Calls For Art 2/16/25

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Brittany Taylor
February 16, 2025

Hi everyone!

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If you like what you see but just don’t feel comfortable setting things up on your own, I can handle that for you! For $300, I’ll take care of creating and customizing your site, based on the template you’ve chosen. Since I’d like to get each person’s site completed within a week, I can only take a small number for now so I’m capping this week at 10 people. If you’d like to be on the list please respond to this email and we can get working!

-Brittany

Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

  • Summary: “Two Twins started as a vintage clothing upcycling brand. We have since morphed into planning events for the Artist community in LA. The art show will be hosted at Joliet Speakeasy in Playa Vista! We are looking for young emerging artists in LA to show 1 piece each in the show on the 21st (of March). The show will be from 6:30pm to 11pm. We ask that if accepted you arrive by 6pm at the latest for set up. Note that this is a networking event. You will be required to stay in the space for the duration of the show and we encourage you to make connections and engage in conversations!!”

  • Deadline: 3/1/25

  • Location: Joliet Speakeasy, Playa Vista

  • Exhibition Date: 3/21/25

  • Mediums: “We are looking for painters, digital artists, ceramics, glass work, florists, photographers, anything that can be shown physically in a show”

  • Entry Fee: $25

  • Summary: “The County of San Diego Animal Care Shelter is seeking applications from qualified artists to be considered for commissions of artwork and artwork purchases. Proposed art locations include the outdoor main entry plaza, and a variety of corridors, waiting areas and the comfort care room. This call for artists includes artworks ranging from $500 to $50,000.”

  • Deadline: 3/3/25

  • Location: The County of San Diego Animal Care Shelter, Santee

  • Mediums: All

  • Entry Fee: No fee

  • Summary: “Local, national, and international artists are invited to participate in this special exhibit, evoking the Spirit of Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane), commemorating the Gallery of Hermosa’s one-year anniversary, the gallery owner’s mother’s 84th birthday, and the remarkable legacy of Japanese culture. This exhibit celebrates cultural heritage and the transformative power of art to connect people across generations. Works reflecting themes of resilience, the legacy of the Japanese diaspora, and symbols of renewal are encouraged.”

  • Deadline: 3/7/25

  • Location: Gallery of Hermosa, Hermosa Beach

  • Exhibition Dates: 4/5/25 - 5/11/25

  • Mediums: all 2D works and small 3D sculptures

  • Entry Fee: $20

  • Summary: Thousand Oaks Art Association is accepting art from all artists 18 years of age and older residing in Southern California. Thousand Oaks Art Association (TOAA) will present $2,750 in cash prizes:

    Best of Show:  $300

    First Place: $200 per category

    Second Place:  $100 per category

    Third Place: $50 per category

    Honorable Mentions: Ribbons

  • Deadline: 3/19/25

  • Location: Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park

  • Exhibition Dates: 5/2/25 - 5/28/25 

  • Mediums: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel/Graphics, Mixed Media, Photography/Digital Art, 3D/Sculpture

  • Entry Fee: TOAA Members - $30 first piece, $10 each additional piece, Non-Members - $40 first piece, $15 each additional piece

  • Summary: “As a community, we continue to grieve the devastation caused by the recent wildfires and stand with those who have lost homes, businesses, and loved ones. We acknowledge that the lives, livelihoods, and lands affected by this tragedy will never be the same. The solidarity displayed by Angelenos during this time has been unprecedented. Communities, businesses, and individuals have come together to offer comfort, solace, guidance, resources, and countless forms of support. The Barnsdall Junior Art Center Gallery stands with the city’s rehabilitation efforts, offering an opportunity for artworks to be created as a means of processing the recent events while also envisioning a hopeful future. How can art help us process or express collective grief? In what ways can art serve as a blueprint for imagining a resilient future? We are currently accepting submissions for 2D, 3D, installation and video works based on reflections, responses, and envisioning the future transformation of our communities and habitats in Los Angeles.”

  • Deadline: 3/21/25

  • Location: The Barnsdall Junior Art Center Gallery, Los Angeles

  • Exhibition Date: 6/7/25 - 8/2/25

  • Mediums: 2D, 3D, installation and video works

  • Entry Fee: No fee

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

Upcoming SoCal Art Events

African American and Black History Month: Jacob Lawrence Inspired Art
2/19/25 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM | Compton Library

LA Zine Fest
3/1 - 3/2/25 | 11:00AM - 5:00PM | East West Bank Plaza at The Broad, Oculus Hall

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