Vermont Business Magazine Burton Snowboards is partnering with The Venture Out Project to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community this month, and beyond. Burton’s “Design Your Pride” initiative will call on LGBTQ+ artists from across the globe to submit a piece of their work (any medium) for the snowboarding brand’s first-ever Pride Collection that will launch in 2023. Burton has received 46 artist applicants so far from 16 countries.
Burton said in a statement: "It’s been great to see the campaign embraced internationally but we are hoping to continue to get the word to as many potential applicants as possible ahead of the close of the submissions on July 1st."
One artist will be selected to collaborate with the team at Burton HQ in Burlington, VT, where they will implement their design and oversee the production from start to finish.
Submissions are now open through July 1st – artists can provide URL’s or direct uploads of their work, with the selected artist announced on July 8th.
The finished collection that will spotlight the artist and feature their original designs will be available globally in-stores and online in 2023. In order to further expand access to the outdoor industry, Burton will also donate $20,000 to The Venture Out Project.
