Here’s the latest SoCal Art Open Calls

Happy Hour

• Summary: “We're seeking high-quality artwork that interprets "Happy Hour" through your unique artistic lens and experiences. What does your happy hour look like? Whether it's a quiet moment of solitude, a vibrant social gathering, cocktails, or an entirely personal interpretation, show us your version through your medium and perspective!”

• Deadline: 7/25/25

• Location: Gallery of Hermosa, Hermosa Beach

• Exhibition Dates: 8/16/25 - 9/14/25

• Mediums: 2D works in all mediums and smaller 3D sculptures

• Entry Fee: $30

Anaheim Art Association’s 61st Annual Open Juried Art Competition

• Summary: “Submit your art to the Anaheim Art Association's 61st Annual Juried Art Competition for a chance to be featured at Muzeo! Selected works will be exhibited in the Historic Carnegie Building, with multiple cash prizes available.⁠”

• Deadline: 8/1/25

• Location: Muzeo Museum and Cultural Art Center, Anaheim

• Exhibition Dates: 9/13/25 - 10/26/25

• Mediums: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Drawing, Pastel, Mixed Media/Other Media, Photography: Basic Photography and Manipulated Composite

• Entry Fee: $35

Searching for Serenity

• Summary: “Searching for Serenity is an exhibition of artwork made by community and professional artists exploring how art and nature can harness the healing power and help bring us into community with one another. We are looking for unique artworks that convey the role of art and nature in healing, wellness, connectedness, and recovery as a response to 2025 wildfire disasters in Los Angeles County. The exhibition aims to bridge creativity with personal storytelling - we invite you to share how a deep connection to nature can serve as a tool for individual transformation and community healing.”

• Deadline: 8/1/25

• Location: Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge

• Exhibition Dates: 11/1/25 - 1/4/26

• Mediums: All 2D, 3D, and digital media will be considered

• Entry Fee: $50

2025 Reigning Cats and Dogs Show

• Summary: “The Reigning Cats & Dogs Art Show is open to all artists residing in San Diego, California. This is a juried fine art all-media exhibition honors all varieties of Felines and Canines, domestic and wild. A percentage of the show sales will benefit San Diego Humane Society and Feral Cat Coalition."

• Deadline: 8/30/25

• Location: Gallery 21 Village Arts Center, San Diego

• Exhibition Date: 9/24/25 - 10/6/25

• Mediums: All

• Entry Fee: $30

Opulent Mobility 2025

• Summary: “Opulent Mobility challenges you to imagine a world where disability, mobility, and access are not merely functional, but opulent. In these turbulent times where people are being stripped of their individual freedoms, what does opulent mobility mean? Share your art that re-imagines disability and true freedom of movement!”

• Deadline: 8/31/25

• Location: Los Angeles Makery

• Exhibition Dates: 12/4/25 - 12/28/25

• Mediums: 2-D and sculptural work, music files, and performances on digital media

• Entry Fee: “A flat $20 fee covers gallery rental, and artists may share up to 10 works each. Please contact the founder A. Laura Brody if this fee causes hardship”

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

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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