3 Ways You Can Directly Support LGBTQIA+ Artists This Pride Month (June 2021)
This Pride Month, HEADS on TV is highlighting three (3) fantastic LGBTQIA+ organizations whose missions align with supporting and funding artists in the LGBTQIA+ communities, in addition to uplifting BIPOC voices in the process.
If you’re unable to donate, please consider following their social media channels to stay up-to-date on their efforts (linked below)!
ALLIES IN ARTS
Image courtesy of Allies in Arts.
“Allies in Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to support artists who are womxn, BIPOC, and LGBTQQIA2S — all of whom are underrepresented individuals in creative industries.
Artists from our communities face barriers as a direct result of race, gender, sex, and sexual orientation. We seek to break down those barriers by awarding grants, curating exhibitions and screenings, and connecting artists with the decision-makers who can hire them.”
Donate here.
Follow @alliesinarts on Instagram
QUEER|ART
Image courtesy of QUEER|ART.
“QUEER|ART was launched in 2009 to support a generation of LGBTQ+ artists that lost mentors to the AIDS Crisis of the 1980s. By fostering the confident expression of LGBTQ+ artists’ perspectives, stories, and identities, Queer|Art amplifies the voice of a population that has been historically suppressed, disenfranchised, and often overlooked by traditional institutional and economic support systems.
Our programs are organized under three major areas of support — PRACTICE (Creative and Professional Development), PRESENTS (Events, Exhibitions, and other Public Presentations), and AWARDS (Residencies, Grants, and Prizes). Each of these areas of support operate across four fields of creative practice: Film, Performance, Visual Art, and Literature.”
Donate here.
THE CENTER: THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL + TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER
Image courtesy of the Leonard-Litz LGBTQ Foundation.
“The Center is a cultural center for the LGBTQ community, offering a wide variety of arts and entertainment events and showcasing original work by artists including Keith Haring and David LaChapelle. The Center is also home to an extensive LGBTQ history archive, lending library and The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, a queer bookstore and cultural space.”
Donate here.
