Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

SNAP TO GRID: the UN-Juried Exhibit

• Summary: “Show your work in our un-juried exhibit featuring digital art and photography: "Snap to Grid." All entries will be printed (8.5"x11" on heavyweight paper) and shown in our gallery arranged in a grid.”

• Deadline: 10/27/25

• Location: Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles

• Exhibition Dates: 11/6/25 - 11/29/25

• Mediums: Digital art, photography

• Entry Fee: $45

Spirit of the Season: From Harvest to Altar / Impresiones del Otoño

• Summary: Call for prints! This exhibition features art prints of the following themes- Spirit of the Season: Autumn, Halloween, Día de los Muertos.

• Deadline: 10/27/25

• Location: The Chrysalis, San Diego

• Exhibition Dates: 11/2/25

• Mediums: Fine Art Prints, Relief, Etching, Monotype, Screen Print Lithograph

• Entry Fee: $20 per artist (submission fee can be waived on a case-by-case basis)

Fractured Forms

• Summary: “Artists use "broken forms" in their work, often using fragmentation and juxtaposition to express themes of modern life, conflict, and the human condition. These themes can demonstrate that fractured forms can be a powerful tool for exploring complex concepts and technique in contemporary art. Think about how your work can illustrate ambiguity in architecture, human design or figurative images.”

• Deadline: 10/31/25

• Location: Woodward Contemporary, San Diego

• Exhibition Dates: 11/22/25 - 1/10/26

• Mediums: Entries must be original and created entirely by the artist. No digital art, workshop/class art, or reproductions will be accepted

• Entry Fee: $40

Whimsical Wonders

• Summary: North Coastal Art Gallery is accepting submissions for their upcoming show Whimsical Wonders. “Cash award, ribbons, & certificates. Overall categories: Best of Show, $125, 1st Place – $100, 2nd Place – $50, 3rd Place – $25. No Image submission, and the art is not juried in. 2D art may enter up to 4 pieces, 3D sculpture works may enter up to 2 pieces. The Judge is Cathy Wessels.”

• Deadline: 11/23/25

• Location: North Coastal Art Gallery, Carlsbad

• Exhibition Dates: 11/30/25 - 1/4/26

• Mediums: Oil, Acrylic, Watermedia, Mixed Media, Photography, Digital, Other Media, Textile, 3D Wall Hanging/ 3D Sculpture. Giclee’s are accepted but not judged.

• Entry Fee: $30-$40 depending on membership and medium

Wood: A Furniture Show XV

• Summary: “The Escondido Arts Partnership presents the sixteenth exhibition highlighting works created in wood, sponsored by Murphy’s Fine Woodworking. Wood workers from the California region are encouraged to submit contemporary furniture, artful furniture, traditional furniture, veneering, scupture, wood carving, marquetry Wood art and wood turning into the exhibition. Curator: Brian Murphy”

• Deadline: 12/13/25

• Location: Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido

• Exhibition Dates: 1/10/26 - 2/27/26

• Mediums: Woodworking

• Entry Fee: $40.00 ($30.00 for EAP members) for one, $45.00 ($35.00 for EAP members) for two or $50.00 ($40.00 for EAP members) for three pieces.

To view previously listed calls that are still open head to socal-art.com

More opportunities heading your way next week! In the meantime, feel free to forward this to another busy artist who needs to get their work out there. You can also head to socal-art.com for additional resources. Don’t forget, subscribers are entitled to a feature on the Artist Spotlight page so if you want to take advantage of that please email me!

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