Upcoming Events

Jazz Age

Circus and Movement Based Variety Show Presented by Rapid Eye Movement this is the hard launch of Ender’s Next Show! Come see amazing Performers: Dizzy Stardust + Ender + Cheeks the Mime + Gizmo + Comfy Spice + Raven Alvarez + Rose Quartz + Charlotte + JazzPup and more! Photo Credit: Minnie Boo Shoots  $10 ... Read more

$10
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Aug 29, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Splinter Movement Space,

Synesthesia presents: Cymatic Drift

For our fall edition - "Cymatic Drift" - we are grateful to take over the 2,000+ sq. foot indoor/outdoor spaces at Splinter Collective and offer our own music, art, flow, motion, and interactive installations. Featuring: an indoor warehouse stage with ear rattling experimental bass sets... ... an outdoor, tripped out, chill zone soundtracked by an ... Read more

$15 – $30
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Sep 12, 2026 September 12 - September 13
Splinter Collective, 901 N 13th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705 United States
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Enchanted Portals Flow-Case

Exciting announcement!Grow with the Flow  is going to be putting on our FIRST SHOWCASE on September 26th at the Splinter Collective Movement Space! Big thanks to @fundtheflowarts for selecting us for one of their grants this year, we wouldn’t be able to do this without it!  Performer applications ARE OPEN as part of giving back ... Read more

$10
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Sep 26, 2026 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Splinter Collective, 901 N 13th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705 United States
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Latest News

Sex positivity, Drag and the Inspiration for Sleaze Ball

AKA: What was the inspiration for Sleaze Ball? FT: I saw a real lack of representation of bigger bodies, as well as cis women, non binary people and trans men in drag. I wanted to be a part of a show that wasn’t centered on mass appeal, that didn’t try to be more digestible for a vanilla audience. I take a lot of inspiration from Cabaret and the character of the Emcee, and I see the connection between the rise of fascism and the sanitization of sexual expression. It’s okay if people decide that Sleaze Ball is too extreme for them, but I want people to understand why it needs to exist. AKA: Why is it important to see bigger bodies in drag?  FT:  Growing up fat, I felt like my sexual expression was limited to what was palatable for others. Media would show fat women being aggressively sexual in … Read more
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Our mission statement:

Splinter Collective’s mission is to promote the arts and social justice in Southern Arizona, and serve as a local artistic and community hub. We center the artistic expression, voices, and experiences of folks who are systematically disenfranchised and historically absent from the centers of power. We do this through culture making, curating artistic events, providing an accessible venue for community events, liberatory art practices, social justice organizing, and fiscally sponsoring aligned projects.

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