In its fourth year, Kaleidoscope IV is an open exhibition where LGBTQIA+ artists in Canberra and Australia-wide can express their experiences of queerness, sexuality, gender, and unique individuality through art.
We are inviting LGBTQIA+ artists in Canberra and throughout Australia, at any level of artistic experience to participate.
The LGBTQIA+ community is so much more than six colours, and everyone has their own ideas about what it means to be part of this diverse rainbow community.
Diversity and inclusion are not just values, they are the essence of this exhibition. They are the threads that connect, provoke dialogue, and create magic.
Kaleidoscope IV celebrates uniqueness, diversity of perspectives, lived experiences, and shared ambitions that our LGBTQIA+ community embodies.
We welcome contributions from all viewpoints in 2D or 3D, using painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, glass, photography, drawing or mix medium etc.
Kaleidoscope IV : Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride
- Pivot Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre
- ENTRIES CLOSE: Midnight Sunday 14 September 2025
- Opening: 6pm Friday 17 October 2025
- Exhibition: 17 October – 30 November 2025
Belco Arts is dedicated to fostering positive dialogue and embracing the richness that the LGBTQIA+ community brings into our lives. We invite you to be a part of this transformative conversation through your art.
All works selected for exhibition will be eligible for consideration of the $500 People’s Choice Award.
Kaleidoscope IV is proudly supported by FUSE MAGAZINE.
KALEIDOSCOPE IV 2025 ENTRY CONDITIONS
WHO CAN ENTER:
Artists from throughout Australia who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ collective may enter works.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- You may enter up to a maximum of three works. Separate entry forms must be completed for each work.
- Separate online entry forms must be completed for each work, complete with up to 4 x high resolution images of each work.
- No smaller than 1MB in size or larger than 3MB per image.
- Preferred formats are .jpg or .png
- Artworks should be photographed from directly in front, in diffuse light, avoiding any shadows or reflections.
- Logos in transparent .png or.eps format.
- Each entry will be considered an individual work, NOT as a series.
- All entries will be reviewed from the digital images provided by the artist and a selection made.
- Belco Arts selection decision is final and no further discussion will be entered into.
- Artists will be notified by email by Friday 19 September 2025 if their work has been selected.
ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS:
- The works must be the original work of the entering artist.
- The works must not have been seen in Canberra.
- The works must relate to the theme.
- The works may be in any medium and must be ready for exhibition.
- Each artwork must not exceed 100 x 100cm.
- Each artwork must not exceed 10kg in weight.
- If artworks are found the exceed these parameters on delivery, the work will not be included.
- All works must have the artist’s name and title of the work attached to the back.
- Selected works will need to be exhibited for the full duration of the exhibition.
- The works must not be offensive, discriminatory, or otherwise hurtful in nature. Works that are considered offensive, discriminatory, or otherwise hurtful in nature will not be displayed. Belco Arts reserves the right not to exhibit works.
Belconnen Art's expansive exhibition program applauds the visual arts in all its forms. It is presented throughout our suite of galleries, reaches out through various locations across Canberra and includes an online program. You will be able to enjoy the work of established professionals, emerging artists, and hobbyists throughout a carefully curated experience.
