What Are You Gay For? Opening Reception at Gotham Bowery

​WHAT ARE YOU GAY FOR? is both a reclamation and a celebration ​of the word “gay,” returning it to its simplest meaning: love. ​The Pride 2026 Gay for Gotham campaign asked the Gotham ​community a single question: What are you gay for? ​Members of the Gotham community were invited to be photographed ​and answer the prompt. Together, the portraits create a living archive ​of identity, desire, humor, and self-expression. Those campaign portraits ​are presented alongside works by artists and makers who translated their ​responses into painting, sculpture, photography, craft, and installation.
Presented on The Mezz at Gotham Bowery, the exhibition spans ​disciplines, aesthetics, and experience levels. Polished works sit beside ​intimate crafts and sketches. Together, the works reject hierarchy and ​reflect the many textures of queer expression and creative life.
Featuring the work of local queer artists.

​Kaia Wilson
Ari Brochin
Evan Paul English
LZ Mathews
Shauna Steinbach
Jared Freschman
Sam Tannenbaum
Kirsty McKenzie
Catherine Please
Mimi Ditkoff
Stefanie Boyd-Berks
Rachel Bell
M Semrau
Sara Berks
Ricky Rainbow Beard