Queer By Gum CIC

10/03/2026

TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE for our next Q***r Ceilidh! 🌱 [https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GCDA] Join us on Friday 20th March to celebrate the turning of the seasons and the coming of spring!

Another stunnin poster design by local artist - a limited number of these riso printed posters will be available to purchase on the night!

When: Doors open at 7pm, dancing starts at 7.30pm
Where: Gregson Arts and Community Centre - Main Hall

Expect:
- Live Ceilidh band
- Beginner-friendly Ceilidh dancing
- Inclusive and welcoming vibes

Wheelchair accessible - please email admin@q***rbygum.org.uk if you have any specific requirements or queries

See you there!

Tickets: £10

www.q***rbygum.org.uk

Q***r By Gum CIC is a q***r / trans / artist - led grassroots arts organisation in the North West of England. We organise and facilitate workshops, projects and safer spaces where the local LGBTQ+ community in Lancaster and Morecambe can create, connect and organise.

05/03/2026

THIS FRIDAY! Support your local grassroots music scene (and exciting visiting guests from Glasgae!)

To mark the beginning of Spring, two luminaries of Glasgow’s burgeoning alt-folk scene are touring the UK in March 2026 - joined in Lancaster by local musician Georgie Rix! Ali Sha Sha and Jude Norton-Smith tell a similar story in different ways. Drawing from the well

17/02/2026

An Alt-Folk Evening starring Ali Sha Sha, Jude Norton-Smith & Georgie Rix

When : Friday 6th March 2026 - 7pm
Where : Olive Bar, The Gregson Community & Arts Centre
Tickets : £10 online (https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/105414)

To mark the beginning of Spring, two luminaries of Glasgow’s burgeoning alt-folk scene are touring the UK in March 2026 - joined in Lancaster by local musician Georgie Rix!

Ali Sha Sha and Jude Norton-Smith tell a similar story in different ways. Drawing from the well of classic folk storytelling and traditional song their unique contemporary styles stretch this heritage through a distinctly modern lens, calling attention to themes of ecology, love, community, and the existential.

Having spent years playing together in various Glaswegian nests and setts, this co-headline tour sees them bring their music to new audiences, finding familiarity with new friends across Scotland, England, and Wales.

For their gig at the Gregson, they’ll be joined by Georgie Rix, an unapologetically Q***r, Aromantic, Asexual, Agender Folk musician expressing joy through their music!

Event organised in collaboration with artists, Q***r By Gum CIC + BaccyJ n Folio Productions

Poster design:

16/02/2026

You are invited to the Radical Q***r Craft Exhibition!

A showcase of work from local LGBTQ+ artists, crafters and makers in a pop-up exhibition taking place in the Olive Bar at The Gregson Community & Arts Centre.

This exhibition is part of our wider Radical Q***r Craft project: a year-long programme of sustainable craft workshops, skill-sharing and community events focused on reuse, repair, upcycling and q***r self-expression.

Join us as we celebrate craft as a tool for resistance, care and community in the North West!

LAUNCH EVENT
with music from Viola Fey
Friday 20th February 2026
7pm - 10pm

EXHIBITION OPEN
Friday 20th February 2026
7pm - 10pm
Saturday 21st February 2026
11am - 5pm

WORKSHOP: Make Your Own Comic Strip
Craft + Response with illustrator Shakthi Nataraj
Saturday 21st February 2026
2pm - 4pm

The Olive Bar
Gregson Arts & Community Centre
Lancaster
LA1 3PY

16/02/2026

You are invited to the Radical Q***r Craft Exhibition!

A showcase of work from local LGBTQ+ artists, crafters and makers in a pop-up exhibition taking place in the Olive Bar at The Gregson Community & Arts Centre.

This exhibition is part of our wider Radical Q***r Craft project: a year-long programme of sustainable craft workshops, skill-sharing and community events focused on reuse, repair, upcycling and q***r self-expression.

Join us as we celebrate craft as a tool for resistance, care and community in the North West!

LAUNCH EVENT
with music from Viola Fey
Friday 20th February 2026
7pm - 10pm

EXHIBITION OPEN
Friday 20th February 2026
7pm - 10pm
Saturday 21st February 2026
11am - 5pm

WORKSHOP: Make Your Own Comic Strip
Craft + Response with illustrator Shakthi Nataraj
Saturday 21st February 2026
2pm - 4pm

Featuring :










Plus many more!

The Olive Bar
Gregson Arts & Community Centre
Lancaster
LA1 3PY

07/02/2026

FEBRUARY 2026 with Q***r By Gum CIC 🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️♥️

Since August 2025, QBG has been entirely volunteer-run (other than paying freelancers to run workshops) as we wait to hear back from funders. We’d just like to take a moment to say a huge thankyou to the people in our community who volunteer their time and energy to host our sessions, help out at events, attend meetings 🌞 you’re all amazing 🌻 QBG wouldn’t exist without you, and all the people who come along to our clubs and events!

Exciting events upcoming!

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23/01/2026

✨Calling Q***r Performers! ✨ Curious, creative, q***r? Love performing (or want to try)?

Q***r By Gum is taking part in The Box - a new creative project at The Dukes - and we’re inviting you to get involved and join our group!

The Box brings together local community groups to create a performance inspired by a mysterious box. With an artist’s support, we’ll explore ideas, share stories, and make something that reflects who we are.

What’s involved:
• 8–10 relaxed, creative sessions
• Performance, movement, text, sound, visuals
• No professional experience needed
• Public sharing at The Dukes - Wed 27 May

Launch Day
Sat 31 Jan, 10.30 - 12.30 at The Dukes
Collect the box, meet other groups, explore the theme

Who can join?
• LGBTQ+ people
• Anyone curious about performing
• Open, supportive, collaborative vibes

Interested?
Get in touch with Q***r By Gum to find out more or join the group : admin@q***rbygum.org.uk

18+

30/12/2025

✨ OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS/CRAFTERS/MAKERS ✨

(+ paid opportunity for a freelance curator to work with participants to curate the exhibition - see more info on last slide)

Please apply here: https://forms.gle/BttDFDBUXAprgBwa7
Deadline: Monday 2nd February 2026

// RADICAL Q***R CRAFT EXHIBITION

Friday 20th February - Saturday 21st February
Olive Bar, The Gregson Community & Arts Centre, Lancaster LA1 3PY

Q***r By Gum CIC is inviting local LGBTQ+ artists, crafters and makers to take part in Radical Q***r Craft, a 2 day pop-up exhibition hosted at The Gregson.

This exhibition is part of our wider Radical Q***r Craft project: a year-long programme of sustainable craft workshops, skill-sharing and community events focused on reuse, repair, upcycling and q***r self-expression.

// About the Exhibition

Radical Q***r Craft celebrates craft as a tool for resistance, care and community.

We’re interested in work that responds to themes of:
• Reuse, repair, upcycling and repurposing materials
• Sustainable and anti-fast-fashion practices
• Q***r identity, gender expression and embodiment
• Craft as activism, care, survival and connection
• Resource-sharing, DIY culture and collective making

The exhibition will run across one evening and one day, creating a temporary accessible, informal and social space where art, craft and community meet.

// Who Can Apply?

This call is open to:
• LGBTQ+ artists, crafters and makers
• Emerging and established practitioners
• Individuals or small collectives
• Artists based in Lancaster, Morecambe and the wider North West

All craft disciplines are welcome, including (but not limited to): textiles, sewing, embroidery, knitting, sculpture, film, mixed media, patchwork, garment making, repair work, zines and more.

You do not need to have taken part in previous Q***r By Gum activities to apply.

If you apply to show your work we’ll be in touch in the first week of February 2026 with the outcome of the selection process. Thank you so much for taking the time to fill out this form, and for sharing your work with us!

29/12/2025

Join us for our next Radical Q***r Craft workshop in the new studio! ✨

A physical media workshop where we’ll use collage to explore layout design and visual communication.

Optional: Participants can think of something they’d like to write about / communicate before hand and bring relevant images and materials to use in their designs.

As Q***r people we have a collective disillusionment and distrust of the press. With headlines often skewed against us and articles that spread misinformation we need to take back power when it comes to how we receive information.

In this workshop we’ll explore alternative forms of communication that focus on positivity and community. We’ll look at how to better present, communicate and distribute information in small but powerful ways.

Led by Graphic Designer and Artist Jack Taylor who works with groups such as Q***r by Gum, Good Things Collective, and The Morecambe Community Riso Press to explore how graphic design and visual communication can be used less as a commercial tool and more as a community focused practice.

Book a space via the link in our bio, limited capacity so be sure to register before 🎟️

https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/101430

- Questions?

Please contact admin@q***rbygum.org.uk

The event is part of a series of free Radical Q***r Craft workshops and events taking place from Feb 2025 to Jan 2026 run by Q***r By Gum. Building community knowledge around sustainable art practices and reusing, repurposing and repairing materials, alongside empowering the LGBTQ+ community in Lancaster and Morecambe.

Supported by the Pots of Possibility fund - https://foodfutures.org.uk/pots-of-possibility

Q***r By Gum CIC is a q***r/trans/artist-led grassroots arts organisation based in the North West of England. We organise and facilitate workshops, projects and safer spaces where the local LGBTQ+ community in Lancaster and Morecambe can create, connect and organise.

Q***r By Gum CIC | LGBTQ+ Arts organisation | North West, UK