Sanchez Art Call for Entires for 2025 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition

REQUIREMENTS:
Images – Minimum: 0 , Maximum: 20
Videos – Minimum: 0 ,  Maximum: 6
Total Media – Minimum: 1 , Maximum: 20
Entry Fee (Application Fee Per Image – Sanchez Art Center): $15.00

SANCHEZ ART CENTER
2025 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition
April 11 – May 11, 2025
Reception – Fri, April 11, 7 —9 pm

ENTRY DEADLINE: TUESDAY, January 28, 2025, 11 pm, Pacific Standard Time.

Open to all California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii artists age 18 and older. All fine arts visual media will be considered. Artwork shown in prior juried exhibitions at Sanchez Art Center is not eligible. Work must be able to fit through a standard-sized door (80” x 35”) and weigh less than 50 lbs. Framed 2D work must be wired (no sawtooth hangers). Alternative display methods may be used with the approval of Sanchez Art Center, and the artist must supply any special hardware. We reserve the right to refuse works not accurately represented by the digital images submitted.

ABOUT THE JUROR
Carin Adams is Senior Curator of Art at the Oakland Museum of California. She led the special exhibition J.B. Blunk: Nature, Art & Everyday Life and the re-installation of Mildred Howard’s immersive artwork Tap: Investigation of Memory. Her more recent exhibitions include Hella Feminist and Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD. 

ABOUT SANCHEZ ART CENTER
The mission of Sanchez Art Center is to create community through art. A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Sanchez Art Center provides free exhibitions and talks by emerging and established west coast artists, education and engagement designed to make art accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, and affordable art studios for San Francisco Bay Area artists.

Sanchez Art Center offers a comfortable and welcoming place for the community to come together, engage and be enriched by the arts, along with providing artists a number of opportunities to exhibit their work. Established in 1996 when artists and community members converted an old school into a multi-use complex, today the Pacifica Center for the Arts campus includes 3 galleries, studio space for over 30 visual artists, the Mary Harris Arts Education Room, and the Mildred Owen Concert Hall.

AWARDS
2 Exhibition Awards ($250 plus an exhibition in 2026);
2 Merit Awards ($250)
ENTRY FEES
Artists may submit up to 20 entries, including jpegs and up to 2 videos. The non-refundable fee for each image or video entered is $15 (i.e., the fee is $30 for 2 images, $45 for 3, etc.). If you feel that submitting a detail shot is important, this will count as another image submitted. CaFETM accepts Visa and Mastercard debit or credit cards.  Checks should be made payable to Sanchez Art Center and be mailed well before the entry deadline to: Sanchez Art Center, 1220-B Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044.

GALLERY PRESENTATION: IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL / GALLERY HOURS & SITTING
Sanchez Art Center is open to drop in visitors at no cost.  (SAC Staff regularly monitors the current health situation and adjusts as needed to State and County guidelines.)  Based on positive response in 2020—2024, SAC will also be presenting all works selected for the 2025 LCA in our online galleries (SanchezArtCenterVirtualGalleries.org).

In person gallery visiting hours are Fri – Sat – Sun, 1-5pm, or by appointment during other days.  Each artist is encouraged to gallery sit from 1 to 3 pm or 3 to 5 pm for one day (Friday–Sunday) during the show.

SALES
Sales are encouraged. SAC retains a 30% commission on any works sold. Artists should include the 30% commission in the sales price. Sales tax will be administered by SAC.

HAND DELIVERED WORKS WILL BE RECEIVED
Sun, March 30, 2025, 2:30 – 6:30 pm
Mon, March 31, 2025, 11am – 1 pm

SHIPPING & RETURN OF ACCEPTED ARTWORKS
Shipped work will be accepted beginning Monday, March 24 must arrive at SAC by 5 pm on Friday, March 28. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Shipped work must be sent with a prepaid return shipping label inside the package. We will re-use your packaging to return works, so make sure it is sturdy. Artworks will be packed and shipped by Make sure your shipping company will pick up at Sanchez Art Center, as we have limited ability to deliver packages, particularly with very large or heavy works, to shippers.

LIABILITY
Sanchez Art Center carries $150,000 art insurance for damage or theft, subject to a deductible of $500, for which the Art Center will not be liable. The artist must agree to accept the terms and conditions of the policy and to release Sanchez Art Center, its Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, and agents; the Art Guild of Pacifica; and the City of Pacifica from any further liability.

ARTIST COMMITMENT
By submitting your work for consideration, you agree that the work will be available during the exhibition dates listed in this prospectus/call for entries, and that you will deliver and pick up your work on the dates specified. Alternate work may not be substituted for work selected by the juror. You also grant Sanchez Art Center permission to use images of accepted works for public relations, marketing, and archival purposes.

IMPORTANT 2025 dates & Times

TUES  JAN 28, 11 pm PST- Entry Deadline
MON  FEB 17 – Accepted artists notified by 5 pm
SUN, MARCH 30, 2:30 – 6:30 PM & MON, MARCH 31, 11AM – 1 PM Hand Deliver work
MON MAR 24 – FRI MAR 28 – Shipped works will be received
FRI  MAR 28, 5 pm – Deadline to receive shipped work
TUES  APR 1, 5 pm – Deadline to change label information
TUES  APR 1, 5 pm – Artists to provide artists statement, CV/BIO for exhibition binder
FRI  APR 11, 7-9 pm – Show Opening Reception
TBD (Format – in person or virtual – and date), Juror and Artists Talk
SUN  MAY 11, 5–6:30 pm- Pick up work
MON MAY 12, 11 am–1 pm – Pick up work

      All times are Pacific Time.

Application Requirements

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Eligibility Criteria

Open to all California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii artists age 18 and older. All fine arts visual media will be considered. Artwork shown in prior juried exhibitions at Sanchez Art Center is not eligible. Work must be able to fit through a standard-sized door (80” x 35”) and weigh less than 50 lbs. Framed 2D work must be wired (no sawtooth hangers). Alternative display methods may be used with the approval of Sanchez Art Center, and the artist must supply any special hardware. We reserve the right to refuse works not accurately represented by the digital images submitted.