Open Call for EBTKS 2027, La Luz de Jesus Gallery Annual Group Show

About this call

La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, California, will be showcasing figurative, narrative and unusual works with a large range of mediums, styles and themes in EBTKS 2027, its annual group show meant to showcase currently known and emerging talent. The gallery says nearly all the artists shown in its galleries once began in this group show. The exhibition runs from July 2 to August 29, 2027, and artists will be notified of acceptance by email no later than Monday, June 7.

Who can apply

• Open to applicants of any nationality
• Medium: Painting / Drawing / Sculpture / Mixed Media
• Entry fee: See official site
• Artists must be 18 or older. Submit one to three different works through the gallery's Google Form only (no emailed images): low-resolution JPGs, 72 PPI and 750 pixels wide, named Artist Last Name_Title-of-Artwork.jpg; multiple submissions may not be reviewed. Work made with AI (generated artwork or found elements, AI upscaling, or AI-generated concepts, backgrounds or composition) is not accepted. Wall-hanging work may not exceed 20 inches in any direction, and artwork should not weigh more than 40 lbs; free-standing work must have a footprint no larger than 15 x 15 inches and be bottom heavy and stable. Work must arrive ready to hang with hanging hardware (a wire, a French cleat or a sawtooth hanger), or it will be returned and not exhibited; it must not be for sale elsewhere, and accepted work cannot be adjusted. Artists outside Los Angeles pay shipping both ways, including taxes and duties for international artists, and artists deliver and retrieve their work; work not retrieved by 2028 is considered forfeited. The gallery has the exclusive right of sale for 30 days after the show closes, and pays the artist within 30 days after a sale or the close of the exhibition. The page does not state an entry fee.