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 Ypsi Queer, Creative Community Curator, Small Business Owner, and self-described Joy Activist—has been asked to resurrect the beloved QUEER Show. This time, she’s grabbed the reins with both hands and is growing it into the critically important, deeply engaging cultural event it was always meant to become. What began as a single-gallery exhibition is now a multi-venue experience designed to amplify queer voices, foster safety and connection, and remind us that our stories deserve room to breathe.

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 right here in Southeast Michigan.

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, by 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 exists in that tension. It is edgy, yes—but it is also intentional, nurturing, and grounded in harm-reduction, accessibility, and care. This is a space built for community support, mutual witnessing, and creative resilience.