Keynote Conversation

 

Kylee Howell

Saturday, May 16th - 3pm

 
 

Dance Party DJ

 

miel aka vi:bra

Friday, May 15th - 8pm

Directly after the Artists-in-Residence show

 
 

WORKSHOP LEADERS

Sarah May

Plant Cyanotype Workshop

May 16th - 12:30pm

Mishandi Sarhan

Palestinian and Queer Liberation Workshop with Salt Lake Artists Against Genocide

May 16th - 1:45pm

Jordan Danielle

Closing Reflection (via Zoom)

Home Gather.In: Lineage, Leakage & Liberation—

A collective exploration through ceremony, reflection, and integration

May 18th - 6:30pm

 
 

2026 Festival Artists

A black and white photo of a person with short dark hair and trimmed beard, turned slightly to the side. They are wearing a black sleeveless top and hoop earing with a large animal jaw bone positioned like a crown on top of their head. qqqqqqqqqqqqqq

Adrian Lorenzo

he/him

Aiko is a Japanese-American Trans woman with a long brown ponytail. Aiko is wearing a purple, sparkly mermaid-tail gown with matching gloves. She is looking into the camera with intention, with a dark, city background behind her.

Aiko the Empress

she/her

Alondra is a lesbian hispanic person with medium long curly hair. Alondra is wearing this round glasses with brown camo rim and a brown sweater with cows on it. She is wearing a green tie with a black shirt, smiling widely.

Alondra

she/they

Leading Beading Activity

Andrea is a queer African-American female wearing large blue glasses, a medium gray long sleeve top, and a mustard head wrap pulling up her short afro. She has a wide smile with her left hand in her hair. There is pastel rainbow abstract background.

Andrea G. Hardeman, M.S.

she/her

 
Ariana is a white genderqueer person with short brown hair and curly bangs. Ariana is wearing dark grey glasses with large round lenses. She has a pink plaid button-up shirt on and is smiling joyfully.

Ariana Babbitt

she/her

Bea is a lesbian white women with short light brown hair. She is wearing a crocheted clown hat and white gloves, while holding a cheese ball snack up to her right eye.

Bea Hurd

she/her

Beaux is a gender queer white person with a green trucker cap that says "Take it Easy", an amethyst necklace, and bone mala bead bracelet. They're wearing orange aviators, a pink t-shirt, and an oversized blue orange and green plaid button-up.

Beaux Shetler

they/he

Bri is a bisexual white woman with long dark hair. Bri is wearing brown rimmed glasses and a white button up. The image is an aura photo featuring green, yellow and red around Bri’s head.

Bri Gawkoski

she/her

 
Melody, a white agender brunette, smiles and plays with hir hair

Cactus

ze/hir/it/its

cesia is a cuir Mixteca with cinnamon skin and short curly black hair with neon orange ribbons in their hair. They are wearing a shirt they silk-screen that says “talk to plants not cops” as they squat on Arches red canyon rocks.

Cesia Domínguez López

they/she

David is a queer white person with dirty blonde hair past their shoulders. They're wearing a white shirt and blue-green swirl-shaped necklace. They're holding a sunflower, tilting their head, and smiling. There's a hallway behind them.

David Blanchard

they/he

Denyse is a brown Filipina genderqueer woman in her early 30s with long brown hair and bangs. She is standing outdoors and smiling softly with her mouth closed. She is wearing a sage green suit and has her arms crossed and dark makeup.

Denyse R. Davis

she/they

 
Ellie is a genderfluid white person with long dark brown hair. They are wearing a light blue sweater, round glasses with a clear rim, and they are smiling. There are leaves and flowers in the background.

Ellie Barnes

they/them

Emeline is a queer white person with shaved brown hair wearing large-frame, black glasses. She is blowing you a kiss! You'd better catch it.

Emeline Bradford

she/they

Evan is a white transgender man with short brown hair. He is wearing round gold glasses and in a ochre yellow shirt with navy blue sleeves. He is against a blue background. He's smiling widely with his head tilted slightly.

Evan Van Leuven

he/him

Hadi is a queer arab person with short hair, a little Mustache like freddie mercury, wearing a baby pink shirt and a little gold earring on his right side. Behind him is a red velvet background.

Hadi Moussaly

he/him

 
Hahana is a māhū ʻōiwi with dark brown shoulder length hair, bleached eyebrows, and a septum piercing. He is leaning his chin against his left hand and keeping a neutral facial expression. A sliver of light is catching their left eye.

Hahana

he/they

Hannah is a white woman with short blonde hair. She is wearing strawberry earrings, a black and white striped shirt and a yellow cardigan

Hannah Carr

she/her

Heccatomb is a white transfeminine person with light skin and dark brown hair pulled back. Her eyebrows are dark and defined, and her eyes are light colored. She is wearing a simple black V-neck top and stands against a solid blue background.

Heccatomb

she/her/ella

Hunter is sitting in a shaded area wearing a black and orange windbreaker and smiling softly in front of a sunny blue sky. He's wearing a baseball cap and has dirty blonde hair and a short beard.

Hunter

he/him

 
Isaiah is wearing a black shirt with a bead necklace and is smiling ear-to-ear. Isaiah has short black hair and is from Latin descent. A dark background set at night on top of bleachers is present.

Isaiah Perez

he/him

Photo of Jaspen, a nonbinary white person with short, buzzed, brown hair, mustache, and beard, wearing a hoop earring, and a burgundy-colored shirt. The background is a white curtain.

Jaspen Jacobs

they/them/he/him

Jordan is a white female with medium brown hair. Jordan is wearing a brown long sleeve shirt and is facing away from the camera with a slight smile and her eyes closed. This picture was taken in film.

Jordan E.

she/her

Joyce is a white woman with long dark hair set with subtle curls at the bottom. She is smiling and wearing a black long sleeved crop top in front of a blank wall.

Joyce Katla

she/her

 
Two Latin trans men, smiling. Judas is wearing a caramel beanie, a black ADIDAS hoodie, holding a mic stand. Azul has dark curly hair, wearing a burgundy t-shirt, holding a guitar. Behind is a green wall with foliage, a brown ceiling fan.

Judas Rose - Azul Bolivar

any pronouns - he/him

Kade is a non-binary, white trans man with shoulder length brown hair. He is smiling and holding up a peace sign. He is standing in the woods and wearing a black shirt with a gravestone on it that says 'Snail Cemetery'.

Kade Bliss

he/they

Kara is a feminine white person with long brown hair. She is wearing bright green pants and creating a shape with her arms that reaches to the camera.

Kara Komarnitsky

she/they

Karina is a white person with shoulder-length brown-red hair and blue-grey eyes. She is wearing a dark green button up shirt and smirking directly into the camera.Behind is street graffiti with blues and purples

Karina Barnes

she/her

 
Kat is a non-binary person with curly brown and silver hair. They are wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, a black sleeveless turtleneck, and black suspenders and are smiling with a soft confidence. Behind is clear blue sky, autumn trees, a small crowd.

Kat Kellermeyer

they/them

Moon is a gender queer white person with brown hair. Moon is on a stage, wearing a shimmery golden shirt, holding a guitar and singing into a microphone. Lights from the stage shine in the background.

Moon Ray

they/he

Morgan is a white nonbinary person with shoulder-length curly brown hair, wearing black and gold glasses, a blue ribbed sweater, a gold pomegranate necklace with red jewels. They are smiling with their mouth closed. Background: dark gray-green planks

Morgan Champine

they/them/theirs

Mors is a transman with long brown hair. They are white, and are wearing a black sweater and silver glasses. Mors is smiling a small smile. The background is white.

Mors Smith

they/he

 
Nathan is a white, male-presenting person with short brown hair. He is smiling and wearing a black zip-up jacket with red inside the collar. They stand against a solid grey background.

Nathan M.

he/they

Nick is a light brown Latine baddie with a blood orange Mohawk and a backwards baseball cap, Black sunglasses, a black shirt and black blue and yt flannel. They have necklaces, rainbow smiley face, koi fish and a green necklace that reads “faggot”

Nick Arteaga

he/they

Nicole is a queer white person with short brain hear. She's wearing all black, a bandana and black glasses. She's in her tattooing studio with artwork on the wall behind her.

Nicole LaRue

she/her

Pablo is a cis gender queer male person with glasses and long dark hair. Wearing a knitted overcoat sweater over a light blue button up, in front of a neutral grey blue background. Wearing dark rimmed square glasses frames.

Pablo F. Ayala Cruz

he/him/his

 
Paisley is a non-binary white person with short brown hair and bangs. They are wearing a navy blue, floral patterned sweater vest. The background is ivy.

Paisley Jensen

they/them

Raine is a gender queer white person with medium length blue hair and bangs. They're wearing a grey button up jacket, and looking to the right of the photo with a neutral expression. A rainbow overlay covers their face and the background.

Raine

they/them

River is a genderfluid white person with short, curly, blond hair. River has brilliant blue eyes and a coy smile. They are wearing large hoop earrings, a small amber necklace, and a black sleeveless mock-neck shirt.

River James Wood

she/they

Ro is a genderqueer person with short brown hair. Ro's face is looking to the right and their left side profile is in the photo. They're wearing sunglasses, a white shirt, and a rainbow lanyard against a beige background.

Ro Bandeirinha

they/them

 
Salina Marina is a white drag queen with blue hair. She has strong contour, blush, blue eyebrows, and dramatic eye makeup. She is draped sun-printed blue fabric and black tights. She is sitting on rocks on the shoreline of Great Salt Lake.

Salina Marina

any pronouns

Sav is a white person who uses they/she pronouns. They are wearing a black lakewords hoodie, cargo pants, and a keffiyeh. They hold a bird mask next to their face while smiling mischievously.

Sav Pearson

they/she

Shortcake the clown stands in front of a wall of plushies and stuffed animals, dressed in red and off-white colors. She wears bright pink platforms and has a curly long, blue wig that cascades down her shoulders contrasting with the white gloves.

Shortcake the Clown

any pronouns

Sömmer is a gender queer white person with curly brown hair. They have a black stud earing and t-shirt and are smiling and staring off to the viewer's left while awash in prismatic rainbow lighting.

Sömmer

he/they

 
Sophia is wet and Asian. They have damp face and flattened hair. Yellow leaves are stuck to their cheeks and forehead. There is a green-tinted body of water behind them, nestled in a hilly landscape.

Sophia Keo

she/they

Spencer Hardy

he/him

Thi is a gender queer person. in this picture, she has has a ponytail and is wearing a black top, browline style glasses, with a big smile. T stands against a dark grey background.

Thi Nguyen

she/her/hers

Tyler is a genderqueer white person with mid-length curly brown hair. They have facial hair and are wearing a blue shirt with a grey background.

Tyler Schnese

he/they

 
Venus Death Trap performs on a red, carpeted stage at the Fellowship Hall, all covered in blood and glitter. Sophi screams into the microphone while the crowd dances.

Venus Death Trap

they/them

Zabrina is a Vietnamese-American woman with medium length black hair and micro-bangs. Zabrina is wearing a dress with white long sleeves and a black vest-like layer. She is placed in front of a juniper tree smiling softly.

Zabrina Le

she/her