A multi-media, multi-venue, week-long reclamation of space, voice, and joy.

QUEER show is a call to the artists, the organizers, the risk-takers, the truth-tellers. A call to fine artists, musicians, filmmakers, poets, fashion designers, performance artists, and genre-defying creators whose work refuses to be quiet. QUEER Show is where intimacy meets resistance, where beauty coexists with rage, where softness is radical and survival is an art form.

Jen Eastridge—proud Queer Creative Community Curator, and self-described Joy Activist—has been asked to resurrect the beloved QUEER Show. What began as a single-gallery exhibition will now be a multi-venue experience designed to amplify queer voices, foster safety and community connection. She’s grabbed the reins with both hands and is developing QUEER Show into a critically important, deeply engaging cultural event which can be catered to ANY city where community and businesses want to celebrate its LGBTQ+ creative work and culture. Contact Jen Eastridge to discuss what this might look like for your town and how to make it happen!

The History, The Momentum, The Now

From 2022–2024, QUEER Show was a beloved annual exhibition curated by Jen Eastridge in The Gallery at Stone & Spoon. Over three consecutive years, it built real momentum—drawing not only incredible queer artists, but also a wider community hungry to show up, listen, and support the depth of talent thriving in their Southeast Michigan community (Ypsilanti).

That momentum matters. Because the everyday challenges of being queer are no longer just personal—they are dangerously exacerbated by the emboldening of homophobia and transphobia, by the erosion of rights, aggressive funding cuts and targeted attacks on organizations that support DEI efforts and marginalized communities. Visibility has become both a risk and a necessity.

QUEER Show is intentional, nurturing, and grounded in harm-reduction, accessibility, and care. This is a space built for community support, mutual witnessing, and creative resilience.

Contact Jen Eastridge to discuss hosting QUEER show in your town and how we can make it happen!