San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center

05/01/2026

Deadline: May 8, 2026

This is both a live, in-person exhibition at TAG Gallery in Los Angeles, CA and a virtual exhibition on the SFVACC website

SFVACC invites artists to submit work for Layers: Exploring Depth in Contemporary Art. Layers explores the visual, physical, and conceptual use of layering in art.

Layers may be literal: built surfaces, collage, glazing, stitching, assemblage, digital compositing, or accumulated marks. They may also be thematic - memory, history, identity, time, environment, or narrative revealed in stages. Artists are encouraged to consider how depth, transparency, obscuring, repetition, and material buildup contribute to meaning and structure within their work.

Best of Show - $800 plus a featured spot on SFVACC’s Best Of Show Award Winners page
1st Place $400
2nd Place $300
4 Honorable Mentions

JUROR: Kimie Joe

Detailed prospectus, important dates and submission, visit https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=17142

The San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, FEIN 47-4978841, is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization

Read more about Layers - Exploring Depth in Contemporary Art on CaFE

02/24/2026

TAG Gallery Opening Reception & Award Ceremony
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 5:00-8:00 pm

SFVACC invites artists to explore the expressive force of color in all its forms — from the saturated and electric to the subtle and restrained. This exhibition looks at the interplay between hues, values, and intensities, and how contrast can spark emotion, define space, or disrupt expectation. Accepted work examines color as language, as sensation, and as an agent of mood, movement, or meaning.

TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036

09/17/2025

Deadline for entries: October 10, 2025 - 11:59 pm MST

SFVACC invites artists to enter our juried In the Abstract virtual exhibit. Abstract art uses shapes, forms, color, line and texture as opposed to representing an accurate depiction of visual reality. Abstract art challenges artists to explore new ways of seeing and expressing themselves. All submitted art will be juried using digital images.
The San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center is a Nonprofit organization which advocates art through classes and exhibitions.
Juror - Linda de Martinez
AWARDS
$800 Best of Show.
$400 1st Place
$300 2nd Place
Four Honorable Mention awards
Submit now
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15987

SFVACC invites artists to enter our juried In the Abstract virtual exhibit. Abstract art uses shapes, forms, color, line and texture as opposed to representing an accurate depiction of visual reality. Abstract art challenges artists to explore new ways of seeing and expressing themselves. SFVAC

09/13/2025

08/22/2025

Deadline for entries: Friday, October 7, 2025 - 11:59 pm MST

Early Bird Entry - Get $5 off before 9/15 with code:Earlybird05

SFVACC invites artists to enter our juried In the Abstract virtual exhibit. Abstract art uses shapes, forms, color, line and texture as opposed to representing an accurate depiction of visual reality. Abstract art challenges artists to explore new ways of seeing and expressing themselves. All submitted art will be juried using digital images.

The San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center is a Nonprofit organization which advocates art through classes and exhibitions.

Juror - Linda de Martinez

AWARDS
$800 Best of Show.
$400 1st Place
$300 2nd Place
Four Honorable Mention awards

Submit now

Read more about In The Abstract on CaFE

06/25/2025

From buzzing insects and soaring birds to majestic animals and lush plant life, we welcome your creative interpretations of the wild world around us. Whether your inspiration comes from a backyard garden, a mountain trail, or a distant safari, show us how nature stirs your soul.

This is your chance to honor wildlife near and far, give voice to environmental concerns, or simply revel in the beauty of the natural world. Embrace your inner adventurer, biologist, or environmentalist - and let your work remind us of what we cherish, what we risk losing, and why it all matters.

Let your wild side roam free - we can’t wait to see what you share!

AWARDS
An $800 cash award will be presented for Best of Show. A 1st Place cash award of $400 and a 2nd Place cash award of $300 will be awarded as well. Juror will also select up to Four Honorable Mention awards.

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for entries: Sunday, August 10, 2025 – 11:59 pm MST

Exhibit opens: Friday, September 12, 2025

Read the Prospectus & Enter

San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center invites artists and photographers to submit work for Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! (formally Call of the Wild ) an online exhibition celebrating our artistic relationship with flora and fauna in nature. Juror: Pat Bates

04/13/2025

San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center invites submissions for our upcoming online exhibition,  Surrealism . This show challenges reality, bending the familiar into the extraordinary. Show us the impossible, the whimsical, and the bizarre! Juror: Seta Injeyan

02/28/2025

Entries Accepted Through Sunday, April 13, 2025

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San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center invites submissions for our upcoming online exhibition, Surrealism. Show us the impossible, the whimsical, and the bizarre.

Awards: Best of Show $800; 1st Place $400; 2nd Place $300; Four Honorable Mentions

Surrealism challenges reality, bending the familiar into the extraordinary. Whether through dreamlike landscapes, uncanny juxtapositions, or psychological depth, we seek works that defy logic and invite viewers into an alternate world. Show us the impossible, the whimsical, and the bizarre—art that speaks to the subconscious and evokes wonder. We encourage submissions that challenge perceptions, blur boundaries, and embrace the surreal. Let your imagination run wild!

Juror – Seta Injeyan

San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center invites submissions for our upcoming online exhibition,  Surrealism . This show challenges reality, bending the familiar into the extraordinary. Show us the impossible, the whimsical, and the bizarre! Juror: Seta Injeyan

01/23/2025

Spring Forward Open Cal
SFVACC’s Virtual Exhibition

Entries Accepted through February 9, 2025

Juror – Genie Davis

Awards: Best of Show $800
1st Place $400
2nd Place $300
Four Honorable Mentions

Read more about Spring Forward on CaFE

01/17/2025

Spring Forward Open Cal
SFVACC’s Virtual Exhibition

Awards: Best of Show $800; 1st Place $400; 2nd Place $300; Four Honorable Mentions

Entries Accepted through February 9, 2025

Juror – Genie Davis

Visit for full prospectus
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14653

San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center invites submissions for our upcoming online exhibition,  Spring Forward . This show explores the concept of moving forward—embracing growth, transformation, and the momentum that propels us into the future. Juror: Genie Davis