Online Submissions Accepted January 19 to February 15, 2026
The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture and the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission invite Santa Barbara County artists to submit work to Post-Wild: Nature in the 21st Century, a juried exhibition to be presented at the Betteravia Art Gallery (511 Lakeside Pkwy, Santa Maria).
The Call for Art will be open online from Jan. 19 through Feb. 15, 2026, and there is no fee to apply. Artists selected for the exhibition will be notified in early March, with a public opening reception planned for May 21.
The exhibition will examine how contemporary artists depict, interpret, or challenge ideas of nature in the 21st century. It will feature works that reflect present-day conditions through traditional or digital media, photography, or conceptual approaches addressing environmental change, urbanization, and human impact.
“Post-Wild explores how deeply nature and landscape shape the human experience, and how changes to them, whether human-made or natural, are felt across our community,” said Robert Dickerson, Chair of the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission. “This ambitious exhibition provides opportunities for emerging and established artists to confront the environmental realities directly in front of us, making its impact both timely and incredibly important.”…