A Tucson workshop where we teach and learn together.
Trans Founded, queer and women run.
BOSS is a skill-building community that is anti-racist, feminist, and safer (physically and mentally) for Women, Queer, Trans, and Femme of Center (WQTF) folx.
It all started with two trans makers and one shared vision: To create an inclusive, equitable, and diverse trades community in Tucson. So we built a work shop and are now teaching and learning with our people.
Tc Tolbert and Victor Valencia
Where women, queer, trans, and femme-of-center folx can gather to learn, build and dream together. We believe that everyone deserves equal access to the tools, resources, and opportunities that ignite imagination and fuel growth, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or identity.
We created this space to fill a vital gap in accessibility. Makerspaces and the trades have been environments where safety and belonging feel out of reach for most WQTF folks. We are here to change that. Our mission is to open doors to building skills, provide workshops led by community professionals, and nurture a supportive network of mentorship and collaboration. We foster opportunities for hands-on exploration of the trades, support mutual aid initiatives, and offer space for WQTF artists to explore their craft one transformative artist residency at a time.
Together, we are building a world where creativity, community, and courageous self-expression thrive for all.
Ways to be a BOSS
Become a Member
members have access to all scheduled programming, open studio days and art workshops
Become an Artist in Residence
access to space, tools and mentors
Solo exhibition
Become a shop tech / volunteer
learn the ins and outs of the shop, its tools and how to work and fix them
Support facilitators teaching workshop
Professional trades people
We need you!
Share and teach your skills.
Become a Supporter!
We cannot do this without you!
DONATE HERE.
we are a fiscally sponsored
all donations are tax deductible.
