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Queer Art is an independent online gallery and artist platform dedicated to LGBTQ+ visual culture. It presents contemporary work, supports artist visibility and creates connections between artists, audiences and queer cultural networks.

Queer Art grew from the cultural and community work of the Queer Media Association. The project is queer-led and continues to develop as a gallery, publishing space and community infrastructure.

Queer Art is online-first, so the gallery and artist pages are accessible internationally. Any physical exhibitions, partnerships or events are announced separately when they take place.

No. Queer Art is not currently an online sales platform. It helps people discover artists and their work. Where an artist provides a website or Instagram link, you can contact them directly; otherwise, send an Artwork enquiry through our contact form.

New artists are selected through announced Open Calls. During an active call, artists submit work according to its theme and requirements. The Queer Art team reviews the submissions, selects the strongest work for the project and publishes the chosen artists. Existing participating artists can later submit new artworks through the moderated Artist Portal.

The collection evolves continuously as participating artists submit new work and approved updates are published. Artist-submitted changes remain private until moderation is complete.

Browse the Collection to discover individual artworks or visit Our Artists to explore work through each artist’s profile. Artwork pages also include links to discover more work.

Check the artist’s public profile for their website or Instagram link. If no suitable contact is available, use the contact form and choose Artwork enquiry, including the artwork or artist URL.

Yes. Art Advisory offers personal guidance for first-time buyers, established collectors and organisations. We can help clarify direction, research relevant artists and plan practical next steps.

Yes. Artists can request a focused portfolio review, positioning and narrative feedback, visibility planning or practical career direction. Most consultations can take place online.

Not without permission. Artwork images remain the intellectual property of their respective artists. Use the Press page or choose Partnership or press in the contact form to request files, permission and the correct credit.

New artists join Queer Art through Open Calls rather than an open-ended application form. Follow the Open Calls page and Queer Art announcements, then submit your work while a call is accepting entries. The team reviews all eligible submissions and invites the selected artists for publication.

Check the Open Calls page and follow Queer Art announcements on Instagram. Open and upcoming opportunities are published there with their deadline, theme, eligibility and submission instructions.

No. New artist submissions are considered during an announced Open Call so that every eligible entry can be reviewed under the same published criteria. Existing participating artists may continue to submit new work through their Artist Portal.

Participating artists sign in with the email address linked to their Queer Art profile. A one-time login code is sent to that address, so no permanent password needs to be stored.

Check spam and promotions folders and confirm that you entered the email associated with your artist profile. If the code still does not arrive, choose Website or Artist Portal support in the contact form.

Yes. Open Add artwork in the Artist Portal, enter the title and description, upload a new image and confirm that you control the publishing rights. The submission then appears in your artwork list marked as in review.

Yes. You can submit a new title, description or replacement image from the artwork card. The current public version stays unchanged while the proposed update is reviewed.

The Queer Art team checks the submitted title, text, image, artist attribution and presentation. An administrator can make editorial or image adjustments before approval. You receive an email when a request is submitted and after a moderation decision.

The Artist Portal accepts JPG, PNG and WebP files up to 25 MB. You can choose a file or drag it into the upload area. WordPress creates web-ready image sizes automatically.

That label means the submission has been saved successfully but is not public yet. New work remains private, and an existing public artwork keeps its previous approved version until moderation is complete.

Yes. You can hide a listed work from the public site through its artwork card. When you want it visible again, request publication from the portal; the request may be reviewed before the work returns publicly.

Views are the recorded opens of an individual artwork page. They are counted separately for each work and should be understood as page views rather than a guaranteed number of unique people.

Use the Artist links section below your artwork list in the portal. Save the complete URL and it will be connected to your public artist presence.

Artists Community is a private area inside the Artist Portal for introductions, conversation, collaboration and relevant opportunities. It is available only to participating artists with portal access.

Community conversations can generate email notifications so artists do not miss new interaction. Replies and posts should remain respectful, relevant and appropriate for the artist network.

Artist of the Month is a paid homepage promotion. It places the selected artist’s profile and published artworks in a large feature directly below the homepage slider.

The promotion costs €50 as a one-time payment and runs for 30 days from confirmed payment. Checkout is processed securely through Stripe.

Only published, visible works belonging to the artist who paid are eligible. Up to three works are shown in a changing order. If the artist has fewer works, the layout adapts rather than inserting work by somebody else.

All active paid artists remain eligible. On each page load, the homepage selects one active artist for the block; the artworks shown always belong only to that selected artist.

The Promotion section in the Artist Portal shows the remaining time. The artist and administrator receive activation and expiry emails, including a reminder one day before the promotion ends.

Yes. You can buy another 30 days for €50 from the Promotion section. Renewing while a campaign is active adds the new period without removing the days you still have.

Artists retain their intellectual property rights. By submitting material, an artist confirms that they own or control the rights required for Queer Art to publish the image and text on the platform.

Information is processed only to review and respond to the relevant enquiry or artist request, in line with the Privacy Notice. The contact form requires explicit consent before it can be sent.

The request is stored privately for the Queer Art team, the administrator receives a notification and the sender receives an automatic confirmation. Clear on-screen errors explain any field that needs correcting.

Visit the Press page or choose Partnership or press in the contact form. Include your publication or organisation, the subject, the material you need and any deadline.

Use the contact form and choose Website or Artist Portal support. Describe what happened, the page you were using and the email connected to your account if the issue concerns portal access.