Summary: “TAG Gallery invites artists to submit artwork that makes an instant connection with the viewer - work that is visually compelling, emotionally engaging, thought-provoking, or simply unforgettable.”
Deadline: 7/22/26
Location: TAG Gallery, Los Angeles
Exhibition Dates: 8/5/26 - 8/28/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $40

Summary: “Time to explore your imagination. In 9 categories, Oil. Acrylic, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Other media, Photography, Digital Art, Textile, and Sculpture bot floor and wall standing. We encourage entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience, must be 18 years or older.”
Deadline: 7/23/26
Location: North Coastal Art Gallery, Carlsbad
Exhibition Dates: 8/2/26 - 9/5/26
Mediums: Oil; Acrylics; Watermedia; Other Media includes: Pastels/ Drawing/Printmaking/Alcohol ink; Mixed Media/Collage; Photography; Digital Art; Sculpture\Wall hanging Sculpture; and Textiles. Giclée’s are accepted but not judged.
Entry Fee: Members: $35, Non-members: $40 to enter up to 2 pieces.

Summary: “AGCC is now seeking contemporary and traditional art by Native and Indigenous artists for a group art exhibition. This exhibition will open the weekend of September 12, 2026 and close on October 11 in conjunction with the Many Winters Gathering of Elders. Held October 8-11, 2026 at AGCC, the Gathering plays a vital role in the Native community of greater Los Angeles, with the participation and support of the original peoples of the land. The vision of the Gathering is to host a sacred space for people to come together, with the intention to listen, learn from and support Indigenous communities, and to inspire a healthier future for all people in a four-day event of ceremony and knowledge sharing.”
Deadline: 7/23/26
Location: Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro
Exhibition Dates: 9/12/26 - 10/11/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “Blast us to the past with something that reminds you of the good old days. Looking back, what gives you that warm fuzzy feeling?”
Deadline: 7/24/26
Location: Carter Sexton Artists Materials, Valley Village
Exhibition Dates: August 2026
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $15 per accepted piece

Summary: “The 29th annual exhibition, From Stone to Light, explores the profound intersection of glass art and mental well-being. It celebrates the unique alchemy of the medium—how sand and earth transform through patience and fire into vessels of light—as a striking mirror for human resilience, healing, and connection. For our 29th Annual Glass Show, we invite artists to submit work that engages with these themes of transformation, resilience, healing, or connection, presenting a unique opportunity to showcase a breadth of diversity within this specialized medium.”
Deadline: 7/27/26
Location: Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook
Exhibition Dates: 9/12/26 - 10/24/26
Mediums: Glass
Entry Fee: For non-guild artists: $50 non-refundable entry fee due at the time of form completion. For guild artists: $40 non-refundable entry fee due at the time of form completion.

Summary: “We invite artists to submit work for Reclaiming the Ordinary, a juried exhibition that celebrates the overlooked, the familiar, and the everyday. In a culture often captivated by spectacle and novelty, this exhibition seeks to highlight the significance of ordinary moments, objects, routines, and spaces that quietly shape our lives. From morning rituals and domestic scenes to neighborhood landscapes and cherished possessions, Reclaiming the Ordinary encourages artists to explore how the commonplace can become extraordinary through attention, memory, creativity, and reflection.”
Deadline: 7/27/26
Location: Woodward Contemporary, San Diego
Exhibition Dates: 8/19/26 - 9/12/26
Mediums: All except digital art
Entry Fee: $40

Summary: “RADIFORNIA is a celebration of the artists who call California home. We want artwork that captures the spirit of the Golden State not just its landscapes, but its culture, its energy, its diversity, and its unmistakable point of view. Whether your work is inspired by the coast, the mountains, the desert, the streets, the music, the people, or simply the feeling of living here, we want to see it.”
Deadline: 8/2/26
Location: Covet Art Gallery, Oceanside
Exhibition Dates: 8/22/26 - 9/26/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $25

Summary: “The Brooks Theater Gallery is located in the lobby of the historic Sunshine Brooks Theater in the heart of Oceanside’s Cultural District. With year-round exhibits curated to relate to the themes of Oceanside Theatre Company’s main stage and youth productions, the gallery is seen by artist lovers, theater goers, music lovers, tourists, and the Oceanside community.” The Brooks Theater Gallery is currently accepting submissions for “Open Canvas”, a show where every medium, style, and subject is welcome.
Deadline: 8/7/26
Location: Brooks Theater Gallery, Sunshine Brooks Theater, Oceanside
Exhibition Dates: 8/15/26 - 10/13/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $20

Summary: “The Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum invites artists to submit original artwork inspired by the fascinating world of Japanese yokai. Selected pieces will be featured in the Inamori Pavilion display case as part of a special exhibition on view from September 4 through November 8.”
Deadline: 8/9/26
Location: The Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum, San Diego
Exhibition Dates: 9/4/26 - 11/8/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “Malibu Creek State Park is turning 50 and we are inviting you to help us celebrate through your art, words, and memories of this special place. Have you captured a special moment at Malibu Creek? Written a poem inspired by the landscape? Painted an oak woodland, photographed wildlife, or filled a sketchbook with observations from the trails or pools? We want to see it! As part of Malibu Creek State Park’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on September 26, selected works will be displayed in an outdoor community art exhibition woven into the landscape itself. Prompt: What has Malibu Creek taught you?”
Deadline: 8/10/26
Location: Malibu Creek State Park, Calabasas
Exhibition Dates: 9/26/26
Mediums: Photography, Paintings and drawings, Poetry, Field notes, Other creative prints inspired by Malibu Creek
Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “Back for a second year at ACE Gallery, this open-themed exhibition encourages artists to release expectations, push beyond boundaries, and embrace the joy of creating. From familiar techniques to unexpected experiments, we invite you to share the work that feels most authentic, exciting, and uniquely yours. Whether you're returning after last year's exhibition or joining us for the first time, this is your invitation to be unbound—because in this show, truly anything goes.”
Deadline: 8/16/26
Location: Studio ACE, Oceanside
Exhibition Dates: 9/19/26 - 10/22/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $25

Summary: “The exhibition,"Off the Wall", is an exhibition for 3D Artists that focuses on three dimensional art of all kinds. It is an exhibit that celebrates 3D art in all of its variety and complexity, including, but not limited to sculpture, assemblage, ceramics and fiber arts. It includes art that exposes the great diversity of techniques, materials and concepts driving contemporary 3D art.”
Deadline: 8/30/26
Location: Long Beach Creative Group, Long Beach
Exhibition Dates: 10/3/26 - 11/14/26
Mediums: 3d art
Entry Fee: $20

Summary: “In times of uncertainty, art has the power to lift our spirits and remind us why hope matters. HOPE invites Southern California artists to create work that collectors will want to bring into their homes as a daily reminder that beauty, resilience and possibility still exist. Together, we can fill our walls and our community with reasons to look forward.”
Deadline: 8/31/26
Location: The Studio Door, San Diego
Exhibition Dates: 9/25/26 - 11/6/26
Mediums: “Fine Art: Painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, assemblage, collage, mixed media, fiber art, artist book, and sculpture. Oversized jewelry that can be defined as fine art is acceptable for this show. This exhibition does not accept performance art. Video, film, installation, and works requiring an external electrical source require gallery approval.”
Entry Fee: $35

Summary: “Everywhere home” invites artists to explore the many facets of what it is to feel at home. Home is a deeply personal experience that varies for everyone. The Cannon Gallery is looking for artworks that interpret moments we feel home whether present in physical space, a mental state carried within you, a virtual space created through technological advancement, or beyond. Throughout life, we experience and create moments of home in our everyday lives: through a door opened for someone else, a corner of clutter, a plate of food, a name on an envelope, or a chair waiting for you within a space of community.”
*Open to contemporary artists 18 years of age and older, who live, work or have a studio in San Diego County. 
Deadline: 8/31/26
Location: William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad
Exhibition Dates: 10/23/26 - 1/3/27
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “The Riverside Community Arts Association (RCAA Gallery) is proud to announce the Call for Artists for the 5th Annual Art After Dark, taking place on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts in Downtown Riverside. This year's exhibition is a juried show open to artists throughout the Inland Empire and beyond. Artists may submit up to three artworks for consideration, with up to two pieces selected for exhibition. Art After Dark is an exciting evening celebrating art, culture, and community, bringing together artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts for a memorable night of creativity and connection.”
Deadline: 8/31/26
Location: Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts, Riverside
Exhibition Dates: 10/17/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: No fee

Summary: “THEME: Artwork depicting or inspired by the unique natural aspects of Joshua Tree National Park or its cultural history. In addition to being selected for the juried exhibition, artists are eligible for cash awards totaling $4,000. All juried artists will be included in the exhibition catalog (print & online), with the artist’s bio, artwork image, and link to the artist’s website.”
Deadline: 9/1/26
Location: 29 Palms Art Gallery, Twentynine Palms
Exhibition Dates: 11/6/26 - 11/29/26
Mediums: All
Entry Fee: $35 for up to 3 artworks

Summary: “Point of Hue invites artists from across the country to explore the power, emotion, and endless possibilities of color. Bold and vibrant or subtle and restrained, hue has the ability to shape mood, tell stories, and color the way we see the world. Whether abstract, realism, or anything in between, all genres and mediums are welcome. Show us how you use color to express your artistic style….and where point of hue leads you!”
Deadline: 9/11/26
Location: Ashton Gallery, Art on 30th, San Diego
Exhibition Dates: 11/7/26 - 12/4/26
Mediums: “Acrylic, oils, watercolor, drawing, photography, assemblage, collage, encaustic, mixed media, fiber art, and 3D art that fits on an 18" x 18" pedestal. This exhibit does not accept jewelry, video, film, performance art, installations, digital art, reproductions, or AI art.”
Entry Fee: $40

Summary: Escondido Arts Partnership is inviting West Coast regional artists to submit traditional, innovative, functional and non-functional works of textile arts to their juried show. Sculptural works, vessel forms/basketry, installations, clothing and more using materials such as papers, felting, fabrics, yarn and organic materials are accepted.
Deadline: 9/18/26
Location: Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido
Exhibition Dates: 10/10/26 - 11/6/26
Mediums: Textile arts
Entry Fee: EAP Member: $20 for one, additional $5 for each piece. Non-members: $30 for one, additional $5 for each piece

Summary: ace/121 Gallery is a multidisciplinary venue located in the center of Glendale, CA at the ace/121 artist colony, curated and operated by Glendale Arts. The Gallery hosts year-round art exhibits, live performances, screenings, conversations, readings, classes, workshops, and special events. “Artists working in a wide range of media are invited to submit work for consideration in four themed group exhibitions exploring color, transformation, perception, connection, and community.”
Deadline: 10/11/26
Location: ace/121 Gallery, Glendale
Exhibition Dates: Various dates across the 2027 exhibition season
Mediums: “Submissions from artists working in painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, installation, digital media, video/film, and other contemporary art practices welcome.”
Entry Fee: No fee