Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad: 2025 Photo Contest. Deadline: October 1. https://www.friends-smvrr.org/photocontest.html

Art For All, 2D and 3D art priced under $300. Deadline: October 15. The Bunker SLO, San Luis Obispo. https://www.thebunkerslo.com

Small Gems, Members submit online: October 20-27; Take-in: October 27, Cambria Center for the Arts. https://cambriaarts.org/call-artists/

SLOPOKE 2025. Contemporary and Western Art show and sale. Show takes place October 31 - November 2. Octagon Barn Center, SLO. www.the-slopoke.com

Vintage, Paso Robles Art Association Members Only, Take-in: October 30. https://www.pasoroblesartassociation.org/exhibits

My Military Journey, veterans art. Deadline: November 1. Studios on the Park, Paso Robles. Exhibition: January 5–February 1, 2026. 
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_XOztY4UOeXpKG5aLzPg97u73tz8aYEVQQw1951ekN4/edit?tab=t.0

Clark Center Visual Arts, Arroyo Grande: Apply now to exhibit in the Lobby in 2026. 
Application deadline: November 1. https://clarkcenter.org/about/visual-arts-exhibit/

Winter Faire and Juried Craft Show, 2D & 3D. Take-in: November 4. Art Center Morro Bay. https://artcentermorrobay.org/

Aquarius 2026. Watermedia exhibition presented by Central Coast Watercolor Society at Art Center Morro Bay. Entry begins December 1, Deadline: January 4. Juror: Michael Reardon. Exhibition: February 19-March 30. www.ccwsart.com