Festivals
Queer PHOTO: Alteration
Footscray Community Arts Riverside Lawn 45 Moreland St, Footscray, AustraliaA decade of groundbreaking work from queer Polynesian artist collective FAFSWAG. Meeting at the intersections of cultural archival practices, digital technology and queer Indigenous storytelling, Alteration presents a glimpse into the shapeshifting practice of FAFSWAG, an Aotearoa-based queer Polynesian arts collective. This outdoor exhibition at Footscray Community Arts complements a major showing at The Substation.…
Queer PHOTO: Like A River
Footscray Community Arts Riverside Lawn 45 Moreland St, Footscray, AustraliaDaniel Jack Lyon's portrait photography visualises and empowers the trans and queer communities living in the Amazon Rainforest, made in collaboration with Casa do Rio, a community-based organisation that celebrates and supports the cultural lives of teenagers and young people living in the Amazon. Lyons' portraits explore how deep Indigenous traditions and modern identity politics…
Queer PHOTO: Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped In Black) Film Screening and Q&A
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaJoin us at the opening of this screening on Saturday 3 February, as part of Queer Out West site takeover; for a screening of the award-winning documentary ‘Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)’ created by Derik Lynch and Matthew Thorne. The film follows Yankunytjatjara queer artist Derik Lynch who takes a road trip back to Country…
Queer PHOTO: An Artsy Queer Bus Ride Tour
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaJoin queer icon 2joocee for the queer, arty bus ride of your dreams! Starting at Footscray Community Arts, join us on a guided bus tour as we journey across all the venues within the Queer PHOTO Festival! 2joocee will be your host with the most who will keep you well informed throughout your afternoon adventure.…
Queer PHOTO: Footscray Precinct Tour
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaJoin us at Footscray Community Arts and meet the Queer PHOTO's curator Brendan McCleary. Brendan will guide you through a series of indoor and outdoor exhibitions, talk you through the artists work and how it connects to the overarching theme of queer futures. See work from Salote Tawale, Lilah Benetti, Daniel Jack Lyons (LA), Derik…
Queer PHOTO: Lilah Benetti Artist Talk
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaJoin Lilah Benetti in this one-off in conversation, along side South Sudanese artist and writer Atong Atem. Shot on film, this series features portraits of migrant and Indigenous Black individuals, rooted in the unique context of what is commonly referred to as Australia. The word recognise that Blackness is far from a monolithic identity; rather,…
Queer PHOTO: Pet Portraits With Elvin Lam
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaIt's pet photoshoot time! What cuter way to celebrate your love for your pet than with a photoshoot! Elvin Lam will be hosting this super special addition to the Queer PHOTO Festival. Elvin is a Deaf Auslan user with a passion for Animals and is excited to meet you and your furry loved ones! Before…
Queer PHOTO: Film Screening and Q&A with Clifford Prince King (USA)
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaComing all the way from New York City, Clifford Prince King is teaming up with Queer PHOTO in a documentation of Queer Black Joy through photography and film. Meet the artist in a discussion following an exclusive screening of two of their short films that explore queerness, HIV, and intimate relationships. ‘Kiss of Life’ is…
Queer PHOTO: Cyanotype Photography Workshop with Isabella Capezio
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaArtist and RMIT Lecturer, Isabella Capezio, is your teacher for this hands-on, photography workshop! Throughout this class, you will: Be introduced to the history of cyanotype photography Learn how to up-cycle clothes to create new artworks Produce cyanotypes in varying camera-less methods using both objects and pre-prepared images Learn about contemporary forms of this medium…
Queer PHOTO: Daniel Jack Lyons (USA) Artist Talk
Daniel Jack Lyons portrait photography in their new work, ‘Like a River’ visualises and empowers the trans and queer communities living in the Amazon rainforest, made in collaboration with Casa Do Rio, a community-based organisation that celebrates and supports the cultural lives of teenagers and young people living in the Amazon. Lyons’ portraits explore how…