20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition

Calling all LGBTQIA+ artists in the Philadelphia region: apply to the 20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at the William Way LGBT Community Center!

Deadline: Wednesday, October 8th by 11:59 PM

Now announcing our open call for our 20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition! The William Way LGBT Community Center’s Annual Juried Art Exhibition is the longest running annual LGBTQ+ art exhibition in the region. This year will be especially notable, as it is our 20th anniversary of the exhibition, and will serve as a kick-off for the Center’s approaching 50th Anniversary in 2026!

Additionally, this year we are excited to have Stamatina Gregory serve as juror! Stamatina Gregory is the Head Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, which is the only dedicated LGBTQIA+ art museum in the world.

This opportunity is open to Philadelphia-area artists (in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties: Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Bucks Counties in Pennsylvania; Camden, Gloucester, or Burlington Counties in New Jersey) who are 18 and over who identify as LGBTQIA+. The exhibition is free to apply to and participate in, and there is $1,200 in awards!

Dates:

• Submission Deadline: Wed, Oct 8, midnight

• Exhibition Dates: Nov 6 - Dec 16, 2025

Awards:

• Juror Awards: 3 recipients will be awarded $300 and a spot in a group exhibition in 2026

• Arts Committee Awards: 3 recipients will be awarded $100

Juror: Stamatina Gregory

Stamatina Gregory is Head Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, where they work to advance discourse on queer and trans art and artists through exhibitions, programs, a fellowship program, and acquisitions. Since joining the Museum in 2020, Gregory has organized a yearlong performance series (Remote Intimacies, 2020-2021) and initiated the Interventions initiative, which invites artists and cultural producers to generate work in dialogue with the Museum's collection of over 25,000 objects: resulting exhibitions include Coyote Park: I Love You Like Mirrors Do (2022) and andrea geyer: a promise of lightning (2024). They have organized exhibitions for institutions including the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, the ICA LA, the 55th Venice Biennale, and the Cooper Union, where they also served as the Associate Dean of the School of Art (2013-2017). They have taught art history, critical theory, writing, and curatorial practice at the University of Pennsylvania, New York University, Parsons/The New School, the School of Visual Arts, Purchase College, and Sotheby's Institute.

Artwork Requirements:

All forms of visual art are eligible including collage, drawing, painting, photography, prints, multimedia, sculpture, and video. Photography and digital artwork must be printed by the artist. Video work will be installed by Exhibitions Manager with our own screens and headphones (please provide captions for accessibility). Artworks should be no larger than 42 inches in any dimension, weight restricted to 40 pounds. 2D artwork must be wired and ready to hang. To maximize participation in our 20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, this year there will not be a theme.

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:

Please see the Submittable link at the bottom of the page. You will be asked to include your name and contact information; a brief bio (100 words max) and artist statement (250 words max); and submit high resolution images of 1-5 artwork(s), plus full descriptive information on each work (title, year created, medium, dimensions/length, and price if for sale). For videos, please include a word or PDF document with a shareable link to a video sample (on cloud storage, youtube, vimeo or other site) with the required descriptive information. Video samples should be 5 minutes max, even if work is longer. Please be sure that the video settings allow for us to view the work, or provide a password if needed.

Sales:

Artists included in the exhibition may make their works available for sale. Sales of artworks will be handled by William Way LGBT Community Center. Artists will receive 65% of all sales, with 35% going to the Center to support its Arts & Culture Programs. Artists should price their works accordingly.

Questions? Email us at arts@waygay.org