What is Creating Queer Communities? Creating Queer Communities (CQC) is a professional development training program for queer and trans artists in the San Francisco Bay Area. For over 25 years, […]
Lauren Garcia (she/her) builds artist-centered institutions and guides organizations through periods of growth and transition. Her work sits at the intersection of art, strategy, and movement building, with a background spanning publishing, media, live event production, and affordable housing and homelessness advocacy. Her strength lies in designing sustainable infrastructure that supports public programs, integrating creative practice with political education and community care.
What is Creating Queer Communities? Queer Cultural Center is thrilled to announce the next round of Creating Queer Communities, our beloved professional development training program for Queer and Trans artists […]
This is an exciting moment – we are announcing the first Creating Queer Communities (CQC) Level 2 cohort, designed to help local LGBTQ2IA+ artists advance their technical and creative production skills. This is our first ever level 2 cohort, a new aspect of our artists development program designed to help local LGBTQ2IA+ artists hone their ability to devise and produce original artworks for our community. We’re excited to welcome Deon Brown, Tiara Amar, Esotérica Tropical, Grupo Chuqui Chinchay, Lyn Patterson, Sagaree, and Yanni Brumfeld. Read their full bios through the link!
Djérae Lucas (he/they), born and raised in Laurel Maryland, has been a musician (singer and composer) for twenty years and has worked in the non-profit sector for eight years. Djérae merges their knowledge of their artistic practice and arts administration skills to create and support art that sparks community experiences and encourages connection, remembrance, healing, reclamation, and love.
Queer Cultural Center will select 5-7 applicants for the CQC2 cohort. CQC2 cohort members will receive professional development workshops and will produce an individual cultural event as part of QCC’s 2025 Spring Queer Arts Festival.
The artistic theme for the 2025 Spring Queer Arts Festival is “Pleasure in the Storm”. We invite projects that address queer approaches to sustaining ourselves and our communities through cultivating inner joy, community connection, and sensory pleasures amid the ongoing political, cultural, public health, and climate crises that shape our current material conditions.
August 2023 at Queer Cultural Center ANNOUNCEMENTS Did you know that Queer Cultural Center works year-round to support queer arts? It’s true, we’re more than just the National […]
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Queer Cultural Center supports hundreds of LGBTQ+ artists, producers, and local venues because of supporters like you. We thank you for enabling us to thrive.
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26th Annual National Queer Arts Festival: week 3! Check out week 3of NQAF 2023! Can you believe we’re already about to start week three of this year’s NQAF? We […]