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Queer Spectra Arts Festival 2026: Troubling the Lines

May 14-16, 2026

at Sorenson Unity Center. Salt Lake City, UT.

Applications Open Friday, Jan 23rd

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).

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.