Gallery Submissions

The William Way LGBT Community Center, in collaboration with the Dyke+ ArtHaus and as a part of (re)FOCUS, will showcase elder Lesbian artists during the month of April when Lesbian Visibility Day and Lesbian Visibility Week are celebrated.

We invite Lesbian artists 55 and over to submit work that reflects a pivotal period in their practice when they felt either the most visible or the most invisible - to the world, or to themselves. In defiance of an ageist, misogynist, and lesbophobic world, in protest against social expectations, both low and high.

We are particularly interested in receiving submissions from Black, brown, Indigenous, and people of color, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming Lesbian artists. 

Venue: We’ve partnered with Dyke+ ArtHaus (709 North 40th Street) to exhibit in their space.

Exhibition dates: April 7 - May 5, 2024.

Deadline: February 28, 2024 (by midnight). Submissions will not be accepted after this date.

Artwork requirements: All forms of visual art are eligible including collage, drawing, painting, photography, prints, multimedia, sculpture, video, and outdoor installation.

Location requirement: Artists must have an address in Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Bucks Counties in Pennsylvania; Camden, Gloucester, or Burlington Counties in New Jersey.

Submission guidelines: On the following form you will be asked to include your name and contact information; required statements; and submit high resolution images or videos of 1-8 artwork(s), plus full descriptive information on each work (title, year created, medium, dimensions/length, and cost if for sale).

Submission form: https://forms.gle/2i5PJgB592dqQ9q38

Sales: Artists included in the exhibition may make their works available for sale. Sales of artworks will be handled by Dyke+ ArtHaus. Artists will receive 65% of all sales, with 15% going to the Center to support its Arts & Culture Programs, and 20% going to Dyke+ ArtHaus for hosting our exhibition. Artists should price their works accordingly.

Opening: The in-person opening reception will be on Sunday, April 7, 3:00-6:00pm at Dyke+ ArtHaus. There will also be a virtual exhibition of the artworks available on the Center's website.

Programming: We will be hosting an Intergenerational Tea Party at Dyke+ ArtHaus on Lesbian Visibility Day, Friday April 26.