For a limited time, Sunspot Lit is calling for single works of novella-length fiction or nonfiction in any category, including memoir, literary, genre, and historical. Open April 1 through April 30. See guidelines and submission form, along with the journal’s other open calls (including art), here: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit.
Novella-length Fiction and Nonfiction
𝐍𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄
If our thoughts and emotions no longer belong to us, can art exist?
It is not all doom and gloom, but the urgency of this conversation is undeniable. As wearables spread and neural data collection remains largely unregulated, questions around cognitive liberty, mental privacy, and the role of art and culture in disrupting surveillance capitalism are becoming harder to ignore.
On April 3, Gray Area presents Neuroprivacy in Arts and Culture, a symposium convening artists, researchers, technologists, and advocates at the intersection of bioscience and creative practice to discuss the cultural, ethical, legal, and political implications of brain-interfacing technologies.
Join Amy Karle, Barbara Nerness, Gary Wolf (Quantified Self), Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, Kim Old (EMOTIV), Jaron Lanier, and Rhonda Holberton as they engage in conversation with each other and the audience about the cultural, ethical, legal, and political implications of the use of wearables and biodata-collection devices in artistic practice and research. The discussion will be steered by Barry Threw.
Presented in partnership with EMOTIV.
2665 Mission Street, San Francisco
Friday, April 3
6:30 PM PT
In person + livestream
RSVP: https://grayarea.org/event/neuroprivacy-in-arts-and-culture/
Artist’s Choice Art Competition
We are pleased to announce our third Artist’s Choice online Art Competition for the month of April 2026. This is an open-subject competition, welcoming artists from around the world to submit their work. All visual art mediums are allowed. In addition to the selected artists, the jury will select award winners in the following art categories: painting, photography, sculpture. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. An article about each artist will be displayed alongside the best of show and three winners. The best of show will be displayed on the poster of the exhibition. Judging the artwork will be based on the following criteria: creativity, originality and quality of art, overall design, demonstration of artistic ability, and usage of medium. The jury will not consider artworks with pornographic or satanic content. Entry fees are $20 for up to two artworks and $35 for up to four artworks. The application deadline is April 01, 2026.
Call for entries for the 59th Annual Newport Beach Art Exhibition
59th Annual Newport Beach Art Exhibition Call for Entries – Opens April 6!
The 59th Newport Beach Art Exhibition presents an opportunity for artists to show and sell their artwork to the public in a one-day exhibit.
The annual exhibition features recently created original artwork in various mediums, including oils and acrylics, pastels, watercolor, charcoal, pen and ink, sculpture, photography and mixed media. The 2026 Newport Beach Art Exhibition will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the Newport Beach Civic Center (100 Civic Center, Newport Beach 92660).
The Call for Entries opens on April 6 and closes on June 15 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Artists can apply by making a free account on CallforEntry.org.
Entry guidelines can be read online: 2026 Newport Beach Art Exhibition Entry Guidelines.
CALL TO ARTISTS: The Art of the Automobile
About this exhibit:
This show is open to all art media with an automobile theme. Events associated with this show are sponsored by United British Sports Car Club Sacramento.
CALL TO ARTISTS: The Black and White Show
About this exhibit: This show is open to all media. Submissions must be black, white, and grey scale. No color, including framing will be accepted.
