Calls For Art 3/30/25

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Brittany Taylor
March 30, 2025

Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

  • Summary: “The City of Tustin Public Art Commission, in partnership with the City of Tustin Parks and Recreation Department, is seeking submissions from artists for a permanent outdoor installation. Submissions can take the form of functional or non-functional art.  One sculpture will be chosen for placement along the entry walkway, adjacent to a playground area at Centennial Park in Tustin, CA. The selected artist or collaborative group will receive compensation between $10,000 to $20,000 for the artwork.”

  • Deadline: 4/7/25

  • Location: Centennial Park, Tustin

  • Installation Date: June 2025

  • Mediums: Work must be suitable for outdoor installation in mediums of stone, bronze, steel, wood, etc.

  • Entry Fee: No fee

  • Summary: “The City of Palmdale is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for stair murals to be installed at Pelona Vista Park. This exciting art initiative will transform the park’s two staircases leading to the north fields into visual expressions of the project’s themes of health, wellness, sportsmanship and community pride.”

  • Deadline: 4/15/25

  • Location: Pelona Vista Park, Palmdale

  • Installation Date: Installation to begin 7/17/25 and be completed by 8/31/25

  • Mediums: Mural

  • Entry Fee: No fee

  • Summary: “Show us your LA themed art!”

  • Deadline: 4/25/25

  • Location: Carter Sexton Artists Materials, North Hollywood

  • Exhibition Dates: 5/3/25 - TBD

  • Mediums: All

  • Entry Fee: $15

  • Summary: “Frontier Futurism is a curated exhibition exploring the evolving mythologies of the American West through a contemporary vision, where desert landscapes merge with visions of the future and environmental reflection. As the horizon of the West shifts, what new stories emerge from its dust?”

  • Deadline: 5/1/25

  • Location: Dorado 806 Projects, Santa Monica

  • Exhibition Dates: 6/25/25 - 7/9/25

  • Mediums: Painting, printmaking, sculpture, textile, and mixed media. No photography or glass media at this time.

  • Entry Fee: $35

  • Summary: “The TOCA Foundation 2025 Fine Arts Juried Show recognizes the best in original mixed media arts. ≥30 artworks will be selected from the prestigious field of artist entries to be included in an exhibition at the June 21, 2025 TOCApalooza”

  • Deadline: 5/25/25

  • Location: Torrance Cultural Arts Center, Torrance

  • Exhibition Date: 6/21/25

  • Mediums: any two-dimensional media, excluding photography

  • Entry Fee: $30

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

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Upcoming SoCal Art Events

Canvas Stretching/Prepping Workshop
4/23/25 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | Pain sugar Gallery, Riverside

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