Inner Room proposals due April 12th
Opportunities for Artists
Call for Entries for the Inner Room
This call is open NOW with a deadline of April 12th!
Artists, here’s your chance to create a solo exhibition or installation in the Inner Room at GearBox Gallery in Oakland! The Inner Room is an intimate project space within GearBox Gallery, perfect for special installations and small solo exhibitions.
Exhibition Dates: May 28 — July 3, 2025
Entry Deadline: April 12th, 2026, 11:59 pm Pacific Time Zone
Announcement: Selected Proposal Announced April 20th, 2026
Open to Northern California Artists (Fresno and North), over the age of 21.
The winning installation or exhibition will be selected from pdf proposals submitted by email and will be juried by the Gearbox Inner Room Selection Committee.
Membership
GearBox members work together to run the gallery, exhibiting their own work regularly in the gallery and periodically showing their work in featured two-person exhibitions while providing exhibition opportunities for others.
📣 GearBox is currently accepting new member applications!
👉 Click here for more information about applying to be a member artist.
Annual Juried Show
MOMENTUM, Juror Demetri Broxton
entry details to be announced soon
The gallery hosts an annual call for entries for a juried show. Artists are invited to submit their work along a chosen theme with a notable juror selecting work for the exhibition in a blind jury process.
Typically the annual juried exhibition takes place in August/September with two prizes awarded. The Jurors Award Winner is invited to participate in a featured two person exhibition the following year and the GearBox Gallery Award winner is invited to show their work in a special exhibition in the Inner Room of the gallery.
Past jurors have included Jeremy Morgan, Jack Fischer, Nancy Toomey, and Auriel Garza, among others, with themes ranging from Sanctuary and My Back Yard to Bluets and Wild Mind.
Guest Artists
GearBox Gallery routinely invites regional artists to show in its regular exhibition program, most often in a two-person featured exhibition, however on occasion a guest artist may have a solo show.
Guest Curator Program
Periodically GearBox Gallery invites a guest curator to put together an exhibition of the artists of their choice. Past guest curators include:
Pete Belkin
Demetri Broxton
Karen Seneferu
Events
Artists are always welcome to attend GearBox Gallery events including Receptions and Artist Talks. Joining in the lively conversations and meeting other artists and art fans is a great way to find inspiration and expand your connections in a supportive art-serious environment.
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