This fall Liz Williams, who works as the Campaign for Southern Equality’s Southern Equality Studios Director, debuted a new art installation, Spectrum of Hope: What We See at the End of the Rainbow. The project …
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Watch – Southern Equality Studios: Sashiko Mending, from a Queer Artist Meet-Up
Every Tuesday, Campaign for Southern Equality hosts a Queer Artist Meet-Up through our Southern Equality Studios program. On April 28, guest host Ariana Sellers taught participants a home craft – visible mending and functional embroidery …
Watch – Southern Equality Studios: A Levitation Tutorial, from a Queer Artist Meet-Up
Every Tuesday, Campaign for Southern Equality hosts a Queer Artist Meet-Up through our Southern Equality Studios program. On April 21, Liz Williams (Campaign for Southern Equality’s Artist in Residence) presented a tutorial of how to …
LISTEN: Days Ahead of August 23 Art Exhibition Opening, Southern Equality Studios Residents Speak to Asheville FM
This Friday, August 23, local artists Liz Williams and Al Murray will host an opening reception for the exhibition of their collaborative multimedia project Up/Rooted. The exhibition will be on display at REVOLVE in Asheville …
Campaign for Southern Equality to Highlight LGBTQ Artists in Asheville with ‘Up/Rooted’ Exhibition
On August 23, local artists Liz Williams and Al Murray will host an opening reception for the exhibition of their collaborative multimedia project Up/Rooted. The exhibition will be on display at REVOLVE in Asheville from …
In Candid Panel Discussion for Southern Equality Studios, Queer Artists Share Their Stories
At the end of June, our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality was thrilled to host a kick-off to our second year with Southern Equality Studios, a project that explores how the arts can …
Q&A: Andrew Reynolds Takes a Look at LGBTQ Politicians’ Global Impact in The Children of Harvey Milk
LGBTQ candidates for elected office received a lot of attention last fall during the #RainbowWave of the 2018 Election. But for decades, LGBTQ people around the world have been running for – and winning – …
Q&A: ‘Real Queer America’ Author Samantha Allen on What She Learned on Her Red State Road Trip
In the months following the election of President Donald Trump, journalist and author Samantha Allen set out on a road trip through red states – states that, for the most part, overwhelmingly voted for a …
Let Your Pride Always Shine: Limited-edition Posters Now Available
We’ve loved getting to collaborate with two amazing local artists, Liz Williams and Macon York (pictured below), to create this limited-edition run of letterpress posters. Let Your Pride Always Shine, we say. To buy one, …
Reflections on Art and Activism
By Maya Washington, Tzedek Social Justice Fellow Art as activism has had a long history in civil rights movements all over the world. Nina Simone, legendary singer and musician, pushed to redefine beauty standards with …
