Queer Galleries at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center hosts art exhibits that celebrate LGBTQ+ artists and LGBTQ-themed art.
Exhibits are professionally curated and each exhibit includes an artist reception. We also host exhibits that bring LGBTQ+ history to life - featuring materials from the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive, or hosted in partnership with external organizations. 

Current Exhibit:

[Image description: The graphic includes images of the artist's work throughout the background. A white angular bar sit in the middle. The title text, "between you and me" by Rei Ukon (he/they), as well as the dates and address are included. The Queer Galleries logo sits to the top and the Bradbury-Sullivan Center logo is to the bottom left.]

May 1st - June 2nd

Artist Reception: May 18th - 6-8pm

ARTIST STATEMENT: 

Rei Ukon uses washi paper, fabric, glass beads, and other textures and intertwines them to portray queer existence and spiritual fantasy. Blurring dreams and reality, memory and present, childhood and adulthood, his self is reflected in these liminal spaces, and it is in these crevices where his deepest emotions reverberate the most. 

EXHIBITION DESCRIPTION: 

Colorful and textured scenes express Rei’s emotional memory in planes where love pours out of palms in the form of pearls and the sky glimmers through tiny glass beads. Trimmings of old baby clothes, childhood photos, and pressed flowers suggest a nostalgic atmosphere throughout Rei’s work. between you and me is a recounting of fragile memories, and a record of transitions and new beginnings. Rei’s collaged world is an expression of love, gratitude, grief, and reverence. His scenes beckon reflection and invite you to immerse yourself between your own folds of memories.

Upcoming Exhibition:

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June 5th - July 28th

Artist Reception: June 15th - 6-8pm

Past art exhibits have featured:

Past history exhibits have included:

• Pride Guides and the Early Years of Lehigh Valley Pride
• Secret Symphony: Gay Composers of Classical Music
• The Long Road to LGBTQ Equality in Pennsylvania
• Trans Stories Project by Eastern PA Trans Equity Project
• Pride in Print: Moving Above Ground and Embracing Our Gaydar
• Amending Allentown: The 40+ Year Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights