QUEER FOR ALL

Thursday, June 11, 6-10pm
Pride Party: Thurs, June 25, 6-9pm

The Factory’s QUEER FOR ALL is a community group exhibition built around a simple idea: create as much space as possible for queer artists to show up exactly as they are. Opening during Pride Month, the exhibition brings together LGBTQIA+ artists of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and experience levels in one abundant and overflowing celebration of queer creativity.

With no theme, no jury, and no barrier to entry, QUEER FOR ALL makes room for a wide range of work to exist side by side. Some artists are exhibiting for the very first time, while others have been sharing their work for years. Some pieces speak directly to identity, Pride, and queerness, while others simply reflect the many worlds, interests, emotions, and ideas queer artists carry with them.

The result is an exhibition that is vibrant, personal, unpredictable, and deeply community based. Every piece here exists because someone decided to show up, take up space, and share a part of themselves with others.

Featuring artwork by: Alison Grimm, Allison Bachner, Alyza DelPan-Monley, Andee Rorabaugh, Arden Wren Sawyer, Arkady Barber, Art of Maybe, Avery Lanell, Cameron Mundy, Derek Smith, Eric Todd, Frances James Dinger, Glastellar, Grace Pratt, Harlen Munso, Heather Timm, Ink by Bailee, Jeana Moody, Jeffrey Larson, Jessica Marie Mercy, Joe Garber, Johnny Mason, Jordan Christianson, Jude Miqueli, Junodrome, K. Quintero, Keith Powell, Lars Maxwell, Laurel Villegas, Leah Fadness, Lee Wolter, Leo Othon, Libby Logerwell, Lindsay Powers, Maggie Yale, Mark Mueller, Mary Anne Carter, Mike Colasurdo, Morgan Peterson, Rachel Gnall, Ralph Houser, Ruben Lara, Stella Christoforou, Timothy Rysdyke, Trashly, Valeryia Bugatti, Willie and Wit Wright.

More than anything, QUEER FOR ALL is about visibility, participation, and the joy of being witnessed. It is an open invitation turned into a room full of voices, perspectives, experimentation, and creative freedom.

ALL THE PRETTY THINGS WERE ACTING STRANGE

featuring work by Izzy Nestegard, Melody Hirsch, and Mint opening Thursday, May 14, from 6-10pm

Welcome to a world just beyond the ordinary. Where colors feel louder, emotions linger longer, and things aren’t behaving the way they should.

All the Pretty Things Were Acting Strange unfolds like a fantasy novel about a mystical garden party that has slipped slightly out of sync.

In this tale, Izzy’s fantastical figures revel in the absurd, caught somewhere between performance and transformation. They move through this space like characters mid-scene, acting mischievous, exaggerated, and fully committed to the bit.

Melody’s tearful animals hold grief and humor at the same time, their expressions feel familiar but not entirely explainable. They invite you to question the world you live in, and how you move through it.

Mint’s abstract florals and seasonal paintings expand reality into a dreamy backdrop. They stretch and drift, turning space into something fluid. They provide more atmosphere than setting, something between a landscape and a feeling.

Together, these artists spin a visual tale where strangeness blooms in a vibrant, playful, and slightly uncanny world. Stay as long as you like. Just don’t expect everything to make sense.

Poster designed by Izzy Nestegard ✨💕✨

FREE FOR ALL

April 9, 2026

The Factory’s FREE FOR ALL is a community group exhibition built on a simple idea: open the doors as wide as possible and see what happens. Created in celebration of The Factory’s 11 year anniversary, this show brings together artists of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. Many artists are showing for the first time, alongside others who have been doing it for years.

With no theme, no jury, and no barrier to entry, the FREE FOR ALL makes space for a wide range of work to exist side by side. The result is an exhibition that is expansive, unpredictable, and reflective of the community that shapes it. Every piece here was chosen simply because someone decided to show up and share it.

This show is less about perfection and more about participation. It is an open invitation turned into a room full of voices, ideas, and creative risk.

Featuring: Alan Marrero, Alex Llapitan, Alison Grimm, Amanda Manitach, Andy Chebeleu, Angelina Han, Audrey Lewis, Aureli Rutledge, Brandon Vosika, Bridget O'Brien-Smith, Casey Arguelles Gregory, Christine Costello, Dan Hawkins, Dianna Mistele, Doug Newman, Emily Turner, Glitter, Grace Pratt, Gwenyvere Van Der Zee, Hannah Zizza, Harlen Munsö, Heather Timm, Ian "Bub" Davis, Izzy Nestegard, Jason Mayhew, Jessica Marie Mercy, John Behr, Jordan Christianson, Junodrome, Kalina Winska, Karl Cassel, Kaytlyn Harvey, Kelly Rysdyke, Kento, Kurt Liebert, Lacey Swain, Laurel Villegas, Leah Fadness, Libby Logerwell, Lindsay Powers, Lucien Vedego, Maggie Yale, Mary Anne Carter, Maya Mohr, Melody Hirsch, Mint, Morgan Peterson, Oli Big, Phex, Rich Stevens, Ruben David Rodriguez, Sierra Bundy, SloMilli, Sophia Trịnh, Stella Christoforou, Steve Gilbert, Timothy Rysdyke, and Tommy Gregory.

FALSE IDOLS

February 12, 2026

False Idols is a large-scale sculpture show inspired by the objects we grew up obsessing over and never fully let go of.

From Beanie Babies, Tamagotchis, Game Boys, and Furbies to today’s Labubus, Sonny Angels, and other pocket-sized icons from the ’90s, Y2K, and today. These are the tiny things that once ruled the playground, the classroom, and our brains. Sometimes even the economy, too.

These weren’t just toys or trends. They were sources of joy… but also status symbols, social glue, and tiny currencies. In False Idols, artists recreate these familiar objects at a monumental scale, turning small obsessions into sculptures that are part toy, part relic, and part shrine.

Pulling from Nickelodeon-era chaos, early internet aesthetics, and contemporary collector culture, False Idols looks at how hype works, why nostalgia hits so hard, and why shared obsession still holds so much power, even when we know better.

Featuring work by: Ash Campbell, Alison Grimm, Jessica Marie Mercy, Jules, Maggie Yale, Morgan Peterson, Sierra Bundy, and Timothy Rysdyke. Co-curated by Jessica Marie Mercy.