Art Gallery

Help support charity with your artwork!

Art Gallery Information

The art gallery is a collection of artwork provided by talented artists and creators.

Location & Times

The Art Gallery will take place just in front of the Vendor Hall in the main ballroom.

Date	Hours
Friday	3:00 PM – 8:00 PM VIP access at 2:00 PM
Saturday	12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Final bidding from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sunday	Checkout from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

These times are subject to change.

Rules

Bidding

Bidding will be done via silent auction. Attendees will write their badge number LEGIBLY alongside their bid on each individual item.

Food, Drink, and Bags

All bags must be checked at the entrance to the Art Gallery before being allowed to enter.
Absolutely no food or drink is allowed inside the Art Gallery due to the sensitive, one-of-a-kind nature of many of the items inside.

No Touching

To prevent any art or pieces from being damaged, do not touch anything that is on display.

Questions

Can I donate something to the charity without being present?

Yes! We can either print a digital file for you (you will dictate how many copies we can print, and we will respect that number), or you can mail the piece to us ahead of the convention. We will arrange for display and sale of it on your behalf.

What if my item doesn’t sell?

Any items that do not sell will be returned to the original creator/donator or held onto for the next year’s convention, whichever the creator prefers.

I bid on an item but can’t pay for it. What happens now?

PLEASE do not bid on items unless you know that you can afford it. Honest mistakes happen and we understand this, but if you bid, you are expected to pay. Not paying for an item will result in your expulsion from the convention until the item is paid for.

About the Charity:

The Trevor Project

** We are still researching to make sure that this is a good fit for the convention.

The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people.

The Trevor Project’s mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ+ young people.

Top-Line Statistics:

LGBTQ+ youth are more than four times as likely to aempt suicide than their peers (Johns et al., 2019; Johns et al., 2020).
The Trevor Project estimates that more than 1.8 million LGBTQ+ youth (13-24) seriously consider suicide each year in the U.S. — and at least one aempts suicide every 45 seconds.
The Trevor Project’s 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People found that 39% of LGBTQ young people seriously considered aempting suicide in the past year—and young people who are transgender, nonbinary, and/or people of color reported higher rates than their peers.

Social Support and Acceptance Statistics:

LGBTQ+ young people who reported feeling accepted by the adults in their lives typically had more than 40% lower odds of aempting suicide in the past year.
LGBTQ+ youth who live in a community that is accepting of LGBTQ+ people reported much lower rates of aempting suicide than those who do not.