Sip and Create Pride Party

Sip + Create Pride Party

DATE: Saturday, June 13, 2026

TIME: 6:00PM - 8:00PM

LOCATION: Merge Art Studio, 2000 Nance St. Studio B-126

Event Description: Sip + Create Pride Party

A themed art night for creatives.

"What I liked about the rainbow is that it fits all of us. It's all the colors. It represents all the genders. It represents all the races. It's the rainbow of humanity" --Gilbert Baker, designer of the Pride flag.

Paint the rainbow with this fun art + writing workshop in celebration of Pride Month. In this workshop, we'll write about the queer experience, gender, and identity. Then, we'll pair our writing with a rainbow-colored piece of art.

About the Instructor

Holly Lyn Walrath is a narrative artist focusing on the merging of art and words. From erasure poetry to radical zines to speculative fiction to poem paintings, Holly's work explores all things cross-genre. Holly has taught writing and art workshops online and in the Houston area for over ten years.

Her writing has appeared in Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, Analog, and Flash Fiction Online. She is the author of three books, including Glimmerglass Girl, The Smallest of Bones, and Numinous Stones. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Texas and a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. She is the managing editor of Interstellar Flight Press, an indie SFFH publisher dedicated to publishing underrepresented voices and genres. As a freelance editor, she provides editing services for writers and organizations of all genres, experiences, and backgrounds, but enjoys working with new writers best.

About Merge Studio

Merge is the thought-child of artists Holly Lyn Walrath and Leslie Archibald. It's a space to explore the merging of minds and the merging of arts of all kinds. Merge hosts monthly workshops and creative experiences out of 2000 Nance Street, Studio B-126

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