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Submissions for the 2025 Queer Spectra Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah are due Wednesday, March 12th at 11:59pm MT.

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SPEC·TRUM

Plural noun: spectra

A band of colors
The entire range of wavelengths
Used to classify something in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme points

From the Latin specere (to look) - spectrum (image/apparition).

ABOUT

We are a group of queer artists based in Salt Lake City working together to cultivate a safe space for artists who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ to showcase their works and engage audiences in conversation regarding art and queer identity.

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OUR MISSION

Queer Spectra Arts Festival is dedicated to showcasing multidisciplinary artistic expressions from diverse LGBTQIA+ perspectives.

Queer Spectra Arts Festival aims to present a diverse array of voices, backgrounds, experiences, cultures, mediums, and artistic disciplines in order to celebrate queer artistic expressions. The Festival challenges and contributes to contemporary understanding of queer discourse while promoting nuanced conversations between artists and audiences about queer identity and art.