NATIONAL QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 1998

This series of cultural events, exhibitions, performances, and interpretive programs has been organized by Qcc The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender Art & Culture and The Harvey Milk Institute. The Festival is produced in collaboration with numerous Bay Area non-profit arts organizations including SOMAR, The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Art and The Center for African & African-American Art & Culture and many others whose events you will find on this site.

The San Francisco Queer Arts Festival highlights the diverse and talented queer artists and arts organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here you will find visual art, dance, theater, a gender conference, a series of interpretive programs with artists discussing their work, film and video screenings, and a wide array of multidisciplinary programs.

This series could not have been produced without the assistance of countless organizations and individuals, including, but not limited to: Tom Ammiano, Sue Bierman, Jack Davis (SOMAR), June Gutefleish, Leslie Katz, Jenni Rodriguez, Mabel Teng, Kola Akintola Thomas, Leland Yee, and dozens of dedicated artists and volunteers.

The first annual Queer Arts Festival has been financially supported by the South of Market Cultural Center, the Center for African and African American Art and Culture, the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts, the Bayview Opera House, the Cultural Equity Initiatives Grants program of the San Francisco Arts Commission and Grants for the Arts, (the SF Hotel Tax Fund).