Queerly Yours: Community Board Games

Queerly Yours: Community Art-Making Studio

Welcome to Queerly Yours - a celebration of all things 2SLGBTQQIA+! Join us in InnerSpace Art Therapy Studio's beautiful group studio space - cozy vibes, artsy energy and aesthetically pleasing-ness. This event is a safe(r) space for folks to express themselves, meet new people, spend time in community, and get to know themselves through art-making and creativity. Connect with like-minded individuals, share stories, and embrace the diversity that makes us all unique. Let's come together to create a vibrant and inclusive atmosphere that celebrates who we are.

Guest Artist Information:

Mya (she/her)

@queer_boardgames

Event Info:

❤️ !!! A BOARD GAME DAY !!! ❤️

*we will have board games, snacks and beverages available - but, if you would like to bring a board game, snacks or beverages, you are more than welcome to!

Mya is a queer, disabled mom, tabletop gamer, and creative organizer based in Hamilton. She brings lived experience of mental health challenges and a deep belief in the power of play to build connection.

Through hosting teen D&D campaigns, community game nights, and creative gatherings, she has seen how board games can create safer, affirming spaces where people feel less alone and more themselves.

Mya’s beliefs are rooted in accessibility, warmth, and community care—centering the idea that joy, strategy, storytelling, and shared play can all be part of how we support our mental well-being together.

Queer Boardgames Hamilton meets on Tuesdays from 6-9 PM at Mancala Monk on Cannon. You can follow:

@queer_boardgames

to stay up to date with all Queer Boardgames events, meet ups and info. These events aim to remain low cost and accessible, the only cost that you pay is the cover at the board game cafe.

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Snacks and beverages will be available (included in the pricing), and art supplies / materials will all be made available (also included in the pricing).

If you have any accessibility questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out: [email protected] ; I'm happy to collab in whatever capacity I can to help make events more accessible to folks.

*Accessibility: There are no steps to enter the building / space ; there are gender-neutral washrooms available.

There is a parking lot located around the building, as well as street parking on King St.

Info: Soft start means that we won't officially get started with the event / workshop until 1:15 PM. This gives folks a chance to show up and arrive, get oriented to the space, move around the space, reflect and connect with others, grab snacks and beverages, etc.

Info: This is very approximate - but we will go around a meet everyone briefly (you are always welcome to pass or opt out of any sharing or speaking components of the workshop if you don't feel comfy). Lex will officially orient everyone to the space, where to find things, bathroom situations, etc. - as well as extend official invitations for snacks, beverages, freedom to take breaks whenever needed, art supplies. You are always welcome to speak to Lex directly if you are wishing for assistance in accessing anything in the space or have any questions or concerns.

Info: Please see description above for more specifics about the artist and their offerings. Offerings are always an invitation, so if you just wish to sit and listen and do your own thing in the space, you are more than welcome to as long as we are all being respectful of each other's space and the facilitator's capacity / ability to share their information and practice.

Info: Very approximate time frame - we will check in with one another on how the day went, what we learned or want to take from the workshop, and things that came up for us throughout the process. We will make metaphorical offerings to the group and one another in order to close in a good way. Folks are welcome to stick around for a little bit afterwards to chat further.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

987 King St E, 987 King Street East, Hamilton, Canada

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