Fine Art Exhibits, Art Gallery, Plein Air Paintout, Workshops, Classes

Endless Call for Art

We look for new perspectives and interesting artistic voices.

All mediums are welcome, including paintings, photo-based art,
textiles & fiber arts, decorative &wearable arts, sculpture, metal work, jewelry, glass arts, etc. Exhibiting artists
are mostly from the greater Bay Area as well as from all over California.

2012 Endless call coming soon (easy to print .pdf)

2012 Schedule of Exhibits:
February 3 – March 31 -- “Heroes and Villains”
April 6 – May 26 -- “6th Annual Alameda On Camera Exhibit”
June 1 – July 28 -- “Kaleidoscope”
August 3 – September 29 -- Plein Air Exhibit

October 5 – December 22-- “Reflection”
November 23 – December 22 -- “Holiday Boutique - Unique Handmade Gifts”

2012 Deadlines to Apply for Juried Events/Exhibits:
Applications and prospectus are available at FBCA & online.

Download easy print .pdf forms here.

February 3 – March 31 – “Heroes and Villains”

Receiving artwork: January 29, Sunday 11 – 5 pm

First Friday Opening Gala: February 3, Friday 7 – 9 pm

Opposites, good guy/bad guy, black and white, yes and no, night and day, ying and yang, best and worst, right and wrong, wet and dry, pretty and ugly, up and down, heaven and hell, small and large, champion/loser, celebrity/unknown, angel/demon, ally/enemy, love and hate.

April 6 – May 26 - A Juried Exhibit “6th Annual Alameda On Camera”

Application deadline: 5 PM Sunday, February 12
First Friday Opening Gala: April 6, Friday 7-9 pm

Artwork created from the 48 Hr Challenge Event February 24, 25, 26. All Photo-based mediums, techniques and creative manipulations: 2D, 3D, film, crafts, literary, decorative and wearable arts including new photo-mediums, photo transfer, digital, Polaroid, snapshots, collage, pieces of film, parts of cameras, altered books, assemblage, textile, jewelry, dolls, gourds, glass, etc. Go here to pay AOC fee online and download 2012 AOC Prospectus and Application.

June 1 – July 29 – “Kaleidoscope”
Receiving artwork: May 27, Sunday 11 – 5 pm
First Friday Opening Gala: June 1, Friday 7-9 pm

Complex, optical toy, inflections, series, phantasmagoria, changing patterns, colorful, prism, flashy, gaudy, vibrant, picturesque, intense, bright, brilliant, multicolored, vivid.

August 3 – September 30 - Plein Air Exibit

More information coming on PAPo soon!

October 5 – December 22 - “Reflection”
Receiving artwork: September 30, Sunday 11 – 5
First Friday Opening Gala: October 5, Friday 7 – 9 pm

Contemplation, indication, likeness, musing, sign, thought, mirror image, expression, signal, criticism, imagination, opinion, pensiveness, reverie, view, meditation.

Nov 23 - Dec 22 - 8th Annual Holiday Gift Boutique 2011 - Unique Handmade Gifts!

Application deadline: October 13

First Friday Opening Gala: November 23, Friday 7 - 9 pm

More details coming soon!

All mediums are encouraged, including jewelry, textile and fiber arts, metal, glass, ceramics, wood, small paintings and prints suitable for tabletop display.