Call for Entries: Being Seen

Answering Our Ancestors
CALL FOR ENTRIES

Join the Upcoming Indoor Exhibition as part of DATMA’s Being Seen: Celebrating Pride in the SouthCoast

Drop off dates for artwork:
Saturday, February 7, 10am-2pm
Tuesday, February 10, 10am-2pm

Show Dates: February 13 – March 13, 2026
Opening Celebration: Saturday, February 14, 3:00-5:00pm
FREE and Open to the Public

CFA: Answering Our Ancestors
Art & ephemera that honors the joy, hopes, struggles, lives, and stories of the LGBTQIA+ community

The Marion Art Center invites artists and members of the community to submit work for our upcoming collaboration with DATMA, as part of their traveling public art exhibition, Being Seen: Celebrating SouthCoast Pride. How do we honor the queer ancestors who came before us to pave our path? When the world turns toward darkness, how do we let our joy shine?

Artists may submit up to two pieces each; 2D and 3D are welcome. Video work will also be considered, but artists must provide their own AV equipment. Artists may choose to have their work travel to future exhibition sites in collaboration with DATMA’s Being Seen project.

We are also seeking historical LGBTQIA+ ephemera and memorabilia specific to the SouthCoast region. Do you have any posters, pins, bar coasters, clothing, photographs, and artifacts that celebrate the stories and joy of the Queer community? We want to show them off!

Guidelines for Exhibition
All artists should fill out the online form HERE.

Work and artifacts should be dropped off at the Marion Art Center on Saturday, February 7 between 10am-2pm, or on Tuesday, February 10 between 10am-2pm. This is a non-juried exhibition; all artists and media are welcome. While artists are encouraged to place their art for sale, artworks are not required to be for sale for this exhibition. The Marion Art Center retains a 40% commission on any pieces sold. All artists will be required to fill out a consignment agreement upon delivery. There is no entry fee to participate. The Marion Art Center welcomes donations of any size, and we encourage you to become a member of the MAC! Sign up online HERE.