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Tate Britain Festival

Queer and Now 2017 Launching the Pride in London festival

24 June 2017 at 15.00–23.00
  • Open to all
  • TALKS AND TOURS
  • PERFORMANCE
  • WORKSHOPS
  • DROP-IN ACTIVITIES
  • FILM
  • MUSIC
  • Food and drink

Celebrate the launch of the 2017 Pride in London festival at Tate Britain

To celebrate the powerful role of the LGBTQ+ community in arts and culture, Queer and Now invites people of all ages and identities to join in a host of live performances, talks, music, film and dance from artists rooted in the UK's queer community.

Explore our landmark exhibition Queer British Art, 1861–1967 through music and lip syncing with artist Paul Maheke and musician Cédric Fauq, learn to vogue with Jay Jay Revlon, dance to DJ sets from Sink the Pink and DJ Ritu and enjoy a special selection of rarely seen films and documentaries from the BFI national archive. Plus, hear from a host of LGBTQ+ speakers, drop in to fun family-friendly activities for all ages, browse craft stalls from Etsy and Bar Wotever’s Queer Fayre, enjoy delicious local food, music, dancing and more.

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Open to all

Tate is committed to the creation of an open and welcoming environment for everyone. Members of Tate staff will be acting as designated Vibe Checkers throughout the ‘Queer & Now’ festival to ensure that all visitors are able to fully participate and enjoy their experience. If you overhear any exclusionary language or behaviour, come across a situation that makes you feel uncomfortable, or need to find a quiet, time-out space, Tate’s Vibe Checkers will be on hand to assist and respond.

Tate Britain is equipped with all-gender bathroom facilities.

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Date & Time

24 June 2017 at 15.00–23.00

In association with

Pride

TALKS AND TOURS

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Tour PAST EVENT

BSL Tour: A Queer Walk Through British Art with John Wilson

Explore how sexuality and gender identity has been depicted in British art

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
talks_lectures PAST EVENT

Alex Pilcher: Art Gallery Gaydar

Hear about the the challenges of uncovering queer art’s story

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Sunil Gupta. Untitled from the series Reflections of the Black Experience 1986, printed 2010
Tour PAST EVENT

Sunil Gupta: Ten Years On and Other Stories

Explore artworks addressing race, gender, homosexuality and AIDS

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Left: Temi Wilkey as Drag King Cole, photo by Stephen Allwright. Centre: Lucy Hutson. Right: Del LaGrace Volcano. All images © the artists.
Performance PAST EVENT

Oriana Fox, The O Show – Female Masculinity

Join a live web-TV talk show hosted by artist Oriana Fox

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Two people in the archive looking at a book
talks_lectures PAST EVENT

Queer in the Tate Archive

Explore queer identities and representations in Tate’s Archive

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Tour PAST EVENT

Pop-up Talks and Tours

Hear personal perspectives on Tate Britain’s collection

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Photo: Wikki Chalkin
talks_lectures PAST EVENT

Queer Politics Now: a Long Table with Vikki Chalklin

Discuss the issues concerning LGBTQ+ people and activists

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
collage for othello
talks_lectures PAST EVENT

Joe Orton: Legacy and Influence

Explore the life and work of the celebrated 1960s playwright

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017

PERFORMANCE

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Photograph of a long haired person wearing a crown holding a banner which reads 'Beauty'
talks_lectures PAST EVENT

Bird la Bird: Going Down

Uncover the lost lives of the queer dispossessed

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Travis Alabanza poses with a tray of burgers
Performance PAST EVENT

Travis Alabanza: Left Outside Alone

Engage with a powerful comment on queer culture in the arts today

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Cruising for Art. Photo: Christa Holka
Performance PAST EVENT

Cruising for Art

Cruise for your own, special art experience

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017

WORKSHOPS

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A photograph from a family event in Tate Britain's Duveen galleries
Workshop PAST EVENT

Zinzi Minott: Movement 4 Queers

Explore queerness through dance

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
People participating in a vogueing workshop
Workshop PAST EVENT

Jay Jay Revlon: Vogue Fem Workshop

Learn to vogue and warm up for the party

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Chatting Softly with Rotimi Fani Kayode and Audre Lord Daniel Brathwaite-Shirley, 3D rendered collage
Workshop PAST EVENT

Harold Offeh and Daniel Brathwaite-Shirley: Towards a Live Queer Archive

Share narratives reflecting the diversity of contemporary queer culture

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017

DROP-IN ACTIVITIES

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Paul Maheke, Mbu, 2017 - BMW Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights, Tate Modern. Photograph © Tate 2017 (Photographer: Brotherton-Lock)
Workshop PAST EVENT

Paul Maheke and Cédric Fauq: A Remix Moment

Explore ways of queering the gallery by remixing and reusing materials and artworks

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Under 5’s Explore the Gallery, Tate Photography, 2017, Alex Wojcik
Tour PAST EVENT

Ania Bas: Queer Walk Through British Art for Under Fives

Experience Tate Britain through different materials

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
8-14’s Studio with Raju Rage, Early Years and Families, Tate Photography 2017, Samuel Cole
Workshop PAST EVENT

Sink the Pink: Queer History Workshop

Take part in life-drawing, a queer history quiz, pom pom and badge-making

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Portrait of Umber Ghauri
Workshop PAST EVENT

Playing with gender: Face to face makeup workshops with Umber Ghauri

Go beyond the binary with some masc realness and femme contouring

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017

FILM

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Jo Hay, Shania
Film PAST EVENT

Lois Norman: She is Juiced

Watch the premiere of Lois Norman’s creative documentary

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Film PAST EVENT

BFI x Tate

See films exploring the stories and work of queer British artists

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017

MUSIC

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LGBTQ Choir standing with arms in air
Performance PAST EVENT

Pink Singers Choir Performance

Hear a choral performance from Europe’s longest-running LGBT choir

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Man vogueing
Performance PAST EVENT

DJ Jay Jay Revlon

Enjoy a special dance party with DJ Jay Jay Revlon

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
DJ Ritu at her turntables
Performance PAST EVENT

DJ Ritu

Dance to sounds from Hollywood to Bollywood

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017
Image of a party in Tate Britain
Performance PAST EVENT

Sink the Pink DJs

Enjoy a DJ set and performance from the queer club collective

Tate Britain
24 Jun 2017

Food and drink

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