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Open Call: Memento Memoriam 2025 – Vulture Culture Exhibition
La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, California, showcases unusual sculptures using ethically and legally sourced taxidermy and or animal/insect-based materials. We aim to exhibit work within the genres of vulture-culture and taxidermy that stretches beyond hobby into innovation, we are looking for exhibitors who take artistic licenses on nature, not just replication. Taxidermy inspired artwork WILL BE CONSIDERED!
Please read the guidelines carefully, failing to do so may also include legal repercussions La Luz de Jesus Gallery will not be held accountable for. Submissions may be reviewed by parties outside of the gallery, including, but not limited to, California Fish and Game, upon request to the gallery. So be mindful of what you submit!
The Exhibition will take place on November 2nd, 2025 and run through November 30th, 2025. Artists need to be 21+ years of age to participate.
The deadline to submit work is September 10th, 2025, @ midnight PST.
You may submit up to three artworks for review. Not all artwork submitted may be accepted to accommodate a range of sizes.
Size restriction: There are no size restrictions.
Shipping: Artists outside of Los Angeles are responsible for the cost of shipping their work to the gallery. We will work with you on shipping from the gallery to you, case by case dependent on the artwork. We will have resources for art shuttle services upon request with VSK Art Shipping and Goodman Art Shipping.
Ready to hang: All wall hanging artwork must have appropriate hardware fastened to the back. All free standing artwork must be properly balanced. Most of our walls are free standing drywall.
Artwork must have not been shown at La Luz de Jesus Gallery before.
Accepted Artwork: If artwork is accepted, adjustments are not possible.
Acceptance: Accepted artists will be notified After September 15th, 2025 and before September 20th, 2025.
Right of Sale: La Luz de Jesus Gallery will have the exclusive right of sale for exhibited artwork during the period of exhibition and 30 days after the exhibition closes.
Payment: The artist and La Luz de Jesus Gallery split is a standard 50/50 split. If artwork sells, the artist will receive a payment within 30 days after the sale or close of the exhibition.
It is the responsibility of the artist to deliver and retrieve their artwork.
Prior acceptance does not guarantee future inclusion.
*****Filling out the 2025 Submission Form*****
- Submit up to three different works for consideration.
- Please follow the prompts and correctly fill out each box indicated on the Google Form.
- Upload (up to three) low-resolution (72 PPI, 750 pixels wide), jpegs to the Google Form.
- File names for jpegs MUST be saved in this format: Artist Last Name_Title-of-Artwork.jpg
LEGAL AIDES:
All sources taken from Gotham Taxidermy
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 695 – Taxidermists
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service regulates all US wildlife. This site has each law, act, and information and applications for permits and import/export licenses.
CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) regulates the movement of endangered species across borders. Anything CITES listed likely requires paperwork and/or permits of some sort, varying based on which appendix (I, II, or III). This website helps determine which species are listed where. This website lists protected butterflies.
The IUCN Redlist has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. It does not list regulations like CITES, ESA, or MBTA, but it’s helpful in learning current and future status of different species.
The MBTA (Migratory Bird Treaty Act) protects most birds in the US. Please note other countries may have different laws. The website linked explain what the MBTA is, and what species are protected by it.
The ESA (Endangered Species Act) protects and recovers imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. Find a list of protected species here.
The Lacey Act became the first federal law protecting wildlife. It enforces penalties for the illegal trade of animals and plants, and regulates the import of any species protected by international or domestic law and prevents the spread of invasive, or non-native, species.
The USFWS Import/Export Page also lists species that the USFWS considers domesticated animals, and do not requiring of permits to import and export.
Learn about the Marine Mammal Protection Act here and get a species specific list of protected animals here.
The Dog and Cat Protection Act regulates the trade of domestic animal remains. You can also read more about the act here.
Lupa Greenwolf’s Animal Parts Laws website is a fantastic resource for animal part laws, especially as it applies state-by-state. Please support Lupa’s Patreon to keep her law page going.
Species Plus is also useful searchable resource.
EDECS Species Search is a site where you can enter a species, and see any major laws applicable to it.NYS Dead Endangered Species Permit for pieces that predate the formation of the ESA