LGBTQ artists take over downtown Rochester

(ABC 6 News) – LGBTQ+ art was on display in downtown Rochester over the weekend.

Art Heads Emporium hosted the event. Bringing in 13 vendors to showcase their artwork to the public.

Andy Furness was invited to showcase his work with t-shirts, pants and stickers. He says that he hopes his work will help inspire other younger artists.

“It’s really important to kind of create those spaces so that younger people growing up can have those role models in their community and people to look up to that are like them,” Furness said. “Because I didn’t really have that as much growing up, and I would’ve liked that a lot more.”