The Eclectic Frog Collective – The Odd, The Weird, The Queer

This exhibition round includes works provided by The Eclectic Frog Collective which will be on view in the Third Floor East Gallery from July 16 – September 20, 2025.  Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public.  The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you!  The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, September 20 from 5-7 pm.

 

About the Exhibit:

The Weird, The Odd, The Queer 

Once meant to wound, these words have become a mirror.

Odd. Weird. Queer.

I’ve worn them all—and now I wear them with purpose.

This exhibit is a meditation on otherness.

It asks us to see with new eyes, to question the boundaries of belonging, and to find beauty in what defies convention.

It holds space for grief and becoming—for memory, mystery, and transformation.

To be odd is to walk a path all your own.

To be weird is to bend the pattern into something new.

To be queer is to live truthfully without waiting for permission.

The Weird, The Odd, The Queer is a tribute to those who came before: the rebels, the romantics, the survivors. It is a celebration of queer existence in all its complexity, and a call to Resist, Remember & Rise. 

 

 About the Artists:

The Eclectic Frog Collective is a queer-led group of Southern artists who explore themes of transformation, resistance, and survival through mixed media, sculpture, photography, installation, and performance.

Led by Aaron Kilgore—from Studio RR5A at Lowe Mill A&E, the collective blends political urgency with honest personal stories. Their work invites you to see the beauty that grows on the margins.