Detroit Hosts Nation's Largest LGBTQ+ Art Exhibit For 50th Pride

Mighty Real/Queer Detroit (a nonprofit promoting positive LGBTQ+ images through art), in partnership with the City of Detroit Office of Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship, will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Detroit Pride with the nation's largest exhibition of works by LGBTQ+ artists for the entire month of June. 
The event will feature 150 fine artists and 700+ works of art, hosted by 17 galleries across the city, represent queer art from 1945 to present. There will also be  parallel programming that includes 40+ performing artists, poetry readings, artists' talks, panel discussions, youth art exhibits, and more.

If you can't make it to Detroit, we've got a preview of the Mighty Real/Quer Detroit exhibit. Here are some of our favorite works of LGBTQ+ art.

• Sweet Child Asha We Still Sing You Lullabies by Anthony Smith Jr.
• Cruising by Patrick Bunyan
• Fever by Mieyoshi Ragernoir
• Martini Marti (Self Portrait) 1945 by Leroy Foster
• Still Life With Green Vase by Stephanie Crawford
• Hopeless by Bakpak Durden
• Family Together by Julie Sabit
• Walls Baldwin Twice by Tylonn Sawyer
• The Past In Myth by Carl Demeulenaere
• Carry Me Home by Batoul Ballout
• Thank You For Being Friends, The Toll Of Isolation On My Social Life by Maura Latty
• Storm Suit by James Stephens

Sweet Child Asha We Still Sing You Lullabies by Anthony Smith Jr.

Cruising by Patrick Bunyan

Fever by Mieyoshi Ragernoir

Martini Marti (Self Portrait) 1945 by Leroy Foster

Still Life With Green Vase by Stephanie Crawford

Hopeless by Bakpak Durden

Family Together by Julie Sabit

Walls Baldwin Twice by Tylonn Sawyer

The Past In Myth by Carl Demeulenaere

Carry Me Home by Batoul Ballout

Thank You For Being Friends, The Toll Of Isolation On My Social Life by Maura Latty

Storm Suit by James Stephens