Calling all LGBTQ+ artists in the Philadelphia region: apply to the William Way LGBT Community Center’s 21st Annual Juried Art Exhibition!

About the Juried Exhibition: The William Way LGBT Community Center’s Annual Juried Art Exhibition is the longest running annual LGBTQ+ art exhibition in the Philadelphia region. Each year, a notable artist or curator is selected to serve as juror and choose three Juror Award recipients, who are also featured in the Annual Group Art Exhibition in the following months. The exhibition facilitates community-building between an intergenerational group of LGBTQ+ artists who demonstrate an exciting range of creative practices. The in-person exhibition is complemented by an online virtual exhibition, where artworks are available for sale, connecting LGBTQ+ artists with a network of collectors and community members seeking to support and engage with their artwork.

Our Venue: Space 1026 will serve as the host of the 21st Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Founded in 1997, Space 1026 is headquarters for a network of artists who want to do it their own way, together. Their new home at 844 North Broad Street hosts a gallery for exhibitions and performances, member studios, print facilities, a woodshop, and a garden.

Juror: This year we are excited to have Qualeasha Wood serve as juror. Qualeasha Wood (b. 1996, Long Branch, NJ), is a Philadelphia-based interdisciplinary artist whose work contemplates realities around black female ontology that do and might exist. Inspired by a familial relationship to textiles, queer craft, Microsoft Paint and internet avatars Wood's tufted and tapestry pieces mesh traditional craft and contemporary technological materials.

Awards: The exhibition is free to apply to and participate in, and there is $1,200 in awards, including 3 recipients of our Juror Award, receiving $300 each, and 3 recipients of our Arts Committee Award, receiving $100 each. Our Juror Award recipients will also be included in a curated group exhibition at Luster Gallery + Studio in Fall 2027.

Artist Requirements: This opportunity is free to apply to and participate in and open to Philadelphia-area artists (defined as living in Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Bucks Counties in Pennsylvania; Camden, Gloucester, or Burlington Counties in New Jersey, or New Castle County in Delaware) who are 18 and over who identify as LGBTQIA+.

For more information and to apply, visit waygay.org/21st-annual-juried-art-exhibition or email arts@waygay.org