Calls For Art 5/24/26

Author

Brittany Taylor
May 24, 2026

Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

Summary: “This is a call to Southern California and Baja-based artists to submit entries for Changing Terrain, a joint contemporary landscape exhibition exploring new interpretations of Southern California/Baja landscapes by artists based in the region. The exhibition will present a region in flux, reflecting its changing environment, communities, history, and evolving sense of place. This exhibition will take place concurrently at San Diego History Center (SDHC) and Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA).”
Deadline: 6/10/26
Location: San Diego History Center (SDHC) and Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA)
Exhibition Dates: 8/22/26 - 1/17/27
Mediums: All except photography, giclees or other reproductions
Entry Fee: $25

Summary: “What will America mean in 2126? How will people live, relate, govern, create, remember, and care for one another? What new myths, systems, landscapes, and identities will define the country’s next century? We welcome immersive, interdisciplinary art that speculate broadly on possible futures — technological, ecological, political, spiritual, cultural, and beyond. Please note, you must be based in California for this open call.”
Deadline: 6/15/26
Location: Brea Gallery, Brea
Exhibition Dates: 7/25/26 - 9/6/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $10

Summary: “Covet Art Gallery is now accepting submissions for Lipstick & Lollipops — a retro-inspired group exhibition celebrating the bold, the feminine, the funky, and the fabulously unexpected. Think retro dreamscapes, motel signs, lipstick stains, loud patterns, soft rebellion, roller skates, chrome, cigarettes, sweetness with bite — or anything that captures the spirit of the title.”
Deadline: 6/28/26
Location: Covet Art Gallery, Oceanside
Exhibition Dates: TBA
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $25

Summary: “WORD is an exhibition about the written, typed, and painted word. The status of words, from calligraphy to graffiti. The weight or lightness of words, the ideas they ignite. We are looking for work that uses its words – to speak its mind, to charm your socks off, to mesmerize through pattern or repetition.”
Deadline: 7/12/26
Location: Los Angeles Makery, Los Angeles
Exhibition Dates: 8/6/26 - 8/30/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $25

To view previously listed calls that are still open click HERE.

SoCal Art Opportunities Premium

🔒 This section is for premium subscribers only.

Premium subscribers can unlock 10 additional opportunities this week, including:

  • Grant for fiber artists with the goal of bringing fiber arts into their communities.

  • Funding for photographers whose art challenges conventional photography through work that reflects the artist’s hand.

  • Mural commission in Dana Point.

  • Grant for West Hollywood artists working on large-scale art projects that will take place in West Hollywood.

  • $75,000 award to a woman artist to create her own solo exhibition of figurative realist paintings.

  • 5 exhibition opportunities beyond SoCal accepting shipped work in MI, CA, & GA

  • Plus 62 previously posted grants, funding, paid, and exhibition opportunities in the archive.

Upgrade to the premium tier for $5/month. New opportunities added weekly.

Note From the Publisher- This newsletter serves as a curated list of exhibition opportunities for artists in Southern California. SoCal Art Opportunities is not affiliated with these opportunities and is not involved with the organization of these opportunities. For any questions concerning the opportunities listed in this newsletter, please reach out to the hosting organizations directly.