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OAKLAND―We Are More Opening Reception
July 16, 2019 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Free
Excerpt from La Matriarca by Breena Nuñez. Join artists Ajuan Mance, Lawrence Lindell, and Trinidad Escobar, as well as filmmaker Vivian Kleiman at California Humanities for the opening of new Art of Storytelling exhibit We Are More: Stories by Queer Comic Artists . Hear remarks from the artists and California Humanities staff, browse books and art for sale by the artists, view clips of forthcoming documentary film NO STRAIGHT LINES: THE STORY OF QUEER COMICS, and enjoy a light reception. We Are More highlights the connections between queer identity and other lived experiences, through the artwork and storytelling of four queer-identified comic artists. Forthcoming film NO STRAIGHT LINES, supported by a California Documentary Project grant, tells the story of how LGBTQ comics evolved from a marginalized underground scene to that of mainstream acknowledgement that we know today. Tuesday, July 16, 2019 5:30–7:30 pm California Humanities @ Swan’s Market 538 9th Street, Suite 210 Oakland, California With questions, contact John Nguyen-Yap, jnguyenyap@calhum.org or 415-391-1474 x301. This event is free and open to the public. California Humanities is conveniently located three blocks from the 12th Street/City Center BART station, on the corner of 9th Street and Clay Street. Multiple AC Transit lines and metered street parking is located within the surrounding blocks. An elevator is available to the second floor, and wheelchair-accessible all-gender restrooms are available inside Suite 210. For other access needs, please contact info@calhum.org well in advance of your visit.
Excerpt from La Matriarca by Breena Nuñez. Join artists Ajuan Mance, Lawrence Lindell, and Trinidad Escobar, as well as filmmaker Vivian Kleiman at California Humanities for the opening of new Art of Storytelling exhibit We Are More: Stories by Queer Comic Artists . Hear remarks from the artists and California Humanities staff, browse books and art for sale by the artists, view clips of forthcoming documentary film NO STRAIGHT LINES: THE STORY OF QUEER COMICS, and enjoy a light reception. We Are More highlights the connections between queer identity and other lived experiences, through the artwork and storytelling of four queer-identified comic artists. Forthcoming film NO STRAIGHT LINES, supported by a California Documentary Project grant, tells the story of how LGBTQ comics evolved from a marginalized underground scene to that of mainstream acknowledgement that we know today. Tuesday, July 16, 2019 5:30–7:30 pm California Humanities @ Swan’s Market 538 9th Street, Suite 210 Oakland, California With questions, contact John Nguyen-Yap, jnguyenyap@calhum.org or 415-391-1474 x301. This event is free and open to the public. California Humanities is conveniently located three blocks from the 12th Street/City Center BART station, on the corner of 9th Street and Clay Street. Multiple AC Transit lines and metered street parking is located within the surrounding blocks. An elevator is available to the second floor, and wheelchair-accessible all-gender restrooms are available inside Suite 210. For other access needs, please contact info@calhum.org well in advance of your visit.
