Call for Artists - Los Angeles Art Association's 2025 Open Show,
LAAA's nationally renown survey exhibition featuring the very best in emerging art.
Juried by Patrick A. Polk, Ph.D. Lilly Endowment Curator of Art, Fowler Museum
Deadline to submit: August 25, 2025
Open to all artists of all media
ONLINE SUBMISSION ONLY
Show Runs: December 13, 2025 – January 9, 2026 at Gallery 825. The 2026 OPEN SHOW will also be featured online during this time.
Location: Gallery 825 - 825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90069
Delivery of Accepted Work: Saturday, December 6, 2025 10 am to 5pm
Pick-up Unsold Work: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10 am to 5 pm
PLEASE READ ALL GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION PROCESS CAREFULLY
ELIGIBILITY: Competition open to all artists living in the U.S. of all media. Entries must be work created within the last three years and presented professionally. No craft or functional pieces. Accepted video artists must provide their own equipment/ monitors, projectors, DVD player, etc. Videos must be set up and looped for continuous play.
ENTRY FEES: Non-members: $50 for up to 5 entries. LAAA Members: $25 for up to 5 entries. Limit of 5 entries per person. Details (optional) of work limited to 1 per entry. Entry fees are non-refundable.
ENTRY SUBMISSION: CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
Each image should be no larger then 2MB. Submitted images of accepted work may be used by LAAA for press and promotional materials.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: August 25, 2025 by 5 PM.
Notification of accepted work will be sent via email by October 4, 2024.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORK:
· Accepted work must be available between December 6, 2024 through January 10, 2025.
· Accepted work must be delivered to Gallery 825 on Saturday, December 6 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Drop off dates are firm!
· Unsold work must be picked up on Saturday, January 10, 2025, 10 am to 5 pm
· Shipping arrangements must be agreed to by Gallery 825. Please call 310.6528272 if you wish to ship. If you live outside California, work must arrive no later than Dec. 4.
· Artists are responsible for all shipping costs and arrangements to and from the gallery. All other arrangements must be made in advance and approved by the gallery.
· All work must be properly framed and/or ready to hang.
· Works requiring specific hardware must be provided when work is delivered. At the juror's discretion, work that is dirty, in disrepair or otherwise deemed unfit for display may be excluded from the show. All decisions of the juror are final.
· Work must be unwrapped by artist upon delivery. LAAA will not store any packing materials.
SALES:All work will be offered for sale. All work must be priced to include LAAA's 40% commission. Artists will receive 60% commission on artwork sold. Payment for sales will be sent to artists within 45 days after the close of the show.
LIABILITY:
Neither LAAA, staff, board nor anyone connected to the exhibition is responsible for any loss, damage, breakage or theft of artwork while at the gallery. Your entry into this exhibition constitutes agreement with these terms and conditions as set in this prospectus.
About Los Angeles Art Association's OPEN SHOW:
Since 2006, Los Angeles Art Association's OPEN SHOW has grown into a renown international survey exhibition of emerging art mounted by the organization whose mission is to serve emerging artists. LAAA's OPEN SHOW is perhaps best known for its prestigious curators and jurors and has been featured on NPR. Past Open Show jurors have included MoCA Director Jeremy Strick, PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans, Hammer Museum Director Annie Philbin, LACMA curator Rita Gonzalez and MASSMoCA Curator Susan Cross. LAAA is thrilled to add Patrick A. Polk, to this distinguished list of curatorial talent.
About Los Angeles Art Association: (LAAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities, resources, services and exhibition venues for emerging Los Angeles artists of all media. LAAA began as a civic art institution in the 1920s, connecting elite art interests to Hollywood collectors, emerging after World War II as the center of Los Angeles modernism and finally becoming the city's nexus for emerging artists of all media. LAAA serves as a dynamic force for contemporary ideas, outreach, and community. Gallery 825 and Los Angeles Art Association are located in the heart of La Cienega Boulevard's Restaurant Row at 825 North La Cienega Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90069. Gallery hours are by appointment. Please call 310.652.8272 or visit www.laaa.org.