Call Description

Painting remains an intriguing art because it is a product of hand and eye flowing through both conscious and unconscious filters, placed upon a surface, that can convey a seemingly infinite variety of images, scenes, sensations and emotions. Colors, lines, textures and shapes all dance, merge, break apart, fight, explode and sometimes create "pictures", other times not: that is painting, both as a noun and a verb.

In our next juried exhibition we are inviting international artists to participate in our online show: "Painting". If you are a painter we would love to see your favorite creations in our next L7 Gallery exposition. Oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, tempera, ink are all accepted mediums.

We are excited to have Tara Anne Dalbow as juror for this exhibit. Tara Anne Dalbow is a writer living in Los Angeles. Her essays and criticism have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Frieze, Artforum, ARTnews, Bomb, Gagosian Quarterly, Los Angeles Review of Books, Momus, Hyperallergic, The Art Newspaper, Artsy, and elsewhere.

We will not be accepting airbrush art or generative AI product in this exhibit

First, second and third place winners will be announced on July 10, 2026.

Timeline

• Application Opens: 6/01/2026
• Application Deadline: 6/30/2026
• Jury Dates: 7/01/2026 - 7/05/2026
• Notification Date: 7/07/2026
• Exhibition Date: 7/10/2026 - 8/10/2026
• Winners Announcement Date: 7/10/2026

Application Requirements

All artwork must be original.

Artist must be 18 years or older

Applications must be completed online through CaFÉ (Callforentry.org).

The fee for artists to submit art for consideration is $30.00 for 1 to 3 images. 

Contact/Questions: info@L7gallery.com

Eligibility Criteria

Oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, tempera, ink are all accepted mediums.

Please note: Photography, sculpture, airbrush art or generative AI products will not be accepted for this show.