CALL FOR ENTRIES

16 and Under: Small-Scale Works by Members of

The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild

SHIFT GALLERY

4847 Newport Avenue

San Diego, California 92107

November 3–17, 2026

DEADLINE TO ENTER:

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

OPEN THEME:

Aside from a 16-inch size limitation, there is no specified theme for this

exhibition. All works of art, regardless of subject, style, or medium, are

eligible. Please keep in mind that SHIFT is a progressively oriented gallery

that showcases a diverse selection of contemporary art. For example,

works that depict or address nudity, sexuality, and social and political

commentary are welcome. However, works that may be hazardous to

viewers, present excessive installation challenges, or are otherwise deemed

problematic by the Guild, the juror, or the gallery owner, may be

excluded.

JUROR:

Barbara Sexton, Artist and Professor of Fine Art,

Retired San Diego Mesa College

Barbara Sexton is a visual artist and educator, living and working in San Diego, California.  
She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, Florida, in Mathematics, and a Master of Arts and Letters (painting/printmaking) from San Diego State University (SDSU).

Barbara Sexton's art practice spans a broad range of disciplines, including installation, public art, drawing, photography, digital media, and technology.  Her work is informed by her Jewish Hungarian background, mathematics education, and popular culture.  Her latest projects examine the binary systems of the human experience and mapping the covert elements that provoke human attraction or repulsion and contribute to their potential to bestow power and control.  She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to all current members of the Artists Guild.

Two-dimensional and three-dimensional works in all media are eligible.

Click here for more details and for submission

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The Artists Guild is the oldest Support Council of 
The San Diego Museum of Art:  www.sdmart.org.