediatric hospital interior, along with resume, artist statement, and pricing information.
Submit up to 6 original paintings, drawings, printmaking, or mixed media artworks depicting journeys and travel themes with emphasis on color, light, and atmosphere.
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18 days left·$25·35% commission·Palm Desert, California
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 two-dimensional original artworks featuring mark making—dots, lines, and textures—showing evidence of the artist's hand and creative process.
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.