Panel Discussion Video Uploaded and Streaming!

Video of the panel discussion on June 18th, 2009 is now available streaming on the panel page of this website.  It runs about an hour and fifteen minutes.  You can also find the video online at blip.tv by clicking the preview below.

Inter-generational Panel Creates Dynamic Discussion on Queer Archiving and Activism

Jen, Erica, Susie and Conrad

On Thursday June 18th over sixty people participated in the panel discussion accompanying the exhibition.  The panelist, Susie R. Bock, Erica Rand, Ryan Conrad and Jen Hodsdon, opened the dialog by sharing their personal experiences with queer archiving and activism in Maine.  A lively dynamic discussion followed exploring a wide range of issues.  Photo and video from the event will be posted soon!

Jen and Erica

Opening Night: First Friday!

Hundreds turned out for the first Friday opening of the exhibition!  Thanks to everyone who came out for the show!  We are looking forward to the panel discussion on the 18th of June at MECA and hope to see yall there again!

And a special thank you to Jeremy, Reyrey, Deacon, and Ariel for their help putting up the show over the last few days.  Without your help the show would not have been possible!

Installation: Day Two

Installation: Day One

Catalogs Arrive – Exhibition Opens in One Week!

Our first run of catalogs have arrived from the printers and look great!  They will be available at the exhibition opening and at the panel.

The exhibition opens in just over a week and we are busy putting the final touches on the exhibit and begin install Wednesday.  Staty tuned for install updates!

Catalog Test Prints!

Test print copies of the catalog have arrived from the printers.  They look great and we will have plenty more for the opening of the exhibition on June 5th!

Exhibition Promotion Begins!

Exhibition Postcards and Posters

Today the 2,500 postcards arrived from the printers giving us five hundred each of the five different designs.  The posters have also come back from the printers, again created with five different designs.  We will save a small number of these for the exhibition itself, but once they are gone we will not be printing more!  So if you want any, be sure to grab them when you see them and spread the word!  Press releases on the way soon!

Panelists Announced!

Panelist for the June 18th discussion accompanying this exhibition have been finalized!  Susie Bock, Erica Rand, Ryan Conrad and Jen Hodsdon will be joining together for a facilitated discussion on inter-generational queer activism and how we will continue to document and tell our stories.  Short biographies and panel discussion details are available on the panel discussion page of the website.  Be sure to check it out and join us for some lively discussions during Southern Maine Pride Week!

Coming Soon!

Soon information will be available about the Future of the Past: Reviving the Queer Archives Exhibition opening at the Maine College of Art, June 5th 2009!