Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

Chroma Frost

• Summary: “Open themed show. Have your art seen by hundreds of theatre goers in the heart of Burbank! This exhibit coincides with the winter productions at the Colony Theatre!”

• Deadline: 10/27/25

• Location: The Colony Theatre Gallery, Burbank

• Exhibition Dates: 11/4/25 - TBD

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: “This is a California Creative Arts hosted show. Members receive priority. If you are not a member, you can join here. We are a nonprofit. Your membership fee is tax deductible, and you keep 100% of your sales. Non-members, if accepted, must become a member or pay a one-time participation fee of $40 (it’s only $10 more for a one-year membership).”

The Middle Becomes Eclectic II

• Summary: “Artists practicing throughout the greater LA area are invited to submit their work for consideration by The Middle Room Guest Curator Camilla Taylor to be included in The Middle Becomes Eclectic II: a large group exhibition of widely diverse small works made-in-LA-in-2025 by artists at various career levels—curated together, salon-style, and all priced $500 and under.”

• Deadline: 11/9/25

• Location: The Middle Room, Los Angeles

• Exhibition Dates: 12/5/25 - 1/11/26

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: $30

See What You Can Find!- Vol. 4

• Summary: “The BruHaus invites artists to join SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND! Vol. 4, a curated group show hosted in our 2,500-sq-ft ex-bargain supermarket, reinvented as an experimental art gallery in Hollywood, California. The title, SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND!, was once the store’s slogan, now carried over as a playful nod to the space’s history. We welcome submissions across all disciplines from artists whose practices push boundaries and spark dialogue.”

• Deadline: 11/9/25

• Location: The BruHaus, Hollywood

• Exhibition Dates: 11/21/25 - 11/30/25

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: $30

First Light

• Summary: “First Light invites artists to explore the powerful symbolism and sensory experience of dawn — the moment light first breaks through darkness. Whether interpreted literally, metaphorically, emotionally, or spiritually, First Light represents new beginnings, awakening, revelation, and the quiet resilience of hope.”

• Deadline: 12/15/25

• Location: Spring Arts Gallery, Los Angeles

• Exhibition Dates: 3/2/26 - 4/21/26

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: No fee

Quilt Visions 2026

• Summary: “Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) is proud to announce the call for entries for Quilt Visions 2026, the museum’s 27th international juried exhibition. Exhibition jurors will select work exemplifying art quilting at the highest level of quality, innovation, surface design techniques, excellence in composition, and craftsmanship.”

• Deadline: 2/9/26

• Location: Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego

• Exhibition Dates: 10/23/26 - 1/16/27

• Mediums: Textile art

• Entry Fee: $40 for all VMOTA members and $50 for non-members (up to 3 works)

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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-Brittany