The only exclusively LGBTQ+ visual arts series in Connecticut
The New Haven Pride Center is proud to exhibit works of art that reflect and celebrate the rich diversity of New Haven and Connecticut’s LGBTQ+ community across our two gallery spaces – the Great Room Gallery at the New Haven Pride Center in New Haven and the Chez Est Gallery at the Chez Est in Hartford. As the curator of the only LGBTQ+ exclusive gallery series in Connecticut, the Center’s role as a leader in the LGBTQ+ arts & culture landscape as an innovator and presenter is unmatched.
Curated by the Center’s Acting Executive Director alongside the Center’s programming staff and guest curators, the Center presents 15+ exhibitions a year showcasing diversity of stories and artistic representations that Connecticut’s LGBTQ+ artist community present. In addition to featuring artists in solo or combined showcases, the Center also uses its Exhibition Series to showcase themes and topics in multi-artist exhibits.
Are you an artist?
Interested in showcasing your art in one of the Center’s galleries? The New Haven Pride Center invites individual artists, artist collectives, curators, nonprofit organizations and students to exhibit their work (primarily 2D) in one of our two gallery spaces: The Great Room Gallery at the New Haven Pride Center in New Haven and the Chez Est Gallery at the Chez Est in Hartford. To apply to be a part of our Exhibition Series, please download the Guidelines, read them, and fill out the application.
Curatorial Commissions
Want to commission the Center to curate a show for your gallery or space? The Center is excited to provide curatorial and commissioning support to galleries, community organizations, and businesses interested in showcasing LGBTQ+ art within their spaces. We will work with you to identify Connecticut LGBTQ+ artists to feature. Interested? Fill out our Commission Form below to get started.
Meet the Curator
Juancarlos “JC” Soto
Executive Director
Questions? Contact him here
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2022 Exhibitions & Installations
It’s Complicated
April 28 –
Chez Est Gallery, Hartford
In this series of paintings, entitled “It’s Complicated,” Lari provides the viewer with an invitation to reach your own conclusions about what the compositions may portray. Art has the power to challenge, energize, and restore.
Way Off the Rack
May 23 – July 8
Middletown City Hall, Middletown
NHPC Exposed
June 16 – July 31
Great Room Gallery, New Haven
In this multi-discipline exhibition, we uplift the artists of our Center staff! Works on display include painting, digital art, poetry, drag art, video editing, writing, photography and cake decorating.
A Gay Collection
August 18 – October 6
Chez Est Gallery, Hartford
In part one of the A Gay Collection series, we explore unknown and unseen pieces by Provincetown Gay Artist R. Chris (Rick Chris). His gay-themed illustrations feature bold colors and high-contrast scenes that celebrate gay male bodies, gay sexuality, and gay lifestyle.
A Gay Collection is a three part exhibition series of the private collection of a Connecticut gay man who anonymously donated his entire art collection to the New Haven Pride Center. Works in the collection span over 50 years of collecting and include works from both prominent gay artists, sketches, posters, and collectible artwork. All artwork sales will benefit the New Haven Pride Center’s programming and a Hartford based animal rescue as requested by the donor.
illustration
September 12 – October 6
Great Room Gallery, New Haven
Join us for a celebration of print history from around the world from ancient times to the modern era. Explore the storytelling power of illustration in this unique exhibit featuring the works of three queer Connecticut artists: Julia and Katie Slaughter and Riley Samuels. This exhibition, curated by Center Deputy Director Juancarlos Soto, runs through October 6th.
TDOR Art Opening
November 14th – December 15th
Great Room Gallery, New Haven
In this series Sam Avery gives us an insight to his trans identity through his trans focused photography series. Within this series you will see images of some of the experiences transmasculine folks face.