Guests consider pieces at the opening reception on Friday, March 1, for This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. The exhibit runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)
A month-long display of queer art opened with a reception Friday at the Art Department.
The display is joint effort between the art supply store at 245 Commercial St. N.E., and Salem Capital Pride, which says its mission is “to educate, celebrate, and connect the LGBTQ+ community and our allies throughout the Central Willamette Valley.”
Artists were invited to submit pieces for This is Queer! Art Show, artists that show “what being Queer means to you as an artist. This can be your queer journey, how your queer identity impacts your art, your struggles or joys, or a general idea of what queerness is.”
The display of the work of 18 artists is open at the Art Department through March 24. The store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
An art exhibition called This is Queer! Art Show is on display at Salem’s Art Department. A reception on Friday, March 1, opened the exhibit, which runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)Chad Mann’s “Sas Queen #1” is among the works on display at the This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. A reception on Friday, March 1, opened the exhibit, which runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)Zach Cardoso, president of Salem Capital Pride, kicks off the opening reception on Friday, March 1, for This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. The exhibit runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)
A self-portrait by Oleander Zeissig is among the works on display at the This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. A reception on Friday, March 1, opened the exhibit, which runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)
Guests consider pieces at the opening reception on Friday, March 1, for This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. The exhibit runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)Artwork by Alder Gardner – “IYKYK” ¬–is among the works on display at the This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. A reception on Friday, March 1, opened the exhibit, which runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)Guests consider pieces at the opening reception on Friday, March 1, for This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. The exhibit runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)Guests consider pieces at the opening reception on Friday, March 1, for This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. The exhibit runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)Guests consider pieces at the opening reception on Friday, March 1, for This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. The exhibit runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)A guest considers pieces at the opening reception on Friday, March 1, for This is Queer! Art Show at Salem’s Art Department. The exhibit runs through March 24. (ERIC SCHUMAN/Special to Salem Reporter)
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