Queer Cultural Center is a
San Francisco
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community building
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" organization to promote development of San Francisco's
LGBT
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community. It was established in 1993.
It is also known as the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Center for Art and Culture.
Directors
The original directors were: Freddie Niem, Osa Hidalgo-de la Riva, Rudy Lemcke,
Lenore Chinn, Greg Day, Pam Peniston,
Adrienne Fuzee
Adrienne Louise Fuzee (May 16, 1950 – May 18, 2003) was an American artist, curator, gallerist, editor, poet, and activist, based in California.
Early life and education
Fuzee was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Lawrence Fuzee and Beul ...
, Jeff Jones, Blackberri and Carol Stuart. In August 2020, Queer Cultural Center welcomed Natalia M. Vigil as their first full-time Executive Director.
Programs
The most prominent program of the Center is the annual
National Queer Arts Festival
National Queer Arts Festival (NQAF) is an annual queer festival in San Francisco organized by the Queer Cultural Center and established in 1998 to coincide with Pride Month.
Other organisations which have assisted over the years include the Harve ...
, established in 1998.
In 2002, they opened an exhibition of works of
Robert Rauschenberg
Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines (1954–1964), a group of artwor ...
, with the intention of having three exhibitions each year of internationally and nationally recognized artists who "examine queer issues in their work".
In 2007, they partnered with the
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
The San Francisco LGBT Community Center, also known as the SF LGBT Center, is a nonprofit organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community of San Francisco, California, and nearby communities, located at 1800 Marke ...
to host an art exhibition and event commemorating
World AIDS Day
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.
See also
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Trans March
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References
External links
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QCC GuideStar
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LGBT arts organizations
LGBT community centers in the United States
LGBT in California
Queer organizations
Arts organizations established in 1993
Arts organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area
1993 establishments in California
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