Category: Call for Entry

2026 Winter Art Faire Calls For Entry

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Saturday and Sunday, December 12th and 13th, 11am – 5pm
Get ready to shine! Welcome to the Art Guild of Pacifica’s Winter Art Faire where we continue our traditional annual event. There are two calls for entry for two ways to participate.

At Winter Art Faire’s OPEN WALLS members get to showcase their fine art and small items with wall spaces alongside curated vendors with their handmade goods. Apply now and let your creativity take center stage.

Registration required – Deadline Monday, Nov 16, 2026 AGP membership must be current to participate. $50 for wall space in East & West Galleries. (Fee is non-refundable.)

Open Walls CFE Form is Here.

SMALL WORKS is an opportunity for AGP members to showcase their artwork alongside the Wall Artists and table vendors. Framed and 3-D artwork will be displayed salon-style and/or in groupings throughout the galleries. Shop on the Shelf will be expanded and feature small items. It’s a wonderful way to be part of the event!

Receiving – Saturday, December 5th, 11-5pm

Pickup– Sunday, December 13th from 5-7pm

Entry fees: 1-3 pieces for $20 and each additional piece $5. Limit 5 pieces.

Small Works CFE Form is Here.

68th Annual Member Show CFE

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68th ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBIT
October 23 – November 22, 2026
68th Annual Members Exhibit will be installed in the East and West Galleries. For this show, only one piece of artwork per member will be exhibited.
A collaboration is considered one piece for each artist. Due to space restrictions, diptychs are allowed only if framed/wired as one piece. No triptychs or
large multi-part pieces. There is no theme. No AI (artificial intelligence) generated art. The exhibition is not juried, but prizes are awarded. Current AGP
membership is required.
Awards: Selected by Lorena Molina, Interdisciplinary Artist, Curator and Assistant Professor of Studio Arts Practice, San Francisco State University.
In addition to cash awards, 4 Exhibition Awards will be designated for a special Art Guild of Pacifica exhibit in the Main Gallery during the 2026 Annual
Members Exhibit. “Exhibition Award” winners are not eligible for another “Exhibition Award” for the next two AGP Members Exhibits.
Sales: Artists may have their work for sale, or not (NFS,) as they choose. Sanchez Art Center, as the artist’s representative, will retain a 30%
commission on any work sold. Sold work will remain in place for the duration of the exhibit. Work “Not for Sale” shall be marked NFS.
Exhibition Coordination: East and West Gallery Committees will arrange the show and have the final say in the placement of artwork. East or West
Gallery location will be assigned by lottery at time of receiving. Questions – Nancy Russell (415) 533-5343 / agp.artguild@gmail.com

Receiving – Sun, Oct 11, 5-6:30 pm and Mon, Oct 12, 10:30 am-noon
Opening Reception – Fri, Oct 23, 7-9 pm Gallery Hours (After Oct 23) – Fri, Sat, Sun, 1-5 pm
Return – Sun, Nov 22, 5-6:30 pm & Mon, Nov 23, 10:30 am-noon
All entries must be signed out and removed from the Sanchez Art Center by Nov 23 at noon.

Artwork not picked up after thirty days becomes the
property of the Sanchez Art Center. For special arrangements, email info@sanchezartcenter.org

Click Here for the call for entry PDF. 

Winter Art Faire This Weekend/January’s Call for Entry

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Winter Art Faire Is Here!

It’s showtime! This weekend, Saturday and Sunday Dec 13 & 14 from 11am-5pm. Come out and enjoy the festive atomosphere, the vendors, and the art! Lots of small works and handmade goods will be available so you are sure to find goodies and holiday gifts for your loved ones, and even for yourself.

And don’t forget Art Pickup will follow on Sunday and Monday Dec 14 & 15 from 5-7pm!

Call for Entry – Anything Goes

The first AGP show of the new year will be receiving pretty quickly, January 4th, so we wanted to get this CFE out to you ASAP! Holidays being busy as they are, we scheduled the theme most easy to accommodate first—literally Anything Goes! The show runs January 16 – February 8, 2026.

Dates to keep:

Receiving -Sun, Jan 04, 5-6:30 & Mon, Jan 05, 10:30am-12pm
Reception – Fri, Jan 16, 7pm
Return – Sun, Feb 08, 5-6:30 & Mon, Feb 09, 10:30am-12pm

See all the details in the CFE Form Here.

Time to Renew Your Membership

To ensure you keep getting our newsletters to stay abreast of the latest events, please keep your membership valid by renewing as soon as possible. Membership expires at the end of the calendar year. Renewing online is easy at: https://artguildofpacifica.org/memberships/

Our very reasonable membership fees are still Individual Annual Membership $25.00, or Dual Membership for $37.50.

If you would rather pay by check, you can mail to:
Art Guild of Pacifica
PO Box 582
Pacifica CA 94044

67th Annual Members Exhibit CFE

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67th ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBIT
October 24 – November 23, 2025

Receiving – Sun, Oct 12, 5-6:30 pm and Mon, Oct 13, 10-noon
Opening Reception – Fri, Oct 24, 7-9 pm
Gallery Hours – After Oct 24 – Fri, Sat, Sun, 1-5 pm
Return – Sun, Nov 23, 5-6:30 pm & Mon, Nov 24, 10-noon

Click Here for Call For Entry Form 

67th Annual Members Exhibit will be installed in the East and West Galleries. For this show, only one piece of artwork per member will be exhibited. A collaboration will be counted as the one piece for the collaborating artists. Due to space restrictions, diptychs are allowed, but only if joined and wired as one piece. No triptychs or large multi-part pieces. There is no theme. The exhibition is not juried, but prizes will be awarded. Current AGP membership is required.

Select a Theme: vote for 2026 AGP exhibition suggestions by circling your vote on the backside of this entry form, submit with your entry.

In addition to cash awards, 4 Exhibition Awards will be designated for a special Art Guild of Pacifica exhibit in the Main Gallery during the 2025 Annual Members Exhibit.
Remember: “Exhibition Award” winners are not eligible for another “Exhibition Award” for the next two AGP Members Exhibits.

Sales: Artists may have their work for sale, or not (NFS,) as they choose. Sanchez Art Center, as the artist’s representative, will retain a 30% commission on any work sold. Sold work will remain in place for the duration of the exhibit. Work “Not for Sale” shall be marked NFS.

Exhibition Coordination: East and West Gallery Committees will arrange the show and have the final say in the placement of artwork. East or West. Gallery location will be assigned by lottery at time of receiving.
Questions – Nancy Russell (415) 533-5343 / agp.artguild@gmail.com

Lost in the Weeds CFE & Fiber Arts Bee Coming Up

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The second themed show of the year, Lost in the Weeds, will open on Feb 21 and run till Mar 23.

Drop off is Feb 9 and 10. See details in the CFE Form Here.

The Opening Reception will be Feb 21 from 7-9pm.

Also of note, we have another meeting of our Fiber Arts group scheduled for Wednesday, January 29th, from 2 til 4 pm in the Main Gallery at the Sanchez Art Center. Please come with your knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint, or any other Fiber related work you do. Non-AGP members are welcome too. If any question email artistcharlotte@yahoo.com

Call For Entry 66th Annual Member Show

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66th ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBIT
October 25 – November 24, 2024

Dates to Keep:

Receiving – Sun, Oct 13, 5-6:30 pm and Mon, Oct 14, 10-noon
Opening Reception – Fri, Oct 25, 7-9 pm
Gallery Hours – After Oct 25, Fri, Sat, Sun, 1-5 pm
Return – Sun, Nov 24, 5-6:30 pm & Mon, Nov 25, 10-noon

Awards: Selected by Jenna Erwin, Project Manager, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
In addition to cash awards, 4 Exhibition Awards will be designated for a special Art Guild of Pacifica exhibit in the Main Gallery during the 2024 Annual
Members Exhibit.

Sales: Artists may have their work for sale, or not (NFS,) as they choose. Sanchez Art Center, as the artist’s representative, will retain a 30% commission on any work sold. Sold work will remain in place for the duration of the exhibit. Work “Not for Sale” shall be marked NFS.

Questions – Nancy Russell (415) 533-5343 / agp.artguild@gmail.com

See additional details in the CFE Form linked here.

 

Artist Gathering: A Love Letter To Art

 

Congratulations 50|50 Artists!

We would like to take a moment to congratulate the AGP members who were accepted into this year’s 50|50 Exhibition!

AGP Members in the Show are:
  • Jennifer Alpaugh
  • Rene Blanco
  • Daniele Derenzi
  • Susan Friedman
  • Barbara Kibbe

We look forward to seeing their work, and all the fabulous work in SAC’s annual 50|50.

What’s Coming Up?

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We have posted our newest Call for Entry form, for our next show theme, Sea and Forest:

CFE Here.

Also, we wanted to take a moment to congratulate three of our members who made it into the Left Coast Annual exhibit! They are Emily Holland, Deborah Corsini and Barbara Kibbe. Great job, Folks! That show will of course be at Sanchez Art Center, from April 14 to May 21. 

Also our member Andrew Leone has another show coming up at City College, THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE & ….” an exhibit of paintings and prints. It runs April 3 – May 11. 

RECEPTION: Wed., April 26th,  5:30 to 7:30pm

City Gallery at City College of San Francisco

50 Frida Kahlo Way SF in the Visual Arts Bld

https://www.ccsf.edu/about/our-locations/map/visual-arts

Gallery hours: Mon 12-3 and 6-7, Tues 2-6, Wed 12-5:30, Thurs 11-5:30