Born out of the recognition of a generation of artists and audiences lost to the ongoing AIDS Crisis, and in a profound understanding that one of the many repercussions of that loss has been a lack of mentors and role models for a new generation of LGBTQ+ artists, Queer|Art serves as a ballast against this loss and seeks to highlight and address a continuing fundamental lack of both economic and institutional support for LGBTQ+ artists.

Its mission is to provide individuals within its community with the tools, resources, and guidance they need to achieve success and visibility for their work at the highest levels of their field. Queer|Arts’ artist-centered approach generates cross-disciplinary and intergenerational dialogue with a wide range of services to the field, accompanied by public programming that honors and recognizes our community’s cultural legacies.