Anya Gallacio About Her Installation ‘Stroke’

Stroke by Anya Gallaccio at Jupiter Artland, UK, 2014 The description of the video: “Anya Gallacio returns to Jupiter Artland with her second gallery installation “Stroke”. This exhibition follows the dramatic “Red on Green”, the artists first gallery installation at Jupiter Artland where ten thousand fragrant English red roses were…

Looking Ahead to NQAF – 2016!

Excerpt from the Queer Cultural Center’s newsletter by Pamela Peniston, artistic director of NQAF Thank you so much for attending the events of the 2015 National Queer Arts Festival! I believe our artist / curators brought some of the most exciting, topical & beautiful work to stages in SF &…

Book Project: PAARE 2 by Anja Müller

Pre-order the Beautiful Photography Book German photographer and queer woman Anja Müller has created a crowdfunding project to fund the publication of her next photography book: PAARE 2 (Couples), an erotic photography book. You can help fund this publication by pre-ordering a copy Anja Müller’s beautiful photography book at the…

Queer Art Mentorship – Call for Applications

Queer Art Mentorship – Call for Applications for the 2015-2016 Cycle Further details about how to apply. Queer Art Mentorship are pairing and supporting mentorship between queer working artists in New York City. The 2015-2016 mentors are Arthur Aviles; Shannon Michael Cane; Angela Dufresne; Avram Finkelstein; Thomas Allen Harris; Silas…

A Pop Up Walking Tour Performance in California

Press photo. Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens: ‘By shifting the metaphor from “Earth as mother” to “Earth as lover” we aim to entice people to develop a more mutual, pleasurable, sustainable, and less destructive relationship with the environment.’ June 21 & June 28, 2015 Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens presents:…

The No Outsiders Classroom: An LGBT Critical Art Project

This video is about a group of students in an LGBT cohort who explored these themes via a critical art project called the No Outsiders Classroom. “Social justice is a broad concept with varying interpretations, but generally it means leveling the playing field. It’s not so much about creating opportunities…

Call for Proposals: Killjoy’s Kastle Book Project

We seek contributions for a volume of collected essays related to artist Allyson Mitchell’s Killjoy’s Kastle: A Lesbian Feminist Haunted House. This large-scale installation and performance invites visitors to walk-through an unconventional gallery space designed in the tradition of carnivals, evangelical Christian fright nights, and lesbian feminist direct action aesthetics….

Lesbian Photographers Panel (2013)

Lesbian Photographers Panelists: Carolyn Sherer, Betsy Kalin and Connie Kurtew. Moderated by Angela Brinskele. They share their inspirations, challenges and motivations that drive their work and honor the lives of men and women they photograph. This panel took place alongside the traveling exhibit: Living In Limbo: Lesbian Families In the…

Madeleine Lim Talks About Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project

Lavender Life: Madeleine Lim, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project by KleisTV.com (2013) In the above video Madeleine Lim, founder of Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project in California, reveals how it all started and she ends the interview by introducing the 2013 programme of the QWOCMAP Film…

Living in Limbo: Lesbian Families in the Deep South

Artist Caroly Sherer introduces the exhibition, The Story of Living in Limbo: Lesbian Families of the Deep South. (2012). See the full exhibition summary at YouTube. Living in Limbo: Lesbian Families in the Deep South by Carolyn Sherer is a contemporary fine art photography exhibition honoring the current complexities of…

The 377191 Wall: A New Window TO Understanding

Article by KASHISH Exhibition view of The 377191 Wall; photo courtesy of KASHISH. The 377191 Wall The month long art exhibition is organized by Gallery Beyond in association with KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. In its 6th edition, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is stepping beyond the medium…

Shu Lea Cheang in Conversation Omar Kholeif

Shu Lea Cheang:’Art, Queer Technologies and Social Interference’ To coincide with an exhibition held by the artist at Furtherfield in London in 2013, The White Building hosted a special talk by Shu Lea Cheang in conversation with curator and writer, Omar Kholeif. – This video was published on YouTube in…

Julia Kunin 2015

Video (4:26): American ceramic artist Julia Kunin’s one person show, LES GUÉRILLÈRES, at Sandra Gering, NYC. Video by Velvetpark Media (2015).

San Francisco: National Queer Arts Festival 2015

A copy and paste ‘text collage’ with bits and pieces from QCC’s newsletter and website by Feminine Moments The 18. National Queer Arts Festival: Connections, May 29 – June 29, 2015 Next week, we begin our nearly non-stop journey through the arts that is the 18th Annual National Queer Arts…

Washing Line in the Colors of the Rainbow – a Community Project

Press release From the Washing Line by Ilar Gunilla Persson Washing Line in the Colors of the Rainbow, Nordic Tour Starts at Sápmi Pride in Karasjok, Norway, June 29-31, 2015 Statements against homophobia are needed as the political discussion is getting more aggressive. Washing Line is a community art project…

Zanele Muholi Shortlisted for Deutche Börse Photography Prize

Article by Lerato Dumse Tick Tock for Deutsche Börse 2015 Prize With less than a week remaining before we are introduced to the winner of the renowned Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2015. Predictions are still pouring in and opinions are shared from far and wide. Everyone wants to see their…

TERESA INANNA by Liliana Kleiner

TERESA INANNA Art and Video: Liliana Kleiner Editing: Claudia Medina Music: “Song of Genesis” by Ruth Weider Mangan and Mark Eliyahu Lamamc’e: Marc Eliyahu Voice and Text: Ruth Weider Magan, based on Jewish mystical writings. The video was published in May 2015. Liliana Kleiner says, I showed it in Europe…