CALL FOR ARTISTS
Know Gays Aloud: Violence in the LGBT Communities of Color
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, February 12th, 2012
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The LGBT community has struggled to ensure equality of their civil liberties for over three decades. Though there has been significant progress in obtaining equal rights in the United States, such as the recent vote that passed a marriage equality law in states like New York, violence still persists against the LGBT community especially in minority populations. The increase in hostility towards the LGBT community in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Africa has led to a rise in murders and teen suicides, notably for the transgendered. In Puerto Rico, even though murders of transgendered are becoming more frequent, the government is seeking to take these crimes off of the list of hate crimes, further justifying these acts of violence. This exhibition aims to expose the violence and prejudice that LGBT communities of color have endured through systematic cultural and religious persecution. Art for Change seeks work that reacts to this injustice.
Submit a proposal HERE.
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Cute as a Button!
FREE Children’s Art Studio with Guest Teaching Artist Jonette Jameson
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Saturday, February 4th
1:30-3:30pm
Artist Jonette Jameson will teach button-making at the next Children’s Art Workshop. Come to the Art for Change gallery at 1699 Lexington Avenue (lower level) for a fun afternoon of storytelling, singing, dancing and art making! Children will create and take home their very own button expressing their uniqueness and collectively sharing and celebrating the uniqueness of others.
Open for all ages up to 13.
All Kids Workshops Located at:
Art for Change
1699 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10029
To sign up, contact Kathleen Sowle at kathleensowle@aol.com or 646-290-7688
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Dismissed:Closing Reception
Friday, November 18, 7-11pm
For information contact, Rosanna Bump, Program Coordinator by email at rosannafoto@gmail.com
Art for Change Gallery
1699 Lexington Ave (between 106-107th Sts)
Basement Level
