Who We Are & What We Do

Queer Tallahassee Artists Collective was founded in 2021 by three trans artists out of a desire to build a space supportive of LGBTQIA+ artists and makers in our community.

What is QTAC?

QTAC is a trans-led organization that provides economic opportunity and community connection for LGBTQIA+ artists and makers. Our flagship program is our fee-free outdoor "Queer Makers Market" that we run six times a year. In addition to the market, we run a free art supply closet for artists to exchange and access supplies for making (or fun!) that does outdoor pop-ups to provide an additional opportunity for socializing and community. In the latter half of 2023 we began hosting "Big Gay Hangouts" to provide an outdoor and accessible hang out space for the local LGBTQIA+ community to socialize in the company of community.

Founders & Leadership

Resources Director

Tracey Fletcher
(he/they)

Tracey Fletcher is a fiber artist who is passionate about up/recycling items into artful, useful objects under the name tabby + void. They have lived in Tallahassee since 2010 and are excited to finally be building a space they’ve wished to exist for queer artists since then. You can typically catch them and their three cats listening to podcasts while figuring out how to use roadside trash to create beautiful things.

You can find Tracey at tabbyandvoid.com

Community and Youth Director

Sampson Reichard
(he/him)

An artist, farmer, father, and pocket-sized hype man, Sampson (he/him) has spent most of his career organizing for various community projects & programs. He moved to Tallahassee in '09 after traveling most of the East Coast and eventually settled down here in Big Bend. Sampson hopes to support other Queer Artists find sustainability in their artwork by connecting them with resources & opportunities that work best for them.

Executive Director

Laurel Blackthorne

(they/them)

Laurel is a community and self-taught ceramic artist. They've lived in Tallahassee for almost twenty years and absolutely love the community they have found here. Laurel believes that the strength of art is its ability to bring people together. They are deeply committed to the value of arts in the Tallahassee community and is motivated by the importance of creating safe spaces for marginalized communities to engage in the arts.