Where Queer art and activism meet. We are Liverpool’s home for unapologetically Queer arts, culture, and activism.

Homotopia is the UK’s longest-running LGBTQIA+ arts & culture festival and a year-round creative force showcasing courageous art since 2004. We are a Queer-led organisation, uplifting artists from Liverpool City Region and around the globe through bold storytelling, cutting-edge public artworks, and inclusive artist development, because we believe art changes lives.

Since 2004, we continue to champion Queer artists from the Liverpool City Region and beyond, amplifying bold and untold stories. We challenge injustice in the work we platform, from our Pansy Project with Paul Harfleet in 2005 to our Trans Women Welcome posters in 2025. Our year-round programme spans artist development, youth engagement,  and groundbreaking public artworks, all leading up to Homotopia Festival – the UK’s longest-running Queer arts and culture festival. We are a registered charity and a National Portfolio Organisation supported by Arts Council England and by Culture Liverpool working to shape the future of Queer arts.

We believe art transforms lives and that Queer culture and heritage deserves to remain visible, accessible, and fiercely celebrated. Rooted in solidarity, we stand with all marginalised communities, Queer and otherwise, across borders. Always resilient, always risk-taking, and always unapologetically Queer.

Where Queer art and activism meet.

Homotopia is the UK’s longest-running queer arts and culture festival. We commision, create and share Queer art, stories, and heritage through our year-round commissioned art projects and our iconic annual festival across the Liverpool City Region and beyond.

Our mission is to create a future where LGBTQIA+ art and culture are celebrated, beyond borders, and where they are at the forefront of meaningful activism that transforms lives and dismantles prejudice.

Our solidarity reaches beyond LGBTQIA+ communities, to all people pushed to the margins of society. We stand together – bold, caring, and always unapologetically Queer.

Homotopia Festival

Homotopia Festival takes over the Liverpool City Region every November with a powerful mix of performances, exhibitions, protest, and play. Here, you can expect everything from music and theatre showings to engaging exhibitions and hands-on activism workshops. All rooted in Queer stories and bold activism, it is another way for us to spotlight artists and connect with our community beyond all we do throughout the year. Since 2004, we’ve platformed global Queer icons like John Waters, Armistead Maupin, Maggi Hambling, Jinkx Monsoon, Boy George, April Ashleyand groundbreaking local artists like Dan Chan, Rosa Kusabbi and many more. We champion cross-discipline and multi-artform artists creating work that inspires, activates, and centres Queer experiences.

QueerCore

Are you a queer artist at the beginning of your creative journey?
Whether you’re a writer, performer, filmmaker, designer, musician, or someone working across disciplines, QueerCore is here to help you connect, create and grow. This is a talent development programme based in the Liverpool City Region.
QueerCore is more than a programme – it’s a springboard for your ideas. Fancy joining a growing network of bold, queer artists making an impact? Be sure to apply.

Young Homotopia

Are you aged between 16-25 and passionate about expressing yourself through creativity and performance? If so, Young Homotopia is your space to connect, create, and shine. Led by the incredible Ashleigh Owen and other guest artists, Young Homotopia is a vibrant collective where young LGBTQIA+ people explore performance, storytelling, and self-expression in a safe, empowering, and exciting workshop environment. This is a partnership with YPAS – GYRO, creating a welcoming and supportive space for queer young people.

Homotopia Presents

We’re more than just a festival, Homotopia supports queer art all year round! Our projects include podcasts to cabaret nights to major exhibitions. We’ve partnered with some of Liverpool’s most exciting creative organisations, such as National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool Light Night (Open Culture) and LUSH Liverpool.

Supported by Homotopia

We add value to queer arts projects led by and for LGBTQIA people, working in collaboration with other organisations and artists to support development and reach. Fabulous creative collabs have included events, commissions, public murals, plus additional funding, support and opportunities for LGBTQIA artists.

Queer the City

How can we create a visible and safe future for LGBTQIA people in Liverpool? Since 2020, our Queer the City project has brought LGBTQIA arts and culture into the mainstream. Our art installations in prominent places around Liverpool have been seen by over half a million people and our pop-up performances and podcasts have look at the city through fresh (queer) eyes.

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