Curated By Bloom Collective and xtal azul
June 7, 2024 thru
June 29, 2024
On view at SOMArts between June 7–29, Queer Cultural Center (QCC) presents the collaborative mural, In Solidarity: Queer and Trans Artists for a Free Palestine as part of their 27th Annual National Queer Arts Festival. Curators BLOOM Collective and xtal Azul are inviting community members to stand in solidarity with Palestine, as there can be no “business as usual” during Pride Month while the genocide continues in Gaza.
In Solidarity: Queer and Trans Artists for a Free Palestine affirms that queer and trans liberation are fundamentally intertwined with Palestinian liberation, Indigenous liberation, and global land back movements. This collaborative mural offers space to gather in solidarity and mourning to remember, honor, and call the names of Palestinian martyrs.
Entry to the Main Gallery is free during open hours:
Thursday, 3–7 PM PST
Friday, 12–7 PM PST
Saturday & Sunday, 12–5 PM PST
Event ticket information:
Events are free for Palestinians and others directly impacted by the ongoing genocide. Attendees are asked to contribute a sliding scale donation between $10–$100, no one turned away for lack of funds. Larger donations will offset the cost of other attendee tickets. 50% of ticket sales will go toward QCC programming and the remaining 50% will be donated to the Muslim Alliance for Gender and Sexual Diversity (MASGD), a mutual aid network supporting queer and trans Palestinians in Palestine.
Links to tickets can be found in the “Related Events” section below
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QCC’s 27th Annual National Queer Arts Festival is sponsored and supported by:
Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, California Arts Council, Cal Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Arts Commission, SOMArts, and Zellerbach Family Foundation
The Queer Cultural Center can offer vital support to LGBTQ2S+ communities in the Bay Area thanks to the generous contributions from: Fleishhacker Foundation, Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, The Ruth Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco Arts Commission, The Walter & Elise Haas Fund, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation