Pride was a Riot!

Pride was a Riot!

We’ve come a long way since Stonewall, however this does not mean that pride should be reduced to a rainbow summer party, the fight for gay, trans, and queer liberation and rights is not yet over.
"Pride was a Riot" features an array of international queer artists (and allies), across mediums, exploring the crucial historic reminder of pride’s origins, how it began and will continue to be a riot!
This is the coming together of a community in times of need, of taking up space in a world that wants to hide us beneath false headlines, showcasing art as activism.
Driven by narrative, with a bold, punky vibrancy and filled with placards, photos taken in the heart of protest, messages of uprising, as well as the tenderness of an impassioned community; the space will be turned into an uprising!

Featuring artists:
Anastasia Shik, Andreas Warner, Claudi Piripippi, Fern Andrewartha, Fin Paris, Gemma Dunnell, Hanzhi Zhong, Jo Sergeant, Joy McKay, Jua OK, K Pickersgill, Mimi Jones, Phoenix Dewberry, Sabrina Merolla, Sebastián Rodríguez De Castro, Stu Watson, Dr Stuart Read, Sylph and more...

Curated by Manganaro

Manganaro is a poet, performer, and event organiser, they have performed across the UK and their writing explores themes of identity, bilingual experience, everyday nuances. They were a 2025 Queer Bath award recipient, the 2024 DIVA Magazine poetry competition winner, and have supported artists such as Alice Oswald.

Manganaro is the 2026 poetry strand programmer for the Curious Minds festival, by Bath Arts Collective.

Within their residency at Emerge, Manganaro has explored the radical history uniting zines and writing, producing a collection of poetry postcards.

Manganaro aims to uplift the local creative community, evident in co-founding Bath’s leading poetry night Chimes, where they co-edited and self-published an anthology of attendees' work.