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ARTS & CULTURAL PROGRAMS

The Center is your cultural home base, and has been at the heart of New York City’s LGBT community since our earliest days. From our long-running Second Tuesday lecture series to premieres, panels and performances, we attract notable public figures from the arts, politics and academia to create, connect and celebrate with you.

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For avid arts and culture enthusiasts, learn more about volunteering at Center arts and culture events. The Center’s arts and cultural programming is made possible with support from The Kors Le Pere Foundation.

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Upcoming Events

ONLINE EXHIBITION: CAN YOU SAVE SUPERMAN?
JUNE 10-DECEMBER 1, 2020

The Center is proud to co-present, with the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, this special online exhibit by artist Jordan Eagles as part of our month-long virtual Pride celebration.

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THE 2020 NEW MASCULINITIES FESTIVAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS
THROUGH JULY 26, 2020

The Center, in collaboration with Man Question, is seeking performances that investigate how expectations of masculinity impact people’s lives. We seek pieces that have the potential to challenge audience members to experience the world, and in some cases the word “masculinity,” in a new way.

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ONLINE EXHIBITION: TAKING SPACE
JUNE 10-SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Taking Space was initially conceived of as an exhibition at The Center, which has been postponed. Showcased selections are from a larger series of mixed-media portraits by Gwen Shockey and Riya Lerner featuring lesbian and queer women who have dedicated their lives to creating and holding space for women in New York City from the 1950s to today.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR NEWFEST 2020
FESTIVAL RUNS OCTOBER 21-27, 2020

Submissions for the 32nd Annual New York LGBTQ Film Festival are now being accepted. The 32nd Annual New York LGBTQ Film Festival will take place at The Center and throughout New York City.

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FEMINIST PRESS AND THE CENTER PRESENT BISHAKH SOM IN CONVERSATION WITH CAT FITZPATRICK
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020, 6:30 P.M.

The Center and Feminist Press are partnering to bring you a special conversation between acclaimed creatives Bishakh Som and Cat Fitzpatrick. The two will sit down to discuss Som’s latest release, “Apsara Engine.”

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VIRTUAL PREMIERE: “WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS”
JULY 13-15, 2020
LIVE Q&A JULY 15, 8 P.M.

Reserve your ticket to watch the film July 13-15, and then join us for a livestream Q&A on July 15 with director Linda Goldstein Knowlton and featured cast Anayvette Martinez & Marilyn Hollinquest (on NewFest’s Facebook + YouTube channels).

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SECOND TUESDAY PRESENTS
LARISSA LAI IN CONVERSATION WITH KAI CHENG THOM
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020, 6:30 P.M.

Larissa Lai, author of the award-winning sci-fi novel “The Tiger Flu” sits in conversation with Kai Cheng Thom to talk about their recent work.

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DYKONOGRAPHY: CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2020, 6:30 P.M.

Dykonography: Conversations With Artists is a series focusing on visual art and queer identity, with an emphasis on lesbian and dyke visibility. Hosted by writer and art historian Ksenia M. Soboleva, each iteration will feature different artists engaging in a conversation around their practice. This event will feature artists Samantha Nye and Catalina Schliebener.

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GENEVIEVE HUDSON & ALDEN JONES: A VIRTUAL READING WITH THE BUREAU
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020, 6 P.M.

Genevieve Hudson will read from her new novel, “Boys of Alabama” and Alden Jones will read from her new bibliomemoir, “The Wanting Was a Wilderness: Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and the Art of Memoir.”

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