QUEERiosity

Explore queerness and LGBTQ+ identities through practical workshops, before showcasing your final piece in an online showcase.

Take part in practical workshops covering different areas; including fine art, character design, graphic communication, film & photography, and fashion & textiles. These online sessions will highlight LGBTQ+ artists working within those areas and allow participants to develop their own creative practice.

After the workshop sessions, you’ll have time to develop a final piece which can be submitted to us to be displayed in the QUEERiosity online showcase. There’ll be an optional drop-in session where you can receive feedback and guidance on your final piece before submitting it to us.

Certificate of Attendance

Participating in the QUEERiosity project is ideal not just for exploring your identity but for developing your creative portfolio.

As part of the series, we’ll be giving you an official digital certificate of attendance that you can feature in your portfolio, mention in your personal statement, or proudly display at home.

To receive your official QUEERiosity certificate, you will need to attend a minimum of 3 workshops from the series.

Free Material Packs

Most of the workshops only require basic drawing materials, but the Fine Art and Fashion & Textiles sessions require some additional materials. We’ll be sending out:

• Free fine art material packs to the first 25 UK participants who sign up to the Fine Art session.
• Free fashion & textile material packs to the first 25 participants who sign up to the Fashion & Textile session.

To be eligible for the free material packs, participants must sign up by midday on Wednesday 1 October.

Scheduled Sessions

Upcoming Sessions

Week 1 – Fine Art

Monday 13 October | 4:30pm – 6:00pm (BST)

For the first QUEERiosity session, you’ll be introduced to the aims of the project before looking at how fine art can be used to explore LGBTQ+ themes.

We’ll look at the works of queer artists, as well as student work, before taking on practical tasks that will let you explore themes resonant to you through fine art practices.

Materials Required: A3 and A4 paper, pencils, colouring pencils

Optional Materials: Charcoal, fine liners, coloured card, plasticine, tracing paper

Week 2 – Character Design

Monday 20 October | 4:30pm – 6:00pm (BST)

In the second QUEERiosity workshop, you’ll go through the principles of character design before designing your own characters.

By looking at LGBTQ+ characters created across animation, games and illustration, you’ll be able to create a character used to explore queer narratives and themes.

Materials Required: A3 and A4 paper, pencils, colouring pencils, or digital drawing software and hardware.

Week 3 – Graphic Communication

Monday 3 November | 4:30pm – 6:00pm (BST)

In this QUEERiosity workshop, we’ll explore visual storytelling and how it can be used to get across themes and messages to audiences worldwide.

After looking at brand campaigns highlighting queer topics and issues, you’ll create your own campaign exploring a theme close to you, using industry processes.

Materials Required: A3 and A4 paper, pencils, colouring pencils, or digital drawing software and hardware.

Week 4 – Film & Photography

Monday 10 November | 4:30pm – 6:00pm (BST)

For the fourth QUEERiosity workshop, we’ll be diving into film and photography best practices and how they can be used to explore queer themes.

You’ll see examples of queer cinema and LGBTQ+ photography, before using these mediums to create your own narratives through practical tasks.

Materials Required: A3 and A4 paper, pencils, colouring pencils, or digital drawing software and hardware; camera or mobile device that can take videos/photos.

Week 5 – Fashion & Textiles

Monday 17 November | 4:30pm – 6:00pm (BST)

In our final QUEERiosity workshop, we’ll be exploring how fashion and textile designers in the LGBTQ+ community utilise best practices to create work highlighting queer themes.

You’ll then take on these best practices and devise your own fashion and textile pieces with LGBTQ+ themes in mind.

Materials Required: A3 and A4 paper, fabric scraps, pencils, colouring pencils, fine liners, coloured card, glue stick, masking tape, (all will need to provide a bottle to make garment), needle and thread, tracing paper

Optional Drop-Ins

Monday 1 December | 4:30pm – 7:00pm (BST)

Book a slot to receive feedback on your final piece, whether you’re still in the early stages of creating it or are finalising details.

FAQs

How do I join the practical workshops?

• Once you have booked your place on the workshop(s) you wish to join, a confirmation email will be sent with links and information on how to join the event.

What age is the series for?

• These events are for students aged 14+ (those who turn 14 by 1 September 2025)

What do I need to do to get my certificate?

• You will need to attend a minimum of 3 of the 5 practical workshops to be able to receive the official certificate of attendance.

How will I receive my certificate?

• We will be providing a digital certificate to you after the launch of the online showcase.

Will I receive a recording of the workshop if I am unable to attend?

• We will be recording all workshops and making them available to those who book to attend. We would therefore suggest you book your place on the events you are interested in attending even if you can no longer join closer to the day.

How can I have my work displayed in the online showcase?

• We will be asking attendees to digitally submit their final projects at a yet to be decided date so we can have them ready on our digital platform.

How can I digitally submit my physical work?

• You could either take scans or high-resolution photos of your work and then submit them digitally.