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Directory of International dedicated Queer Arts and Culture Festivals - Pride
Festivals are not listed as they are not designated Queer Art Festivals. They
may have some arts events, but the celebration is mainly about gay pride.
Compiled by Michel F. Paré, Toronto gay archivist, activist.
European Festivals
aLAF
- a Lesbian Arts Festival in Dublin, Ireland, celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgendered and Queer women’s artistry and creativity, from poetry to
music, theatre to film making and visual art to the art of our own bodies. ALAF
has been running annually since 2002.
Aalborg
Queer Festival- Aalborg Queer Festival in Denmark is a DIY (do-it-yourself)
and non-profit event. It is a non-sexist and non-racist festival. It is about
making a space for creativity and critical thoughts.
The Berlin Queer
Festival - supports and promotes all the independent queer productions and
every form of creativity
Gaywise
LGBT Arts Festival - aims to provide a unique platform for Queer Arts principally
created by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) artists from a variety
of diverse backgrounds. The festival will present the work in a creatively safe,
stimulating and artistically challenging manner. It also offers the unique opportunity
to showcase the artwork in London, UK.
Homotopia
- a festival in Liverpool, UK, featuring a variety of events including theatre,
film, art, performance, photography, heritage and storytelling. Homotopia was
launched in 2004.
Nigah QueerFest
in New Delhi, India, found in 2007 as an attempt to create queer culture in
the Indian capital, for and by queer people themselves. The festival has now
grown to a full ten days arts festival, which features films, photography, talks
workshops, performances and parties at several venues in the Indian capital.
The festival is organized by Nigah, which is a queer collective that works on
issues of gender and sexuality.
Oslo Queer
Festival - Oslo Norway Queer Festival 20-23 Aug 2009
Queer Up North -
Queer Up North is Manchester's UK international queer festival. The first of
its type in Europe, Queer Up North commissions, produces and presents a diverse,
annual programme of live performance, art and ideas.
Queer
Zagreb Festival - Listing is Facebook page. Queer Zagreb is an international
festival which has been taking place in Croatia every May since 2003. It grew
to be the biggest such event in Central and Eastern Europe. The Pride Zagreb
Festival is one day event in late June, just a parade and a concert. It is very
distinctive from the Queer Zagreb Festival . In the last two years QZF organizers
have collaborated on many programs with Pride Zagreb
Outburst
- an annual queer arts festival and creative initiative for Northern Ireland.
It takes place at a number of venues in Belfast.
Sarajevo Queer Festival-
The first Sarajevo Queer Festival took place between 24 and 28 September 2008.
Organized by a non-governmental organization called Udruženje Q, the festival
of art and culture included exhibitions, performances, public discussions and
films. The idea of Queer Sarajevo Festival was born in 2006. The Festival in
itself challenges and questions heteronormative and patriarchal values, particularly
those centered around the issues of identity, sexuality and human rights.
Non-European Festivals
Canada Edmonton Exposure Arts & Culture Festival
- The Exposure Festival in Edmonton Alberta uncovers, highlights and celebrates
queer arts and culture. The festival exposes queer artists to new audiences,
and exposes Edmonton audiences to new art. Exposure presents queer artists working
in diverse media. By creating environments where artists can explore queer culture
and take risks, the festival cultivates creative synergies, thought-provoking
displays, social commentary, and new possibilities for inhabiting sexuality
and gender. Exposure has been running since 2006.
Queer Arts Festival
The mission of the Pride in Art Society, a not for profit organization, is to
promote the production and exhibition of queer art. The Pride in Art Society
creates opportunities for dialogue between queer artists from different disciplines,
encourages visibility and appreciation of queer art and artists through the
presentation of events, including the Queer Arts Festival (formerly Pride in
Art Festival). The major difference between Vancouver and Toronto is that Vancouver
Queer Arts Festival, Vancouver Pride and the Vancouver Queer Film Festival work
in harmony with each other for a whole month. Unlike Toronto Pride which ignores
Queer West Arts Festival.
Canada
Toronto
Queer West Arts Festival - Queer West Arts Festival
in Toronto Ontario, is the largest of three queer arts festivals in all of Canada,
that showcase queer artists, cultural producers, and activists for queer and
queer-friendly audiences. Queer West Arts Festival is creating awareness
internationally about the contributions of queers to the art world and cultural
life in Toronto and around the world. The 1st Annual Queer West Fest took place
in 2006. The 5th annual day day festival is taking place from Saturday August
7 to Sunday August 15, 2010
Pride Toronto is not listed, as it is not a International Queer Arts Festival.
United States Homo A Go Go festival, San Francisco, USA, features a diverse, multi-disciplinary line-up of music, film, spoken word, visual art and workshops in a unique blend of community building and cultural activism. The festival strives to feature a roster of queer artists and activists from diverse backgrounds, identities and locations. Homo A Go Go has been running since 2002.
United States
National Queer Arts Festival - Since 1998, QCC has organized an annual month-long
National Queer Arts Festival in California. USA. To date, these Festivals have
presented more than 400 different events featuring over 1000 Queer artists including
Alice Walker, Robert Rauschenberg, Bill T. Jones, Ester Hernandez, Adrienne
Rich, Marga Gomez, Justin Chin, Cherrie Moraga and Dorothy Allison. The 2006
Festival attracted more than 65,000 people.
Festival Guide - Courtesy of Queer West
Arts Collective: Overview
| Festival News
Queer West Arts Festival: About
Us | Official
Events | Spoken
Word
Queer West Film Festival: About
Us |
Film Festival Schedule
History Archive: History
Gay Festivals Toronto | History
of Queer West | History
of Gay Toronto
Other Festivals: International
Queer Arts Festivals | International
Queer Film Festivals | Pride Festivals Canada & USA
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Directory of International dedicated Queer Arts and Culture Festivals - Pride Festivals are not listed as they are not designated Queer Art Festivals. They may have some arts events, but the celebration is mainly about gay pride.
Compiled by Michel F. Paré, Toronto gay archivist, activist.
European Festivals
aLAF - a Lesbian Arts Festival in Dublin, Ireland, celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer women’s artistry and creativity, from poetry to music, theatre to film making and visual art to the art of our own bodies. ALAF has been running annually since 2002.
Aalborg Queer Festival- Aalborg Queer Festival in Denmark is a DIY (do-it-yourself) and non-profit event. It is a non-sexist and non-racist festival. It is about making a space for creativity and critical thoughts.
The Berlin Queer Festival - supports and promotes all the independent queer productions and every form of creativity
Gaywise LGBT Arts Festival - aims to provide a unique platform for Queer Arts principally created by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) artists from a variety of diverse backgrounds. The festival will present the work in a creatively safe, stimulating and artistically challenging manner. It also offers the unique opportunity to showcase the artwork in London, UK.
Homotopia - a festival in Liverpool, UK, featuring a variety of events including theatre, film, art, performance, photography, heritage and storytelling. Homotopia was launched in 2004.
Nigah QueerFest in New Delhi, India, found in 2007 as an attempt to create queer culture in the Indian capital, for and by queer people themselves. The festival has now grown to a full ten days arts festival, which features films, photography, talks workshops, performances and parties at several venues in the Indian capital. The festival is organized by Nigah, which is a queer collective that works on issues of gender and sexuality.
Oslo Queer Festival - Oslo Norway Queer Festival 20-23 Aug 2009
Queer Up North - Queer Up North is Manchester's UK international queer festival. The first of its type in Europe, Queer Up North commissions, produces and presents a diverse, annual programme of live performance, art and ideas.
Queer Zagreb Festival - Listing is Facebook page. Queer Zagreb is an international festival which has been taking place in Croatia every May since 2003. It grew to be the biggest such event in Central and Eastern Europe. The Pride Zagreb Festival is one day event in late June, just a parade and a concert. It is very distinctive from the Queer Zagreb Festival . In the last two years QZF organizers have collaborated on many programs with Pride Zagreb
Outburst - an annual queer arts festival and creative initiative for Northern Ireland. It takes place at a number of venues in Belfast.
Sarajevo Queer Festival- The first Sarajevo Queer Festival took place between 24 and 28 September 2008. Organized by a non-governmental organization called Udruženje Q, the festival of art and culture included exhibitions, performances, public discussions and films. The idea of Queer Sarajevo Festival was born in 2006. The Festival in itself challenges and questions heteronormative and patriarchal values, particularly those centered around the issues of identity, sexuality and human rights.
Non-European Festivals
Canada Edmonton Exposure Arts & Culture Festival - The Exposure Festival in Edmonton Alberta uncovers, highlights and celebrates queer arts and culture. The festival exposes queer artists to new audiences, and exposes Edmonton audiences to new art. Exposure presents queer artists working in diverse media. By creating environments where artists can explore queer culture and take risks, the festival cultivates creative synergies, thought-provoking displays, social commentary, and new possibilities for inhabiting sexuality and gender. Exposure has been running since 2006.
Queer Arts Festival The mission of the Pride in Art Society, a not for profit organization, is to promote the production and exhibition of queer art. The Pride in Art Society creates opportunities for dialogue between queer artists from different disciplines, encourages visibility and appreciation of queer art and artists through the presentation of events, including the Queer Arts Festival (formerly Pride in Art Festival). The major difference between Vancouver and Toronto is that Vancouver Queer Arts Festival, Vancouver Pride and the Vancouver Queer Film Festival work in harmony with each other for a whole month. Unlike Toronto Pride which ignores Queer West Arts Festival.
Canada Toronto Queer West Arts Festival - Queer West Arts Festival in Toronto Ontario, is the largest of three queer arts festivals in all of Canada, that showcase queer artists, cultural producers, and activists for queer and queer-friendly audiences. Queer West Arts Festival is creating awareness internationally about the contributions of queers to the art world and cultural life in Toronto and around the world. The 1st Annual Queer West Fest took place in 2006. The 5th annual day day festival is taking place from Saturday August 7 to Sunday August 15, 2010
Pride Toronto is not listed, as it is not a International Queer Arts Festival.
United States Homo A Go Go festival, San Francisco, USA, features a diverse, multi-disciplinary line-up of music, film, spoken word, visual art and workshops in a unique blend of community building and cultural activism. The festival strives to feature a roster of queer artists and activists from diverse backgrounds, identities and locations. Homo A Go Go has been running since 2002.
United States National Queer Arts Festival - Since 1998, QCC has organized an annual month-long National Queer Arts Festival in California. USA. To date, these Festivals have presented more than 400 different events featuring over 1000 Queer artists including Alice Walker, Robert Rauschenberg, Bill T. Jones, Ester Hernandez, Adrienne Rich, Marga Gomez, Justin Chin, Cherrie Moraga and Dorothy Allison. The 2006 Festival attracted more than 65,000 people.
Festival Guide - Courtesy of Queer West
Arts Collective: Overview | Festival News
Queer West Arts Festival: About Us | Official Events | Spoken Word
Queer West Film Festival: About Us | Film Festival Schedule
History Archive: History Gay Festivals Toronto | History of Queer West | History of Gay Toronto
Other Festivals: International Queer Arts Festivals | International Queer Film Festivals | Pride Festivals Canada & USA
Around Queer West Village: Accommodations | Businesses | The Board | Contact Us | Films, Festivals and Art Events | Theatre Events | Weekly & Monthly Events | What's on Today? | Nightlife | Queer West Village Travellers Guide | Village Street Map
Copyright 2010 Gay West Community Network Inc.