We’re proud to be launching a new series of ‘queer art markets’, showcasing work by queer artists and creatives living in Sunderland.
Expect a range of art; from canvases to miniatures, ceramics to badges, greeting cards to lino prints, fabrics and stickers galore!
Join us to find unique gifts, items for your home,
or to support members of Sunderland’s creative community.
Place: D20 Bar
32 Bridge Street, Sunderland, SR1 1TQ
Date: Wednesday 28th October 2026
Time: 2pm - 7pm
Our Queer Art Market is free to attend
Meet Our Artists:
Tree Aidenson
Tree is an aspiring illustrator, selling lino prints, regular prints and stickers. Their work explores the themes of nature, fantasy and queer identity.
Sully Alenezi-Bonney is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in the North East. Sully holds a firm belief in the power of the artistic practice to spark change and encourage dialogue between people.
BatMakes
BatMakes creates handmade crochet accessories like cat ear beanies, bandanas and earrings, as well as little animal plushies, zines, badges & stickers!
Raven Embers
Raven Embers is a multi-media artist who has taken a break from large sculpture to create bespoke leather and fabric goods. A large focus in their products is sustainability and recycling; using materials that would otherwise have been thrown away, but now have a second life as unique items for everyday use.
Arlo Howard
Patches, patches, everywhere! @ArloAnimation - an animator and #illustrator by trade - will be sharing their #lino prints on fabric and card. From intricate armadillos to pronoun emblems, Arlo's pieces are perfect for adorning your bags / hats / totes / jackets etc. with unapologetic queerness and funky designs 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Ollie Howard
Ollie is an illustrator and designer who focuses on fun colors and lighthearted imagery to bring a smile to anyone's faces.
Dima Jafar
From striking bird silhouettes on canvas, to intricately painted designs on various sizes of boxes, @idk.dima.jay's art pieces are all unique and hand-painted - each with gorgeous texture and symbolism that play with themes of the macabre, the witchy. Perfect for keeping your trinkets, jewellery, or for hanging on your wall 🐦⬛🦉
Mellon Grov plays with the tensions in clarity, complication, and composition, using colour theory to overcomplicate an unfaithful representation of the subject matter.
Auburn is a writer, and the Director of the Sunderland Lit & Phil Society. Through her writing & her detailed calligraphy, Auburn likes to make history tangible and accessible, examining history to look at identity, and what led to us becoming what we are today.
Nora Nadvegi
Sid Phoebus
“I’m Sid and I make cute little things, mostly ceramics. Slugs and worms are my bestsellers but I like to experiment too.”
Jay is writing/producing a queer young adult audio drama series called 'Tyler'. At the market, you can find stickers for five of their original characters from 'Tyler', illustrated by talented artist Nora Nadvegi.
Kira Win
Kira Win (she/they) are an amateur digital illustrator and comic artist. While they study and apply for roles in a creative industry, they sell various hand crafted knick-knacks - from small trinkets to art prints, all free of Generative AI and affordable. You can find their stall by looking for their iconic orange cat 🐈
Milo Wood
Milo, who uses the online handle @Coffeegranate, is an illustrator and animator who sells prints, stickers and trinkets in a style inspired by cartoons and anime. His work vibrant work is nerdy, queer and great to hang on a wall or stick on a notebook!