THROWING SHADE

California Arts Council Opportunities

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Closes

January 8, 2027

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

$25 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry (up to 20 total)

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What it is

Online exhibition themed on light and shadow across any fine art medium. Work copied or done under instructor guidance is not eligible. AI-generated work will not be accepted. Selection by Creative Director Amy Matteson Neill and an anonymous jury committee.

Who it is for

Amateur and professional artists worldwide may submit artwork to this online exhibition.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

internationalUS artists

Where

United States

When

January 8, 2027

Ends February 5, 2027

What you get

Accepted work displayed in an online gallery; Best of Show award $750, two Director's Choice awards $250 each.

What you need to apply

JPEG images of artwork, properly cropped and in focus, minimum 1,200 pixels on longest side, maximum 5MB file size. For video: MOV, MP4, or WMV format, aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9, resolution minimum 640×480 maximum 1920×1080, under 100MB file size.

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

$25 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry (up to 20 total)

Apply

Go to the application

https://arts.ca.gov/collective/art-fluent-235-4-call-for-art-throwing-shade/