Calls For Art 4/27/25

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Brittany Taylor
April 27, 2025

Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

  • Summary: “Artists of all ages and experience levels from around the Antelope Valley and the greater 5th Supervisorial District of Los Angeles County are welcome to participate. The exhibition will celebrate participating artists with a reception on Saturday, June 7 from 4 PM to 6 PM. The awards ceremony will begin at 6 PM in Cedar Hall, where over $1,000 will be awarded to participants by the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation and various small businesses, community organizations, public officials, and other sponsors.”

  • Deadline: 5/18/25

  • Location: Museum of Art and History: Cedar, Lancaster

  • Exhibition Dates: 6/7/25 - 7/20/25

  • Mediums: This exhibition is open to artists working with all arts media, including photography, video, audio, painting, drawing, mixed media 2D, mixed media 3D, AR, VR, new media, fiber, wearable art, small installations, and clay.

  • Entry Fee: $3

  • Summary: “The 57th Watercolor West  International  Exhibition will be held at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University in Orange California. 100 paintings will be selected by esteemed artist and Juror Ratindra Das.”

  • Deadline: 5/18/25

  • Location: Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, Orange

  • Exhibition Dates: 8/23/25 - 11/29/25

  • Mediums: “Must be only traditional transparent watercolor, no white paint of any kind (including those labeled “white watercolor”), applied on a single piece of rag or wood pulp paper that is free of pigment and embedded materials. Graphite pencil may be used only for planning marks.”

  • Entry Fee: Member $50; Non-Member $75

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  • Summary: “Got something wild? Weird? Wonderfully you? We want it. Off The Hook! is a no-rules, anything-goes group exhibition celebrating creative freedom in all its glorious, chaotic, and unexpected forms.”

  • Deadline: 5/25/25

  • Location: Covet Art Gallery, Oceanside

  • Exhibition Dates: 6/14/25 - 7/12/25

  • Mediums: All

  • Entry Fee: $25

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  • Summary: “The 8th Annual PROUD+ Exhibition will be held July 3 - August 2, 2025, during San Diego Pride Month, showcasing the work of LGBTQ+ artists from across the country. Produced by The Studio Door, this national exhibition celebrates the unique perspectives and voices of the LGBTQ+ community through contemporary art.”

  • Deadline: 5/31/25

  • Location: The Studio Door, San Diego

  • Exhibition Dates: 7/3/25 - 8/2/25

  • Mediums: Painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, assemblage, collage, mixed media, fiber art, artist book, and sculpture. Please note some restrictions apply to glass, stained glass, ceramics, and stoneware due to unsafe shipping practices by FedEx, UPS, and USPS. Oversized jewelry that can be defined as fine art is acceptable for this show.

  • Entry Fee: $35

  • Summary: “The County of San Diego Casa de Oro Library is seeking applications from qualified artists, to be considered for commissions of two artworks. Opportunities for artwork commissions include ceramics, mosaics, glass, and metal sculptures. Proposed art locations include the exterior entry wall and the poet’s patio. Please consider that preference will be given to local area artists. The theme for the structure should respect both the natural and man-made beauty of this landscape, as well as be influenced by its history and inhabitants. Artwork with a strong conceptual tie to this specific place and its past will invigorate and make the artwork integral to this new Library, a public place and community center.”

  • Deadline: 6/2/25

  • Location: Casa de Oro Library, Spring Valley

  • Mediums: Ceramics, mosaics, glass, and metal sculptures

  • Entry Fee: No fee

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