The LGBTQ+ Artist in Michigan
Overview
Eligibility
- Artists must have a Michigan residence.
- Artists must be a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
- Artists must be 18 years of age or older.
- All artwork must be original art of the artist’s own design and creation. Commercial reproductions, including giclée prints, will not be accepted.
- Artwork must have been completed within the past 3 years.
- Artwork must be properly prepared for presentation.
- Artwork may not exceed 4’ in any direction.
- Artwork must be appropriate for audience members of all ages.
Sales
Artwork exhibited is not required to be for sale. If the artwork is for sale, the artist must determine the retail price. Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center retains a commission on all works of art sold of the gallery have a reduced commission rate of 45%, while non-members are 50%. All commission payments are mailed after the fifteenth of the month following the sale.
Promotions
Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center will widely promote exhibiting artists through press release distribution locally and statewide, radio interviews, emails, print materials, social media, public speaking engagements, and word-of-mouth.
Delivery
All accepted entries must be hand-delivered or shipped to:
Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center, 300 S. Washington Sq. Suite 100, Lansing, MI 48933.
The Gallery is located inside the historic Knapp’s Building in downtown Lansing. Shipped works must be prepaid and arrive by April 20, 2024. For shipped work, please include a prepaid return shipping label with the entry. All packing and shipping costs are the responsibility of the artist.
Entry Conditions
Artwork must be ready for presentation upon delivery. All hanging works should be framed and fitted with secure hanging wire. Fabric-wrapped canvases are allowed and do not require additional framing. Frames with exposed glass edges are not acceptable. Saw tooth hangers are not permitted. Entries must be dry, completely assembled, framed, matted, or mounted. 3-dimensional entries that hang must have adequate hanging hardware or a hanging system. Work requiring special handling or installation will be accepted only at the discretion of Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center. Unsuitably prepared, hazardous, unstable, or extremely fragile works will be declined.
All art not removed by August 1st, 2024, will become the property of the gallery. Entries will be handled with all possible care, but Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center does not provide insurance for artwork and is not responsible for loss or damage from any cause whatsoever. Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center reserves the right to remove artwork for any reason. Entry to the exhibition also constitutes the artists' consent to the Gallery to use images of their artwork for publicity purposes. Participating artists will be required to sign a contract and complete a W-9 form for tax purposes.
Entry Guidelines
Entries must be made online, via Submittable. Applicants must create a user account to submit the entry form. Submissions should represent the exact works of art the artist intends on exhibiting in this exhibition.
Entries should include:
– Up to 3 works of art. Two-dimensional artworks should be represented in 1 photo each, while three-dimensional artworks are allotted up to three photos. IMPORTANT: Images should be named as the title of artwork (ex. titleofartwork.jpg)
– Media, retail price (if applicable), and artwork size for each image
– Artist statement to be used for promotional purposes, including the website (Note, changes to the artist statement will not be accepted after the work is accepted).
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline (online only): Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 11:59 PM
- Jury Notification: Friday, April 5, 2024
- Artwork Delivery: April 17 - 20, 2024
- Exhibition: May 1 - June 29, 2024
- Reception: Thursday, May 9, 2024
- More details to come about additional events and/or programs to support this exhibition.
- Art Pick-up: July 10 - 13, 2024
Available Locations
Apply NowMeet our Jurors
Frank Heveran
Frank (he/him or they/them) is the Program Director at the Salus Center, Lansing's LGBTQIA+ resource and community center. He's passionate about creating programming that builds community by forming new connections and friendships, fulfilling folks' needs, and welcoming all. Outside of Salus, he is a potter and loves wheel throwing, surface decoration, and experimenting with his art.
Thiago Porraz
Thiago Porraz (he/him) is a trans, queer, latino artist living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He began his artistic education with two years of courses at Michigan State University and a semester at Kendall College of Art and Design, then ultimately decided to continue building his artistic skills as a self-taught artist. While he enjoys drawing in pencil, charcoal, and ink, his foremost passion is acrylic painting. Much of his work gravitates toward themes of trauma and queerness, and his painting style has been described as a blend of realism and surrealism.
Yve Holtzclaw
Yve Holtzclaw (they/them) is a genderqueer artist and educator originally from Atlanta, Georgia. Growing up along the riverbanks of the Chattahoochee, Yve draws their inspiration from the conversations between humans and their environment. Specifically tuned into the effects of urban crawl, industrialization and climate change, they find inspiration in the parallels between the relationship of humans on their local ecology, to the persistence of invasive, domestic, and pest species that continue to assert themselves in otherwise “tame” places. Since graduating from Massachusetts College of Art and Design with their BFA in ceramics and art history in 2020, they have been awarded the Donis. A. Dondis travel grant, completed a residency in ceramics at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art, and organized shows both locally and nationally. They currently reside in Kalamazoo where they work and teach ceramics at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.
