Celebrate! Abstract

Celebrate 50 years of Southern California Women's Caucus for Art! Submit your work to Celebrate! Abstract, a juried exhibition highlighting the power of community, creativity, and activism in Southern California’s visual arts. 

Member Only Exhibition - On October 18 &19, 2025, Southern California Women's Caucus for Art will have a booth at the Beverly Hills Art Show. The BHAS takes place on the grassy terrain of the historic Beverly Gardens Park along Santa Monica Boulevard. This is a unique opportunity to present our organization and members' artwork.

Abstract art emphasizes shapes, colors, lines, and forms rather than direct representation of the visible world. It can be non-representational or loosely inspired by reality, inviting viewers to engage through emotion, imagination, and interpretation rather than literal depiction.

Juror: Jeni Bate lives in Imperial County California – though she grew up in Wales.  In childhood, she enjoyed painting skyscapes, but art gave way to academics.  In 2001, she had an epiphany: “Now, you have to paint!”   Jeni believes that her role as an artist is to make people think twice about the sky.  How it works, how we underappreciate and pollute it, and how it is ultimately where we live.

Betes incorporates multiple skills into each painting - including writing poetry for and into the work, one way to combine both sides of her creativity.  Her signature “refracturing” (cutting/ reassembling) technique, described as somewhere between third generation orphist and unclassifiable, presents the scene in the piecemeal way it would be observed. The term was recognized by the international collage magazine ‘Kolaj’ in 2016.  Recently she has enjoyed working on surfaces of upcycled boxes – Wisdom of Weather boxes. In her spare time (hmm, what’s that?) Jeni enjoys helping her husband with his business breeding and raising hognose snakes.

Key Dates

Show Dates: October 18 & 19, 2025                                                                     

Submission Deadline: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 11:59 MST

Acceptance Notices: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Delivery of Art: Friday, October 17, 2025, 10am

Pick-up Art Work: Sunday, October 19, 6pm Sharp 

Exhibition Location: Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills Art Show takes place at the historic Beverly Gardens Park along Santa Monica Boulevard. Booth #2 between Beverly Drive and Canon Drive

ELIGIBILITY - This is a MEMBER’S ONLY exhibition. To join go to www.nationalwca.org. Be sure to select CAS as the chapter. All self-identified women artists are welcome to enter their work. 

SUBMISSION CRITERIA AND CONTENT - SUBMISSIONS are limited to ONE original piece per artist as a JPEG (1-5MB). Entries must be original and of the artist’s own execution. Do not submit works which violate copyright laws. Once artwork is submitted, it may not be substituted or withdrawn by the artist.  All juried artwork must remain at the BHAS until the end of the show. 

ARTWORK FORMAT, PRESENTATION & REQUIREMENTS - ALL 2D ART MUST BE no larger than 36 inches high x 24 inches wide including frame no exceptions. The base of 3D work must be no wider than 24 inches. All free-standing 3D work will be displayed on one table (no pedestals allowed). No AI generated work will be accepted. No video, installation, or performance works accepted. Labels for the artwork will be generated from the information you provide. Please make sure all your information is spelled correctly: CAPITALIZE your First and Last name, the Title of your work, and Medium; the dimensions of your work appears in the following format HEIGHT BY WIDTH (no inch marks are necessary), and include a dollar sign preceding the price of your work. No shipping.

FORMAT FOR IMAGES - All entries must be submitted as high resolution (1-5MB) as jpgs and cropped to remove background. Photos of the artwork should not be taken through glass or Plexiglas. Images should be cropped to remove background and/or frame. Image quality is critical: Poor photography and presentation may affect acceptance by the juror. The image (jpg) must represent the submitted art. Directions for uploading photos to CaFÉ are clearly described on their website.  

ENTRIES & FEES - Entry fee is $20. All work must be for sale. Payment is made through Cafe via credit card. Fees are non-refundable. This is a member only exhibition. To join SCWCA, go to www.nationalwca.org. Be sure to select CAS as the chapter. 

HANGING - All hanging artwork must have WIRE and hanging hardware suitable for the size and weight of the piece. NO saw-tooth or clips. Plexiglass MUST be used on framed artwork. No glass. All artwork MUST be prepared to hang. ARTWORK NOT READY FOR HANGING WILL NOT BE EXHIBITED and returned to the artist. 

SALES and INSURANCE - All work must be for sale. All sales will be handled on site. 80% to artists 20% to the SCWCA Community Fund. Sales are immediate with the buyer taking their purchased artwork with them. No insurance is provided. Artists are advised to insure their artwork.

DELIVERY - Artists MUST hand deliver (NO SHIPPING) their work on Friday, October 17 at 10am to Beverly Gardens Park on Santa Monica Boulevard Booth #2 between Beverly Drive and Canon Drive. We recommend carpooling or coordinating drop-off and pick up with other SCWCA artists. 

VOLUNTEERS - Several volunteers will be needed to staff our booth on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19.  Morning shifts are 9:45am-2pm. Afternoon shifts are 2pm-6pm. On Sunday, October 19 at 6pm we will need extra hands to help with pick up and closing down our booth. 

SECURITY - Beverly Hills Art Show will provide security on-site throughout the entire weekend. SCWCA will secure our booth to the best of our ability with tarps hiding artwork from view when the show is not taking place. No insurance is provided. Artists are advised to insure their artwork. 

PROMOTION OF THE EXHIBIT - SCWCA and Beverly Hills Art Show may use images of artwork for publicity purposes. Artists agree to allow reproduction of their digital files and/or photographs taken of their art for educational, publicity and archival purposes. Promotion will be handled by SCWCA, however we do encourage artists to promote and share the exhibit as well. 

LOCATION - Beverly Hills Art Show takes place at the historic Beverly Gardens Park along Santa Monica Boulevard; Booth #2 between Beverly Drive and Canon Drive

Application Requirements: See above.

This is a MEMBER’S ONLY exhibition. To join go to www.nationalwca.org. Be sure to select CAS as the chapter. All self-identified women artists are welcome to enter their work.