✨ About Us ✨

Ouch! Collective is a community of queer and nonbinary creatives holding space to resist hierarchy in the art community and uplift traditionally erased voices.

Founded in 2022 by four Bay Area artists, the collective began as a response to a lack of support dedicated to LGBTQIA+ creatives in the East Bay. We are committed to developing and affirming artistic projects of all mediums, promoting local events and shows, and providing resources to the queer, trans, nonbinary, and BIPOC communities. We work towards solidarity and positive representation so that we can be a strong, powerful, and equitable support network.

We believe queer is the future and we’re ready to shout that into the void.