Queer Cultural Center
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Queer Cultural Center is a San Francisco "community-building" organization to promote development of San Francisco's LGBT
community. It was established in 1993.
It is also known as the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Center for Art and Culture.
, established in 1998.
In 2002, they opened an exhibition of works of Robert Rauschenberg
, 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
to host an art exhibition and event commemorating World AIDS Day
.
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
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, Jeff Jones, Blackberri and Carol Stuart.Programs
The most prominent program of the Center is the annual National Queer Arts FestivalNational Queer Arts Festival
National Queer Arts Festival is an annual queer festival in San Francisco, established in 1998 to coincide with Pride Month.Other organisations which have assisted over the years include the Harvey Milk Institute, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Art and the Center for African and African...
, established in 1998.
In 2002, they opened an exhibition of works of Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg was an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. Rauschenberg is well-known for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations...
, 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
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
The San Francisco LGBT Community Center is a nonprofit organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population of San Francisco, California and nearby communities, located at 1800 Market Street in San Francisco....
to host an art exhibition and event commemorating World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, observed December 1 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an...
.