{"id":8700,"date":"2026-05-11T10:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/?p=8700"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:55:12","slug":"call-for-art-submissions-lgbtq-art-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/?p=8700","title":{"rendered":"Call for Art Submissions ~ LGBTQ+ Art Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In response to the growing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals nationwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/free2luv.org\/\">Free2Luv\u00ae<\/a> proudly presents\u00a0its third annual \u201cQueer Joy Amplified\u201d Art Contest\u2014louder, prouder, and bolder than ever. This national contest offers a vibrant platform for participants to transform adversity into powerful artistic expression. The 2026 theme, \u201cBoldly,\u201d invites participants to embrace their identities, celebrate their joy, and express themselves through fearless, boundary-pushing creativity.\u00a0Amazing prize packages and the opportunity to have your art featured in an online gallery await as we unite to uplift and honor the extraordinary voices, talent, and resilience of LGBTQ+ artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The submission deadline is June 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM (ET). All LGBTQ+ individuals of any age who are located in one of the 50 United States or D.C. are eligible to participate. There is no limit on the number of entries an artist may submit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To review the complete eligibility requirements and submit your artwork, please visit Free2Luv&#8217;s website and select &#8220;Queer Joy Amplified&#8221; from the main menu:<a href=\"https:\/\/free2luv.org\/queer-joy-amplified\/\"> https:\/\/free2luv.org\/queer-joy-amplified\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we can help ensure LGBTQ+ individuals across the country feel seen, supported, and truly celebrated for who they are. We appreciate being in community with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the growing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals nationwide, Free2Luv\u00ae proudly presents\u00a0its third annual \u201cQueer Joy Amplified\u201d Art Contest\u2014louder, prouder, and bolder than &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,16,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calls","category-community-engagement","category-competitions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8701,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8700\/revisions\/8701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}