Accountability & Transparency

Art To Be Seen is a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia. Our Employer Identification Number is 42-4110148. We have not yet been recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt organization, and contributions to Art To Be Seen are not tax-deductible. We are not currently soliciting charitable contributions. If and when our application for exemption is approved, we will update this page and say so plainly.

Art To Be Seen is pursuing fiscal sponsorship. Until a fiscal sponsorship agreement is signed, we do not name a sponsor, and we do not accept charitable contributions through one. When an agreement is executed, we will publish the sponsor's name, its tax status, and the terms under which gifts are received and restricted.

Art To Be Seen is led by Alex Grant, founder and executive director. We are in the process of seating a board of directors. District of Columbia law requires a minimum of three directors, and we will not describe ourselves as having a board until three directors are seated. As each director is elected, we will publish that person's name and a short biography here.

Art To Be Seen has not yet completed a fiscal year. We will publish our first annual report and our first IRS Form 990 for the first full fiscal year in which we operate, and every year after that. Until then, we will report funds received and funds spent on this page.

Last reviewed: 9/16/26

OUR COMMITMENT

Art To Be Seen exists to make sure artists who have been overlooked are seen. That principle applies to this website. We want everyone to be able to read about our work, learn about the artists we commission, and get in touch with us, whatever technology they use to do it. Accessibility is part of the mission, not a box we're checking.

CONFORMANCE STATUS

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

We're partially conformant. That means some content doesn't fully meet the standard yet. The gaps we know about are listed below, along with what we're doing about them.

Most recent review: 9/16/26

KNOWN LIMITATIONS

Some images on this site are currently without alternative text. We're writing a description for each one.

We'd rather tell people what doesn't work than claim a standard we haven't met.

WHAT WE ARE DOING ABOUT IT

Writing alternative text for every image on the site.

Adding artist credit lines, so images carry attribution as well as description.

Reviewing colour contrast and heading order across every page.

Checking that every page can be navigated with a keyboard alone.

Testing with a screen reader.

Asking artists and community members who use assistive technology to tell us what they hit.

Reviewing the site at least once a year.

COMPATIBILITY

This site is designed to work with current versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge, on both desktop and mobile, and with common screen readers including NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver.

It may not work well with very old browsers.

FEEDBACK AND HOW TO REACH US

We welcome reports. Tell us if something doesn't work for you. Email alexgrant@arttobeseen.org and put "Accessibility" in the subject line.

If you need information from this site in another format, ask and we'll provide it.

HOW THIS STATEMENT WAS PREPARED

We prepared this statement by self-evaluation against the WCAG 2.2 checkpoints, and by testing with keyboard navigation and screen readers. [DATE]

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: 9/16/26

WHO WE ARE

Art To Be Seen is a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia (EIN 42-4110148). We commission and exhibit work by LGBTQ+ artists.

This policy explains what information we collect when you visit arttobeseen.org and what we do with it. We're not currently soliciting charitable contributions, and we don't process donations on this site. If that changes, we'll update this policy before we do.

You can reach us at alexgrant@arttobeseen.org.

WHAT WE COLLECT

Information you give us

If you join our email list, we collect your email address and your name if you give it to us.

If you email us, we get your address and whatever you write, including any files you attach.

If you apply for an artist opportunity, we collect the information you put in that application.

Information we collect automatically

Like most websites, ours records some technical information when someone visits. That includes the pages viewed, how you arrived at the site, the date and time, and general information about your device and browser, such as type, operating system, and an approximate location derived from your IP address.

We use this to understand what people find useful and to keep the site working.

COOKIES AND ANALYTICS

arttobeseen.org is built on Google Sites and uses Google Analytics.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect the information described above. That data is aggregated, and it doesn't identify individuals to us. Google processes this data under its own privacy terms. If you'd rather not be counted, Google offers an opt-out browser add-on for Google Analytics.

We don't run advertising cookies, and we don't track visitors across other websites.

THIRD PARTIES WHO PROCESS DATA FOR US

Google hosts this site and provides our analytics.

MailerLite runs our newsletter list and stores your email address for us.

If we add a payment processor for donations, we'll name it here and update this policy first.

These providers process data on our behalf. They can't use it for their own marketing.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

To send the emails you asked for.

To answer messages and inquiries.

To review artist applications.

To understand how the site is used.

To meet legal and accounting obligations.

We don't use anyone's information for automated decision-making or profiling.

WHAT WE DO NOT DO

We don't sell, rent, or trade personal information.

We don't share it with third parties for their own marketing.

We don't add people to our list who didn't ask to be on it.

HOW LONG WE KEEP IT

Email list information: until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove you.

Messages: for as long as we need them to deal with the matter, and then as long as we're required to keep them for record-keeping.

Analytics data: per Google's retention settings.

YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS

Every email we send has an unsubscribe link. You can also ask us to see, correct, or delete your information, or ask us to stop processing it. Email alexgrant@arttobeseen.org and tell us what you need.

We'll respond within 45 days. We may need to confirm who you are before we act on a request. We won't treat you differently for asking, and we won't hold back anything you'd otherwise get from us.

State privacy rights

Residents of California and a growing number of other states have specific rights to know, delete, correct, and opt out. We'll honor those requests from anyone who makes them, no matter where you live. If our answer doesn't resolve things, reply to it and we'll treat that as an appeal.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

This site isn't directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them. If you think a child has given us information, email us and we'll delete it.

SECURITY

We take reasonable measures to protect information. We use encrypted connections, and we limit who can get into the email list to staff who need it for their work.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We can't promise perfect security, and we'd rather say that plainly.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

We link to other organizations. Their privacy practices are their own, and we don't control them. This policy covers arttobeseen.org only.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

When we change this policy, we'll post the new version here with an updated date. If the change is significant, we'll say so in the next email.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Email: alexgrant@arttobeseen.org

Questions about our legal status, our governance, or our policies can be sent to alexgrant@arttobeseen.org.