Artists and LGBT community organizations converge to increase awareness and celebrate their work near Fair Park in Southern Dallas.
The two-day event is entitled, “We The People: A Celebration of Queer Arts & Culture”, and will take place Saturday, March 6, and Sunday, March 7, at the South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 S. Fitzhugh, in Dallas.
“Our goal is both to network across artistic disciplines as well as fostering a stronger communal awareness as queer people,” says Q Ragsdale, local filmmaker and co-organizer of the event with DFW Senators. “We hope for it to become an annual event.”
Funds raised through “We The People” will be used the commission new works by the event’s co-sponsor, Fahari Arts Institute, a multi-disciplinary arts organization celebrating black gay expression.
This year’s commissioned work will be “the bull-jean stories: a multi media adaptation”, performed by Q Ragsdale and based on the book, “the bull-jean stories” by Sharon Bridgforth.
Entry donation is $10 for each evening and doors open at 6pm with performances starting at 7pm. Confirmed performances include Dallas blues musician, Sonya Jevette, Houston-based visual artist, Lovie Olivia, and Austin-based performance artist, Cheryl Coward. Interested artists and vendors, please contact Q Ragsdale or myself.
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