Summary: “In the spirit of the exhibition’s attempt to both imagine a world where no queer person feels ashamed for who they love and explore the nuances of human connection, this call seeks to highlight and demand visibility for LGBTQ+ voices, while celebrating an authentic experience of life, rooted in joy that is both specific to the queer community and universal.”

Deadline: 8/29/25

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP)

Exhibition Dates: 10/2/25 - 11/1/25

Mediums: Photography

Entry Fee: No fee

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

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”

Summary: “Get ready to let your creativity bloom! We’re excited to announce our upcoming open call and juried All-Media September Art Show, celebrating the beauty of Floral, Fauna, and Figures. Whether you create with paint, pencil, clay, mixed media, or something entirely unique, we want to see it! This open exhibition welcomes artists of all styles and skill levels to submit their work.”

Deadline: 8/31/25

Location: The Whittier Art Gallery, Whittier

Exhibition Dates: 9/3/25 - 9/27/25

Mediums: All

Entry Fee: $10 per piece for Gallery members, $15 per piece for non-members

Summary: “Let’s get physical? Nah… Let’s Get Visual. We’re throwing open the doors (and our eyeballs) for a bold, anything-goes art show where all styles, mediums, and creative visions are welcome. From abstract oil paintings to cheeky ceramics, digital dreams to fiber fantasies—if you made it, we wanna see it.”

Deadline: 8/31/25

Location: Covet Art Gallery, Oceanside

Exhibition Dates: 9/20/25 - TBA

Mediums: All

Entry Fee: $25

Summary: “Coincides with the first show of the Fall season at The Colony Theatre, produced by 8TPS - Inventing/Inviting - on September 12 & 13, continuing with shows through October.”

Deadline: 9/1/25

Location: The Colony Theatre, Burbank

Exhibition Dates: 9/9/25 - TBA

Mediums: All art must be wired to hang.

Entry Fee: “This is a California Creative Arts hosted show. Members receive priority. If you are not a member, you can join here. We are a nonprofit. Your membership fee is tax deductible, and you keep 100% of your sales. Non-members, if accepted, must become a member or pay a one-time participation fee of $40 (it’s only $10 more for a one-year membership).”

Summary: “Open to all Orange County artists 18 years of age or older. Work must be original and executed within the past two (2) years. Work must not have been previously exhibited at City Hall.”

Deadline: 9/1/25

Location: Laguna Beach City Hall

Exhibition Dates: 9/21/25 - 11/14/25

Mediums: Two-dimensional art works measuring no more than 48”(h) x 36”(w) framed

Entry Fee: $25

Summary: “As Long Beach has grown, so has its artistic soul-shaped by a history of resilience, waves of cultural influence, and communities that turn concrete into color. This group exhibition invites artists of all kinds to honor, reinterpret, and remix the city’s essence. From iconic landmarks to shadowy alleyways, skate culture to shipping cranes, this is your chance to show the world YOUR Long Beach.”

Deadline: 9/3/25

Location: Rod Briggs Gallery, Long Beach

Exhibition Dates: 10/11/25 - 11/15/25

Mediums: All

Entry Fee: $20

Summary: “The Cultural Arts Committee invites artists to create a signature sculptural installation for the roundabout at the north end of San Pablo Avenue. The selected artwork will serve as a visual landmark and reinforce the corridor’s evolving identity as a vibrant, design-forward public space. Artists are encouraged to consider scale, visibility, and durability in their concepts, and may propose either a single large-scale piece or a series of coordinated elements. Works that incorporate lighting to enhance nighttime presence are strongly encouraged. Water and kinetic features will not be considered.”

Deadline: 9/4/25

Location: San Pablo Avenue, Palm Desert

Mediums: Sculpture

Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority seeks Statement of Qualifications from artists or artist teams for two (2) separate public art projects, the first is to design, fabricate, transport, deliver, and consult during installation of their artwork to San Diego International Airport, and the second is limited to design and consultation during installation. The Authority will install the Artist’s permanent artwork in conjunction with the Artist providing artwork installation consulting services. Artists working in all media are encouraged to apply.”

Deadline: 9/4/25

Location: San Diego County Regional Airport

Mediums: All

Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “The California Welcome Center of Yucca Valley is proud to announce its 7th statewide California call for art. This artist opportunity is open to all eligible California residents.  All eligible submissions will be reviewed by our California Judges. Winners will have their submitted work displayed at the California Welcome Center in Yucca Valley, for a duration of 12 months.”

Deadline: 9/7/25

Location: California Welcome Center, Yucca Valley

Exhibition Dates: October 2025 – October 2026

Mediums: Paintings, Photography, Mixed Media - Wall hung art only

Entry Fee: $35

Summary: “We aim to exhibit work within the genres of vulture-culture and taxidermy that stretches beyond hobby into innovation, we are looking for exhibitors who take artistic licenses on nature, not just replication. Taxidermy inspired artwork WILL BE CONSIDERED!”

Deadline: 9/10/25

Location: La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles

Exhibition Dates: 11/2/25 - 11/30/25

Mediums: Sculpture

Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “Artists are invited to submit visual artworks for a group show celebrating the City’s 40th anniversary. Artworks must feature imagery (realistic, stylized or abstracted) of the city of West Hollywood - its landmarks, streetlife, and other places. Please make sure your artwork features locations within the exact geographical boundaries of the City of West Hollywood.”

Deadline: 9/9/25

Location: West Hollywood Library

Exhibition Dates: 10/8/25 - 5/12/25

Mediums: “We are prioritizing Digital Artworks (Photographs, Drawings, etc.) delivered in a ready to print manner. Original artworks that are framed and ready to hang are also accepted.”

Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “Hidden, secretive, sexy black. Seductive, powerful, elegant black. Formal, prestigious, mysterious black. Step into the womb of night and bring on the noir! If your piece features dominant black or simply features black in a prominent way—it's eligible!”

Deadline: 9/12/25

Location: Art on 30th, San Diego

Exhibition Dates: 11/8/25 - 12/5/25

Mediums: All 2-dimensional art welcome (min size: 10", max size: 72"). Any 3-dimensional artwork that fits on a pedestal.

Entry Fee: $35

Summary: “The purpose of “Art About Agriculture” is to promote awareness of agriculture by using art to explore its many facets—from workers to water, from machinery to fields, and to the food that fills our plates. “Art About Agriculture” is a juried, group show open to all artists over the age of 18 working in any two- or three-dimensional medium who create art that in some way draws its inspiration from our agricultural heritage and/or contemporary agriculture.”

Deadline: 9/12/25

Location: Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula

Exhibition Dates: 11/15/25 - 3/8/26

Mediums: Any 2d or 3d medium

Entry Fee: $50 for up to 3 entries

Summary: “In recognition of a long-standing tradition between artists and our national parks, Joshua Tree National Park Council for the Arts created an annual art exposition in 2013, with a juried exhibition featuring art depicting or inspired by the natural aspects of Joshua Tree National Park or its cultural history. The exhibition is displayed at the historic 29 Palms Art Gallery at the Oasis of Mara, next to park headquarters.”

Deadline: 9/15/25

Location: 29 Palms Art Gallery, Twentynine Palms

Exhibition Dates: 11/1/25 - 11/30/25

Mediums: 2D paintings and works on paper, photography, and 3D works

Entry Fee: $35 for up to 3 artworks

Summary: “Artists, curators, and artist teams selected through this Request for Proposals (RFP) will be eligible to work with the LAX Art Program staff to develop temporary exhibitions and installations for art exhibition sites at LAX’s facilities. Exhibitions and installation projects commissioned for LAX through this RFP will include a curatorial budget that may range between $9,000 and $14,000.”

Deadline: 9/17/25

Location: Los Angeles International Airport

Exhibition Dates: Minimum display period of twelve (12) months

Mediums: All

Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “Inviting West Coast regional artists to submit traditional, innovative, functional and non-functional works of textile arts to this juried show. You may submit if you’re a West Coast artist & your original work of art was made recently.”

Deadline: 9/20/25

Location: Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido

Exhibition Dates: 10/11/25 - 10/31/25

Mediums: Sculptural works, vessel forms/basketry, installations, clothing and more using materials such as papers, felting, fabrics, yarn and organic materials.

Entry Fee: EAP Member: $20 for one, additional $5 for each piece. Non-members: $30 for one, additional $5 for each piece

Summary: “We’re putting together an exhibition that’s totally out of this world and we want YOU to be part of it. Cloud 9.0 is all about art that lifts us, shifts us, and takes us somewhere extraordinary. Think dreamy, futuristic, otherworldly, surreal, cosmic, or just plain magical—if it makes us feel like we’ve left Earth for a while, we’re in!”

Deadline: 9/21/25

Location: Covet Art Gallery, Oceanside

Exhibition Dates: 10/11/25 - 11/1/25

Mediums: All

Entry Fee: $25

Summary: “The County of San Diego Edgemoor Acute Psychiatric Hospital, Public Art Committee is looking for muralists to enhance the interior and exterior of a 105- foot wall. The interior wall facing the courtyard will support the patient experience while the exterior wall facing the Sally Port and parking lot will support the wayfinding which is essential for creating a stress-free experience for visitors and patients alike.”

Deadline: 9/22/25

Location: Edgemoor Acute Psychiatric Hospital, Santee

Mediums: Mural

Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “Metro Art invites visual artists based in Los Angeles County to submit qualifications for opportunities to design two-dimensional (2D) artworks for future stations along the East San Fernando Valley (ESFV) Transit Project and the G Line Improvements Project, both serving the East San Fernando Valley. The contract awards are anticipated to range between $110,000 and $120,000, depending on the scope and scale of the artwork locations.”

Deadline: 9/22/25

Location: East San Fernando Valley and G Line Stations

Mediums: Two-dimensional (2D) artworks

Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: North Coastal Art Gallery is seeking works for their 1st Open Annual Abstract Awards Show: “Abstraction of Reality”. “The show is very special, as it began at the gallery with one abstract artist, named David Schlegel, who was devoted to abstract art. This exhibit is in tribute to his passion and dedicated work. The Gallery will continue to welcome the diversified talent of all artists and to engage with the arts community at large.”

Deadline: 9/23/25

Location: North Coastal Art Gallery, Carlsbad

Exhibition Dates: 10/5/25 - 11/1/25

Mediums: Oil; Acrylics; Watermedia; Other Media (Includes: Pastels, Drawing, Inks, Printmaking, and Alcohol ink); Mixed Media/Collage; Photography; Digital Art; Sculpture\Wall Hanging Sculpture; and Textiles. Giclée’s are accepted but not judged. AI is not accepted.

Entry Fee: Members: $35 for up to 2 entries, and $15 for each additional entry. Non-Members: $40 for up to 2 entries, and $15 for each additional entry.

Summary: “It’s Fall. Summer sighs its last golden breath; the trees dance in the brave wind and drop their golden, fiery leaves. Pull out the oxides! What do you love about fall? The colors, the harvest moon, pumpkins on the porch, back to school supplies, the flowers of fall, Halloween, Day of the Dead? Show us the love!”

Deadline: 9/26/25

Location: Art on 30th, San Diego

Exhibition Dates: 10/4/25 - 10/31/25

Mediums: All 2D artworks are welcome as well as any 3D artwork (glass/ceramic sculpture) that fits on a pedestal.

Entry Fee: $35 for up to 2 pieces, $45 for up to 4 pieces

Summary: “We're seeking high-quality artwork that interprets "Rocktober" through your unique artistic lens and experiences. What does rock mean to you? Whether it's the raw power of rock music, the solid strength of geological formations, the rebellious spirit of rock culture, vintage concert posters, abstract interpretations of sound and rhythm, or an entirely personal take on what "rocks" in your world - we want to see your creative vision.”

Deadline: 9/28/25

Location: Gallery of Hermosa, Hermosa Beach

Exhibition Dates: 10/18/25 - 11/9/25

Mediums: “We welcome 2D works in all mediums and smaller 3D sculptures.”

Entry Fee: $30

Summary: “This wild and inspiring show will celebrate its 36th consecutive year in 2025. Artwork of all types of wildlife is accepted. Awards of more than $2500 in cash and prizes are presented at an amazing Reception.”

Deadline: 10/15/25

Location: Foothills Fine Art Gallery, La Mesa

Exhibition Dates: 10/27/25 - 12/3/25

Mediums: Oil, acrylic, pastel. watercolor. scratchboard, graphics (etchings, wood, and lineblock prints), serigraphs, pencil, pen & ink and mixed media and non-functional sculpture.

Entry Fee: $40