Call Description

Current art and media students from Southern California colleges and universities are invited to submit engaging new work to be showcased in Palos Verdes Art Center’s 10th Annual Alpay Scholarship Exhibition, Now Trending. One $5000 cash prize will be awarded. In addition, the scholarship winner will be considered for inclusion in future PVAC exhibitions. This call is free to enter but open only to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in Southern California. 

All media will be considered, including but not limited to: Painting, Drawing, Printing, Sculpture, Glass, Ceramics, Fiber Art, Photography, Video, Film, VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality), Installation Art, Performance Art, and Mixed Media.

JUROR: Marie Thibeault

Marie Thibeault received her MFA from UC Berkeley and is Professor Emerita at California State University, Long Beach. Her works have been exhibited across the United States and abroad in cities such as London, Tokyo, Seoul, and Düsseldorf, and are in the public collections of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, and the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, CA, among others. Thibeault’s work has been reviewed in multiple publications, including L.A. Weekly, the San Francisco Chronicle, Artillery Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and Art in America.

Submission Procedure:

• Go to www.callforentry.org
• Create a CaFE profile.
• Follow step-by-step instructions in CaFE for creating a profile. Please be sure to identify your media and substrate, i.e. oil on canvas, digital on copper, etc.
• File Type: JPEG or JPG only.
• File Dimensions: 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side.
• File Size: Under 5 MB.
• Color Profile: sRGB
• Apply to call, Now Trending: : 10th Annual Alpay Scholarship Exhibition. You may submit up to 3 pieces of art once your profile in CaFE is complete.
• Artists may submit 3 images, one for each piece of art that you enter.
• All work must be original to the artist and the source material must be original to the artist or from a permitted source.
• Applicants must enter college or university affiliation and short statement about their work or practice, and what they would do with scholarship prize if awarded

·       For assistance with CaFE submission, email cafehelp@westaf.org for assistance.                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                         Selection Process:

• Juror selections will be announced by CaFE via email by April 21, 2026.
• Artwork take-in days: May 29 & 30, 10am - 4pm
• 2026 Alpay Award recipient to be announced at the opening reception, June 6, 2026, 6 - 9pm at Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275.
• This exhibition will be exhibited in the Main and Walker galleries on the campus of Palos Verdes Art Center, June 6 - July 2, 2026, 5504 Crestridge Road,  Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 90275.

Media: All mediums are eligible.

Fees: Free to enter       

Questions? Please contact Scott Andrews, 

                                           email: sandrews@pvart.org

Application Requirements

Requirement for Entry: Applicant must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student in a college or university located only in Southern California. All entries must be accompanied by name of artist's affiliated school.  Entrants must also detail how they would spend the scholarship, if they receive the award.  Entries without the above information will be disqualified.

Eligibility Criteria

Only artists currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a college or university located  in Southern California may participate in Now Trending.