Are you a local artist interested in displaying and offering your works for sale during Pride 2025?


Dupont Underground is seeking artists with salable art to submit piece proposals for inclusion in a salon wall during our Matters of Pride exhibition, May 17 through June 29, 2025.

We are seeking Damn Fine Art for the first (but not the last!)
Damn Fine Art Show & Sale!

SUBMISSIONS ARE REQUESTED BY 11:59 PM on May 10, 2025

ART WE WILL CONSIDER:

  • Produced by a DMV-area artists or artist(s) group

  • Art by LGBTQIA+ artists and/or self-identifying allies

  • Works ready to hang, framed or intentionally unframed, with appropriate wires - command strips are not allowed

  • Hangable art no larger than 16X20 and no smaller than 4X4 inches

  • Dry, finished pieces (no wet paint), suitable for display in an underground, public space

  • Depictions of gratuitous violence will not be considered

  • Sale price at $500 or less, with an expected 10% commission rate for Dupont Underground if sale is made during the show

HOW WE DECIDE:

  1. We love you whether or not we are able to include your piece in this show

  2. We will be looking for a mix of styles, sizes, and subject matter to build the salon wall(s)

  3. We will prioritize pieces that are priced competitively for sale to increase the likelihood of sales during the exhibition

  4. We will select art pieces on a rolling basis throughout the month—when a piece is sold, it will be replaced by another one

  5. Topics need not be explicitly about Pride or on Pride-related themes, but we will select some pieces that echo the overall exhibition, Matters of Pride, including local and international themes

  6. We will seek to save some space for new and emerging artists with less exposure and sales

  7. While themes for future exhibitions and shows will vary, we will invite all submitting artists to consider joining our artists list, upcoming artist gatherings, and continue to explore ways for Dupont Underground to support you and community building for area artists

  • Artists with selected works must complete and execute an artists agreement with Dupont Underground to agree to display works during the entirety of Matters of Pride

  • Selected artworks must be dropped off at Dupont Underground during the designated drop off windows the week of May 12 and before 6 pm on May 16

  • Unsold artworks must be collected the first week of July 2025 within designate pick up windows, and pieces will remain on display through June 29

  • We will do our best to answer questions, but to help keep them organized please submit questions here

We love you! Happy Pride!

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