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ArtOut: Queering the Pandemic

June 1 - 30, 2022

35 artists - 53 works - 8 countries

Sponsored by the LGBTQ Resource Center of the Gulfport (FL) Library

The LGBTQ Resource Center of the Gulfport (FL) Library invites you to the 5th annual ArtOut exhibit, Queering the Pandemic. This international juried exhibit will open on June 1, 2022, and continue through the month, coinciding with Pride Month celebrations in Gulfport, Florida.

The ArtOut exhibition is showing at the Gulfport Public Library.

This exhibition showcases works created by LGBTQ+ artists and allies that are inspired by life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary goal of the exhibit is to lift up resilience, creativity, suffering, persistence, and more.

Virtual Gallery

Or join us in person at the Gulfport Public Library!

Behind The Mask by Joart L'eau Kebeya

People Watched But Could Not See by Ally Zlatar

The Yellow House Gari Chitraa

The Color of True North GariChitraa

Submissions For Under Hell Are Under Review: Flaming Hot Trash by Roisin Nolan

Submission For Under Hell by Roisin Nolan

Smoke by Daniela Lucato

Depersonal I by Max Wolf

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Covid Book Unbound by Estelle Roberge

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Covid Book Unbound by Estelle Roberge

Covid Positive by April Vendetta

Losing All Control by Conor Collins

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Deflation of Flesh by Bea Hurd

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Electric blue within our eyes (John Wieners) by Marie Irmgard Birkedal

Moon over Gulfport by Kiersten Long

Pandemic by Marla Mason

Pride by Regan Musgrove

HOMOPERSPECTIVES By Stiofan O'Ceallaigh

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Rainbow Chain Mini by Justin Sears

The Cyborg Griot_gree-ow__Quest2068 by Brittany Freemon

With Struggle Comes Strength by Brittany Freemon

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Radical Imagination by Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber

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Radical Love by Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber

In-Bloom by Chad Jacobs

Bio Hazard Club by Josh Odd

ArtOut 2022 Jurors

The LGBTQ Resource Center of the Gulfport (FL) Library is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that is committed to promoting awareness of the diversity of experiences, contributions, and needs of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer. It is the only center of its kind in a public library in Florida, growing from 250 books in 2014 to more than 10,000 books, CDs, DVDs, and online materials today. In addition to ArtOut, the LGBTQ Resource Center sponsors a ReadOut Festival of Lesbian Literature each February, a quarterly newsletter (ShoutOut), an annual scholarship (BranchOut), and other programming. Our work has been recognized by the American Library Association and the Institute for Museum and Library Service. Membership is open to all. Learn more at: https://mygulfport.us/lgbtq-resources/.