A meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10, 12:50 p.m. in Reamer Campus Center Room 204 to discuss the College’s third annual LGBTQ art exhibit.
“Recent headlines both on and off campus prove there’s a strong need for us to revive the LGBTQ exhibition this year,” said Kara Jefts, Mandeville Gallery exhibit assistant. “To continue the success of this event, we encourage participation by any and all – whether you’re interested in helping to organize the event or you wish to contribute artwork.”
Students, faculty, staff and alumni will be invited to submit original art that thoughtfully interprets issues of importance to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in a range of mediums, including visual art, media, literature and music.
Scheduled for spring term in the Wikoff Student Gallery, the exhibition will be called “It Gets Better” after the successful YouTube project created by advice columnist and activist Dan Savage. This collection of videos featuring openly gay adults who talk about their lives is designed to give bullied and suicidal gay teens hope for their future.
“By adopting the theme of this highly publicized project, which has caught the attention of everyone from celebrities to President Obama, we hope to promote a campuswide initiative to make Union a place of open acceptance of the LGBTQ community,” Jefts said.
The Union exhibition typically coincides with the National Day of Silence, a student-led event held each April to raise awareness of anti-LGBTQ harassment and promote positive change on campuses nationwide.
For more information, contact Jefts at 388-8358 or jeftsk@union.edu.
Meanwhile, a Union College video of a recent LGBTQ Allies rally has been posted to the “It Gets Better” project by Emma Freter ’13. To view, click here. For a description of the project, click here.