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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

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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SCREENING OF “CONFEDERITIS”
A FILM BY RBT. SPS. & JILLIAN MCMANEMIN
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020, 7 P.M.

Join us for an online screening of “Confederitis,” a collaborative film by Robert Spees & Jillian McManemin, followed by a brief Q&A with both artists.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
IN MY MIND: LGBTQ+ PEOPLES OF COLOR MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
SUBMISSIONS OPEN THROUGH MAY 31, 2020

This year’s In My Mind: LGBTQ Peoples of Color Mental Health Conference – The Environment and Me focuses on the many ways in which both external (physical) and internal (social) aspects of the environment impact LGBTQ+ peoples of color mental health, and in a cascade, affect their life choices and decision-making, with the objective to encourage more introspection and, with the knowledge and tools, to endeavor to change.

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ART DECO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK PRESENTS THE QUEER HISTORY OF PROHIBITION
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020, 6:30 P.M.

As the ‘20s begin to roar again, there are a surprising number of similarities between the 1920s and today, particularly for LGBTQ Americans. In this talk, historian and playwright Daniel Hurewitz invites us to reconsider the lost history of Prohibition.

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FEMINIST PRESS AND THE CENTER PRESENT BISHAKH SOM IN CONVERSATION WITH CAT FITZPATRICK
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 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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CORONATALK @ THE CENTER
REACHING OUT AND CHECKING IN WITH SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020, 6:30 P.M.

The Center, in collaboration with Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D., President of Research Foundation to Cure AIDS (RFTCA), presents this virtual panel discussion and Q&A with pioneering doctors, nurses and scientists on the impact of COVID-19 and what it means for New Yorkers and those involved in pursuing treatments and cures.

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SECOND TUESDAY PRESENTS GEORGE JOHNSON’S IN CONVERSATION WITH TWIGGY “PUCCI” GARÇON ON “ALL BOYS AREN’T BLUE: A MEMOIR-MANIFESTO”
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2020, 7 P.M.

Join us for the premiere of George Johnson’s new memoir-manifesto! In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George Matthew Johnson explores his childhood and adolescence growing up as a gay Black man.

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DYKONOGRAPHY: CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 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. We will be kicking off the series with artists Samantha Nye and Catalina Schliebener.

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THE 2020 NEW MASCULINITIES FESTIVAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS
THROUGH JUNE 28, 2020

We are 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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