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.