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With support from the CAC, QCP will create the first of a yearly commission for a Black queer/trans artist to create/advance a project in 2021, growing our capacity as a company focused on supporting artists and creating theater that meets the moment, and furthering our commitments to fight anti-Blackness.

Queer Cat Productions creates accessible consent-forward immersive experiences intended to give our audiences agency over our shared story and to leave our audiences more connected than we we found them. We are committed to paying artist, especially QTBIPOC artists, to create new work for the Bay Area as lead artists with our full operational support, and to raise the bar of what accessible, consent-forward, queer theater can look like as an artistic practice and process.

With support from the CAC, QCP will recover losses from 2020, continue to grow as a horizontally-structured queer and 50% BIPOC-led organization focused on paying queer theater artists in the Bay area, and create QCP’s first commission for a Black queer or trans artist to develop a work in 2021.

Queer Cat Productions creates accessible consent-forward immersive experiences intended to give our audiences agency over our shared story and to leave our audiences more connected than we we found them. We are committed to paying artist, especially QTBIPOC artists, to create new work for the Bay Area as lead artists with our full operational support, and to raise the bar of what accessible, consent-forward, queer theater can look like as an artistic practice and process.

With support from the CAC, QCP will create the second biannual commission for a Black queer/trans artist to create/advance a project in 2023, sustaining our work as a company focused on supporting artists and creating theater that meets the moment, and furthering our commitments to fight anti-Blackness.

Queer Cat Productions creates accessible consent-forward immersive experiences intended to give our audiences agency over our shared story and to leave our audiences more connected than we we found them. We are committed to paying artist, especially QTBIPOC artists, to create new work for the Bay Area as lead artists with our full operational support, and to raise the bar of what accessible, consent-forward, queer theater can look like as an artistic practice and process.

With support from the CAC, QCP will recover from covid-related hardship in 2021, continue growing as a queer and 50% BIPOC-led organization focused on paying queer theater artists in California, produce 2nd biennial Artist Offering, our performing arts commission. For Black queer/trans artists creating leadership positions and new works.

Queer Cat Productions creates accessible consent-forward immersive experiences intended to give our audiences agency over our shared story and to leave our audiences more connected than we we found them. We are committed to paying artist, especially QTBIPOC artists, to create new work for the Bay Area as lead artists with our full operational support, and to raise the bar of what accessible, consent-forward, queer theater can look like as an artistic practice and process.

With help of $25,000 from the California Arts Council, Queer Cat Productions will create and produce Jes “Mojo” DeVille’s Forgetting Tree, an accessible immersive theatrical ritual of remembrance and liberation ecology – including transforming Z Space Lobby into a living garden, music co-created with the biorhythms of plants, storytelling by Rawiyah Tariq, dance and aerial dance aerial performance by artists including Antoine Hunter, and a rain machine – countering a centuries-old spell of separation, and to make this our most accessible performance yet, with ASL-interpretation, made-for-virtual performances, premiering November 3-5, 2023, at Z Space with live and virtual satellite events, with the full production support of Queer Cat Productions in furtherance of our mission to pay QTBIPOC artists to create new works, and to create accessible consent forward immersive experiences that leave our audiences more connected.

Queer Cat Productions creates accessible consent-forward immersive experiences intended to give our audiences agency over our shared story and to leave our audiences more connected than we we found them. We are committed to paying artist, especially QTBIPOC artists, to create new work for the Bay Area as lead artists with our full operational support, and to raise the bar of what accessible, consent-forward, queer theater can look like as an artistic practice and process.

With support from the California Arts Council, Cat Call Choir will partner with the Women’s Building in the Mission District of San Francisco for a four month creative residency in Fall 2019. Culminating in a live performance, the free workshop series will utilize Cat Call Choir’s artistic process which engages themes of sexual harassment, assault, and other forms of gender violence through satirical song. CAC AIC funds will be used for artist stipends and operational program costs.

Cat Call Choir was born in 2016 in the Mission District of San Francisco from the need for a more productive response to street harassment. Over the past two years, this one-woman street performance has grown into a revolving group of 23 west coast performers. Most recently, Cat Call Choir collaborated with local contemporary dance company ka•nei•see | collective for it’s second installment of an evening length performance titled NEVERTHELESS. In 2017, Cat Call Choir opened its rehearsal doors to the public to share the creative process and hosted a Story Circle as part of the US Department of Arts and Culture’s program of the same name. In 2018, the choir’s repertoire evolved to include all types of gender-based harassment, video commentary on pop culture, and an archive of songs on SoundCloud available for public consumption. In March 2019, NEVERTHELESS will be Co-Produced by Z Space in San Francisco and will include a pre-show gallery exhibition of artists exploring similar topics.

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) will work with Klein & Roth Consulting to oversee implementation of a Behind The Lens, a new sustainability & growth campaign to increase the budget to $564,000 annually, which will allow the organization to increase to 5 full-time employees and meet growing national demand for its artistic programs from marginalized communities that are particularly vulnerable in these political times.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

“With support from the California Arts Council, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT-QWOCMAP will conduct a free filmmaking workshop for Sick (chronically and terminally ill) and Disabled queer, non-binary, and transgender (LNBTQ) people of color to equip them with concrete technical skills, practical artistic knowledge, and tangible leadership tools through artistically rigorous, professional instruction, coaching, equipment, and learning resources to create new films about their lives.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With support form the California Arts Council, Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus, in collaboration with circus performers India Davis and Antionette Chen See, will produce 6 weeks of free aerial pole and acrobatic dance workshops for SF Bay Area Queer and Trans circus artists of color. The workshop series will culminate in an August artist showcase and participant recital at The Flight Deck Theatre- Oakland.

Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus originates and stages multidisciplinary productions that amalgamate queer culture and circus art forms and challenge and subvert traditional ideals of gender, sexuality and power. Our productions turn traditional representations of beauty and strength upside-down by presenting visual images deeply rooted in queer experiences.

With support from the CAC, Creative Labor will, produce, publicize and document its 5th Annual visual arts exhibit. “Precarious Lives”, will be free and open to the public during June 2019 at San Francisco’s SOMArts Cultural Center. “Precarious Lives” will show the works of contemporary LGBTQ artists whose arts practice builds coalitions between and encourages the collective action of intersectional LGBTQ communities. Awarded funds will go towards Artistic Director and curator’s fees.

Creative Labor runs 4 programs: 1) Annual visual arts exhibit 2) The Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) 3) Professional Development Workshops and 4) Queer Open Studios.

Exhibit curators prioritize cultural equity and social justice. Over 60% of the artists featured in our exhibits have been people of color, many low income.

The ESP program brings together recent LGBTQ graduates of local Humanities programs with community organizations for conversations that give community perspective to their academic work.

The Professional Development Workshops provide professional development and continuing education opportunities for LGBTQ artists and facilitate connections between LGBTQ artists and curators seeking Queer art.

Queer Open Studios provides the art going public, curators /arts educators and LGBTQ organizations with places to connect. Held in artists’ studios and LGBTQ community venues, it allows LGBTQ artists to expand their audiences while fostering Queer community.

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions will stage Queer Rebels Fest, two evening-length multidisciplinary performances celebrating the artistic and activist experiences of queer people of color, at the African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC) in June 2019 as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Awarded funds will support QRP staff, participating artists and technicians’ fees.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With the support from the California Arts Council, QRP will create our first Intergenerational Curatorial Residency (ICR). ICR will be a 6 month residency and the inaugural residents artists are Shannon Prasad, Gregory Pond, and Dazié Rustin Grego-Sykes, three queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) curators who will be responsible for curating and presenting one work in progress showing and a final performance in November, 2019.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the CAC, Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus will present The Festival of Infinite Black Imagination at Oakland’s Red Bay Coffee August 22nd – 24th, 2019. The Festival will feature 4-6 new, original performance works from the SF Bay Area’s most innovative Black, Queer circus, dance, performance and technical artists and draw more than 600 LGBTQ+, Black and POC fans. Awarded funds will support this project’s 2 Curator/Administrators, 5 artist’s honoraria and its marketing costs.

Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus originates and stages multidisciplinary productions that amalgamate queer culture and circus art forms and challenge and subvert traditional ideals of gender, sexuality and power. Our productions turn traditional representations of beauty and strength upside-down by presenting visual images deeply rooted in queer experiences.

With support from the California Arts Council, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT – QWOCMAP will conduct an artistically rigorous, culturally responsive filmmaking workshop for LBTQ youth of color 18-24 to foster creative abilities and develop transferable life skills. The free professional training and mentorship will activate youth voices and visions, and equip participants with the concrete technical skills, practical artistic knowledge, and tangible leadership tools to create new films.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

“With support from the California Arts Council, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT- QWOCMAP will conduct a free filmmaking workshop providing artistically rigorous, professional instruction, coaching, equipment, and learning resources for Sick (chronically and terminally ill) and Disabled LBTQ people of color and equip them with concrete technical skills, practical artistic knowledge, and tangible leadership tools to create new films about their lives..

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions (QRP) will stage Queer Rebels Fest (QRF), two evening-length multidisciplinary performances celebrating the artistic and activist experiences of queer and trans people of color (QTPOC), at the African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC) in May 2020 as part of the National Queer Arts Festival (NQAF). Awarded funds will support QRP staff, participating artists and technicians’ fees.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions (QRP) will stage Queer Rebels Fest (QRF), an evening-length multidisciplinary performance celebrating the artistic and activist experiences of queer and trans people of color (QTPOC), at the African American Art and Culture Complex in June 2021 as part of the National Queer Arts Festival (NQAF). Awarded funds will support QRP staff, participating artists and technicians’ fees.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT-QWOCMAP will send three staff members, its Managing Director, Program Manager, and new Engagement Coordinator, as a team to the Communications Director Mentoring Program offered by the Nonprofit Marketing Guide. This intensive, six-month program will accelerate professional growth for staff, which will build a strong institutional and program marketing plan to engage its community and attract more support.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) will engage Vision Change Win to conduct community-based Safety Trainings with a racial and gender equity, disability justice and accessibility frameworks to ensure that the vulnerable LBTQ people of color community that the organizations serves feels safe, welcome, and included in its events and programs.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

“With support from the California Arts Council, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT- QWOCMAP will conduct a free filmmaking workshop providing artistically rigorous, professional instruction, coaching, equipment, and learning resources for Sick (chronically and terminally ill) and Disabled LBTQ people of color to equip them with concrete technical skills, practical artistic knowledge, and tangible leadership tools to create new films about their lives.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With support from the California Arts Council, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT – QWOCMAP will conduct an artistically rigorous, culturally responsive filmmaking workshop for LBTQ youth of color 18-24 to foster creative abilities and develop transferable life skills. The free professional training and mentorship will activate youth voices and visions, and equip participants with the concrete technical skills, practical artistic knowledge, and tangible leadership tools to create new films.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With support from the California Arts Council, QWOCMAP will conduct an artist-in-residence in partnership with San Francisco Women Against Rape – SFWAR that will provide free rigorous filmmaking training and intensive community-based education for cisgender lesbians, bisexual, queer and transgender women of color who have been impacted by spectrum of violence including sexual harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner/domestic violence, hate violence, and institutional and state violence.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With the support from the California Arts Council, QRP will conduct our second Intergenerational Curatorial Residency (ICR). ICR will be a 6-month residency and the resident artists are Europa Grace Baker-Brathwaite and Maria Medina, also known as “MM The Word-Weave Rumbera”, two queer people of color (QPOC) artists who will be responsible for curating and presenting one work in progress showing and a final performance in December, 2020.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project – QWOCMAP will maintain operations to serve our LBTQIA+ (including nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and transgender) Black/African descent, Native American/Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC), especially vulnerable low-income, Sick & Disabled, im/migrants, and youth members of our community.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With support from the California Arts Council, award-winning filmmaker Madeleine Lim and Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project – QWOCMAP will bridge the digital divide, increase economic opportunity, and advance the skills of LBTQIA+, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and transgender Black/African descent, Native American/Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) youth filmmakers.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions will conduct our third Intergenerational Curatorial Residency, a 6-month program for two queer and/or trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTPOC) artists who will curate and present one work in progress showing and a final performance in April 2022.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions will increase commissions to LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous, and artists of color and increase access to our organization’s productions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions will produce our annual Queer Rebels Fest. CAC funds will support Queer Rebels Productions’ Artistic Director KB Boyce and the production expenses for our 2023 Queer Rebels Fest.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, Dear Queer Dancer will fund staff salaries for our Event Producer, Communications Manager, and Executive Artistic Director to build our capacity in meeting the needs of our growing community and the programs and services they seek.

Dear Queer Dancer is an arts service organization and professional development network for LGBTQ+ dancers. Our core programs and services are:
-Organizing the annual QueerDanceCon which brings together LGBTQ+ dancers, choreographers, theatre directors, arts administrators, somatic practitioners, and dance movement therapists to network, inspire each other, and build creative opportunities.
-Providing an online directory of LGBTQ+ dancers to increase their professional visibility
-Connecting the queer and trans community with LGBTQ+ led dance classes and workshops via our events calendar

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions will conduct our fourth Intergenerational Curatorial Residency, a 6-month program for two queer and/or trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC) artists who will curate and present one work in progress showing and one final performance in April 2023.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT – QWOCMAP will conduct an artistically rigorous, culturally responsive arts learning experience for LBTQIA+ BIPOC (Black, Native American, people of color) Youth ages 18-24 through its FREE Film & Freedom Academy.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions will produce our year-round, in-person programs centering Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, including Give Us the Word, Living Legends, Intergenerational Curatorial Residency, and Queer Rebels Fest. CAC funds will support Queer Rebels Productions’ Artistic Director KB Boyce, Administrative Director Nazelah Jamison, and the production expenses for our 2023-2025 performances.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, Queer Rebels Productions (QRP) will conduct our fifth Intergenerational Curatorial Residency (ICR), a 6-month residency program for two Queer and/or Trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC) artists who will curate and present one work-in-progress showing and one final performance in April 2024.

QRP will provide: a venue for 1 work-in-progress showing and one free, in-person and livestreamed culminating presentation; a graphic designer to create promotional materials; a videographer and photographer to document performances; and a technical assistant.

QRP’s ICR will:
-Provide a creative space for intergenerational QTBIPOC curators to share their stories;
-Give intergenerational residents the opportunity to collaborate;
-Provide residents with professional development and career-building experience;
-Assist emerging curators in developing their confidence and knowledge;
-Generate new creative work from QTBIPOC artists.

Queer Rebels operates 3 core programs:
1) Queer Rebels Fest (QRF): an evening-length multidisciplinary live performance celebrating the experiences of QTBIPOC. Since 2010, QRF has presented over 170 QTBIPOC artists before approximately 2600 Bay Area residents as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. Our 2024 performance at Oasis SF was the 15th anniversary of QRF;
2) Give Us the Word: a performing and literary arts event focused on QTBIPOC words of wisdom and life that takes place 1-2 times a year. Our upcoming Give Us the Word will be presented with the GLBT Historical Society. The theme of “Queer Yesterday, Today, and Forever” will pay homage to our Queer ancestors;
3) Intergenerational Curatorial Residency: an annual program supporting the artistic and professional development of QTBIPOC curatorial artists through a 6-month residency program culminating in a final public performance.

In addition to our 3 core programs, QRP holds an end of year fundraiser party in San Francisco that includes performances by QTBIPOC artists.

By engaging QTBIPOC in the creation of personalized new art projects we feel we are honoring our mission. We are proud of our legacy and our community has continued to grow and achieve great success. Many QRP alumni artists have gone on to create their own projects and organizations, and the QTBIPOC artist community in the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most thriving artistic communities in the United States.

With support from the California Arts Council, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT-QWOCMAP will activate youth voices, narratives, and perspectives through the Film & Freedom Academy, which provides FREE artistically rigorous, culturally responsive filmmaking workshop that provides social/emotional learning for LBTQIA+ BIPOC Youth ages 18-24 (African descent/Black; Native American/American Indian, Indigenous, First Nations; Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander; Asian, incl. Southeast Asian & South Asian; Latinx, incl. indígena & afrodescendiente; Southwest Asian, North African, Arab, “Middle Eastern,” & Muslim; and multi-ethnic & multi-racial people of color). QWOCMAP will offer creative experiences in a safe, healthy, and appropriate learning environment that empowers youth, fosters creative abilities, and cultivates transferable leadership skills through this workforce development program.

QWOCMAP transforms film into a tool for systemic change by and for LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities through three core programs:

1. Filmmaker Training Program
Our FREE flagship program dismantles economic and educational barriers to film as an art form providing professional instruction, mentorship, equipment, meals, and emotional wellness support. The Filmmaker Training Program also has 3 arms that create economic opportunity, on-the-job training, and professional development to filmmakers expanding the creative workforce. QWOCMAP has launched the careers of 350+ filmmakers with organizations like NBCUniversal, CBS Studios, and Google.

IMPACT:

– 507 new films created by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers

– 80+ free professional workshops delivered

– 632 filmmakers trained

– $226,125 paid to Black filmmakers in 2024

– $95,427 in stipends since 2018

– Trauma-informed and access-centered instruction, meals, and support services

Testimonial (Dr. Yvonne Welbon):
“It’s accessible to everyone… You don’t have to pay $50,000 a year in tuition. That’s remarkable.”

2. International Queer Women of Color Film Festival
Celebrates LBTQIA+ BIPOC stories while modeling radical access and cross-movement solidarity. The FREE Film Festival forges transnational connections between filmmakers, their films, and 300+ Community Partner organizations.

IMPACT:

– 754 films screened

– 94 FREE fully accessible screenings featuring open captions, audio description, ASL, fragrance-free spaces, and trauma support

– 28,324 attendees since 2007

– $50,000 in filmmaker support since 2003

Testimonial:
“This is my favorite Pride event… It was the first place I saw people who looked like me on the big screen, living quiet, happy lives.”

3. Boutique Film Distribution Program
The boutique film Distribution Program provides education that strengthens movements and builds impact by distributing the world’s largest catalog of queer and trans films of color to global audiences, including releasing QWOCMAP films to the acclaim of international film festival jury and audience awards.

IMPACT:

– 25,000+ people reached across 6 continents

– Custom-curated programs for schools, movements, and media institutions