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Call to Artists!

Beyond Ex-Gay (bXg) and the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center will host an art show with works by those whose lives have been negatively affected by the ex-gay movement. This could include former ex-gays, as well as spouses, children, parents, and friends of former ex-gays.

In the summer of 2007, at the Ex-Gay Survivor Conference in Irvine, CA Beyond Ex-Gay organized a similar art show that helped to communicate how for many of us ex-gay experiences caused more harm than good. Beyondexgay.com also features art by ex-gay survivors at its online gallery.

Submissions of all types of visual art are welcome including drawings, painting, collage, mixed media, photography, or multimedia. Please send photos of your work, along with dimensions, a brief statement about how the work relates to your ex-gay experience, and any other information by February 13th, 2008 to bxg (at) beyondexgay.com

We cannot guarantee that we will feature your artwork, but our panel will review your submission and contact you with further details.

NOTE: You do not have to travel to Memphis to be part of the art show. We will provide you with an address where you will mail/ship your art, and we shall send it back to you right after we take down the art show.
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Anonymous said…
I blogged this at XGW, but beware - if you change the glaring error in your post title, it might kill off my link! ;)
1:19 PM
Peterson Toscano said…
ugh, Dave, that is what i get for blogging pre-Green tea.
Thanks!
1:33 PM
Jason said…
Count me in!

Christine really wants me to bring my artwork that is on your BXG site.

I will try to start getting things ready,

Jason Ingram
4:36 PM
Anonymous said…
Dang it, I am working on something that will fit the theme, but it won't be done in time.
8:08 PM
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