Visual Arts

Cultural Arts Supervisor – Gallery

Salary Range:  $4,197.18 -$ 5,101.71 bi-weekly plus excellent benefits

Are you passionate about the arts and ready to make a meaningful impact in the community?

The City of Tracy is seeking a dynamic and creative leader to serve as Cultural Arts Supervisor at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts.  This position will oversee the Theatre’s art gallery operations, curate and coordinate diverse arts programming, and serve as the primary liaison to the Tracy Arts Commission.  

The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with strong project management skills, and a passion for building inclusive, community centered experiences.  For more information and to apply, visit the City of Tracy’s website.  

 

OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS — THE RUNNING FENCE RUN: A RUN OF FREEDOM — 50th Anniversary Celebration of Christo’s Running Fence

About the Call

In September 1976, Christo and Jeanne-Claude stretched 24.5 miles of billowing white nylon across the golden hills of Sonoma and Marin counties, down to the Pacific Ocean at Estero Americano. The Running Fence stood for just fourteen days — but changed the definition of art forever.

Fifty years later, The Running Fence Run: A Run of Freedom invites artists to respond to that legacy. Why did Christo call his works “a scream of freedom?” What does it feel like to run? What stories do the hills of Sonoma and Marin hold — stories of Coast Miwok and Pomo peoples, of dairy farmers and landowners, of a stateless refugee who fled Communist Bulgaria finding citizenship in America?

Runners will bring their best performance to the 5K, 10K, Half, and Marathon footrace in Bloomsfield, California. We want artists to bring their best creative works to make this celebration both performance and art.

This is your canvas. Run with it.

Themes

We invite work inspired by any of the following:

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude — their artworks, life, and legacy
  • The Marathon and the running spirit — from Pheidippides to Frank Shorter to the open road
  • The landscapes of Sonoma and Marin — golden hills, coastal grasslands, Americano Creek, the Pacific
  • Freedom — political, personal, artistic, or physical

Who Should Apply

Artists  of all backgrounds and experience levels are encouraged to apply. We welcome painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, textile, illustration, and digital art. Work must be original and not previously published. 

Exhibition & Publication

First, second, and third place winning artists will receive cash prizes of $300, $200, and $100 and may have their winning art featured on race bibs and t-shirts.

Selected works will be exhibited on-line and at the post-race Art and Music Festival at La Plaza Park, Cotati, California on September 12, 2026.

Deadline May 24, 2026

Entry Fees: $15.00 for each entry. Maximum five (5) entries. A payment link will be sent to you upon request for application to the contest.

For submission form and payment link, email to art@runningfencerun.org, Subject: Art Contest. 

Gallery Gala 2026 – Submit for Free!

Blue Line Arts invites artists working in all mediums to submit one original artwork for inclusion in this year’s Gallery Gala – Benefit Art Auction, a premier fundraising event celebrating creativity, community, and cultural access.
This elegant evening will feature a live and silent auction, hearty appetizers, cocktails, and a special performance. Your contribution will directly support Blue Line Arts’ mission to provide free, high-quality arts programming for the public while advocating for artists as essential contributors to a thriving community.
 

Why Submit?
Your participation helps us:
Provide Opportunities for Artists

  • Support commissions, public art projects, artist talks, solo exhibitions, internships, and our Art at Work program.

Promote Professional Development

  • Offer low- or no-cost professional development and internship opportunities that empower artists to thrive as administrators and entrepreneurs.

Advocate for Fair Compensation

  • Break the “starving artist” myth by reinforcing fair pay and supporting a sustainable creative economy.

Foster Community Health

  • Ensure free access to exhibitions that build empathy, pride, and mental wellbeing in our region.

Upgrade Gallery Spaces

  • Improve infrastructure to maintain a modern, welcoming space for artists and visitors alike.
     

Benefits of Participation

  • Engage with a supportive arts community and network of collectors
  • Gain visibility during one of our most high-profile events of the year
  • Contribute meaningfully to a nonprofit dedicated to equity, access, and artistic excellence

Application Requirements
Application Fee: None!  
This opportunity is free to apply for.
 

Submission Requirements

  • Artwork Images: at least 1, up to 10
  • Artist Statement (optional)

Artists must indicate their preferred commission rate at the time of submission:

  • Donate 100%
  • Receive 75% of final sale
  • Receive 50% of final sale
  • Receive 25% of final sale
     

Image Specifications

  • Between 1mb and 3mb in size
  • Minimum of 1200 px on one side
  • Images must be in JPG format
  • Name your JPGs as follows: Artist Name-Artwork Title.jpg
  • All media accepted; 2D and 3D welcome
     
     

Eligibility Criteria

  • All 2-D works must be ready to hang
  • Artwork must be exhibition-ready (framed or otherwise professionally presented) and suitable for display.
  • You must be 18 years or older to apply.
  • Open to artists in the United States to apply
  • Artwork that has been previously exhibited at Blue Line Arts is allowed
  • All artwork must be for sale
  • Open to artists working in all media.
  • All submitted work must be the property of the artist and available for sale through the auction.

 
Size Limitations

  • Art must be able to enter through the doors with a clearance of 94”h x 91”w
  • Ceilings in the gallery are 10 feet high
  • Nothing over 60 lbs will be accepted
     

Artist Commission Options
Artists may choose to:

  • Donate 100% of auction proceeds to Blue Line Arts
  • Or receive 25%, 50%, or 75% of the final auction sale price

This flexible model allows you to contribute in a way that aligns with your values and financial needs.
 

Important Dates
Submission Deadline: June 19th, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: July 10th, 2026
Shipping Deadline (the last day artworks should be mailed out by): July 31st, 2026
Artwork Drop-Off Dates: Sunday August 9th and Monday August 11th, 2026 from 10am to 3pm
Event Date: October 10th, 2026
Pick-Up Any Unsold Artwork: Friday October 16th and Saturday October 17th from 11am to 5pm
 

 

Shipping/Delivery Information
The artist is responsible for paying for all shipping to the gallery and we are expecting for the selected work to go home with an event attendee by the end of the evening.  If there are any artworks that do not receive bids during the event, they will be added to a last chance silent auction.  
 
Questions?
Contact Blue Line Arts at gallery@bluelinearts.org 
Together, let’s champion the arts, celebrate creativity, and invest in a culturally vibrant future.

Poster Contest – Blue Line Arts 60th Anniversary

Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year, and to celebrate, we are hosting a poster contest! Since its inception in 1966, Blue Line Arts has been a driving force in enriching the cultural fabric of Placer County and beyond.

We are looking for artists to design posters that celebrate this legacy of Blue Line Arts throughout the decades we have been serving the community. We encourage artists to take inspiration from the iconic design movements from the 60s to our current era. From Pop Art to minimalism, psychedelic art and brutalist design, artists will imagine what a poster for Blue Line Arts might have looked like throughout the decades as we grew into what we are today.

Posters will then be available for public voting, with prizes for 1st through 3rd place award winners. The prizes are as follows:

  • 1st Place – $50 gift card to BLICK Art Materials, featured poster design with dedicated post on social media,  website and newsletter feature
  • 2nd Place – $30 gift card to Michael’s, feature design in newsletter
  • 3rd Place – $20 gift card to Michael’s, feature design in newsletter
  • All participants will receive a free Blue Line Arts sticker, available for pickup at the gallery!

The posters will be on display in the gallery for the 3 weeks leading up to our SCG Artist Residency and will be for sale for the remainder of the show as merchandise for our 60th Anniversary. Artists will still retain their commission for the piece even as they are marketed as merchandise for the gallery’s 60th Anniversary.

Posters MUST be 11” x 17” and printed WITHOUT a frame. We will be hanging the posters with no-damage hardware and, after they are taken down, will be put into protective sleeves for the public to browse. Sleeves will be provided by the gallery.

 

Application Requirements
You must be 18 years or older to apply. 

Free Submissions: Blue Line Artist and College level members as well as local college students from Placer County and neighboring Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter, and Nevada Counties can submit for free. Please reach out to gallery@bluelinearts.org for the discount code to receive your waived entry fee. Discount codes are processed manually during normal business hours (Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-5pm, so please plan ahead).

All others must pay a non-refundable entry fee of $10, a flat fee for up to 3 images. 

 

Submission Requirements

  • Poster Design Images: at least 1, up to 3
  • Artist Statement (optional)

Image Specifications

  • Between 1mb and 3mb in size
  • Minimum of 1200 px on one side
  • Images must be in JPG format
  • Name your JPGs as follows: Artist Name-Artwork Title.jpg
     

Eligibility Criteria

  • All artwork must be original
  • All works must be printed and unframed
  • All artwork must be for sale
  • Accepted artwork that differs significantly from image in online submission will be disqualified
  • No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date
  • Blue Line Arts handles all sales transactions. Non-member artists receive a 50% commission from all gallery sales and members receive a 60% commission.

Size Limitations

  • All posters must be printed to 11” x 17” and be unframed in order to be accepted.
     

Application Fee
Free Submissions: Current Blue Line Arts Members at the College Student and Artist Level as well as local college students from Placer County and neighboring Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter, and Nevada Counties can submit for free.

  • Please reach out to gallery@bluelinearts.org for the discount code to receive your waived entry fee. Discount codes are processed manually during normal business hours (Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-5pm, so please plan ahead).

$10 fee for Non-Members to submit a minimum of 1 design and up to 3.

 

Important Dates 
Exhibition Dates: August 15th to October 3rd

  • Posters will be on display in Broad Education Gallery from August 15th – September 3rd. After that, they will be put into clear protective sleeves and in a display crate for people to browse at the front desk until the end of all gallery shows on October 3rd.

Submission Deadline: June 19th, 2026 – 5pm PST

Artist Notification: July 10th – 5pm PST

Shipping deadline of work to Blue Line Arts: July 24th, 2026 (Artwork MUST arrive to the gallery by August 9th)

Hand deliver work to Blue Line Arts: Sunday August 9th and Monday the 10th from 10am to 3pm

Opening Reception: August 15th from 5 to 7pm

Pick up unsold work from Blue Line Arts: Sunday October 4th and Monday the 5th from 10am to 3pm

 

Shipping/Delivery Information
All shipped work will be shipped back in within 2 weeks of the show’s closing date.

The artist is responsible for paying for all shipping and should have a prepaid label from FedEx or UPS (No US Mail) for the return of artwork.

Artwork that is shipped may be picked up, however artwork that is dropped off MUST be picked up by hand.

 

Questions
If you have questions about submissions, please contact Blue Line Arts staff during gallery hours at (916) 783-4117 or at gallery@bluelinearts.org

Call for Artists: the International Exhibition “Form 2027”

CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the International Exhibition “Form 2027.” The exhibition covers topics of forms, shapes, and media. We are open to photography, 2D digital art, video art, interactive art, painting, sculpture and installation art.

*Deadline: March 30, 2026

*Category
-Photographs & 2D Digital Art
-Video & Interactive Art
-Painting & Installation Art

*Installation
-Photography & 2D Digital Art
Selected works will be printed in 10×15 or 10×10 inches, framed, and installed by our curators & assistants. If requested by the artist, works can be printed and framed in different sizes. Additional fees may apply.

-Video & Interactive Art
We will provide projectors and media players for the show. Multiple single-channel works will be screened via a projector. If the work is required to be screened via a projector exclusively, or more than two projectors/monitors are needed, please indicate the special requirements in the submission email. Additional fees may apply.

-Physical Works (Painting, Drawing, Print, Sculpture, and Installation Art)
The artist is responsible for the shipment and delivery of their physical work to and from CICA Museum, as well as all related expenses. The two-dimensional work should be no larger than 39 inches (1 m) on the longest side, and the installation piece should be no larger than 39x39x79 inches (1 x 1 x 2 m, w x l x h). The work that needs to be mounted on the wall should not exceed 10 kg. Please indicate in the submission email if you are interested in exhibiting works exceeding the size/weight limit.

*Exhibition Dates: December 23, 2026 – January 10, 2027

***The dates are subject to change.

*How to submit your work: Please visit our website for more information.
https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-form/

We look forward to the participation of creative artists.
If you have any questions, please visit our “Contact Us” page (http://cicamuseum.com/contact) and leave a message.

 

“Vision” The FINAL ArtAscent Open Call to Artists and Writers – Deadline April 30, 2026

The FINAL artist’s and writer’s open call for ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal, the VISION issue, is now open.  

Vision shapes how we perceive, interpret, and imagine the world around us. It guides insight and inquiry, revealing what is visible and what lies beneath the surface. A glance can hold wonder, doubt, conviction, or possibility. Through clarity or distortion, foresight or reflection, vision invites us to question what we accept as truth and to consider what might be. Inner vision emerges through memory, intuition, dreams, and belief. It can expand boundaries, challenge assumptions, and illuminate new ways of understanding. At the same time, vision can be shaped by perspective, experience, and personal history, reminding us that how we see is as meaningful as what we see.

Vision has the power to bring great minds together, to build masterpieces, to change the world.

As we reach this final chapter of ArtAscent’s open call journey, we invite you to celebrate the power of vision with us. This is the last open call and the final opportunity to be included in the ArtAscent open call magazine archive, a lasting record of the artists and writers who have shared their creative voices since 2013.

Explore your perception of VISION in a literal, symbolic, abstract, or deeply personal way, and join us in marking this meaningful milestone together.

ArtAscent is a theme-based publication and online exhibition that showcases artists and writers from around the world practising a broad range of skills, including painting, illustration, photography, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, textile, jewelry, printmaking, digital graphics, fashion, film, video, installation, performance, story writing and poetry writing.  

ArtAscent provides the opportunity for the voices and visions of writers and artists to be shared in a professional and accessible platform. Artists and writers are published in our online exhibition for at least one year.

In addition, ArtAscent may also select your work for inclusion in the ArtAscent magazine. ArtAscent presents up to 100 high-level designed pages printed on premium-quality paper. This magazine issue is curated editorial content with no outside commercial ads. Up to 40 selected artists and writers will be published in our print and digital magazine, as well as receive a free digital copy of the magazine. Four will also receive a feature section with a profile written about them. All magazine artists and writers are showcased to art lovers through our social media and print and digital issues.

Applications may include all art mediums that can be represented in 2D and written explorations of up to 1,800 words. We love diversity. Submissions must be the original work of the applicant(s). Creatives featured in the past can apply again with other works not previously published in ArtAscent. HOW TO APPLY: Apply using the online application form on our website. Application fees help cover costs such as design, writing, administration and artist promotion. NOTIFICATION: Notification is made by email to subscribers of the ArtAscent newsletter. 

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