08/21/2026
The deadline to submit art and vendor applications is now just a month away! If you've got questions about submissions, art, the gallery, the event, or COFA of any kind, email [email protected] to clear them up.
Submit through the link in our bio, at www.stonewallchico.com, or through this url: https://forms.gle/UXcnPuMhJ5sbQhKs7
Humans are storytellers. It's how we record the past, learn lessons, make meaning, form identities, and understand our place in the world. Censorship and narrative control of Q***r and Trans histories, realities, and futures attempt to bury our existence but when we choose and hold the stories that define us, teach us and sustain us, we choose and hold power for ourselves. For COFA 2026, we invite you to bring art that tells your stories, your ancestors' stories, and your communities' stories as we co-create a Q***r anthology of things we must not forget.
People of any age and experience level who are LGBTQIA2S+ (Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Trans or Nonbinary, Q***r, Intersex, Asexual or Demisexual, 2-Spirit) are invited to submit work.
To offset the cost of renting the gallery space and producing the event, vendors are asked to pay $20 and artists pay $15 per piece submitted. A financial assistance program is available to folks for whom this is a hardship. A way to pay online will be sent via email after your submission is accepted.
Submissions close September 18th. The gallery will be open October 1st until Oct 31st during MONCA's open hours, Thurs-Sun, 11am-5pm. The Grand Reception on the evening of October 16th will feature our vendor fair and any music/performance art pieces.
