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Bloomfest: A Springtime Gathering for Creative Minds
Join us for an afternoon of professional and creative networking curated by and for the local LGBTQIA+ and queer-allied community!
Come prepared to make new connections, get creative with The Color Collaborative, and enjoy a delicious taco bar from Crave Holyoke! Lower lighting and sound area and “ice-breaker” conversation tables will be available.
Sharona Color of The Color Collaborative will lead a community collage centering the idea, “Change is coming. What do we need to imagine?” inspired by the song “Change is Coming” by local Jewish Queer musician Molly Bajgot.
Bloomfest is hosted by Bloom Local with support from these Q/T-run and -allied orgs and small businesses:
Access Details
Accessible Parking & Entry Ramp
Lower lighting & sound area
Masks required when not consuming food & beverage
Registration
$0-$40 suggested sliding scale entry in advance & at door.
Contact hello@bloomlocal.live with any questions or access needs.
About the Artist
Sharona Color is an Easthampton, MA based artist and community activator. She uses mesmerizing colors to capture fleeting moments of awe from life. In her work, she seeks to bring people from vastly different life experiences together by playfully acknowledging the deep, sometimes hidden, inner thoughts and feelings that we all share. Sharona’s work ranges from small paintings to large-scale murals. All of her work begins with experimentation and play! From there, she lets color lead the way. She believes that all people are creative and she has a knack for guiding people and organizations towards finding their own creative voice, whether it be through creating murals or hands-on educational experiences. Sharona runs The Color Collaborative, a collective studio space in Easthampton.