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9th Annual PROUD+
June 19 - July 31, 2026
Reception • July 11 6- 9 PM
PROUD+ 2026
Exhibiting Artists:
Featured Artist
DRUB
Erotic illustrator, painter and artist
Drub’s work moves between provocation and vulnerability, using the male figure as both subject and symbol. For PROUD+, the artist presents imagery charged with intimacy, erotic tension and kink. Beneath the sensual surface is a deeper meditation on masculine visibility and desire. Drub’s compositions resist shame and soften nothing, inviting viewers into spaces where sexuality becomes both personal truth and quiet rebellion. [San Diego]
NATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
Susan Alberts, Angel Angeles, Ren Antonelli-Weiss, Jey Austen, Nelson Balbela, Brandon Barón, Kelley Berg, Iryna Bershadska, Nikolas Boivin, Pierre Bounaud, Dean Brown, Miguel Camacho-Padilla, Rex Cassidy, Maurice Cassidy, Xyryk Clark, Shawn Dettenmaier, Tommy Diethert, Timothy Doane, Lauren Dove, David Dumo, Stevan Dupus, Dmitriy Gushchin, Terry Hastings, Deborah Hirshfield, Lunija Hu, Steve Jensen, Anuj Jenveja, Ethan Kotch, Oliver Krueger, Carole Kuck, Annaliese Levaggi, Joshua Levin, Dollsexposed, Azian Nurudin, Efren Obeso, Joshua Orozco, Payton Ortolani, Samuel Perry, Jude Ribisi, RD Riccoboni, Ro Robertson, Edward Rubin, Danne Sadler, Kaden Sebastian, Annika Simmons, Lucas Smith, Christopher Strickland, Ramona Szczerba, David Russell Talbott, Teemstir, Stephanie Van de Wetering, Benjamin Walker, Danne Warhole, and Danielle Wogulis.
SPECIAL EVENT
Poetry Book Debut & Open Mic Night
Steph C
Author of The Value of Broken Things
Friday, June 19, 2026
6 PM – 9 PM
An evening of poetry, storytelling, and conversation with Steph C. The event includes a live reading. book signing and an open mic welcoming poetry, short stories and original creative works from the community.
Guests interested in participating in the open mic may sign up during the event or in advance by texting 442-385-1669.
About the Book
The Value of Broken Things is a deeply personal collection exploring trauma, innocence lost, survival and the difficult path toward healing and self-worth. It will be available for purchase during the event, with pre-orders also available online through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.