Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

Miniature & Small Works Show

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• Summary: “Calling all artists! Join us for our annual Miniature & Small Works Show, an inspiring showcase celebrating art in every style and medium. Where small creations make a big impact! Bring your best mini masterpiece, staying within 10×10×10 inches (including frame or base) and share your imagination with the world!”

• Deadline: 11/30/25

• Location: Whittier Art Gallery, Whittier

• Exhibition Dates: 12/3/25 - 12/20/25

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: Members- $5 per piece, Non members- $8 per piece

ROOTS: Reclaiming Our Outdoors Through Stories

• Summary: “ROOTS: Reclaiming Our Outdoors Through Stories is a community art project led by 562 Arts to engage our local gateway communities around civic, transit, and environmental issues. We are looking for art that focuses on themes of our relationships with the natural & built environment, environmental justice, and transit equity.”

• Deadline: 11/30/25

• Location: Mary Paxon Art Gallery, Norwalk

• Exhibition Dates: 1/6/26 - 1/23/26

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: No fee

Surfing Madonna "Save the Ocean 6"

• Summary: “Surfing Madonna Oceans Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Encinitas, California and was officially formed in 2013 by Robert Nichols and Mark Patterson (artist of the Surfing Madonna mosaic). Our intention is to partner with local arts groups and recognize the excellence of local artists and promote the arts through active engagement between artists and the community. You may submit if you’re a California artist & your original work was made within the past 3 years.”

• Deadline: 12/14/25

• Location: Escondido Arts Partnership Gallery, Escondido

• Exhibition Dates: 1/10/26 - 2/6/26

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: No fee

Visions Museum of Textile Art Call for Exhibition Proposals 2027

• Summary: “Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) is pleased to invite textile and fiber artists for solo or group exhibitions to submit proposals to exhibit in our galleries in 2027. VMOTA hosts three exhibition cycles for our main galleries and six exhibition cycles for our Spotlight Gallery. We seek to exhibit a variety of artists working in various textile and fiber art mediums.”

• Deadline: 1/15/26

• Location: Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego

• Mediums: Textile and fiber art

• Entry Fee: $20 for VMOTA members, $25 for non-members

Glendale Public Art Request For Qualifications

• Summary: “As part of the City of Glendale’s initiative to become a prime arts and culture destination, up to ten long-term to permanent artwork installations will be commissioned, developed and established over the course of the next few years. These landmark installations will be strategically placed throughout the City in locations that focus on public accessibility and encourage public engagement and interactivity. This RFQ outlines three current art opportunities across the City of Glendale.”

• Deadline: 1/30/26

• Location: Various locations throughout Glendale

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: No fee

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

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