Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

“Uncluttered- The Beauty in Less”

• Summary: “This exhibition is a response to the relentless pull of consumer culture and the urge to accumulate. It is a call to slow down, to return to what matters, and to resist the impulse to over-consume, overthink, and overextend ourselves. Through simplicity and intention, we discover freedom—not only in our materials and process, but in how we choose to exist and engage with the world.”

• Deadline: 4/20/25

• Location: Art Through the Glass, San Diego

• Exhibition Dates: 5/3/25 - 6/28/25

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: No fee

Summer Salon

• Summary: “Summer Salon 2025 is an open call exhibition featuring a diverse range of mediums. This exhibition includes artists of all stages in their career and explores Los Angeles artists through a range of artwork that represents the complexity of our urban community and surrounding cities. Salon-style shows hold historical and cultural significance and play an important role in the creative landscape in their ability to platform artists and include the public in our programming.”

• Deadline: 5/1/25

• Location: Art Share L.A. Main Gallery

• Exhibition Dates: 6/7/25 - 7/12/25

• Mediums: “Works must be visual including paintings, drawings, mixed media, sculptural, ceramic, photography, etc. Unfortunately, video work and performing arts cannot be considered for this exhibition.”

• Entry Fee: No fee

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Illuminated Art Commission on Whittier Blvd.

• Summary: “The City of Whittier’s Art in Public Places Committee is excited to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new illuminated public art installation along Whittier Boulevard. We are seeking a talented artist to design and create a modern, dynamic piece that enhances the visual landscape of this prominent location near The Groves.”

• Deadline: 5/2/25

• Location: Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles

• Mediums: Open to a variety of mediums including but not limited to the following: Bronze, metals, concrete, stone, aluminum, mixed media

• Entry Fee: No fee

Brand 53: Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper

• Summary: “The Associates of Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale, California announces its 53rd Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. Cash awards total more than $4,000, including a Juror’s Award. All accepted artworks will be included in a show at Brand Library’s Gallery and in both printed and online exhibition catalogs.”

• Deadline: 5/11/25

• Location: Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale

• Exhibition Dates: 7/19/25 - 9/12/25

• Mediums: Any artwork on or of paper, including collages, drawings, paintings, photography, prints, 3-dimensional works, and animated artworks created from drawings or prints.

• Entry Fee: $25

Expressions of Kindness

• Summary: “The IB Arts and Library invite South Bay Artists to submit to our Fall 2025 Call for Art: Expressions of Kindness. Kindness is more than a simple act—it is a force that ripples through communities, creating connection, healing, and change. Whether it’s a quiet moment of empathy, a grand gesture of generosity, or the resilience of compassion in difficult times, kindness takes many forms. For this Call for Art, we invite you to interpret and express kindness in your unique artistic voice, whether through abstract or representational works.”

• Deadline: 5/22/25

• Location: Imperial Beach Library

• Exhibition Dates: 6/11/25 - 5/2/26

• Mediums: Painting, drawing, photography, mixed media. Sculpture and Giclee prints NOT accepted at this time.

• Entry Fee: No fee

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

Upcoming SoCal Art Events

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

Arts Open San Pedro
4/26/25 - 4/27/25 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM | San Pedro Citywide

Persona: Exploring Self-Portraiture Opening Reception
4/26/25 | 5:00PM - 7:30PM | Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale

Point Loma Artists Association Spring Sale Event
5/3/25 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | 3215 Tennyson Street, San Diego, CA 92106

Angels Gate Cultural Center Presents Awake in the Clouds: A Party by Artists, For Artists and Their Friends
5/24/25 | 6:00PM - 9:00PM | Angels Gate Cultural Center

Sensing Place Through Fiber Paper Collage with Jacquline Mallegni
5/29 - 6/1/25 | Willow Pond SLO

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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