Context Collective Troy

07/24/2025

📣 Open Call: Portraits in Context�A salon-style portrait show with juried prizes ✨

We’re inviting artists to submit one work that reflects your unique take on what a portrait can be—literal or symbolic, tender or bold.

🖼️ All ages and skill levels welcome
🖌️ 2D + 3D works accepted
🎯 Most submissions will be accepted, unless there are major scale, install, or content concerns
🏆 Juried prizes will be awarded from the final show
📍 Priority given to Troy & Capital Region artists
💸 $10 entry fee (need-based support available)
🚫 No international submissions or video requiring screens

Deadline to apply: AUGUST 15
Show Opens AUGUST 29�Let’s see how you see. 👁️

Application: https://forms.gle/jGQhtQ6dNH3fPfQ19

05/05/2025

Have you seen our May Calendar? We've got some exciting stuff happening this month!

05/05/2025

So excited to be hosting this sweet springtime workshop with Hummingbird's Blooms

Build and decorate your own succulent dish garden with Alex Norton of Hummingbird's Blooms!

02/24/2025

Winter Blues keeping you down? Get excited for all of our March Events as we eagerly wait for Spring!

01/21/2025

We're so excited to have A Big Gay Market bringing free Community Craft Days to the gallery!

Hi ABGM Community 🫶 Woof, we have a lot happening. But, despite the uncertainty and fear, we move forward and resist how we know best. We protect each other, gather together, affirm, and fight for each other how we know best. We get proactive vs reactive because we have foundations built by those before us. 🌈

As promised, our theme of growth for this year is community programming. We are SO overjoyed to introduce monthly A Big Gay Community Craft Days at Context Collective Troy at 95 4th St in Troy! 🩵

The first four dates will be…
📆Sunday, February 23rd from 12PM - 4PM which will be 😷mask mandated 😷
📆Sunday, March 30th from 12PM - 4PM which will be masks encouraged, but not mandated.
📆Sunday, April 13th from 12PM - 4PM will be 😷mask mandated😷 and,
📆Sunday, May 11th from 12PM - 4PM which will be masks encouraged, but not mandated.

This event is for ALL community members - even if you haven’t attended a market yet! We are kid friendly as well. This event is FREE but we do have zine and print making materials for a small sliding scale & ways to donate to A Big Gay Market if you feel inspired too🌈

We can’t wait to gather in q***r and trans joy with you in these new ways

01/04/2025

Our January calendar of events! We're getting intentional with ritual workshops and Jules Delorenzo exhibit of other worldly landscape photography!

12/05/2024

Hey yall! Come hang out with A Big Gay Market at Context Collective Troy THIS SUNDAY! Cryen Romeo will be there from 11am - 5pm with gay vibes and Primo Botanica’s vegan hot choccy to warm your hands, and hearts 💕🌈

11/28/2024

Check out all the exciting events we are hosting this month!