The city's Beyond the Rainbow LGBTQ+ portrait exhibit opens with a free reception 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The Studio@620 and runs through Nov. 16.

A city photography exhibit of portraits of St. Petersburg’s LGBTQ+ residents opens Friday at The Studio@620 downtown.

Beyond the Rainbow opens with a free public reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. The exhibit then stays up through Monday, Nov. 16. The City of St. Petersburg announced the opening in a release Wednesday, timed to National Coming Out Week.

The details
What Beyond the Rainbow, a photography exhibit
Opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16
Where The Studio@620, 620 1st Ave. S
Runs through Monday, Nov. 16
Cost Free

The city’s release did not list viewing hours after the opening night. Check with the venue before you go.

What the exhibit is

The city launched Beyond the Rainbow as a photo campaign during Pride Month in June. The exhibit brings those images together in a shared space, the city said.

According to the project page, each participant was photographed against a single-color backdrop. Each backdrop matches one of the 11 colors of the Progressive Pride flag, and the city gives each color a meaning:

  • red: life
  • orange: healing
  • yellow: sunshine
  • green: nature
  • blue: serenity
  • purple: spirit
  • black: strength
  • brown: resilience
  • light blue: trans masc
  • pink: trans fem
  • white: nonbinary

“St. Pete’s spirit is rooted in creativity, individuality, and the belief that our community is stronger when people can show up as themselves,” said Nathan Bruemmer, the city’s LGBTQ+ liaison. “Beyond the Rainbow celebrates the LGBTQ+ community as an essential part of what makes our city vibrant.”

National Coming Out Day, which the opening marks, has been held every Oct. 11 since 1988.

What it means for you

  • The opening reception is free and open to the public; no ticket is listed.
  • The Studio@620 is downtown at 620 1st Ave. S.
  • If Friday does not work, the photos are up for a month, through Nov. 16.

More events this weekend are in our things to do guide. The city’s LGBTQ+ programs are listed at stpete.org/LGBT.