Art of Pride

Art of Pride - Open Call

IT’S OFFICIAL 🥳

Applications OPEN for showcasing and selling your work at the San Diego Pride Festival on July 19th and 20th, 2025! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Apply now to exhibit as a Featured Artist Vendor at Art of Pride space at the San Diego Pride Festival!

Application Deadline Sunday, May 11th!

Free to Apply! Spots are limited.

Included in the subsidized fee:

-Canopied 10×10 booth with walls

-1 long table and 2 chairs

-Power Source and lighting

-Resources for first time vendors

-Access for the Artist and an assistant to the festival

-Art of Pride social media coverage

Festival Date: Saturday July 19th and Sunday, July 20th

Location: Balboa Park in San Diego

Booth Fees: $250 for a full booth and $125 for a 1/2 Booth ( shared with another artist)

Vendors must pay for their own vendors insurance ( approx. $49)

Deadline to Submit: Sunday, May 11th, 2024 11:59pm PST

Apply Here

Open Call For Art Proposals: San Diego Pride Festival

AND WE’RE DOIN’ IT AGAIN!

Applications NOW OPEN for installation art and interactive art at the San Diego Pride Festival on July 19th and 20th, 2025!

@artofpridesd is seeking Installation & Interactive Art proposals that will be placed throughout Balboa Park during the 2025 San Diego Pride Festival. This festival is a 2-day event highlighting the best in LGBTQ entertainment, interactive exhibits, cultural presentations, and community resources. This year’s theme is “Unbreakable Pride, Unshakeable Power“

#UnbreakablePride #UnshakeablePower

Free to Apply!

-Honorariums for chosen Art Projects.

-Access for the Artist and an assistant to the festival

-Art of Pride and San Diego Pride social media coverage

Festival Date: Saturday July 19th and Sunday, July 20th

Location: Balboa Park in San Diego

In Collaboration with The San Diego Collaborative Arts Project (SDCAP)

Special Thanks to the California Arts Council for their support in funding this project.

Deadline to Submit: Sunday, May 11th, 2025 11:59pm PST

Submit you proposal here

Mural Fundraiser!

Help us fund our San Diego Pride Office Building Mural, a tribute to our LGBTQIA+ community.

This mural “The Liberation Ball”, designed and painted by talented local queer artists, @blue.lotus.artpeace and @german_rojas.art, will celebrate the resilience, diversity, and strength of our community. To bring this vision to life, we’re seeking community donations to raise $3,000 to cover essential project costs. 🙏🏼 Gratitude for those who have already donated, yet we are still $2,225 away from our goal… Special thanks to @northparkmainstreet for their generous $1,500 donation that will be added on top of this fundraiser! Link in bio if you would like to support. We are also seeking painting supplies to realize this mural. DM us if you are interested in contributing.

Artists Statement:
“We aimed to create a mural that celebrates pride, liberation, diversity, joy, and local history, featuring key moments of San Diego’s LGBTQIA+ history. With the help of Lambda Archives, we sourced images from past Pride events to showcase the beauty of our diverse community. By highlighting moments of joyful celebration and self-expression in the same space as resilience through pain, oppression, and discrimination, this mural symbolizes not only what our community has endured but also reminds us that we still have more work to do for our future existence. With the support of loved ones and the unified strength in our community, we are stronger than ever to oppose bigotry, ignorance, and injustices.”

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Open Call For Queer Youth Art Show!

Our annual Queer Youth Art Show is BACK for 2025 – and we’re bringing something NEW this year! For the first time ever, we’ll be hosting this year’s epic reception at @kavacollective.

CALLING ALL QUEER YOUTH ARTISTS!

Whether you’re just starting out or you’re already creating magic ALL mediums and skill levels are WELCOME. Photographers, painters, digital artists, sculptors – we want to see YOUR art!

Ready to showcase your creativity? Submit your piece NOW!

Don’t miss this chance to shine!

#QueerArt #YouthArtists #SanDiegoArt #ArtOfPride #CreativeExpression

Please read these guidelines before submitting:

Eligibility Age: 10 -21 years old

Submission Fee: $0

Apply Now!

Who We Are

Art of Pride was created to intentionally have civic and artistic spaces where LGBTQIA+ Artists can freely express themselves and have a venue for community members to enjoy their creativity. The program offers a space in the festival as well as the opportunity to be a featured artist with their pieces displayed at the Pride office in North Park. Art of Pride also supports local San Diego artists through commissioning artwork, providing education, and partnership with local organizations in creating events that bring our community together.

Art of Pride Zine Issue #2

Art of Pride zine issue #2 is available at this years San Diego Pride Festival – Less than 100 copies printed and available!

If you missed you chance a the festival, a very limited amount of copies are still available. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in a copy!

Each copy is a suggested donation of $10 to TransFamily Support Services (TFSS).

TransFamily Support Services

Stay in Touch on Social Media

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About Art of Pride

Art of Pride was first organized in 2005 by community activist Judy Forman (aka Judy the Beauty on Duty) alongside local artist and activist John Keasler to create intentional civic and artistic spaces where LGBTQ artists can freely express themselves and have a venue for community members to discover and enjoy their creativity. The program has historically connected local LGBTQIA+ artists with space at the San Diego Pride Festival to display and sell their work as well as the opportunity to be a featured artist with their pieces exhibited at Pride’s office in North Park. In 2020, Art of Pride became an official program of San Diego Pride and has begun building upon this programming to reach and support more of San Diego’s LGBTQIA+ Artists and those that appreciate their work.

Our Mission Statement:

Art of Pride is a volunteer cooperative of LGBTQIA+ artists and allies centering on the diverse experiences of LGBTQIA+ artists and the artwork they create. We highlight and celebrate the spectrum of artists of color, women artists, transgender, nonbinary and intersex artists as well as intergenerational art. Together, through our art, we foster community connection, combat homophobia and transphobia, and provide art-based education to uplift San Diego’s LGBTQIA+ art communities.

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Watch Art of Pride through the years

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Sony is a Proud Sponsor of Art of Pride

Diversity is a core value at Sony. We support the LGBTQ+ community not just in words but in our actions by taking proactive steps to foster inclusion, individuality, and the courage for everyone to be their authentic selves. We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where members of the LGBTQ+ community feel seen, valued, and celebrated. #SonyProud