WhiteHot Magazine: Get Ready for Trans Art Fest! - By Emma Cieslik, March 7th, 2026 - Read here

This upcoming April, the first Trans Art Fest will be held in New York City. It will encompass two months of grassroots arts programming led by all trans artists, organizers, and allies, from 12 all-trans art exhibitions and over 20 events across the city. After learning about the exhibition, I reached out to the Fest’s founder Carter Shocket, an artist and curator based in Brooklyn, to learn more about the impact and importance of this gathering of trans artists local to New York City and across the country. 

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Carter Shocket, a Brooklyn-based artist and gallerist, founded Trans Art Fest as a two-month, citywide art festival debuting this year across galleries. Part of the goal is to plug trans artists into the rosters of galleries in New York City, helping create professional connections that can last well beyond a single exhibit. But Shocket also wants to broaden the public’s understanding of what a trans artist is, and the range of work they’re producing. More than 10 galleries are hosting shows from trans artists, but people can also attend workshops (like figure drawing or somatic healing), live demonstrations, and drag shows. The festival kicks off with an opening reception and celebration of METAMORPHIC  at The Haus of Collectives in Inwood on March 31st (Trans Visibility Day), but you can get an early preview at the Affordable Art Fair at what Shocket calls a “pre-festival pop-up”.