The City of West Hollywood hosted the Beautiful Things Craft Market, an event featuring local LGBTQIA+ artisans and craft-makers, on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Plummer Park Community Center. The market took place in the patio facing and in Rooms 5 and 6 of the center. It was part of the City’s WeHo Pride Arts Festival, which runs from Harvey Milk Day (May 22) through the end of June Pride month (June 30). The Arts Festival has taken place since 2008 and was formerly known as One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival.
Beautiful Things Craft Market in West Hollywood – WEHO TIMES
The Beautiful Things Craft Market was free to attend and open to the public, but it wasn’t like your ordinary arts and crafts flea market…Rooms 5 and 6 had a disclaimer warning attendees that some of the arts and crafts items contained “strong language and nudity.”
The space offered curated selection of ceramics, fibre and textile crafts, handmade jewelry, art pieces and clothing. There was also a live DJ on hand at the event spinning actual vinyl records.
Beautiful Things Craft Market in West Hollywood – WEHO TIMES
Beautiful Things Craft Market in West Hollywood – WEHO TIMESOn the same day in Plummer Park, there was also be an LGBTQ Comic Con presented by arts grantee Prism Comics. Over 1000 queer comic fans attended the second annual queer comic book convention. Prism Comics is a nonprofit championing LGBTQ+ visibility, diversity and inclusion in comics, graphic novels and popular media. The WeHo Pride event had something for everyone in the LGTBQ+ community, from LGBTQ+ books, comics, artists and meet and greets, including authors and cosplay personalities.
Plummer Park was also a spot for the Rainbow Family Picnic hosted by The L-Project LA as part of the Women’s Freedom Festival. The event was a fun and inclusive space for queer families with children and chosen families with pets, so dogs were welcome. The L-Project Los Angeles is a historically lesbian non-profit 501(c)3 organization in service to promote, support, and inspire emerging LGBTQIA + BIPOC women and non-binary creatives to express, heal and uplift our community through the arts and technology.
