Original artwork created by Win Mixter for the San Francisco Arts Commission; courtesy of the artist, used with permission.
Illustrator Win Mixter will discuss how his research in the GLBT Historical Society archives provided inspiration for his artistic contribution to this year’s San Francisco Arts Commission “Art on Market Street” program theme, “Celebrating 50 Years of Gay Pride.” Mixter’s artwork recognizes 18 unique people, places, and protests from the pre-Stonewall era through the present in a series of black and white drawings. His intention is to recenter the narrative of our June Pride celebrations on the original principles of resistance and rebellion. This talk will feature community members offering their reflections on five of the chosen subjects, including Craig Corpora on Jerome Caja; Dorian Katz on the Center for Sex & Culture; Marke Bieschke on the 1990 ACT UP protests; Tina Valentin Aguirre on Teresita La Campesina; and Alvin Orloff on Klubsitute.
SPEAKERS
Win Mixter is a San Francisco-based designer and illustrator, streetcar enthusiast, and longtime GLBT Historical Society Museum volunteer.
Tina Valentin Aguirre (genderqueer, they/them pronouns) makes movies, writes poetry and prose, and produces art shows and artistic performances. Tina holds a BA in Communication from Stanford University, works at the Shanti Project as associate director of institutional giving, and serves as chair of the GLBT Historical Society Board of Directors.
Marke Bieschke, a.k.a. Marke B., is the publisher and arts editor of 48 Hills and the Bay Guardian. As a journalist, he has written about queer issues and nightlife history for 30 years. His book Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protest in the United States will be published in August 2020 by Lerner Books.
Craig Corpora is the program associate in public art at the San Francisco Arts Commission and the manager of the Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Program.
Dorian Katz, aka Poppers the Pony, is a visual artist and served as the Center for Sex & Culture’s gallery director for eight years.
Alvin Orloff is a queer writer and bookseller living in San Francisco. He is the author of three novels and his recently published memoir, Disasterama! Adventures in the Queer Underground 1977–1997, has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
This event will take place online. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and instructions on how to join the Zoom webinar as an attendee. The event will also be livestreamed, and then archived, on our YouTube page at https://bit.ly/2UyGVbG.
ADMISSION
Free | Suggested donation of $5.00
Register online here: https://bit.ly/3gEpnEi
The event is limited to 500 attendees.
JOIN THE GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Become a member of the GLBT Historical Society for free museum and program admission, discounts in the museum shop and other perks: www.glbthistory.org/memberships.