A narrative can tell stories about a wide range of subjects, recount tales from religion, myth, legend, history, and literature, or examine existential questions, such as the meaning of life, death, and the nature of reality. A well-crafted narrative can transport us to another time and place, entertain, educate, and inspire or help us to view the world in a new way, reminding us of our shared humanity and the beauty of the world around us. Tell us, what’s your story?
Photography
Gallery 625 Call for Art
Gallery 625 Call for Art
Color / Texture / Pattern – An Exhibition in conjunction with Sac Photography Month 2026.
Gallery 625 is committed to supporting the continual growth and development of the arts in Yolo County by providing space and opportunity for art exhibitions. The gallery exhibits a wide range of artistic mediums by emergent and established local artists.
Gallery 625, with the Woodland Camera Forum, invites photographers to submit up to three art works that explore the visceral elements of photography through Color, Texture, and/or Pattern for this spring’s Sac Photography Month 2026 exhibition.
Cash prizes, supported in part by the Woodland Camera Forum, will be awarded:
$250 for “Best in Show”
$100 for “Second Prize”
$100 for “People’s Choice”
Best in Show and Finalist Art awards will be chosen by the YoloArts Arts Advisory Committee and announced at the reception on Friday, April 3rd, 2026. The People’s Choice voting will open at 5pm on March 18th and close April 23rd, 2026. The winner will be announced on Social Media on April 25th, 2026.
Selection Process
Submissions will be reviewed by YoloArts and the Woodland Camera Forum for eligibility. Eligible entries will be juried by the members of the YoloArts Arts Advisory Committee. Edits will be made based on number of submissions, and size of works. To guide assessment of aesthetics in artworks, committee members will refer to the 11 Aesthetic Attributes* framework to review and evaluate all submissions.
* See pages 6 and 7 of Aesthetic Perspectives by Americans for the Arts
Eligibility
Artists must be a resident of Northern California and be 18 years of age. Artists must use photography as a primary medium.
Artwork & Display Guidelines
- Gallery 625 is accepting applications for 2D, 3D (size/space limitations on 3D work) Photography work.
- The artwork is solely the result of the artistic effort of the artist.
- Original artwork that compliments the exhibition space (2D work with an average size of 11” x 14” but not exceeding 48”x48” and 3D work to fit into 2 glass cases measuring 5’W x 4’H x 1.5’D)
- 2D Artwork must meet professional gallery display standards – framed and wired to be installation-ready; unframed artwork on canvas or board must be wired. (No sawtooth hangers)
- Fabric works and other non-traditional unframed works must come with some system for display
Submission Instructions
Send completed proposals as a PDF & jpeg attachments to hriggle@yoloarts.org. Submissions must include the following:
- Basic contact information (Name, address, phone, email, website)
- Narrative(100-300 words)- Complete description of your work(s), artistic process, and other relevant information for your submitted pieces.
- Artist Statement (100-300 words)
- Educational Components- Complete description of artists interest, expertise and availability for workshops, classes or lectures.
- Attachments:
– CV or resume, and/or bio
– Headshot of artist
– Digital images of artwork– 3 jpegs/artist 300dpi (labelled with last name_title_dimensions)
– Image checklist – Include thumbnail image, title, dimensions, media, date, value
– Images of artwork displayed in gallery space (if applicable)
YoloArts
YoloArts is dedicated to cultivating and enriching lives through the arts. We accomplish this mission by supporting arts education programs, exhibitions, galleries, businesses, ranches, and public places. YoloArts connects artists with their community to create vitality, emotional and intellectual enrichment, and fun.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2026 | 5 pm
Artist Notification by: February 20, 2026
Exhibition Dates: March 19 – April 29, 2026
Hand Deliver Artwork to Gallery 625: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 10am – 1pm
Opening Reception: Friday, April 3, 2026 | 5:30-8 pm
Artwork Pickup at Gallery 625: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | 10am – 1pm
Call For Photography: The Art of Landscape
The Art of Landscape is a photography exhibition that expands the definition of “landscape” beyond pastoral views and natural vistas. The exhibition invites photographers whose work includes and traverses the realm between the natural and the built, the monumental and the ephemeral. Where horizons collide with vertical skylines; cityscapes, seascapes, industrial scapes, deserts, forests, and imagined terrains. The result is a visual exploration of our relationship to time and place and how humanity is transformed by the environments it inhabits. The Art of the Landscape is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative photographic processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.
CAC Call for Artists
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Call For Photography: In the Nude
In the Nude is a photography exhibition that strips away pretense to confront the raw, unapologetic beauty of the human body. From the divine proportions of antiquity to the stark vulnerability of contemporary flesh, these works expose the nude not as an object to be idealized, but as a living canvas of desire, defiance, and truth.
In the Nude is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative photographic processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.
FREE! Call for Entries – Lost and Found (Open Call)
Call for Entries: for In-Person Exhibition
Juried by: Matthew Finley, Queer Artist & Dr. Rotem Rozental, Los Angeles Center of Photography Executive Director and Chief Curator
Deadline for Submission: Thursday, August 28th, 2025 at Midnight PST
Notice of Acceptance: Tuesday, September 9th, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 4th, 2025, 4-6pm
Exhibition Run Dates: October 2nd, 2025 – November 1st, 2025
About
This call invites submissions for single photographs and series of photographic works that focus on queer joy, in all its forms, to be shown as part of the exhibition Lost and Found by artist Matthew Finley at the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP), October 2-November 1, 2025.
In this moment, as the US marks a decade since legalizing gay marriage, and when people in power insist on marginalizing, isolating and denouncing LGBTQ+ communities, LACP insists on elevating love and acceptance.
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.
