Ciaran Cannon is a sculptor whose work embraces the queer qualities of nature and investigates material possibilities through found, salvaged, and repurposed objects. As a queer trans man, he draws parallels between these overlooked objects and the queer experience.

Sonia Killmann is a saxophone layer and sound artist whose work is mainly influenced by the relationship between sound and the environment. Sonia has been researching ways in which to incorporate Deep Listening and ambient music in live performances to create immersive experiences.

Leyla Hussain is a Dundonian Scottish-Pakistani trans woman specialising in illustration and literature. Spanning video, printmaking, and performance, her work explores trauma, religion, and repression while creating pieces with an air of fantasy.

Levi J. Richards is an illustrator, comics artist, drag king, and co-founder of small zine press Door Ajar Comics. His work explores queerness and mental illness through decadent historical and Gothic styles. He is Out of the Blueprint’s current resident artist, and was a Creative Edinburgh Student Award finalist in 2022.

Jordy Joans is an award-winning non-binary, trans femme artist from Edinburgh, Scotland, who works across the UK creating work for theatre, film and music. They focus their creative practice on human psychology, and she also presents for podcast and radio platforms sharing stories rooted in overcoming adversity and trauma.