Australian LGBTQI+ artists will come together in conversation this week as part of Mardi Gras Month at Wollongong Art Gallery.

The event, Celebrating Mardi Gras Month, will be held at 11am on Wednesday 18 February and will centre on Jawoyn artist Troy-Anthony Baylis's façade installation 'Tell Them Their Dreaming'.

Mr Baylis will be joined by Gallery Director Daniel Mudie Cunningham to discuss the project, which expands on his 2019-2020 work of the same name.

He described how the concept first came to him.

"It was conceived of in a semi-sleep state, and from there I went forth wanting to discuss the layered meaning of dreams and dreaming," Mr Baylis said.

"As sleep and the subconscious, as fantasy and desire in popular music, and as sacred Aboriginal cultural knowledge known as The Dreaming."

The façade installation draws on lyrics from queer pop icons including Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey and Jayne County, alongside Australian bands Kids In The Kitchen, The Masters Apprentices and Wollongong group Tumbleweed.

Lyrics appear off-kilter and asymmetrical across the façade, reflecting the tone and imagery of the songs from which they are drawn.

Mr Baylis said the work embraces a broad understanding of diversity.

"Each lyric is positioned off-kilter, asymmetrical, in some cases reflective of the imagery and feel of the song it comes from," Mr Baylis said.

"While not every musician sampled here is queer, I figure I am, and I enjoy all types, all stereos.

"While rainbows have a common cultural association with queerness now, they've been used to represent diversity of all sorts for a long time, and I love how I can draw on that diversity of meaning and inclusion of identities and communities and bring it into my work."

The event will also feature a selection of queer artists exhibiting in this year's Wollongong Art Prize, who will share insights into their practices and featured works.

Mr Mudie Cunningham said the gallery was proud to host the discussion during Mardi Gras Month.

"Wollongong has always been a centre for diversity, creativity and innovation, and nowhere is that more literally on display then here in our exhibitions," Mr Mudie Cunningham said.

"The interplay between identity and art is always a joy to learn about, as much as any technical application of practice and style."

Celebrating Mardi Gras Month is free to attend, with no bookings required.