For over 14 years, the Queer Arts Festival has presented thought-provoking works and performances to audiences that engage and initiate dialogue. Each year is carefully themed and curated. Here is a historical archive of the Queer Arts Festival from its inception.
Past Events
Hauntings
JUN 18 - JUL 8 | 2022
What haunts you? Fear? Insecurity? Longing? In a Queer context, our very existence is haunting ― a reminder of what colonial culture attempted to erase and an ephemeral suggestion of what future lays...
The Garden: Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa in Recital
Thu, 13 February 2020 | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST
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Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements
Curated by Love Intersections
Feb 1 – Apr 18, 2020 | Opening Reception: Feb 1, 4-6 pm
Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements is a visual art exhibit inspired by the Chinese Five Elemental forces, seized by the urgent tensions between Queer Chinese diasporic identities....
BC Gay and Lesbian Archives photo identification project
The BC Gay and Lesbian Archives (BCGLA) is a diverse collection of LGBTQ2+ history, started by Ron Dutton in 1970s and recently donated to the City of Vancouver Archives. Of the over 5,400 images that have been digitized, about 1,000 photographs depict people and events that are currently...
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Curated by Justin Ducharme in collaboration with the artist, this year’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival offers a pop-up exhibit featuring new and retrospective works from artist Zachery Longboy.
Longboy is from Churchill, Manitoba and is of Sayisi Dene lineage. This new and retrospective collection continues...
Glitter Technics
Glitter Technics is a 13 week workshop held every Wednesday from September 11th to December 4th, from 4pm to 8pm, with the exception of a special 5-hour workshop with Reel Youth on October 30th from 4pm to 9pm. All classes take place at The SUM Gallery in Chinatown,...
Stonewall 50: Glitter is Forever
Fri Jun 28 | 9pm | Free with QSO ticket | Party only $20 - $15
You can't get that shit out!
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This event is over. For more information on the exhibition, visit: https://sumgallery.ca/2019/03/22/adrian-stimson-naked-napi/
Loud and Queer | Symphony at the Annex
March 23 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm $19 – $30
This concert recognizes the fiftieth anniversary of homosexual rights in Canada and celebrates the many, many vibrant voices that make up our queer community.
This concert is presented in partnership with...
69 Positions: the Queer Canadian and Québec Archive in Film and Beyond
May 14 - Aug 17 | with VIVO Media Arts and Vancouver Queer Film Festival |
The west coast stop of Queer Media Database Canada-Québec Project’s touring exhibition series, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Omnibus which legalized same-sex sexual activities. In partnership with...
Queer Songbook Orchestra Workshop
Thur Jun 27 | 6 - 8 pm room B |
This opportunity is for emerging artists to work with the celebrated Queer Songbook Orchestra, and use your own personal narratives as an entry point for creating music. Young artists of all disciplines welcome...
Technical Knockouts Lab
Wed Jun 12 - Sat Jun 22 |
A female-centred music production drop-in lab for queer, Indigenous and allied youth led by Kinnie Starr, DJ O Show and Tiffany Moses.
ASL interpretation available upon request.
Queer Songbook Orchestra
Fri Jun 28 | 7pm | Concert | $40 - $30
Celebrated national chamber ensemble Queer Songbook Orchestra unearth the queer backstories and personal narratives inspired by musicof the past several generations, weaving together stories...