Modern Relics
Submit 2–4 images of original contemporary artwork exploring everyday artifacts and objects.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 20 days left
- Entry fee
- $40
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Exhibition window
- Oct 17, 2026 → Oct 10, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Oct 7, 2026
- Size cap
- ≤ 52" max dimension
About
Overview
Modern Relics invites artists to explore everyday artifacts of contemporary life—subjects we use, love, hoard, worship, discard, or refuse to throw away. Think of things that will be discarded, outdated, or irrelevant in the future. Juror: Vallo Riberto, an American independent art curator, educator, and fine artist based in San Diego, California.
Key dates
- Entry deadline: October 4, 11:59 p.m. PDT
- Notification: October 7
- Delivery deadline: October 16
- Exhibition opens: October 21
- Opening reception: October 24, 4–7 p.m.
- Exhibition ends: November 21
- Return shipping/pick-up: November 23
Eligibility
Open to artists 18 years and older. Entries must be original and created entirely by the artist. Only one artwork per artist will be juried in. Art previously exhibited at Woodward Contemporary cannot be resubmitted.
Media & size
- Submit 2–4 images of your work
- Minimum art size: no side less than 10 inches
- Maximum art size: 52 inches in either direction
- Maximum weight: 40 pounds
- Sculpture max height: 30 inches; max weight: 100 pounds
- No digital art, workshop/class art, or reproductions
- Artwork must be for sale
How to enter
Submit online through the application portal with 2–4 images of your work.
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Theme
- Modern Relics invites artists to explore everyday artifacts of contemporary life—objects we use, love, hoard, worship, or discard—considering items that will be outdated or irrelevant in the future.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists 18 years and older; entries must be original and created entirely by the artist.
- Audience
- Open to artists 18 years and older
- Size & format
- Minimum art size: no side less than 10 inches. Maximum art size: 52 inches in either direction. Maximum weight: 40 pounds. Sculpture max height: 30''. Sculpture max weight: 100 pounds.
- Also worth noting
- Minimum art size: no side less than 10 inches. Maximum art size: 52 inches in either direction. Maximum weight: 40 pounds. Sculpture max height: 30''. Sculpture max weight: 100 pounds.
- Contact
- [email protected]
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