Open Thurs - Sat, 12-5 pm
Now in the gallery
MOMENTUM
GearBox Gallery Annual Juried Show
Juror Demetri Broxton
August 20 - September 19, 2026
Opening Reception
Saturday, August 22, 1-4 pm
Demetri Broxton Juror’s Talk
Saturday, September 19th at 2 pm
Amy Ahlstrom, Gale Antokal, Irman Arcibal, Joy Broom, Connie Cagampang Heller, Kimberley Campisano, Anthony Chavez, Diane Che, Vibrata Chromodoris, Deborah Corsini, Laurence Elias, Jeff Ellis, April Ford, Erik Friedman, Gina Gaiser, Patrice Gelband, Rachel Gelenius, Stanley Goldstein, Kitty Gordon, Jaya Griscom, Rachel Katz, Brett Kaufman, Jeff Key, Kathleen King, Elisabeth Koss, Georgianna Krieger, Charlie Levin, Patricia Ludovici, Monika Mayer, Sarah Merola, Tim Metallo, Mary Mocas, Mokhtar Paki, Jeff Palmer, Taylor Stoneman, Matthew Felix Sun, Jonathan Wieder, Jun Yan
Momentum captures a moment in the evolving landscape of the Northern California Art Scene with 39 artists selected for this unique snapshot of the broader artistic community. Momentum presents diverse artistic perspectives, genres and media chosen by our 2026 guest juror, Demetri Broxton.
Coming Soon
Future Vision
Chris Dowdell and
TaVee McAllister Lee
with special exhibition in the Inner Room
Monica Valdez Harb: Altar-Structures
September 24 - October 31, 2026
Opening Reception, Sat, Sept 26th
2-5 pm with Caleb Dowdell performance at 4:30 pm
Concurrent with Reception for Monica Valdez Harb: Altar-Structures
NEXUS Event, Saturday, Oct 3rd
Caleb Dowdell performance starting at 1:30 pm (about 15 min)
William Rhodes’ Artist’s Talk with gospel choir performance starting at 2 pm directly upstairs at Transmission Gallery. See one or both!
Caleb Dowdell performance at 2 pm (about 15 min)
Caleb Dowdell and TaVee McAllister Lee talk, with Monica Valdez Harb, to follow
Stay after the talk or drop in later for the
Open House Reception from 3:15 - 5 pm
Artists’ Talk w Open House, Sat, Oct 24th
Coming Soon
Special Exhibition in the Inner Room
Altar- Structures
Monica Valdez Harb
Sept 24 - Oct 31, 2026
Opening Reception
Saturday, Sept 26th, 2-5 pm
Concurrent with reception for Future Vision
Caleb Dowdell performance at 4:30 pm (about 15 minutes)
Artist Talk
Saturday, Oct 24th, starting at 2 pm
with Caleb Dowdell musical performance at 2 pm ( about 15 minutes),
followed by talk with Caleb Dowdell, TaVee McAllister Lee and Monica Valdez Harb
Open House Reception to. follow 3:15 - 5 pm
GearBox Gallery Call for Entries
2026 Bay Area Open
EXHIBITION DATES
November 5 - December 19, 2026
DUE DATE
Monday, September 21, 2026 by 10:59 PST
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monday, September 28, 2026
GearBox Gallery is pleased to announce the 2026 Bay Area Open. This is an open call to Bay Area artists for a two-person featured exhibition in our Main Gallery. The juried show is an opportunity for artists living in the Greater Bay Area’s nine county region to potentially show a substantial body of work. We will be selecting two artists to exhibit together in our 2026 line up on November 5 - December 19th. Opening Reception, Saturday, November 7th.
Artists must submit 8-12 images of artwork created in the last 5 years that would be ready and available for exhibition. All entries must be submitted on CaFE. Our curatorial team will choose from the submitted images to create a unique two person show. We are looking for a strong body of work accompanied by an artist statement that together is cohesive. There are no size or media requirements. All will be considered.
It is GearBox Gallery’s mission to highlight artists in our Greater Bay Area region. As an Artist Run Gallery we take pride in programming GearBox Gallery as an asset to our community. This Call for Artists demonstrates that mission.
This call will be listed on the CaFÉ website, callforentry.org, by Tuesday, September 24th.
More Details:
Please submit images and/or videos of a body of work that would be available to show in November along with a cohesive artist's statement.
Quality of images will be an important factor of the jurying process.
Artists’ statements should be about the work, not why the artist wants to show at GearBox Gallery.
Artist should live in the 9 Greater Bay Area Counties; Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma County in California..
Artist should have a current, cohesive body of work created in the last 5-years.
There are no media or size limitations.
There is a $35.00 processing fee per application, not per image.
DUE DATE: ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY SUNDAY, September 21, 2026, 10 PM (PACIFIC TIME ZONE) IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE EXHIBITION.
SELECTED ARTISTS and ARTWORK: Two artists will be invited to show their work together in a two-person featured exhibition in our Main Gallery space. Not all submitted work will necessarily be shown in exhibition, rather the gallery team will select work from the submitted pieces to put together an exhibition presenting a substantial body of work from each artist.
NOTIFICATION: Notification of the selected artists will be made by email on Monday, September 28, 2026. GearBox Gallery, LLC bears no responsibility for incorrectly submitted email contact information or any failure of the artist's email service for any reason.
DELIVERY & PICK UP OF INVITED WORK: The artist is responsible for the delivery and pick up of accepted artwork.
Artwork must be delivered in personto GearBox Gallery at 770 West Grand Ave in Oakland, CA with delivery scheduled either Sunday, Nov 1st, 2026, or Monday morning, Nov 2nd.
Do not mail work to the gallery!
Artwork must be delivered properly labeled and ready to hang or display. Exhibiting artists will sign a guest artist agreement specifying exhibit details per this prospectus.
Artwork pick-up to be scheduled between December 20, 2026, and January 3, 2027.
CALANDER:
EXHIBITION DATES: November 5 - December 19, 2026
DUE DATE: Monday, September 21, 2026 by 10:59 PST
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Monday, September 28, 2026
ARTWORK DELIVERY: To be scheduled Nov 1 - Nov 2, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, Nov 7, 1-4 pm
ARTWORK PICK UP: To be scheduled Dec 20, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027
PHOTOGRAPHY and PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS: By submitting your artwork to this Call for Entries you give Gearbox Gallery, LLC permission to use images of your artwork accepted for the exhibition as well as permission to photograph the artwork for promotional, educational, or historical purposes.Gearbox Gallery, LLC promotes exhibitions on the Oakland Art Murmur website, GearBox Gallery Instagram, and Facebook page as well as on the Gearbox Gallery website and other online listing sites as the Gallery deems appropriate.
SALES: Artwork submitted must be for sale.Artwork sold during the exhibition may not be removed from the gallery until end of exhibition. If an artwork is sold, GearBox Gallery, LLC will mail a payment of 60% of the sale price of the work to the artist within 30 days of the close of the exhibit.
AGREEMENT: Submission of work constitutes an agreement to the conditions set forth and acceptance that the decisions of the gallery are final. GearBox Gallery, LLC may photograph and reproduce accepted work for promotional purposes. Artists may not withdraw accepted entries before the close of the exhibition. GearBox Gallery, LLC is not responsible for refunding entry fees or allowing artists to change submission information for artworks which do not meet above rules.
