Queeriosities (Art and Makers Fair)

1 2 3 December 2023 Winter Edition

Returning to the Museum of the Home for the holiday season, the Winter Edition of Queeriosities will feature 48 LGBTQIA+ artists, makers, and small businesses sharing work that explores the relationship between queer identity and homemaking. Playing on the concept of a traditional festive market, the fair will also feature an interactive badge-making workshop by Badge Cafe, an audio-visual installation by Semi Precious and a discussion on queer design and craft featuring curator Davy Pittoors, Crafted with Pride editor Dr Daniel Fountain, hand-weaver and textile artist Jacob Monk and Badge Cafe founder Ben Walters.

Alec Stevens (Sculptor) — Alec Stevens
(Sculptor)

Badge Cafe (Artist) — Badge Cafe
(Artist)

Ben Sutton (Ceramicist) — Ben Sutton
(Ceramicist)

Bona Varda (Business) — Bona Varda
(Business)

Bria Studio (Florist) — Bria Studio
(Florist)

Christopher Lian (Maker/Designer) — Christopher Lian
(Maker/Designer)

Daddy Street Fox (Artist) — Daddy Street Fox
(Artist)

Daisy Blower (Artist) — Daisy Blower
(Artist)

Ettore Larsen (Artist) — Ettore Larsen
(Artist)

Everything Now Design (Designer) — Everything Now Design
(Designer)

Forma Editions (Publisher) — Forma Editions
(Publisher)

Frances Gibson (Artist) — Frances Gibson
(Artist)

Gavin Dobson (Painter) — Gavin Dobson
(Painter)

Heraldblack (Artist) — Heraldblack
(Artist)

James Robert Morrison (Artist) — James Robert Morrison
(Artist)

Kadir Karababa (Artist) — Kadir Karababa
(Artist)

Krishna Shanthi (Artist) — Krishna Shanthi
(Artist)

Liaqat Rasul (Artist) — Liaqat Rasul
(Artist)

Lily Deason (Ceramicist) — Lily Deason
(Ceramicist)

Mark Mann (Ceramicist) — Mark Mann
(Ceramicist)

Matt Pagett (Artist) — Matt Pagett
(Artist)

Michael Maskell (Artist) — Michael Maskell
(Artist)

Pâme
(Brand)

Pearly Queen Honey (Beekeeper) — Pearly Queen Honey
(Beekeeper)

Peter Ibruegger (Artist) — Peter Ibruegger
(Artist)

Phil Douglas (Artist) — Phil Douglas
(Artist)

Plants By There (Botanical Stylist) — Plants By There
(Botanical Stylist)

Polari Press (Publisher) — Polari Press
(Publisher)

Posh Arthur (Artist) — Posh Arthur
(Artist)

Queer Book Box (Bookshop) — Queer Book Box
(Bookshop)

Rachael House (Artist) — Rachael House
(Artist)

Radek Husak (Artist) — Radek Husak
(Artist)

Richard Kilroy (Artist) — Richard Kilroy
(Artist)

River Manning (Artist) — River Manning
(Artist)

Robson Stannard (Artist) — Robson Stannard
(Artist)

Russell Barratt (Artist) — Russell Barratt
(Artist)

Shaven Raven Designs (Designer) — Shaven Raven Designs
(Designer)

Signs by S&K (Maker/Designer) — Signs by S&K
(Maker/Designer)

Simon Bayliss (Artist) — Simon Bayliss
(Artist)

Strike Design Studio (Designer) — Strike Design Studio
(Designer)

The Boy Is Beautiful (Magazine) — The Boy Is Beautiful
(Magazine)

Theo Dunne (Artist) — Theo Dunne
(Artist)

Urania London (Prefumer) — Urania London
(Prefumer)

Will Martin (Ceramicist) — Will Martin
(Ceramicist)

Events

1 December from 6pm
Queeriosities x Museum of the Home - Preview Event
(£6)

2 December from 10pm
Queeriosities x 180 House - Cocktails and Live Performance
(rsvp)

3 December from 6pm
Queeriosities x The Glory - Sunday Sermon
(free)

Workshops and Panel

1 December at 7pm
2 December at 11am/1pm/3pm
3 December at 11am/3pm

Badge Cafe with Ben Walters
(£15-£20)

3 December at 1pm
Panel Discussion on Queer Design and Craft as an Act of Care
(Postponed)

Projects

1 December from 6pm to 8pm
2 December from 10am to 5pm
3 December from 10am to 5pm

Semi Precious x Yasmin Vardi - Queen Aquamarine Audio/Visual Installation

About

Founded and led by curator Davy Pittoors, Queeriosities is a travelling platform that elevates LGBTQIA+ creatives expressing their identities through art, craft, and design. Ranging from pop-up dinners to full-scale art and makers fairs, our initiatives highlight those who have been historically sidelined and serve as a platform to knit our communities together and connect them with new audiences. We encourage the spread of both contemporary and historical LGBTQIA+ objects, art, and ephemera – and we aim to blur the lines between art and craft, museum and home, and archive and collection to open up new space for queer perspectives.