NATIONAL QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2018
21st Annual
Artistic Director’s Welcome
#Resist
This year’s theme—#Resist—for the National Queer Arts Festival seems a natural progression. With the systematic cruelty, hate speech and “fake facts” that are besieging all of our communities, it was time to both withstand and take action: the very definitions of Resist.
Associate Artistic Director Ramona Webb and I challenged the artists working with the theme to queer this definition; to value stillness and/or create action. We felt action is more productive than simply as a reaction. That’s what we want for our community: To apply the arts & activism (artivism) to move forward, while protecting ourselves and reaching out to connect other communities who are being systematically harmed by this administration’s practices.
The programs our artists have created reflect the genius, resilience, strength, and beauty of our community and share our vision of equitable living and loving through artistic community engagement.
We hope to see you at the festival!
Pamela Peniston, Artistic Director
CONNECT
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SHOWS
![PARADISE](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ParadiseBelly-300x120.jpg)
QCC Parade Contingent
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/safehousebanner-300x120.jpg)
SAFEhouse June 2018
NQAF 2018![transresistance](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MicahV2-300x120.jpg)
Trans Resistance is Beautiful
NQAF 2018, Visual Art Archive, Visual Art Shows![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/proceduresforEntering-300x120.jpg)
Procedures For Entering An Enclosed Spaces
NQAF 2018, Visual Art Archive, Visual Art Shows![PARADISE](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ParadiseBelly-300x120.jpg)
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Queeriosity 2018
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/lacesh1-300x120.jpg)
Queer Latin Dance Festival, 2018
CQC 2018, In Lakech FS, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SingingBoisAug14-300x120.jpg)
Singing Bois 2018
NQAF 2018![Grantwriting 101](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/grantwriting2018-300x120.jpg)
Grantwriting 101
Co Sponsor Archive, NQAF 2018, Workshops Archive![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CQC2018-1-300x120.jpg)
CQC Grants SF and Oakland
CQC Past Calls For Entry, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PlaceHoldersNew-300x120.jpg)
PlaceHolders
NQAF 2018![Appendix](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/appendixv2-300x120.jpg)
Appendix Art
NQAF 2018, Visual Art Archive![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DragQuStoryJune16-300x120.jpg)
Drag Queen Story Hour
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Radar16thNew-300x122.jpg)
QUINCEANERA
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CAAM490-300x120.jpg)
Memories to Light: Asian American Home Movies
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/soloDate-300x120.jpg)
SOLO DATE
NQAF 2018![PARADISE](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ParadiseBelly-300x120.jpg)
ABOUT NQAF 2018
NQAF, NQAF 2018![PARADISE](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ParadiseBelly-300x120.jpg)
NQAF2018Logos
NQAF, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/QueeringWakeMouthFullOf-300x120.jpg)
mouth full of sea
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/chilehood-300x120.jpg)
Chile! Hood Stories
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![San Francisco Pride logo](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Pride-300x113.jpg)
Pride 2018
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DykeMarch18June23-300x120.jpg)
Dyke March 2018
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TransMarch18June22-300x120.jpg)
TransMarch 2018
NQAF 2018, SF Trans March FS![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HomeandAbroad-300x120.jpg)
Home and Abroad: Caribbean Films
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dontuntrahParade2-300x120.jpg)
Global Masquerade Parade
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DontuntrahWorkshop-300x120.jpg)
Global Masquerade Program
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TheyWoreJune18-300x120.jpg)
They Wore Love & Resistance
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BeautBeingJune17-300x120.jpg)
Beautiful Being
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/artHeart-300x120.jpg)
ARTheart – A Riotgrrrl Legacy
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Sprint-1-300x120.jpg)
Sprint
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/javisHome-300x120.jpg)
Javi’s Home
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HOVWalkT_LtKill-300x120.jpg)
A History of Violence Tour & Film
NQAF 2018, Visual Art Archive![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/blackmagic-300x120.jpg)
Black Magic
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Fresh-Meat-Square-300x300.jpg)
Fresh Meat Festival 2018
NQAF 20188pm
Z Space, San Francisco
Outrageously popular and finger-licking-good: the Fresh Meat Festival is the nation’s premiere transgender and queer performance festival. Award-winning trailblazers and national LGBT art-stars perform in three programs of modern dance, live music, comedy, aerial dance, theater and much more
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Queer as Fuck 2018
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/EnoughtNew-300x120.jpg)
Enough
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WhistleJune12-300x120.jpg)
The Whistle
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![Embrace:](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/enbrace-300x120.jpg)
Embrace
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ARoofJune10-300x120.jpg)
Roof Over My Head
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/memorya-300x120.jpg)
Memorya
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/quocmapFF-300x120.jpg)
QWOCMAP 2018
NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/qBall-300x120.jpg)
Qball 2018
NQAF 2018, Topsy Turvy FS![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HOVv2-300x120.jpg)
A History of Violence
2017 A History of Violence, NQAF 2018, Visual Art Archive, Visual Art Shows![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MusicJune3-300x120.jpg)
MUSEic-A Love Affair
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018, Visual Art Archive![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/StateofBlackJune2-300x120.jpg)
The State of Black Bodies
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TechnoTIhuacon-300x120.jpg)
Technotihuacan
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-Resilience-Archives-Visibility-Project-Lokei-300x300.jpg)
Performing Visible Resilience
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018, Visual Art ArchiveDoors Reception Opening: 7pm
Show: 7:30pm
Humanist Hall, Oakland
Performing Visible Resilience is an immersive visual arts exhibition and performance showcase featuring the stories and works of LGBTQ Asian Pacific American artists.
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Existence as Resistance
NQAF 2018, Still Here![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WeightedMay26-300x120.jpg)
Weighted Acceptance
CQC 2018, NQAF 2018![](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/QRebels-300x120.jpg)
Queer Rebels Fest: 10 Year Anniversary, 2018
NQAF 2018![PARADISE](https://queerculturalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ParadiseBelly-300x120.jpg)