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Queer Horizons, the nation’s first undergraduate queer studies conference, will take place at the Stanford Humanities Center on April 30, 2011. Featuring Gayatri Gopinath (NYU) as keynote speaker and an opening address by Heather Love (UPenn), the conference will bring together undergraduates from across the country to discuss what lies on the horizon for queer studies. Panels include topics ranging from queer bodies, queer people of color storytelling, queer health and medicine, to a Faculty Round Table Discussion on the future(s) of queer studies featuring prominent queer studies scholars from Stanford and U.C. Berkeley.

Radical Ecology: Black Technologies of Innovation and Intervention
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Radical Ecology will foster a network of scholars who will all contribute, in their distinctive ways, to the ecology of black scholarship. We want Radical Ecology’s presenters to tackle a myriad of issues ranging from social justice to environmental law to identity performance to biochemical discoveries, illustrating cutting edge research and practices that illuminate areas of overlap between our respective disciplines. All scholars of all disciplines are encouraged to apply, especially (but not limited to) visual, textual and performance artists. An exhibition of visual work will take place on Conference Day (Saturday, April 9th).**

Radical Ecology is a space to highlight the scholarly pursuits of students of color representing the humanities, natural and social sciences, and even the business, law and medical sectors. Students, Faculty and Staff will critically engage each other in a day of presentations, attend workshops for professional development, and take advantage of an invaluable opportunity to network with a distinguished and award-winning group of faculty and students.

Presenter at the 18th Annual Lesbian Lives Conference, current project Taken Spaces: Black Lesbians Against White Aesthetics is highlighted.

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The first Brooklyn Pride Art Show features a tent full of artistic delights works by Nancy Brooks Brody, Clarity Haynes, Angela Jimenez, Syd London, Julie Mack, Grace Moon, Sherley Camille Olopherne, Fierce Pussy and Nikki Terry. Curated by Angela Jimenez and on view at Littlefield in Gowanus, Brooklyn from June 12-30, 2010.

Taken Spaces: Black Lesbians Against White Aesthetics, a solo show running from June 4-30th, 2010 at 32 Jones Gallery examines the subtleties of moments for black lesbians as they negotiate and insist on space. Historically dominated by white women, the queer and lesbian community is presented in Taken Spaces as a black experience. A collection of portraits and mixed media in the form of collage, black lesbians are exhibited in all their complexities and colors in human and mundane acts. This momentary portraiture presumes community building for Black Lesbians can and should include grinding and sweating at a club as well as a rally or picnicking.

"Seeking the Spirits" a new photo series by Sherley Camille Olopherne intending to capture the many instances where spirituality is infused into daily exchanges. Its important to note "spirituality" and "spirits" is intentionally broad, the goal being to visually represent human beings connecting in some capacity with something intangible. If interested leave a note.

The GFest’s queer visual arts group exhibition in London, Nov 9 – 22, 2009, has a strong pressence of lesbian art this year. Artistic Director Niranja Kamatkar says: ‘This year’s GFest submissions have shown a high artistic merit and the response to ‘call for entries’ was overwhelming. We had a few challenging moments in putting together this exciting programme and selecting from a large number of entries, all having amazing qualities.’

GFest 09 Selection Panel members are Dr Alan Tomkins, Ajamu X, Brian Lobel, Campbell, Helen Sandler, Shaun Levin, Sita Ramamurthy and Niranjan Kamatkar. On the GFest website you can read a very fine introduction to the GFest 09’s queer visual arts exhibtion, which I hope that you will read before you visit the exhibition: http://www.gaywisefestival.org

The women artists, who are contributing to this international queer art exhibtion are Anne Foster, Chantz Perkins, Corinne Bot , Eleanor Cardwell, Francesca Alaimo, Jemma Watts, Sarah Ahmad, Sherley Camille Olopherne, and Sina Shamsavari.

The queer group exhibition is at McKenzie Pavilion Gallery Spacein Finsbury Park, next to the Café & pond area. (5 min walk from Finsbury Park or Manor House Tube, Piccadilly line) London, UK. The exhibition dates are Nov 9 to 22, 12 – 4 PM (including Sat & Sun).

London’s premier LGBT cross-arts festival – GFest – is a platform for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer artists, organisations and venues to promote LGBT and queer arts. The festival’s organizers, the arts charity ‘Wise Thoughts’ are celebrating their 10th year of working against social injustice and marginalization this year.