Art To Be Seen brings LGBTQ+ art from small towns to the halls of power.
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"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." — Edgar Degas
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." — Edgar Degas
What We Do
What We Do
The Artist Fund
Money goes where the art is made. We give direct grants to LGBTQ+ artists in small towns and states where anti-LGBTQ+ laws are advancing — the places where artists are doing the hardest work with the least support.
The Community Hub
No artist should feel like the only one in the room. We're building a 50-state network that connects LGBTQ+ artists in smaller communities to local professional development and state-level advocacy — and a path to bring their work to a national stage.
Exhibitions
Every exhibition opens where the artist lives — local libraries, community centers, civic spaces — then travels to statehouses and on to federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Each show is paired with artist talks and public programs, so the community sees the art and hears the story behind it.
The Advocacy Engine
Art can change policy — we help it get heard. It starts at home: artists bring their work to their own city councils and state legislators. As their community grows, so does their platform — from the statehouse to the halls of Congress. Every piece of art carries a story about the laws shaping the artist's own life.
Art belongs where decisions are made.
Art belongs where decisions are made.
From a library wall in a small town to a Senate office building, we move LGBTQ+ art — and the artists behind it — into rooms where they've never been seen.
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