FP Edge is an artists' network run by the Femina Potens Art Gallery , focusing on building relationships and recognition between cutting-edge LGBTQI and Erotic artists and artworks, venues and residents within the greater queer, feminist, wellness and sex positive communities. Based in the SF Bay Area, Edge connects a diverse range of artists with the businesses, collectors, exhibitions and other events searching out LGBTQI and erotic-themed works or commissioned pieces. The network also offers the support of the gallery's marketing experience, artist and venue consultation services and a vast list of specialized contacts within the West Coast art scene. Strengthening and creating these community ties helps artists build their names and at the same time allows organizations to participate more within their communities. Overall, FP Edge aims to expose the community to a wider range of work from within the ever-changing queer landscape.

Femina Potens Art Gallery is currently taking submissions for our 2010 Visual Arts Exhibition season. 

Femina Potens is a non-profit community art gallery and performance space dedicated to the advancement of women and transgendered artists located in the heart of San Francisco's Castro District.  We are looking for art works in all mediums painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture (although small sculptures and wall mounted sculpture is best due to space restriction), performance artists, video artists, installation and new media. 

All submitted art works would be considered for group shows. If your work doesn't fit into one of these shows please still submit works as these are only suggestions, and are subject to change.

2010 Potential themes:

Some like it Hot! Artist’s relationship with fire arts. 
Love and Lace. Pin- up inspired art works.   
Foodies; An artistic exploration of Women's relationship with food, and food related artwork
Found – Artwork on recycled and found items.
The Power of One; art works exploring the importance and pleasure of masturbation for National Masturbation Month.
National Queer Arts Festival; Our Queer History; Examining Queer Heroes through artistic expression
Our Queer Bodies; where science meets art.
The White and Black Show; Artists investigation of binary systems and our many shades of grey
Breaking the Silence; Artists speaking up against sexual abuse.
Femina Potens is also looking for works that relate to the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health of the queer community as well as site-specific installation artists that can create works for a commission around such subject matter for our window displays

Submission deadlines are September 1st 2009.  Please send all proposals to Femina Potens Visual Art Submissions Attn Madison Young c/o Femina Potens 2199 Market Street SF CA 94114. 
For more information, and the online application. Please visit here. 
 
Please make sure the below materials are included in your proposal package:

A filled out artists application (downloaded from our web site)
A check made out to Femina Potens for $20.00 for our curatorial review fee. (Packages sent with out the $20.00 review fee will not be considered)
An introductory letter of interest,
Artist resume, bio, statement
10 images of on cd and printed for review by our curatorial staff