Call Description

Bigger Picture - Your Large Scale Perspective - An Open Call for Art

In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art (SCWCA) invites artists to submit large-scale work for Bigger Picture - Your Large Scale Perspective, an exhibition that explores how size, presence, and expanded format can transform the experience of art.

Working at a larger scale changes the relationship between artwork, viewer, and space. It allows artists to amplify gesture, deepen narrative, and create immersive visual experiences. Bigger Picture - Your Large Scale Perspective encourages artists to think boldly - to push beyond conventional dimensions and consider how scale can intensify meaning, emotion, and impact.

Artists are invited to submit work that commands space and invites viewers to step back, look closer, and engage with the work physically as well as conceptually. In keeping with SCWCA’s 50-year legacy of supporting artists and expanding creative voices, this exhibition celebrates ambition, presence, and the power of art that refuses to stay small. Please note: this call is for large-scale work only. 

Juror: Linda Jo Russell

Linda Jo Russell has pursued careers as arts educator, artist and gallerist. She received a BA in education with a minor in art from UCSB and an MFA in Drawing and Painting from CSULB. For over thirty-five years she has taught drawing and painting courses at CSULB and Otis College of Art and Design.

Coinciding with her career as educator, she has maintained a commitment to her artistic practice and has exhibited consistently since 1978.

In 2016 she acquired an exhibition and studio space, now called Range Projects, in South Los Angeles. There, she has curated many exhibits by artists drawn from the community and greater Los Angeles.

Key Dates

Show Dates: June 11-27, 2026

Submission Deadline: Friday, May 1, 2026, 11:59 PST

Acceptance Notices: by Thursday, May 7, 2026

Drop-off Artwork: June 6, 2026, 2:30-4pm. 

• All work MUST be hand delivered.
• No shipping accepted.

Potluck Opening Reception: Saturday, June 13, 12-2:30pm. 

Closing Potluck and Artist Talk: Saturday, June 27, 12pm. 

Pick-Up Artwork: Saturday, June 27, 2:30pm

Exhibition Location: Range Projects Gallery, 3718 W Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm. Saturday, 12-5pm. Or by appointment. 323-528-6839

Eligibility: Open to artists and photographers working in all media. 

SUBMISSION CRITERIA AND CONTENT
Entries must be original and of the artist’s own execution.  Do not submit works which violate copyright laws. Once artwork is submitted, it may not be substituted or withdrawn by the artist.  All juried artwork must remain at the gallery until the end of the exhibit.  

• Please do not enter art that has been shown at previous SCWCA exhibits.
• No AI work. No giclee. No prints. No glass. Plexiglass only.
• All work MUST be hand delivered. No shipping accepted.

ARTWORK FORMAT, PRESENTATION & REQUIREMENTS 
Artwork submissions are limited to six (6) original artworks per artist as jpg’s.  The Gallery will provide pedestals for 3D work. Photographs of artwork should be submitted unframed unless the artist feels that a particular style of mounting, matting or framing is crucial to proper artistic presentation. Labels for the artwork will be generated from the information you provide. Please make sure all your information is spelled correctly, your first and last name is capitalized, the dimensions of your work appears in the following format heightxwidth (no " marks please), and include a dollar sign preceding the price of your work. 

• Minimum size of artwork is 36 inches high by 36 inches wide including frame.
• Maximum size of artwork is 72 inches high by 60 inches wide including frame.
• Maximum size of the base of 3D work is 24 inches.

FORMAT FOR IMAGES (jpg) - All entries must be submitted as high resolution (1-5MB) as jpgs and cropped to remove background. Photos of the artwork should not be taken through glass or Plexiglas. Images should be cropped to remove background and/or frame. Image quality is critical. The image (jpg) must represent the submitted art. Directions for uploading photos to CaFÉ are clearly described on their website.  

ENTRIES & FEES - One entry is $40.  Artist may add up to 5 additional entries at $5 each. Payment is made through CaFÉ via credit card.  Fees are non-refundable.  There is no guarantee of acceptance into the exhibit.

HANGING - Work must be professionally presented. We reserve the right not to hang artwork prepared in a way that risks being damaged during installation (too much weight, fragility or not prepared to hang).

• All work MUST be ready to hang with screw eyes and hanging wire.
• Saw-toothed hangers are not acceptable.

SALES - All sales will be handled by Range Projects Gallery. Prices cannot be changed from those stated at submission. No insurance is provided. Artists are advised to insure their artwork.

• All artwork MUST be for sale.
• 75% to artist and 25% to the gallery.

PROMOTION OF THE EXHIBIT - Promotion will be handled by the SCWCA, however we do encourage artists to promote and share the exhibit as well. 

LOCATION: Range Projects Gallery, 3718 W Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm. Saturday, 12-5pm. Or by appointment. 323-528-6839

Application Requirements

Application Requirements: See above.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to artists and photographers working in all media except AI.