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Exhibit Your Art on Melrose Avenue — Los Angeles

7811 Gallery is accepting proposals from visual artists, photographers, artist groups, and independent curators interested in presenting a solo or group exhibition in our 800 sq. ft. West Gallery on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

Exhibitions are selected based on the quality of the work and its compatibility with the artistic character of 7811 Gallery.

Emerging as well as established artists are encouraged to apply. This is a paid gallery rental opportunity for selected artists. Rates are fair and it is our intention to help artist further their careers by having access to a quality exhibition space.

The West Gallery offers high ceilings, professional gallery lighting, street visibility, and the opportunity to present your work within the established setting of 7811 Gallery.

More information and an application form can be found here.

Here is a Video Tour showing the entire 7811 Gallery, including the North, East, and West Galleries:  7811 Gallery Video Tour

You can also contact us at warren@7811gallery.com

Volunteer @ BlackMaria Gallery + Microcinema

VOLUNTEER WITH BLACKMARIA

BlackMaria Microcinema + Gallery is looking for volunteers who want to help us build the audience for an independent cinema and art space in San Francisco.

We’re especially looking for people interested in promotion, outreach, community engagement, and cultural organizing.

  • Volunteers can help us:
  • Share BlackMaria events and exhibitions with local communities
  • Distribute flyers and posters
  • Art Handling
  • Events & Hospitality
  • Ticketing & Front of House
  • Outreach & Promotion
  • Cinema & Documentation

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants hands-on experience in arts marketing, community outreach, audience development, or cultural organizing while supporting an independent Black cultural space.

📍 San Francisco
🎬 BlackMaria Microcinema + Gallery

Interested? DM us or email blackmariamicrocinema@gmail.com

 

[Call for Curators] NCAC’s 8th Annual Curatorial Workshop: Curating from the Blacklist

Hello all, 

The National Coalition Against Censorship is excited to announce that our next Curatorial Workshop will take place in Los Angeles on October 15! These in-person professional development opportunities equip curators with tools and strategies to present challenging or sensitive subject matter in their exhibitions.

NCAC’s 8th Annual Curatorial Workshop: Curating from the Blacklist

October 15, 2026, 10am-5:30pm

Los Angeles, CA
Apply here by September 7, 11:59PM PDT

This year’s workshop will look at how curators are navigating pressures to avoid specific topics and themes disfavored by the government. Presented in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum and the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, the workshop encourages active participation among a small group of arts colleagues. It will feature a keynote from Clement Hanami (Japanese American National Museum) and case studies presented by Alisha Kerlin (Barrick Museum of Art, University of Las Vegas), John Spiak (Grand Central Art Center), and Hamza Walker (The Brick). 

If you are a curator or artistic director—or know someone who is—and will be in or near Los Angeles in October, check out our website and apply no later than September 7.  

The Crux of Visibility: Portraits, Vision, and Empathy

To be seen means to be recognized. To be photographed, or captured, means to be seen in a certain way: by the photographer, the mechanical eye, the viewers of the image, and the economic and social systems in which the photograph (and its photographed subjects) will circulate and be evaluated. Portraits hold a unique form of power, and can exist in various photographic languages; from ID cards to institutional archives, from museum collections to family albums. Portraits can be instrumental or conceptual, they can convey fragmented and complex identities, or arrest all other possible meanings by offering a single interpretation to one’s face and environment. 

This call is curious about the conversations and connections enabled by portraiture, suggesting that the photographer and mechanical eye can inhabit and further problematize such limitations and photographic histories or undo them by offering a view rooted in compassion and understanding. In that sense, this call suggests that the photograph can enable a dialog anchored in empathy and acceptance. This open call invites submissions for images that consider photographic portraits as a possibility for connection and unexpected encounters, whether those exist in the worlds of conceptual, documentary, digital, or candid photography.    

Executive Director

The Gallo Center for the Arts (GCA) seeks a dynamic, mission-driven executive to serve as its next Executive Director. This is an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished arts leader to guide a thriving, community-rooted performing arts center into its next era — building on a strong artistic and civic legacy while strengthening the organization’s financial foundation, programming, and community partnerships.

The Gallo Center for the Arts is a state-of-the-art performing arts complex located in the heart of vibrant downtown Modesto, California. The Center features two indoor performance venues — the 1,248-seat Mary Stuart Rogers Theater and the 440-seat Foster Family Theater, connected by a grand shared lobby — as well as year-round outdoor community programming in the Modesto Rotary Music Garden.

The search is being led by Vice President  Cynthia Fuhrman, in consultation with and support from the TOC Arts Partners search team.

For best consideration, please apply by August 25. While we will still accept and consider applications received after this date, we encourage you to apply as early as possible for the best chance of being considered for the position. Please note that meeting the priority deadline does not guarantee an interview. For general questions or nominations of prospective candidates, please contact searchteam@tocartspartners.com. No phone calls, please.

Follow the link below for the full description and the online application.
https://tocartspartners.com/jobs-listing/gallo-center-for-the-arts-executive-director

CALL FOR ENTRIES: IN 3D – small sculptures

CALL FOR ENTRIES

IN 3D: small sculptures
In-Person Gallery Show

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Juried by Stephanie Robison
Exhibition dates: September 1 – October 8, 2026
Postcard artwork:
– Rosemary Ishii MacConnell “Navigation” Mixed media
– Richard O’Hanlon untitled first bronze 1959
– Carolyn LeCoque “Somebunnny” mixed media
– Emily Dvorin “Oo-La-La” sculptural vessel

DESCRIPTION
For our September Gallery show, we are all about smalls sculptures – done in bronze, wood, fiber, metal, clay, resin…– Any material that puts the work out of the flat plane into the 3rd dimension. We encourage wall hung pieces as well as pedestal or floor works.  Since this is a small sculpture exhibition, please note the size and weight restrictions below.

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON /IN-GALLERY SHOW ONLY
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SUBMISSION APPLICATION FORM

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MEDIA
3D/Sculptural works
Open to all artists aged 16 and over.
Submission limit: 2 works per artist.
Works previously displayed in the O’Hanlon Gallery are not eligible.

ART PREPARATION
– All work must be ready for display. Paint, glue, etc. must be dry!
– Floor or pedestal sculptures: Max size: 36” height x 36” width x 36″ depth 
Max weight: no more than 20lbs.
– Wall hung pieces must be securely wired or have easy to install hardware provided. Max size: 60″ height x 40″ width x 12″ depth
Max weight: 10lb.
– Label all work with Artist’s name & Contact
Bring or attach resume and/or artist statement to the application if desired. (2 pages max.)

ENTRY PROCESS
Please hand-deliver (no digital submissions) up to two pieces of work to:
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts • 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley CA 94941
We strongly encourage all artists to complete their submission application form online beforebringing in their artwork.
Please note that all artwork must be hand-delivered to the gallery for jurying.
You may pay online by credit card, or indicate that you’ll pay by check, cash, or Venmo at drop-off.
If you’re unable to complete the form in advance, we’ll be available to assist you when you arrive.
The art tags will be printed by the office and handed to you to attach to the work when you arrive to drop off work.

ENTRY FEE
$40, or $30 for Artist level OHCA members.
If you pay by credit card a small service fee will be added.

DATES
Dates for in-person entry submission:
Friday, Aug. 28, 11 am to 4 pm
Saturday, Aug. 29, 10 am to 1 pm

Date when artists will be notified of jury results:
By Monday, August 31 by 5 pm, results will be sent to the email provided on the submission application form.

Pick up times for non-selected work:
Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm or 6:30 – 7:00 pm
Thursday, Sept. 3 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Saturday, Sept 5. from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

End-of Exhibit Artwork Pick-Up
Friday, Oct. 9 from 11 am to 4 pm
Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 am to 1 pm

EVENTS
First Tuesday Art Walk Reception
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 5:30 – 7:00 pm

Art Talk and Opening Reception
Saturday, Sept. 5, 4:00 – 6:00pm

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SUBMISSION APPLICATION FORM

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Contemporary, exploratory, and/or experimental entries encouraged.
Please note Entry Dates/Times carefully. Late delivery of artwork is not allowed.

By submitting artwork to be considered for any Exhibition, Artist understands and agrees to GALLERY POLICIES.

 

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