Stonewall 50
Opening Reception Friday, April 26, 2019 | 6:30–9PM
Brown Foundation Gallery
On View April 27–July 28, 2019
On June 28, 1969, a police raid of the gay bar Stonewall Inn in New York City, New York resulted in a revolt by its patrons. Their anger and frustration erupted into days and weeks of street protests that catalyzed cultural change as queer individuals realized their political power. Fed up with being persecuted for sexual and gender choices, queer communities and their allies began working both individually and in coalitions to advocate for self-determination, equality, and civil rights.
Stonewall 50 is an exhibition conceived as a snapshot of the complexion, interests, and activities of a diverse group of queer and allied artists.
Shapeshifters
Opening Reception: Friday, March 1, 2019 | 6:30–9PM
Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery
On View: March 2–June 16, 2019
Shapeshifters is the 11th biennial youth art exhibition organized by CAMH’s Teen Council. Drawing from an open call, the Teen Council received over 700 submissions responding to the questions: What forms you and/or your generation? How do you define your space? Can you change shapes? Teen Council chose the theme of shifting shapes knowing that their peers would respond and interpret this idea in a multitude of ways. Some artists responded by looking closely at architecture and the shapes in our physical world; others recognized changing shapes as an internal and emotional adjustment. Finally, other artists took the theme as a reflection of their developing bodies and examined their self-image. The artists Teen Council chose to include are contending with boundaries through new lenses. Embracing the coming-of-age narrative that is ubiquitous across teen culture, the works in this show are steeped heavily in the “swipe-culture” that has come to define the current generation.
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May
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Thursday, May 23, 2019
Community Conversation | Stori...
Mary’s…Naturally! was a gay bar formerly located at Westheimer and Waugh Drive in Houston, Texas. Operating in the Montrose neighborhood since 1968, Mary’s was an anchor for the local gay community. Currently on view in the exhibition Stonewall 50 are sections of the bar top featuring photographs encased under plastic resin to memorialize patrons who had died during in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
May
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Saturday, May 25, 2019
Continuous Line Drawings | Dro...
Using organic shapes featured in CAMH’s current exhibition Shapeshifters, add to a continuous line drawing or create your own.
May
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
Performance | Up Rising: A Nig...
Up Rising: A Night of Dance Commemorating Stonewall's 50th Anniversary is a gathering of Houston’s most visible LGBTQ dance artists and community members in a celebration of the achievements and hard-fought successes of the gay rights movement over the past fifty years. In response to the exhibition Stonewall 50, Rebecca French and collaborators will bring together jazz, contemporary, ballet, and hip hop dance styles with a range of music and costumes, including drag performance. Join us for a commemoration of the Stonewall Riots that sparked the gay rights movement and a celebration of vibrant queer artwork and performance.
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