Street Art: Found Images, Berlin 2012

I was in Berlin a few weeks ago, where I went walkabout with my camera looking for queer messages in the masses of visual messages in the streets of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.

The Artist In You – Mixed Media Visual Art Workshop for Youth

Press release cross posted at queerartsfestival.com Workshop: The Artist In You with Roxanne Gagnon Two 2.5 hour sessions organised by Queer Arts Festival, Vancouver, Canada Start: August 3, 2012 End: August 4, 2012 Cost: $40 per session; bursaries available, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Venue:…

Collages by Elinore Lindén Strand

C–2, collage by Elinore Lindén Strand C–3, collage by Elinore Lindén Strand C–4, collage by Elinore Lindén Strand The above series of collages by Swedish artist and queer woman Elinore Lindén Strand are part of the Gardet II exhibition in Stockholm, Sweden this week. GARDET II August 2 – 8,…

Entzaubert Queer Film Festival in Berlin

Vagina Bomb, Freya Steadman 00:37 Berlin August 2-5, 2012 Entzaubert Queer Film Festival Entzaubert is a annual radical queer d.i.y. film festival which has taken place at the queer wagenplatz Schwarzer Kanal in Berlin since 2007. The festival team writes at their website that they: “aims to bring queer artists…

The Powerhouse

Doc Shop 6: The Powerhouse by ONFB, National Film Board of Canada This short documentary by Shawn Thompson is about La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse and Feminism. Located in Montreal, La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse is the oldest feminist art gallery in Canada. An exhibition space focusing on the diverse feminisms and…

Some Kind Of Fairytale

Hand-coloured photo from the series Some Kind Of Fairytale by Frida Gustavsson and Tabita Hagstrand Hand-coloured photo from the series Some Kind Of Fairytale by Frida Gustavsson and Tabita Hagstrand The above works of art are part of the Gardet II exhibition in Stockholm, Sweden this week. GARDET II August…

Stockholm: GARDET II

Press release Love by Elinore Lindén Strand The Gardet art collective invites you to an epic revival! Frida Mörker & Tabita Hagstrand Photos, drawings, paintings http://fridamorker.blogspot.de John Erlandsson Paintings http://johnerlandsson.weebly.com Elinore Lindén Strand Photos, installations http://www.lindenstrand.com Kajsa Boklund Textil, drawings http://www.kajsaboklund.com GARDET II August 2 – 8, 2012 Galleri Kocks…

Nicole Eisenman: Figure Drawing Atelier

In this video, Margie Weinstein, manager of education initiatives, describes 2012 Whitney Biennial artist Nicole Eisenman’s public program: a figure drawing workshop with live models. Related Link Nicole Eisenman’s portfolio at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles projects

Nicole Eisenman: Woodcuts, Etchings, Lithographs and Monotypes

Gallery hopping with James Kalm, who captured some video of the opening of Nicole Eisenman: Woodcuts, Etchings, Lithographs and Monotypes (May 24 – June 30, 2012) at Leo Koenig Inc. New York, USA. Video by James Kalm Related Link Another video by James Kalm: Nicole Eisenman New Paintings at LEO KOENING…

Vancouver: Pride in Art Community Art Show

Press release, cross posted at http://queerartsfestival.com Pride in Art Community Art Show Start: July 31, 2012 End: August 18, 2012 Cost: Free – Donations Appreciated Venue: Roundhouse Great Hall Address: 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC, Canada Facility Hours: 9am – 10pm Monday to Friday. 9am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday Queer…

Vancouver: Random Acts of Queerness

Lion, Raven and Walnut Tree by Kimberley French Random Acts of Queerness – Curated Visual Art Exhibition July 31 – August 18 Roundhouse Great Hall Vancouver, Canada Gallery Hours 11 am – 10 pm Monday to Friday 11 am – 4:30pm Saturday and Sunday The 2012 Queer Arts Festival brings…

Open Space: Deirdre Logue

Velvet Crease, 2012 [id/ego/superego: 2 min. 23 sec.] Three-channel video by Deirdre Logue, Canada Id’s Its — Installations by Deirdre Logue, July 13 to August 4, 2012 at Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 1E6 Canada. Experimental film artist Deirdre Logue was artist in residency…

Catherine Opie and her Landscape Photos

Catherine Opie | The Artist’s Museum from MOCA on Vimeo. Structured as extended studio visits The Artist’s Museum (2009) video series by MOCA capture each artists’ creative process and motivations, developing a rich narrative on the vitality of the Los Angeles artist community. In this video photographer and queer woman…

Doing Time by Persimmon Blackbridge

Doing Time (1991) from Lorna Boschman on Vimeo. A video interpretation of a sculptural installation by Persimmon Blackbridge, this tape presents text and sculpture about the lives of four women who’ve been locked inside Canada’s prison system. Produced and Directed by Lorna Boschman. – Artist talk: Persimon Blackbridge. Text readings:…

MO(U)RNING by Zanele Muholi

STEVENSON, Cape Town, is pleased to present MO(U)RNING, July 26 – September 12, 2012, a solo exhibition by visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi.

Lesbian Art Herstory: Frances Loring and Florence Wyle

A Young Girl by Wyle from E. Sweeney on Vimeo. “I love it” ~ Charlie Hill, Curator of Canadian Art,  National Gallery of Canada. Lesbian Art Herstory: Frances Loring and Florence Wyle Frances Loring (1881?-1968) and Florence Wyle (ca 1887-1968) artists and American bohemians living and working together in Toronto,…

10th Annual Fresh Fruit Festival Visual Arts Show

Testimony: A Living Exhibition of Queer Youth Curated by Alexis Handwerker July 18-28, 2012 Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art 26 Wooster Street / New York City Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 18, 6-9 pm Testimony: A Living Exhibition of Queer Youth will feature images made by photographers Amos Mac,…

Les Rencontres d’Arles: Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi, South Africa Queer photographer Zanele Muholi is nominated for the Rencontres d’Arles Discovery Award and she exhibiting at the festival in Arles, France, from July 2 to September 23, 2012. Zanele Muholi’s exhibition at Arles is a visual exploration of ‘making / mapping / preserving radical black lesbian and queer…